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Now, A Health Clinic For Sex Workers In Delhi's Red-Light District
A first-ever health clinic for sex workers and their families has been opened in Delhi's red-light area, G B Road, with facilities for routine check-ups and treatment.
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Rights Body Seeks Report On Policies Over Sex Trade In Kolkata's Sonagachi
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday sought a report from the chief secretary of the West Bengal government on the policies framed to prevent sex trade at Asia's largest red-light area, Sonagachi in West Bengal.
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Kolkata's Sex Workers In Crisis Amid Lockdown; Masks, Ration Distributed
Amid nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus, the sex workers in Sonagachi, a red-light area in North Kolkata, are facing a huge financial crisis with many of them not being able to feed their families.
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Railway Cop Allegedly Rapes Cab Driver In Mumbai For Refusing Him A Ride
A Railway Protection Force constable allegedly raped a taxi-driver for refusing to give him a ride to a red-light area in Mumbai on Sunday, police said on Monday.
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In A Movie-Like Tale, Two Girls Rescued From Delhi Brothel
Two women have been rescued from a red-light area here in an operation by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).
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She Grew Up In Mumbai's Red-Light Area And Has A Wonderful Story To Tell
"Growing up, I faced a lot of discrimination," says a Mumbai woman on the Humans of Bombay Facebook page. "I had everything going against me - a dark skinned Indian girl from a red light area," she explains. However, this woman's interpretation of beauty, life and the place she calls home is beyond inspiring.
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Sex Workers In Kolkata To Discontinue Durga Puja After 3 Years
Disgruntled with authorities for denying them a full-scale Durga Puja celebration, sex workers of Sonagachi, considered Asia's largest red-light area, have decided to discontinue the event.
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Infamous Jakarta Red-Light District Razed To The Ground
One of Indonesia's oldest red-light districts was demolished today in an operation overseen by hundreds of police and troops, as authorities press on with a plan to close all brothel areas in the Muslim-majority country.
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Indonesia Plans To Close All Red-Light Districts By 2019
Indonesia plans to close all red-light districts in the country by 2019, an official said Wednesday, stepping up a campaign against prostitution after a controversial push to clear up a brothel area of Jakarta.
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Calls To Protect Sex Workers As Mumbai's Red-Light Industry Goes Underground
Police crackdowns and higher rents are driving Mumbai's commercial sex industry out of traditional red-light areas and underground, with calls from social workers to boost efforts to ensure sex workers' lives are not put at risk.
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New York City - Next Stop For Play by Mumbai Sex Workers' Children 'Lal Batti Express'
A group of 13 girls from Mumbai's largest red-light area, Kamathipura, will undertake a five city tour to the US beginning May 12 to perform a play, titled Lal Batti.
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Nagesh Kukunoor accosted by angry sex workers at Lakshmi screening
At a special screening of Nagesh Kukunoor's Lakshmi for sex workers held at the centre of a red-light area, the filmmaker was accosted by a group of extremely overwrought sex workers
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Now a Restaurant Inspired by Amsterdam's Red Light District
Amsterdam Kitchen and Bar, a newly opened restaurant here, has taken inspiration from Amsterdam's De Wallen area that is considered as "the most famous red-light district in the world".Located at South court mall, Saket, the place represents the spirited...
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High Court orders release of 15 women rescued from red light area
Allowing the plea of 15 Andhra Pradesh women rescued from a red light area in Delhi who were opposing their transfer to their home state from a reform home in the Capital, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed their immediate release.
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24-yr-old caught selling new bride to brothel keeper
An unsuspecting woman on the verge of being thrust head-long into a life of prostitution found unexpected and unlikely saviours in the form of Commercial Sex Workers (CSW) in Mumbai's oldest red-light area, Kamathipura. Their presence of mind and compassion resulted in the arrest of a human trafficker, who was trying to sell off his new bride to a ...
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Now, A Health Clinic For Sex Workers In Delhi's Red-Light District
A first-ever health clinic for sex workers and their families has been opened in Delhi's red-light area, G B Road, with facilities for routine check-ups and treatment.
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Rights Body Seeks Report On Policies Over Sex Trade In Kolkata's Sonagachi
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday sought a report from the chief secretary of the West Bengal government on the policies framed to prevent sex trade at Asia's largest red-light area, Sonagachi in West Bengal.
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Kolkata's Sex Workers In Crisis Amid Lockdown; Masks, Ration Distributed
Amid nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus, the sex workers in Sonagachi, a red-light area in North Kolkata, are facing a huge financial crisis with many of them not being able to feed their families.
-
Railway Cop Allegedly Rapes Cab Driver In Mumbai For Refusing Him A Ride
A Railway Protection Force constable allegedly raped a taxi-driver for refusing to give him a ride to a red-light area in Mumbai on Sunday, police said on Monday.
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In A Movie-Like Tale, Two Girls Rescued From Delhi Brothel
Two women have been rescued from a red-light area here in an operation by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).
-
She Grew Up In Mumbai's Red-Light Area And Has A Wonderful Story To Tell
"Growing up, I faced a lot of discrimination," says a Mumbai woman on the Humans of Bombay Facebook page. "I had everything going against me - a dark skinned Indian girl from a red light area," she explains. However, this woman's interpretation of beauty, life and the place she calls home is beyond inspiring.
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Sex Workers In Kolkata To Discontinue Durga Puja After 3 Years
Disgruntled with authorities for denying them a full-scale Durga Puja celebration, sex workers of Sonagachi, considered Asia's largest red-light area, have decided to discontinue the event.
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Infamous Jakarta Red-Light District Razed To The Ground
One of Indonesia's oldest red-light districts was demolished today in an operation overseen by hundreds of police and troops, as authorities press on with a plan to close all brothel areas in the Muslim-majority country.
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Indonesia Plans To Close All Red-Light Districts By 2019
Indonesia plans to close all red-light districts in the country by 2019, an official said Wednesday, stepping up a campaign against prostitution after a controversial push to clear up a brothel area of Jakarta.
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Calls To Protect Sex Workers As Mumbai's Red-Light Industry Goes Underground
Police crackdowns and higher rents are driving Mumbai's commercial sex industry out of traditional red-light areas and underground, with calls from social workers to boost efforts to ensure sex workers' lives are not put at risk.
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New York City - Next Stop For Play by Mumbai Sex Workers' Children 'Lal Batti Express'
A group of 13 girls from Mumbai's largest red-light area, Kamathipura, will undertake a five city tour to the US beginning May 12 to perform a play, titled Lal Batti.
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Nagesh Kukunoor accosted by angry sex workers at Lakshmi screening
At a special screening of Nagesh Kukunoor's Lakshmi for sex workers held at the centre of a red-light area, the filmmaker was accosted by a group of extremely overwrought sex workers
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Now a Restaurant Inspired by Amsterdam's Red Light District
Amsterdam Kitchen and Bar, a newly opened restaurant here, has taken inspiration from Amsterdam's De Wallen area that is considered as "the most famous red-light district in the world".Located at South court mall, Saket, the place represents the spirited...
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High Court orders release of 15 women rescued from red light area
Allowing the plea of 15 Andhra Pradesh women rescued from a red light area in Delhi who were opposing their transfer to their home state from a reform home in the Capital, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed their immediate release.
-
24-yr-old caught selling new bride to brothel keeper
An unsuspecting woman on the verge of being thrust head-long into a life of prostitution found unexpected and unlikely saviours in the form of Commercial Sex Workers (CSW) in Mumbai's oldest red-light area, Kamathipura. Their presence of mind and compassion resulted in the arrest of a human trafficker, who was trying to sell off his new bride to a ...
