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Crusader for India sex workers' rights and HIV/AIDS expert Dr Smarajit Jana dies from Covid-19

Crusader for India sex workers' rights and HIV/AIDS expert Dr Smarajit Jana dies from Covid-19

Kolkata: An era of sex workers' fight for dignity in India that started from the red light districts of Kolkata in the early 1990s came to an end on Saturday as Dr Smarajit Jana, the man behind organising the women caught between poverty, sex trade and the scourge of HIV/AIDS, died from Covid-19. He was 69.

Kolkata sex workers march against trafficking of women and children

Kolkata sex workers march against trafficking of women and children

Kolkata, Jan 2 (IBNS): To create an awareness about trafficking of women and children in the sex trade, Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a sex workers collective of over 65,000 members, in partnership with NGOs Endeavour and Nagarik Mancha, organised a rally in Kolkata on New Year's Day.