Sex workers collective hail Supreme Court verdict over consent for rehabilitation
Welcoming the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court of India on May 29 in Prajwala vs Union of India, DMSC said in a statement, "DMSC has long argued that conflating trafficking with sex work obscures the lived realities of both trafficked persons and adult women who voluntarily engage in sex work. Such conflation often leads to ineffective interventions, violations of rights, and misplaced policy responses. “The requirement that authorities undertake meaningful inquiries regarding age, consent, and individual circumstances before intervention is an important safeguard against arbitrary actions that have often caused further trauma and disruption in the lives of adult sex workers.”A Bench of Justices J.B.
- ▪Welcoming the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court of India on May 29 in Prajwala vs Union of India, DMSC said in a statement, "DMSC has long argued that conflating trafficking with sex work obscures the lived realities of both trafficke
- ▪Such conflation often leads to ineffective interventions, violations of rights, and misplaced policy responses.
- ▪“The requirement that authorities undertake meaningful inquiries regarding age, consent, and individual circumstances before intervention is an important safeguard against arbitrary actions that have often caused further trauma and disrupti
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DMSC lauded the court's recognition of the rights and dignity of trafficking victims and those of voluntary adult sex workersDurbar Mahila Samanway Committee, one of the largest sex workers’ collectives in the country, has hailed the recent judgement by the Supreme Court that consent of adult sex workers must be the primary consideration in decisions relating to rehabilitation.DMSC, which has emerged from the Sonagachi Project, a community-led HIV intervention receiving international recognition for its success in reducing HIV transmission while promoting the collective empowerment of sex workers, emphasised that trafficking and consensual adult sex work are distinct realities.
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