What’s In A Name? Documentation, Identity, and Survival in Red-Light Areas
Mismatched names on ID documents keep women and children in red-light areas from ration cards, bank accounts, and social security. In this
Anti-Trafficking Work Doesn’t End With A Rescue Raid
Post-rescue care involves complex, unseen legal battles. After being rescued from a red-light area, Zoya, an undocumented foreign national, gave birth to
Ensuring No Woman is Left Behind: A Call for an Inclusive ‘Policy for Single Women’
Can a policy truly be inclusive if it leaves the most vulnerable behind? With the Government of Maharashtra currently drafting a new
Passing the 10th Board Exam is Not the Same Everywhere
At 45, Diksha (name changed) passed her 10th Board exam on her first attempt—a remarkable achievement for a woman trafficked from Nepal
Child Rights, Childhood, and the Burden of Adult Responsibilities
Are we turning vulnerable children into self-defending 'super-adults' to compensate for society's failures? Dr. Pravin Patkar questions the civil society's approach to
The Silence of Recovery: When Justice Isn’t a Verdict
After a recent High Court verdict, we reflect on what justice really means for the children who are victims of sexual violence.
When A Child or Family Declines The Services of a Support Person: Reflections from a Case Management Meeting
This blog examines what it means when a child or family declines a Support Person under the POCSO Rules within the framework
In Kamathipura’s ‘Redevelopment’ — Who Gains, Who Loses?
Kamathipura’s redevelopment raises urgent questions of displacement, trafficking, and housing rights. Who benefits—and who is erased—in Mumbai’s red-light area redevelopment?
To be or not to be? Questions on motherhood searching answers
Among the various challenges that confront a social worker in the field, balancing empathy and objectivity is perhaps the most daunting. Every
Pre-Trial Legal Investigative Processes involving Child Victims of Sexual Offences – How can they be less violative and more child-friendly?
Geetarani Lourembam With Inputs from Priti Patkar and Kashina Kareem As per the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences ACT (POCSOA) Rules2020,
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