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In God’s name: Indian girls forced into sex work despite ritual ban
Young girls in south India continue to be “dedicated” to village temples and then forced into prostitution despite laws banning the ancient ritual, researchers said.
The devadasi system, which involves putting a beaded necklace around girls and often leads to a life of sex work and slavery, goes unchecked in Karnataka state, according to two reports released this month.
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22.01.2019 | 13:08
bride, Devadasi, India, karnataka, prostitute, sex work, sex worker, slavery, temple prostitute, women's rights
Siddis – The run for a better life
They are a community that migrated from East Africa to India between the 15th and 19th century. And today, the 60,000-strong community has settled primarily in the Indian states of Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
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28.07.2016 | 9:38
Andhra Pradesh, CherYsh, Gujarat, Haliyal, India, karnataka, Maharashtra, Murali Krishnan, Siddi, women's rights
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