Pimping:
illegal
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Burundi
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
2
1.Life=Y
; 2.Health=Y ; 3.Mental=? ; 4.Rape=N ; 5.Defect=N ; 6.Social=N ;
7.Demand=N
;
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Burundi
Prostitution:
Illegal
Brothels:
illegal
Pimping:
illegal
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Kenya
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
3
1.Life=R
; 2.Health=R ; 3.Mental=R ; 4.Rape=N ; 5.Defect=N ; 6.Social=N ;
7.Demand=N
;
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Kenya
Population:
39,002,772
Prostitution: Illegal
Brothel
Ownership: Illegal
Pimping: Illegal
"Whether
one likes it or not, prostitution is a "profession" that
will not die away; it is here to stay. And with it comes the
challenges which hardly allow easy solutions. The trade in Kenya,
which is classified under the Penal Code, Sections 147 to 154, is
illegal in Kenya and calls for stiff penalty. But even though the
law is clear on commercial sex work, regardless of gender and
affiliation, the general belief is that it is mostly the women who
engage in it and who are arrested by police when caught."
May
19, 2007, Mildred Ngesa, "Kenya: What the Law Says About the
Oldest 'Profession'," Nairobi Nation
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Uganda
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
3
1.Life=Y
; 2.Health=Y ; 3.Mental=Y ; 4.Rape=N ; 5.Defect=N ; 6.Social=N ;
7.Demand=N
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Uganda
Population:
32,369,558
Prostitution: Illegal
Brothel
Ownership: Illegal
Pimping: Illegal
"The
Penal Code Act Cap 120, for instance, holds any person involved in
prostitution criminally liable for the offence even though that
person is forced to do so against his or her will.
The
Immigration Act also prohibits entry of a prostitute, or a person
prior to entering Uganda was living on the earnings of
prostitution and punishes any person who becomes employed in
Uganda without entry permit. In this case many young girls and
women who are trafficked into prostitution or forced to enter
Uganda illegally are guilty of such offences. They are further
punished by the law. They are at a risk of being imprisoned,
fined, deported and re-trafficked if found guilty in the existing
laws. There are also no legal provisions that entitle Victims of
trafficking in humans to rehabilitation despite the grave physical
assaults, sexual abuses, and psychological trauma they experience
in the due process."
"Uganda:
Punished Because There is No Law to Protect Them,"
[Kampala]Daily Monitor, May 30, 2007
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Tanzania
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
3
1.Life=Y
; 2.Health=Y ; 3.Mental=Y ; 4.Rape=N ; 5.Defect=N ; 6.Social=N ;
7.Demand=N
;
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Illegal:
Prostitution
in Tanzania is
illegal but widespread.[1][2] Many
women and young girls are forced into prostitution due
to poverty, lack of job opportunities, culture, and the
disintegration of the family unit.[3] Trafficking and
prostitution are a major problem in Tanzania, sex
tourism is
particularly prevalent in Zanzibar and Pemba.[4][5]
An
estimated 1 out of 20 residents in the capital Dar
es Salaam and
1 in 3 sex workers are infected with the HIV virus.[6] Reports
show that an increase in the number of cases of HIV andAIDS are
growing at an alarming rate in Zanzibar. This is thought to have
been added to by large numbers of tourists entering Zanzibar and
fueling demand for prostitutes.[7]
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Eritrea
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
2
1.Life=Y
; 2.Health=Y ; 3.Mental=? ; 4.Rape=N ; 5.Defect=N ; 6.Social=N ;
7.Demand=N
;
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Illegal
Prostitution in Eritrea is
illegal,[1] but,
according to the 2009 Human
Rights Reports it
is a serious problem,
and securityforces
occasionally follow women
engaged
in prostitution and
arrest those who had spent the night with
a foreigner.[1]
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Ethiopia
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
2
1.Life=Y
; 2.Health=Y ; 3.Mental=? ; 4.Rape=N ; 5.Defect=N ; 6.Social=N ;
7.Demand=N
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Ethiopia
Fully
prostitution enabled,
Population:
85,237,338
Prostitution: Legal
Brothel
Ownership: Illegal
Pimping: Illegal
"Everyday
about 10,000 people pass through the cross-country bus station in
the Ethiopian capital to visit relatives, do business or simply
search for a better life. According to a recent survey carried out
in Addis Ababa, child prostitution is on the rise. The report
found that partly because of poverty an increasing number of girls
come to the city to become sex workers."
Damian
Zane, "Ethiopian Girls Driven To Prostitution," BBC
News, May 27, 2003
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Somalia
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
1
1.Life=Y
; 2.Health=N ; 3.Mental=N ; 4.Rape=N ; 5.Defect=N ; 6.Social=N ;
7.Demand=N
;
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Illegal
Prostitution
in Somalia is
officially illegal.[1] Although
forced marriages exist in areas under insurgent control,[2] there
is generally very little voluntary prostitution in
the country according to the African Medical Research and
Education Foundation (AMREF).[3] HIV/AIDS prevalence
rates are also quite low, estimated at 0.7% of adults.[4] This
has been attributed to Somalia's
dominantMuslim tradition
and adherence to Islamic morals, which generally discourage
premarital and out-marriage sexual activity.[5]
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Comoros
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
2
1.Life=Y
; 2.Health=Y ; 3.Mental=? ; 4.Rape=N ; 5.Defect=N ; 6.Social=N ;
7.Demand=N
;
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Angola
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
1
1.Life=N
; 2.Health=N ; 3.Mental=N ; 4.Rape=N ; 5.Defect=N ; 6.Social=N ;
7.Demand=N
;
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Angola
Population
12,799,293
Prostitution: Illegal
Brothel
Ownership: Illegal
Pimping: Illegal
"Prostitution
is illegal, but the prohibition was not consistently enforced.
Many women engaged in prostitution due to poverty, but there were
no estimates on its prevalence. The MINFAMU [Ministry of Family
and the Promotion of Women] maintained a women's shelter in Luanda
that was open to former prostitutes...
Child
prostitution is illegal; however, local NGOs expressed concern
over child prostitution in the country, especially in Luanda and
Cunene provinces..."
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Botswana
Level
1
Anti-discrimination
laws concerning sexual orientation
Illegal
since 1885 (asBechuanaland
Protectorate)
Penalty:
Fine to up to 7 years imprisonment (Not enforced)[38][39]
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Level:
5
1.Life=Y
; 2.Health=Y ; 3.Mental=Y ; 4.Rape=Y ; 5.Defect=Y ; 6.Social=N ;
7.Demand=N
;
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Illegal
Prostitution
in Botswana is
illegal, but Botswana has made proposals to make prostitution
legal to prevent the spread ofAIDS.[1] But
there has been mass opposition to it by the Catholic Church.
Prostitution has become famous in botswana a lot of prostitutes
flock the local hotel's at night.
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Malawi
Level
1
Illegal
since 1885 (asBechuanaland
Protectorate)
Penalty:
Fine to up to 7 years imprisonment (Not enforced)[38][39]
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Level:
1
1.Life=R
; 2.Health=N ; 3.Mental=N ; 4.Rape=N ; 5.Defect=N ; 6.Social=N ;
7.Demand=N
;
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Legal
/
Illegal
Prostitution is
illegal in Malawi.[1][2][3] Many
prostitutes in Malawi are young children.
Prostitution
(the exchange of sex for money) legal, but brothels are illegal;
prostitution is notregulated
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Zambia
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
5
1.Life=Y
; 2.Health=Y ; 3.Mental=Y ; 4.Rape=N ; 5.Defect=Y ; 6.Social=Y ;
7.Demand=N
;
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Zambia
Prostitution:
Legal
Brothels:
illegal
Pimping:
illegal
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Sahrawi
Arab Democratic Republic
(Excluding
Southern
Provinces)
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
1.Life=
; 2.Health= ; 3.Mental= ; 4.Rape= ; 5.Defect= ; 6.Social= ;
7.Demand=
;
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Somaliland
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
1.Life=
; 2.Health= ; 3.Mental= ; 4.Rape= ; 5.Defect= ; 6.Social= ;
7.Demand=
;
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Antigua
and Barbuda
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
1
1.Life=N
; 2.Health=N ; 3.Mental=N ; 4.Rape=N ; 5.Defect=N ; 6.Social=N ;
7.Demand=N
;
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Antigua
and Barbuda
Population:
85,632
Prostitution: Illegal
Brothel
Ownership:Illegal
Pimping: Illegal
"Prostitution
is prohibited, but it remained a problem. There were a number of
brothels that catered primarily to the local population...
There
are no laws that specifically address trafficking in persons, and
there were occasional reports of trafficking in women to the
country. There were a number of brothels, which were staffed
mostly by women from various Caribbean countries who traveled to
the country as 'entertainers' or 'dancers.' In some cases brothel
owners reportedly retained their documents to exert influence over
the victims. However, authorities usually deported the women
immediately, before information on possible trafficking could be
obtained.
There
were two known cases during the year in which persons were
trafficked to the country to work in local brothels. Authorities
deported one victim and the other voluntarily returned to her home
country with the support of the Bureau of Gender Affairs. In
neither case were charges brought against the brothel owners."
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Barbados
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
6 Fully Enabled to terminate unborn children
1.Life=Y
; 2.Health=Y ; 3.Mental=Y ; 4.Rape=Y ; 5.Defect=Y ; 6.Social=Y ;
7.Demand=N
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Barbados
Population:
284,589
Prostitution: Illegal
Brothel
Ownership: Illegal
Pimping: Illegal
"Prostitution
is illegal, but it remained a problem, fueled by poverty and
tourism. A number of brothels with women from Guyana, the
Dominican Republic, and other Caribbean islands operated in the
country. The police and immigration officers periodically raided
brothels and deported women found working illegally. There is no
statute specifically prohibiting sexual tourism and no statistics
on it, but anecdotal evidence suggested that it occurred...
The
constitution and laws do not specifically prohibit trafficking in
persons, although laws against slavery, forced labor, or other
crimes could be applied. A law prohibiting the procurement of
persons for sex, which carries a 15-year sentence, could be used
to prosecute that type of trafficking cases. There were limited
reports that persons were trafficked to the country, both to work
as prostitutes and as domestic workers or in the construction and
garment industries."
US
Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
"2008 Human Rights Report: Barbados," www.state.gov,
Feb. 25, 2009
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Dominica
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
1
1.Life=Y
; 2.Health=N ; 3.Mental=N ; 4.Rape=N ; 5.Defect=N ; 6.Social=N ;
7.Demand=N
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Dominica
Population:
72,660
Sexual
Offences of 1998
Prostitution: Illegal
Brothel
Ownership: Illegal
Pimping: Illegal
"Prostitution
is illegal but was a problem. There were anecdotal reports of
trafficking in persons for commercial sexual exploitation...
The
DNCW [Dominica National Council of Women] and other activists
believed that there may be some trafficking of women for
prostitution, but acknowledged it was hard to prove as most of the
women in the sex trade were afraid to come forward, fearing
deportation. An NGO that interviewed commercial sex workers as
part of an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign found that most appeared to
have entered the country for economic reasons and began working in
prostitution thereafter."
US
Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
"2008 Human Rights Report: Dominica," www.state.gov,
Feb. 25, 2009
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Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines
Illegal
Fully Disabled
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Level:
6 Fully Enabled to terminate unborn children
1.Life=Y
; 2.Health=Y ; 3.Mental=Y ; 4.Rape=Y ; 5.Defect=Y ; 6.Social=Y ;
7.Demand=N
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Saint
Vincent and Grenadines
Population:
104,574
Prostitution: Illegal
Brothel
Ownership: Illegal
Pimping: Illegal
"Although
prostitution is illegal, a local human rights group reported that
it remained a problem among young women and teenagers."
US
Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
"2008 Human Rights Report: Saint Vincent and Grenadines,"
www.state.gov, Feb. 25, 2009
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