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Indian sex workers celebrate landmark Supreme Court decision legalising their profession | South China Morning Post

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India’s Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision on May 27, 2022, recognising prostitution as a legal profession. In its ruling, the country’s top court ordered police to refrain from arresting and harassing sex workers. It’s the latest move by the Indian Supreme Court to wade in on constitutional issues that h…

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