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  • Violence Against Women: Can India's All-Women Police Stations Deliver Justice?

    October 08, 2025 |

    upBeat |

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    Response Location: India

    India's All-Women Police Stations (AWPS)—specialized police stations staffed entirely by women and designed to handle gender-based violence cases—have increased reporting of crimes against women by 29% and improved arrest rates for certain offenses by 15%.

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  • Helping the children of sex workers

    March 18, 2025 |

    BBC |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Kolkata

    The DIKSHA youth club looks after the children of sex workers when their mothers are working. The club teaches youth about their rights, bodily autonomy and empowers them to take control of their futures and avoid joining the sex trade themselves. The club started in 2001, and over the past two decades, it has helped prevent young girls from joining the sex trade, reduced rates of trafficking in the area and also helped reduce the stigma children of sex workers face.

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