Prostitution Laws
-
Should prostitution be decriminalised?
Empirical evidence and a recommendation from Amnesty is making it difficult for naysayers to ignore the ways that sex workers are harmed by criminalisation.
Kari A. Lerum, The Conversation
-
Sex workers of the world unite! How a strike in France inspired a global labour movement
It’s been more than 40 years since a French sex workers strike kicked off a lively global human rights movement, but their legacy lives on.
Eurydice Aroney, The Conversation
-
SC panel recommends no punishment for consenting adult sex workers
A Hindustan Times report said the panel suggested removing soliciting as a punishable offence, as the law is misused by enforcement agencies.
Scroll Staff
Trending
-
Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
-
View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
-
Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
-
EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
-
Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region