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Kolkata residents celebrate after Supreme Court grants order for sex workers’ protection / 32BA6U9
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Men and women celebrate in Sonagachi in Kolkata - the largest red-light district in Asia - after India’s Supreme Court ruled that sex workers are entitled to equal protection under the law. On 26 May 2022 the court ordered that if a sex worker is of age and participating in consensual activities police must refrain from interfering or taking any criminal action - stating voluntary sex work is not illegal. Members from Durbar, an organisation advocating sex workers’ rights and dignity, hosted the event which saw people painting each other with coloured powder and feeding each other treats. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES