In Budhadev Karmaskar vs State of  West Bengal, the Supreme Court held that such basic protections as decency and dignity are guaranteed to every individual notwithstanding his/her profession. Th...

This is in contrast to what a local shopkeeper told me, indicating that the problem started way before Covid. “Demonetisation ke pehle yahan ladkiyon ka bazaar lagta tha. Ab logon ke paas khaali...

Sex work has always presented authorities with a conundrum. In India, for example, sex work is not illegal whereas soliciting or running a brothel is. This anomaly not only allows the police to victim...

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the issuance of Aadhaar cards to sex workers based on a proforma certificate issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and observed that eve...

The event was brought together 1,500 sex workers, transpeople and allies not just from Sonagachhi, but from across Kolkata. Councillors from several local wards also came forward to show their support...

A group of women, most of whom went on stage for the first time, put up a play on Sunday that spoke of the rights and dignity of sex workers. Swarnamaram (The Golden Tree), an initiative of Keraleeya ...

“It is a job for them and they should be treated with dignity. This is a message we want to give to society. We are proud that we are able to change the mindset of some of the women and now 50 w...

Human trafficking is the act of removing, transferring or transporting an individual from one place to another by means of force, fraud, coercion, deception, abduction or payment for the purpose of ex...