The vague perception of commercial sex work and exploitation of women: the Indian legal framework Online publication date: Tue, 04-Apr-2023
by Alisha Verma; Saroj Bohra
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies (IJHRCS), Vol. 10, No. 2, 2023
Abstract: Prostitution is a profession which exists in the history of mankind since time immemorial. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 is the single legislation in India that deals with prostitution, and it prevents soliciting in public, but does not and cannot prevent prostitution in private, the right to life and personal liberty and to carry on any profession saw to that. The practice of sex work has been considered exploitative to women by many international conventions and India being a signatory party to them needs to adhere. Despite this, we cannot deny the fact that this practice is going on a large scale in India and has various forms of discrimination and illegal practices around it. In the current paper, the authors have addressed the issue and have conducted a survey for recording opinions from various parts of the country, based on which, various suggestions have been put forth.
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