It is legal to work in the sex industry in Colombia, but pimping is not. Greece has also followed the German method of integrating prostitution into society as a real job. Sex workers have equal rights and must undergo health checks quite often. Prostitution is the act of usually indiscriminate sexual contact with someone who is not a spouse or friend in exchange for immediate financial or other valuable compensation. Prostitutes can be women, men or transgender, and prostitution can be heterosexual or homosexual, although traditionally the majority of prostitutes were women and the majority of clients were men. Because much of what we know about prostitutes comes from studies of poor and less privileged people, individuals who are more likely to come into contact with courts and government agencies, it is impossible to make general generalizations about their backgrounds or conditions. Prostituting oneself is legal, but buying sex became illegal in late 2014. This deeply flawed system puts sex workers in a very dangerous position. „Since 1990, prostitution is no longer prohibited, but takes place in a legal grey area. Prostitution is legal but unregulated.
Pursuant to article 9 (c) of Law No. 10/1961 Coll. on Combating Prostitution, prostitution is considered illegal in Egypt. The same law makes the purchase of sexual activity illegal, but the lower courts` decisions have been overturned by the higher courts. Apparently, they felt that it would be easier if it happened outside, because it is always easier to monitor a legal trade than an illegal one. In nine European countries (Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia and Turkey), prostitution is legal and regulated. „In the current penal code, prostitution is not a crime, but operating a brothel is punishable.“ Constitutes the act of preserving a person or deceiving a person to be a prostitute to another. The opening of brothels is also not allowed. In addition to being purely voluntary, Costa Rica not only allows prostitution, but also supports its interest in the community. Prostitution was legalized here in 1927 and there are real state brothels. Workers have health insurance, have to pay taxes and even receive social benefits such as pensions. Prostitutes can therefore register, they are open at regular intervals for free health check-ups and also receive support assistance.
It is to this extent that prostitution is clearly legal in Costa Rica. As a result, the country suffers from the problem of child prostitution, sex trafficking and high rates of HIV. „Kenya`s Penal Code does not criminalize sex work. However, it criminalizes third parties who live off the proceeds of prostitution. The Penal Code defines two types of offences related to sex work, namely „living off the proceeds of prostitution“ and „soliciting or inciting for immoral purposes“. The Sexual Offences Act 2006 does not explicitly criminalise sex work. The SOA aims to protect people who may be forced into prostitution or exploited for prostitution. Prostitution in Moldova is an illegal, but widespread[41] and socially accepted activity. [42] Prostitution is legal at the age of 18. Persons engaged in prostitution must register with the local prefecture and carry a medical card, which is updated every two weeks. The Greek authorities decided to apply a 1999 law requiring all brothels to have permits. [103] It is estimated that fewer than 1,000 women are legally employed as prostitutes and that about 20,000 women, mostly of foreign origin, engage in illegal prostitution.
[104] [105] NGOs estimate that there are between 13,000 and 14,000 victims of trafficking in the country at any given time. The main countries of origin of victims of trafficking are Nigeria, Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Moldova and Belarus. [104] Prostitution in North Macedonia is legal, albeit with various restrictions,[40] and common. [118] UNAIDS estimated that there were 3588 prostitutes in the country in 2016. [10] In 2003, it was reported that the North Macedonian government was trying to reduce sex trafficking. [119] The reasoning behind the law was that prostitution was a form of violence against women, so the crime was that the client was paying for sex, not that the prostitute was selling sex. [77] This „reasoning“ views the sex seller as the partner exploited in exchange. [78] Some countries choose to ban the practice altogether, while others have attempted to regulate it and provide sex workers with health and social services. 1988 Combating prostitution Iraqi Law No. 8 (Arabic) makes it illegal to organize prostitutes and theoretically establishes a system for the rehabilitation of prostitutes. The Revolutionary Command Council increased the penalties for those guilty of organizing or prostitution.
Article 2 of the above-mentioned Act makes prostitution illegal in Iraq. Of the 100 countries covered by the study above, 53 countries have laws legalizing prostitution, representing a total population of 2.93 billion (51%) of the population, while there are 12 countries where the act of prostitution is restricted legally, making a population of 698.87 million (12%), while there are 35 countries in total. in which the act of prostitution is considered an illegal act. This corresponds to a population of 2.13 billion (37%). Prostitution is legal and regulated by Ministerial Decree No. 32 of 2008 on the restriction of prostitution. Liberal feminists, prostitutes` rights organizations, and many prostitutes, on the other hand, are content that labeling prostitution as servitude ignores women`s ability to decide whether or not this work is in their best social, personal, and economic interest. They believe that women should be able to use their bodies for whatever reason they deem appropriate. They argue that prostitution empowers women rather than denigrates them, arguing that women are free to choose this type of work after assessing the costs and rewards. From this point of view, prostitution is not a compulsory system of subordination, but a legal and respectable occupation. „Sex work in Ecuador is legal, although there is no law that recognizes prostitution as work. Unlike Argentina, Ecuador allows the operation of brothels.
There is no legislation specifically addressing sex work that does not take place in these closed tolerance centres [brothels]. This lack of legislation leaves street sex work in a „grey area of competence“, which has led to „public order violations“ used to charge outdoor sex workers. „Mexico is a federal system in which each state can interpret, enact and enforce different sex work laws. In many of the 32 states, it is illegal to operate, procure or advertise a brothel. Others, including Mexico City, have sanctioned red-light districts and sex workers must register with the city`s health department and have a health card. Buying sex is not illegal. Different state or district level governments within a country may enact rules for sex work, so they are not uniform throughout the country. „Street prostitution is only allowed in two streets near Luxembourg City station,[171] and only between 20:00 and 03:00. The area is regulated by the city authorities and regularly patrolled by the police. Prostitutes who work outside these streets or outside authorized hours can be arrested and fined up to €2,500. Due to the number of prostitutes and limited work space, some other roads work near the legalized territory and are at risk of being stopped. [172] „Common-law unions, same-sex relations, adultery, and prostitution are illegal and punishable by severe punishment, including the death penalty.
Prostitution, according to radical feminists, is nothing more than a veiled form of female subjugation. They compare prostitution to other forms of subordination such as rape, domestic violence and sexual harassment and argue that prostitution is a violation of human rights even if there is no physical violence. Men have promoted the cultural myth that women actively seek prostitution as an enjoyable economic alternative to monotonous, low-paid, low-skilled work, conveniently ignoring the conditions that ensure women`s inequality and the conditions that make women vulnerable to prostitution, according to those who follow the radical feminist approach. Considering that prostitution itself is not even present in a clear form in their law, it is clear to say that sex trafficking is legal. It also means that it is very dangerous for forced laborers and miners. Many countries have reduced prostitution in a roundabout way, limiting it to red-light districts or making it extremely difficult for sex workers to obtain clients. For example, prostitution is technically legal in the UK, but they have banned brothels, advertising and advertising of any kind, making it difficult to work as a prostitute within the limits of the law. This list examines the specifics of legal prostitution around the world. Top 13 Countries Where Prostitution Is Legal: Prostitution is clearly a dirty business. While the illegality of child prostitution is certain, it is not so certain that it is prostitution itself, i.e. prostitution with adults.