This page describes prostitution policies in 100 countries. These countries were chosen to include major religions, geographic regions and prostitution policies. Where possible, we have included government documents on prostitution such as laws, court decisions, employment information, etc. under the name of the country. The demographics come from the CIA`s 2017 World Factbook. «Prostitution has been legal in Bulgaria since 1990, but is not subject to any other regulations. Prostitution is neither expressly permitted nor prohibited by Bulgarian law. «It can be concluded that the current legal situation in Malta is such that voluntary prostitution is not considered illegal. The manipulative, coercive and deceptive nature of persons who subject or incite other persons, minors or adults, to prostitution is considered illegal.
In addition, loitering and lenocinium of minors are considered illegal. Prostitution is legal here. The government is even helping people with disabilities by paying the extra costs that some of them have to pay. Prostitution is completely legal in Costa Rica. In fact, it is an ordinary profession. The problems lie in the activities around prostitution. Pimping is illegal, prostitution networks are illegal, and there is also a major problem with child prostitution and human trafficking. Apart from male prostitution, everything else is legal. Child prostitution is clearly prohibited, as are pimping, forced prostitution, advertising prostitution and running unlicensed brothels. Despite these regulations, child prostitution and sex trafficking pose a threat to Bangladesh. In fact, child prostitution is prohibited.
Sex workers must be registered and licensed. You may only advertise in designated areas. In Hungary, sex workers undergo medical examinations and inspections. The employment of people as sex workers is implicitly as illegal as supply and brothel services. Prostitution is completely legal in this country. You can be a prostitute, own a brothel or own a pimp. Forced prostitution still exists here. Prostitution is illegal in most African countries.
HIV/AIDS infection rates are particularly high among African sex workers. [1] Dominican Republic: Travelers to the Dominican Republic will see legal brothels, wedding parlors, and prostitutes openly wandering many downtown areas of Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata. The Dominican Republic ranks fourth in the world among countries that export a large number of sex workers. Some countries have regulated prostitution and provided social and health services to sex workers. 2. Costa Rica: Costa Rica is a Central American country whose capital is San José. This is another country where prostitution is legal. In Costa Rica, only prostitution per se is legal; Various actions that surround him are not. Pimping, i.e. the practice of mediating prostitutes, is illegal.
Sex work is legal here, but courting in public is prohibited, as well as possession of a pimp and brothels. This was banned in 1946. «In Cuba, where prostitution is not officially illegal, many experts agree that the island`s macho society and socio-economic reality can hinder any effort to introduce laws punishing sex seekers. [a] The television program Mesa Redonda also raised the question of whether prostitution is legal in Cuba, concluding that the person who engages in prostitution does not commit a crime under Cuban law. However, there are laws against pimps, sexual exploitation of minors and pornography. Abel Fernandez, «Castro`s daughter favors a bold legislative weapon to combat prostitution – punish the client,» miamiherald.com, March. 2, 2017″Cuba appears to prohibit most forms of human trafficking through various provisions of its penal code; However, the implementation of these provisions could not be verified and the prostitution of children aged 16 and over is not prohibited, making these children particularly vulnerable to trafficking for sexual purposes. «Is it illegal to sell sex? Yes – Are victims of human trafficking exempt from prosecution for prostitution-related offences? Yes – Are there age differences? (i.e. Is it legal for adults, but not for minors?) No, is there a difference between brothel prostitution and street prostitution? Attendant? No. 12. Mexico: In Mexico, prostitution has been decriminalized and regulated at the state level to ensure that all sex workers over the age of 18 are registered and subject to regular health checks.
Prostitutes must work in the «zona roja» or red light district of their city and must always have their health card with them.