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Ritwika Mitra
WB: Sex Workers Stare at Grim Future as Incomes Dwindle
20 Jan 2022
Experts point out that the current wave of the pandemic is a final nail in the coffin for the already marginalised community, pushed to the fringes in the absence of any social security measures.
Rashme Sehgal
NIA to Deal With Trafficking: Activists Cry Foul
10 Aug 2021
A new draft law on trafficking presumes India needs a stricter regulatory framework, though what is required is that the existing laws get implemented.
Sumedha Pal
Draft Anti-Trafficking Bill: Vague Provisions Will Lead to Criminalisation of Victims, Other Activities, Say Activists
02 Aug 2021
Activists and unions fear some provisions are open to misuse and have also critiqued the proposed Bill for mixing up the issue of trafficking and sex work.
Sumedha Pal
Draft Anti-Trafficking Bill: Vague Provisions Will Lead to Criminalisation of Victims, Other Activities, Say Activists
02 Aug 2021
Activists and unions fear some provisions are open to misuse and have also critiqued the proposed Bill for mixing up the issue of trafficking and sex work.
Nishtha Gupta
Why Must We Recognise Sex Work as ‘Work’?
06 Nov 2020
The plight of sex workers during the pandemic received the attention of state and judiciary alike.
Rashme Sehgal
Sex Workers Look for Other Jobs, Few Succeed
12 Jul 2020
From Kolkata to Mysore, women are striving against all odds while governments ignore their legitimate demands.
Yogesh S
Muddled Morality: An Attempt at Criminalising Transgender Community
25 Dec 2018
The Bills introduced by the BJP-led central government that are supposedly in the interest of the oppressed communities, set new moral definitions and standards for those communities.
P. Ambedkar
UN Women Report Slams Neo-Liberal Economic Model
16 Feb 2018
The information provided is vast but the report has shown that if schemes are made taking women’s development into consideration, changes can be seen immediately.