Govt ends segregation of sex workers, brothel-keepers from female prisoners
New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- The Delhi government has ended the discriminatory practice of segregating sex workers and brothel-keepers from other women prisoners in the Capital's jails after a Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae flagged the provision during an ongoing suo motu case on discrimination inside Indian prisons.
So far, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh are the only two states so far to implement the recommendation made by amicus curiae and senior advocate S Muralidhar, who was tasked by the Supreme Court with identifying discriminatory provisions in prison laws and jail manuals across states and ensuring their deletion or amendment.
The move also follows the Supreme Court's May 29 judgment in Prajwala v Union of India, which cautioned agains...
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