Insights on legality, rights, and duties in India
Sadly, human trafficking continues to be a pervasive form of exploitation in India and across the world. It feeds off social issues such as poverty, urban-rural divide, gender inequality and disproportionately impacts women, children, and migrant workers. While thousands of cases of trafficking are recorded annually by the National Crime
The recognition of sex work as a 'profession' entitled to the right to dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution Through a decision in 2022 that has come to be regarded as a landmark, the Supreme Court significantly advanced the case for the constitutional recognition of sex workers
What the law says, its historical development, the sector's numbers, and the types of sex work that exist. It may come as a surprise to many, but “selling sex for a consideration” has not been called out as a criminal offence in India. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act
