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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/aa5880594aa274c4 https://verfassungsblog.de/sex-work-india-prajwala/ Dignity Without Autonomy - On The Indian Supreme Court’s Treatment Of Sex Workers’ Rights Mittal, Pranav eng 2026-07-13 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Autonomy Human Dignity Human Trafficking India Indian Constitution Indian Supreme Court Indiana. Supreme Court of Judicature Menschenwürde Prostitution dignity sex work Indiana. Supreme Court of Judicature Menschenwürde Prostitution Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In Prajwala v. Union of India, the Supreme Court held that victims of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation have a right to rehabilitation under Article 23 read with the right to dignity under Article 21. While the judgment has been celebrated for its three-dimensional dignity framework, it is a missed opportunity to articulate a constitutional basis for protecting the rights of sex workers. The Court's dignity framework – calibrated against objectification in trafficking – is insufficient alone to address persons who assert agency over their work. I argue that reading it alongside decisional autonomy fills the gap.