Bhai Dooj in Sonagachi: Celebration of love and resilience among sex workers
Kolkata's Sonagachi district celebrates Bhai Dooj, where sex workers come together to honor sibling bonds, challenge societal stigma.
Kolkata's Sonagachi district celebrates Bhai Dooj, where sex workers come together to honor sibling bonds, challenge societal stigma.
According to the various scorecards of the report for 2023, India has succeeded in reducing the annual number of new HIV infections in all age groups by 42 per cent since 2010.
This year, though, there is an exception. The sex workers have got support from sympathisers, who have agreed to help them in their cause.
Along with new concerns resulting from the digitalisation, sex workers and LGBTQ community has numerous advantages of the new technology, according to a study.
Putting forth his humanitarian side for a noble cause, Aayush stood in support of sex workers, advocating their rights and dignity at the second season of the special charity event 'Pillars of Humanity'.
According to the Indian Penal Code (IPC), prostitution in its broader sense is not really illegal, but there are certain activities which constitute a major part of prostitution that are punishable under certain provisions of the act.
The Supreme Court's three-judge bench, headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao, and also comprising Justices B R Gavai and A S Bopanna passed the order on May 19, as it took a Suo Motu Cognizance (SMC) of a formal criminal complaint registered in connection with a sex worker in Kolkata, Eastern part of India, in 2011.
a survey by the United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) in 2016 indicates presence of 657,870 sex workers in India. From another source, we find that there are more than 1,100 redlight areas in India, falling within the range of plausible hotspots of the ongoing pandemic.
The NGO moved the apex court citing hardships faced by sex workers amid the Covid.
With the pandemic wiping off their business, the growing burden of the loans, and other responsibilities, the sex workers are now keen to change their professions, she added.
