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Know your Rights: a manual for Sex Workers when dealing with law enforcement

Escort services in India are restricted to the major metropolitan areas and larger towns. They usually operate in a grey area, describing the services as companionship to escape the laws against brothel running and pimping. The ITPA or Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, forbids brothel culture and solicitation, but sex

Priya Patel

Mar 16, 2026

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Sex work associations in India: what are they and what battles are they fighting?

Sex worker associations in India are basically collectives put together by concerned sex workers. These associations are generally community-based, usually assisted by Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and in some instances by rights groups as well. Their work falls in the domains of public health, labour rights, gender justice, and anti-trafficking activism.

Priya Patel

Mar 6, 2026

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