Devyani Nighoskar

Devyani Nighoskar is a freelance journalist based in India who writes on travel, culture, development and identity. You can follow her work on Instagram @runawayjojo and check out her portfolio at https://muckrack.com/devyani-nighoskar-1.

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Between high rates of HIV/AIDS and punitive new trafficking laws, India's sex workers are struggling to assert their humanity

12 August 2019

Human rights

Between high rates of HIV/AIDS and punitive new trafficking laws, India’s sex workers are struggling to assert their humanity

“We are considered the rotten, dirty apples of society. This country shall never perceive our identities to be beyond that of sex work, even [...]Read the full article

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