Hyderabad, Aug. 1 -- The Supreme Court's 2026 judgment in Prajwala v. Union of India, which introduced safeguards to protect the rights and agency of adult voluntary sex workers, remains poorly understood by many magistrates, lawyers and Protection Home administrators, resulting in the continued detention of adult women despite the Court's directions, human rights lawyer Vasudha Nagaraj said during an online discussion organised by the Human Rights Forum (HRF) on Friday, July 31.

The online discussion, titled "Dignity, Not Detention," was organised by HRF to mark the fifth anniversary of the passing of human rights activist Jayasree.

Nagaraj discussed the Supreme Court's 2026 judgment in Prajwala v. Union of India and called for greater...