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Red-light Area Mapping 2021: Vashi-Turbhe
Through this document, we aim to share an update on the current number of brothels, services, and organizations functioning in the RLA of Vashi-Turbhe in 2020-21.
Red-light Area Mapping 2021: Kamathipura
Through this document, we aim to share an update on the current number of brothels, services, and organizations functioning in the RLA of Kamathipura in 2020-21.
Red-light Area Mapping 2021: Falkland Road
Through this document, we aim to share an update on the current number of brothels, services, and organizations functioning in the RLA of Falkland Rd. in 2020-21.
NEWS
Kerala Announces Special Package, Monthly Aid For Kids Orphaned Due To Covid
A special package of Rs 3 lakh will be given as immediate relief and a monthly sum of Rs 2,000 will be issued to the children orphaned due to Covid, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
Mumbai: POCSO cases rise by 14% in Jan-May this year
The number of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for molestation and rape charges saw a 14 per cent spurt in the first five months of this year than the corresponding figures of 2020.
Jharkhand CM says 30 minors rescued from being trafficked to Delhi
Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren said an anti-trafficking unit is proposed to be set up, especially in the vulnerable areas of the state.
Maharashtra: 13,197 kids lost one of their parents to Covid
The number of children who lost either of their parents to Covid-19 has mounted to 13,197 in Maharashtra
NHRC seeks report from West Bengal govt on policies to prevent sex trade at 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.
Prostitutions in Banchhada Community Of Madhya Pradesh’s Dhodhar-Jaora
Daughters Are Trained To Be Prostitutes In Madhya Pradesh’s Banchchara Community
HIGHLIGHTS
Fighting for a Future
The prostituted women living in these RLAs have little to no agency. Often they are under close control of their brothelkeeper or aadmi (a kind of pimp), with little voice of their own. Here is one
such case of a prostituted mother who was forced to leave her child in the hands of her brothelkeeper, but continued to fight the odds to rescue her child.
Fighting for Freedom & Protection
Over the course of Prerana’s work in the red-light area, we have come across countless stories of a mother’s resilience to give her children the freedom they deserve. Here is one such case of a mother who fought for her son’s freedom from the clutches of her brothel keeper, and the impact created when multiple stakeholders work together.
ATC Release: Trafficking in the Neighbourhood
There is a greater vulnerability among the children of economically poor backgrounds to be pushed into the sex trade. Aniya's case sheds light on commercial sexual exploitation in the neighbourhood.
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