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NHRC seeks report over plight of sex workers
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories over the plight of sex workers in India.
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Gautam Gambhir starts 'PANKH' to help sex workers' children
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): In order to provide shelter and education to the children of sex workers at Delhi's G B Road, former cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Delhi Gautam Gambhir launched a program 'PANKH' on Friday.
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Surat-based NGO offers skill training, ration to sex workers amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 19 (ANI): While the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown led to many people losing their source of income, a Surat-based NGO has come forward to support the sex workers in the region and to provide them skill-training.
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Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking protection, welfare of sex workers, LGBT c
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking direction to Centre and Delhi government to take effective steps for the protection, social security and welfare measures including food, accommodation and medicine, etc for sex workers and LGBT community and
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Direct Centre, Delhi govt to take welfare measures for sex workers,LGBT co
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): A Public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court (HC) seeking direction to Centre and Delhi government, to take effective steps for social security and welfare measures including food, accommodation, and medicine, etc for sex workers and
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CG Foundation extends its COVID-19 relief response to NCR region
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): CG Corp Global, an international conglomerate known for its philanthropy activities, has committed essential support to vulnerable communities in the National Capital Region with outreach including displaced artists, craftspeople, waste collectors, mine wor
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Sex workers in Mumbai's red light area struggle to survive amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 6 (ANI): The nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus has made life difficult for sex workers in Kamathipura, a red-light area, in Mumbai.
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Hit hard by lockdown, sex workers in Nashik seek govt's help to make ends
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], April 5 (ANI): While the nationwide lockdown has caused a disruption in the day to day life of almost every individual in the country, the situations of sex workers residing in Nashik's Bhadrakali are no different.
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RSS workers distribute ration to sex workers, their families in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): RSS workers have distributed ration to the sex workers in GB Road area here amid the countrywide lockdown enforced to combat COVID-19.
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Sonagachi sex workers in acute crisis amid lockdown; Shashi Panja distribu
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): 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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Sex workers at GB road strive for food, seek help amidst lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Shradhanand Marg on Garstin Bastion Road (GB Road) in the national capital with its deserted look and closed shops looks similar to roads in any other part of the country, but peek inside and for those inside the buildings reveal a different story.
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Daughters of Mumbai sex workers are breaking stereotypes through stage pla
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Breaking stereotypes, a group of 25 girls who are daughters of sex workers are known for performing a stage play named "Lal Batti Express", portraying their real-life experiences.
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