Supreme Court On Sex Workers

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the guidelines imposing a blanket restriction on transgender persons, female sex workers, and gay men from donating blood.

The Supreme Court today sought a response from the government on a plea challenging the guidelines that exclude transgenders, gay and sex workers from donating blood.

The Centre in Supreme Court has raised certain reservations in respect of the recommendations made by the panel that sex workers should not be arrested or penalised or harassed or victimised as voluntary sex work is "not illegal".

The Supreme Court on Monday directed all the states to continue the process of identification of sex workers and to continue distribution of dry ration.

The Supreme Court Monday rapped the West Bengal government for not filing status report on proving dry rations to sex workers in the state, observing that fundamental rights are guaranteed to all citizens irrespective of vocation.

Observing that fundamental rights are guaranteed to every citizen irrespective of vocation, the Supreme Court directed the Centre, all the states and union territories to commence the process of issuing voter, Aadhaar and ration cards to sex workers.

The Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea challenging the 2017 guidelines excluding transgenders, men having sex with men and female sex workers from being blood donors.

The Supreme Court on Friday said that sex workers even though not caught or convicted for immoral trafficking could not take the shelter of law to resist their eviction from a brothel.

Dutch activist Saskia Wieringa, known for her work on women's same-sex relations and women's empowerment, today described the state of widows and sex workers in India as "problematic".

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a panel to conduct a survey of sex workers and rehabilitate them. A bench comprising of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra said the panel will be headed by senior counsel Pradeep Ghosh and Jayant Bhushan. It will also include three NGOs engaged in helping sex workers.

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the guidelines imposing a blanket restriction on transgender persons, female sex workers, and gay men from donating blood.

The Supreme Court today sought a response from the government on a plea challenging the guidelines that exclude transgenders, gay and sex workers from donating blood.

The Centre in Supreme Court has raised certain reservations in respect of the recommendations made by the panel that sex workers should not be arrested or penalised or harassed or victimised as voluntary sex work is "not illegal".

The Supreme Court on Monday directed all the states to continue the process of identification of sex workers and to continue distribution of dry ration.

The Supreme Court Monday rapped the West Bengal government for not filing status report on proving dry rations to sex workers in the state, observing that fundamental rights are guaranteed to all citizens irrespective of vocation.

Observing that fundamental rights are guaranteed to every citizen irrespective of vocation, the Supreme Court directed the Centre, all the states and union territories to commence the process of issuing voter, Aadhaar and ration cards to sex workers.

The Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea challenging the 2017 guidelines excluding transgenders, men having sex with men and female sex workers from being blood donors.

The Supreme Court on Friday said that sex workers even though not caught or convicted for immoral trafficking could not take the shelter of law to resist their eviction from a brothel.

Dutch activist Saskia Wieringa, known for her work on women's same-sex relations and women's empowerment, today described the state of widows and sex workers in India as "problematic".

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a panel to conduct a survey of sex workers and rehabilitate them. A bench comprising of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra said the panel will be headed by senior counsel Pradeep Ghosh and Jayant Bhushan. It will also include three NGOs engaged in helping sex workers.