Latest items for IRP-LAW-1
March 21, 2025, 4:01 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, IRP-LAW-1
"Prostitution is illegal in Guyana, and the age of consent is 16 years, but there is little enforcement in remote areas" (para 22).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, IRP-LAW-1
"Prostitution is illegal in Guyana, and the age of consent is 16 years, but there is little enforcement in remote areas" (para 22).
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Women who have escaped from trafficking have been convicted on charges of prostitution, which is illegal under Iraqi law" (6).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Women who have escaped from trafficking have been convicted on charges of prostitution, which is illegal under Iraqi law" (6).
March 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Ruling No. 359 of 6 May 2014: the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Division ordered the newspaper Meridiano to remove any images with explicit or implicit sexual allusions or content from advertising in printed media openly available to children and adolescents that advertise sexual stimulants promoting services commercially linked to the exploitation of sex or prostitution. This ruling is applicable to all printed media" (4). "As regards measures to combat sexist stereotypes, the Supreme Court of Justice adopted rulings No. 359 of 2014 and No. 884 of 2017, which prohibit the publication of images containing implicit or explicit images or content that promote prostitution or consumption of pornography, whether in images, photos...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Ruling No. 359 of 6 May 2014: the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Division ordered the newspaper Meridiano to remove any images with explicit or implicit sexual allusions or content from advertising in printed media openly available to children and adolescents that advertise sexual stimulants promoting services commercially linked to the exploitation of sex or prostitution. This ruling is applicable to all printed media" (4). "As regards measures to combat sexist stereotypes, the Supreme Court of Justice adopted rulings No. 359 of 2014 and No. 884 of 2017, which prohibit the publication of images containing implicit or explicit images or content that promote prostitution or consumption of pornography, whether in images, photos...more
March 10, 2025, 10:44 p.m.
Countries: Switzerland
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Sex work in Switzerland is a legal business" (Page 2). "The regulations can also lead to criminalisation: In Zurich e.g., sex workers are fined and even expelled from the country after being fined several times if they do not have a permit or look for clients in places where it is prohibited" (Page 8). "In other cantons, all sex workers are regarded as gainfully employed. This not only contradicts the real circumstances in the employment relationships concerned and the legal requirements concerning self-employment/employment, but also leads to legal uncertainty, exploitability and discrimination regarding social insurance and taxes" (Page 8).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Sex work in Switzerland is a legal business" (Page 2). "The regulations can also lead to criminalisation: In Zurich e.g., sex workers are fined and even expelled from the country after being fined several times if they do not have a permit or look for clients in places where it is prohibited" (Page 8). "In other cantons, all sex workers are regarded as gainfully employed. This not only contradicts the real circumstances in the employment relationships concerned and the legal requirements concerning self-employment/employment, but also leads to legal uncertainty, exploitability and discrimination regarding social insurance and taxes" (Page 8).
March 5, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: IRP-LAW-1, PRN-LAW-1
"The Code also punishes the crimes of statutory rape, distribution of child pornography and the sale of sexual services" (23).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1, PRN-LAW-1
"The Code also punishes the crimes of statutory rape, distribution of child pornography and the sale of sexual services" (23).
March 4, 2025, 8:52 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: IRP-LAW-1, IRP-DATA-2
"Due to its stable economy and prostitution being legal, although soliciting sex is not, Ivory Coast has become an attractive destination for sex work" (para 9).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1, IRP-DATA-2
"Due to its stable economy and prostitution being legal, although soliciting sex is not, Ivory Coast has become an attractive destination for sex work" (para 9).
March 3, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"It remains concerned, however, at reports that law enforcement officials continue to detain Chinese and foreign women on charges of 'prostitution' and without due process in detention and re-education centres, where they are allegedly subjected to forced labour, despite the abolishment of the custody and re-education system for prostitution in 2019" (Page 8-9).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"It remains concerned, however, at reports that law enforcement officials continue to detain Chinese and foreign women on charges of 'prostitution' and without due process in detention and re-education centres, where they are allegedly subjected to forced labour, despite the abolishment of the custody and re-education system for prostitution in 2019" (Page 8-9).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:48 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced that the temporary law prohibiting the consumption of prostitution, introduced in July 2020, will now become permanent. The law will make it illegal for individuals to purchase sex, with penalties ranging from administrative fines to criminal charges" (para 2-3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced that the temporary law prohibiting the consumption of prostitution, introduced in July 2020, will now become permanent. The law will make it illegal for individuals to purchase sex, with penalties ranging from administrative fines to criminal charges" (para 2-3).
Feb. 26, 2025, 9:23 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Ms Regan is hoping to introduce what is known as the Nordic model to Scotland. This would shift the burden of criminality off the women selling sex and onto the men buying sex, while also supporting women to leave prostitution. Her proposed Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill also seeks to pardon all those previously convicted under current prostitution legislation" (para 5-7). "She is planning to formally introduce her bill to parliament in March, but she is 'confident' the bill will pass this year because public attitudes are changing thanks to the likes of women like Gisèle Pelicot" (para 13). "SNP backbencher Ruth Maguire has long called for the Nordic...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Ms Regan is hoping to introduce what is known as the Nordic model to Scotland. This would shift the burden of criminality off the women selling sex and onto the men buying sex, while also supporting women to leave prostitution. Her proposed Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill also seeks to pardon all those previously convicted under current prostitution legislation" (para 5-7). "She is planning to formally introduce her bill to parliament in March, but she is 'confident' the bill will pass this year because public attitudes are changing thanks to the likes of women like Gisèle Pelicot" (para 13). "SNP backbencher Ruth Maguire has long called for the Nordic...more
Feb. 26, 2025, 9:16 p.m.
Countries: France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The Nordic model is currently in place in a number of neighbouring countries, including Northern Ireland, Iceland, Norway, France and Sweden" (para 12).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The Nordic model is currently in place in a number of neighbouring countries, including Northern Ireland, Iceland, Norway, France and Sweden" (para 12).
Feb. 20, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Campaigners argue that prostitute’s cautions can quickly lead to convictions. The Street Offences Act 1959 makes it an offence in England and Wales for a person to 'persistently' loiter or solicit in the street. Human rights lawyer Alice Hardy, who has worked on multiple cases to get sex workers’ cautions revoked, said if a sex worker has two cautions, that could meet the definition of 'persistently', meaning they could essentially be convicted through cautions that they cannot contest" (para 13).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Campaigners argue that prostitute’s cautions can quickly lead to convictions. The Street Offences Act 1959 makes it an offence in England and Wales for a person to 'persistently' loiter or solicit in the street. Human rights lawyer Alice Hardy, who has worked on multiple cases to get sex workers’ cautions revoked, said if a sex worker has two cautions, that could meet the definition of 'persistently', meaning they could essentially be convicted through cautions that they cannot contest" (para 13).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The Criminal Code criminalizes many forms of exploitation, in particular the exploitation of women and girls through prostitution (articles 497 to 504)" (11). With regard to paragraph 21 of the Concluding Observations, there is a draft criminal act before Parliament containing a set of requirements aimed at strengthening legal protections for children and women, particularly with regard to sexual assaults against minors: ... It criminalizes incitement of a minor to prostitution" (12).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The Criminal Code criminalizes many forms of exploitation, in particular the exploitation of women and girls through prostitution (articles 497 to 504)" (11). With regard to paragraph 21 of the Concluding Observations, there is a draft criminal act before Parliament containing a set of requirements aimed at strengthening legal protections for children and women, particularly with regard to sexual assaults against minors: ... It criminalizes incitement of a minor to prostitution" (12).
Jan. 30, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The practice [of selling girls into 'religious sexual slavery'] was outlawed in Bhimappa's [an individual] home state of Karnataka back in 1982, and India's top court has described the devotion of young girls to temples as 'evil'" (para 15). "India's rights commission last year ordered Karnataka and several other Indian states to outline what they were doing to prevent the practice, after a media investigation found that devadasi inductions were still widespread" (para 34).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The practice [of selling girls into 'religious sexual slavery'] was outlawed in Bhimappa's [an individual] home state of Karnataka back in 1982, and India's top court has described the devotion of young girls to temples as 'evil'" (para 15). "India's rights commission last year ordered Karnataka and several other Indian states to outline what they were doing to prevent the practice, after a media investigation found that devadasi inductions were still widespread" (para 34).
Jan. 30, 2025, 10:08 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The fee was handed to the offender using the council's Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). The PSPO was created initially to empower council enforcement officers to fine people soliciting sex in the area" (para 3). This shows that those soliciting sex (prostitutes) are given fines, indicating that it is illegal (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The fee was handed to the offender using the council's Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). The PSPO was created initially to empower council enforcement officers to fine people soliciting sex in the area" (para 3). This shows that those soliciting sex (prostitutes) are given fines, indicating that it is illegal (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 28, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Danish Women’s Society is concerned that the Government of Denmark continues to implement measure that discourages the demand for prostitution. Prostitution is acknowledged to be a harmful practice that women resort to as a survival mechanism, and Danish Women’s Society recommends that the Government of Denmark takes the necessary measure to protect women and prevent prostitution through the legal framework. It was with great concern we noted the Government of Denmark’s initiative to establish an inter-ministerial working group to clarify the legal framework for prostitution and normalising prostitution as an ordinary occupation" (3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Danish Women’s Society is concerned that the Government of Denmark continues to implement measure that discourages the demand for prostitution. Prostitution is acknowledged to be a harmful practice that women resort to as a survival mechanism, and Danish Women’s Society recommends that the Government of Denmark takes the necessary measure to protect women and prevent prostitution through the legal framework. It was with great concern we noted the Government of Denmark’s initiative to establish an inter-ministerial working group to clarify the legal framework for prostitution and normalising prostitution as an ordinary occupation" (3).
Jan. 23, 2025, 4:47 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The criminalization of sex work, and the current state of the law in Canada with respect to sex work, creates barriers to the realization of the human rights of sex workers in Canada" (10). "In December 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada in Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford declared that three provisions of Canada’s Criminal Code were unconstitutional: section 210 (keeping or being found in a bawdy house), section 212(1)(j) (living on the avails of prostitution), and section 213(1)(c) (communicating in public for the purpose of prostitution). These provisions were struck down by the Court for violating the right to security of the person under the Charter of Rights and...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The criminalization of sex work, and the current state of the law in Canada with respect to sex work, creates barriers to the realization of the human rights of sex workers in Canada" (10). "In December 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada in Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford declared that three provisions of Canada’s Criminal Code were unconstitutional: section 210 (keeping or being found in a bawdy house), section 212(1)(j) (living on the avails of prostitution), and section 213(1)(c) (communicating in public for the purpose of prostitution). These provisions were struck down by the Court for violating the right to security of the person under the Charter of Rights and...more
Jan. 15, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"With the exception of procurement and brothel owning, prostitution is legal in Hungary if it takes place in so-called 'tolerance-zones'. Local municipalities can implement these zones where they see fit, taking into account the proximity of government institutions. However, there are few tolerance zones, because whenever the municipality introduces one, local residents almost always protest against it" (par. 8).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"With the exception of procurement and brothel owning, prostitution is legal in Hungary if it takes place in so-called 'tolerance-zones'. Local municipalities can implement these zones where they see fit, taking into account the proximity of government institutions. However, there are few tolerance zones, because whenever the municipality introduces one, local residents almost always protest against it" (par. 8).
Jan. 10, 2025, 7 p.m.
Countries: New Zealand
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Recently five men were arrested in relation to underage sex trafficking in Northland, a rural region in New Zealand. They faced charges under the Prostitution Reform Act. Due to the inadequacy of New Zealand’s prostitution legislation, Marcus Barker — the first of the five men to be sentenced — received 12 months home detention for the charge of 'unlawful sexual connection with a 15-year-old, receiving sexual services from her, and arranging for her to supply sexual services'. His sentence sets the tone for subsequent sentences relating to the case, as they must be consistent" (para 6). "In 2003 NZ adopted the full decriminalisation of prostitution law, a law that only...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Recently five men were arrested in relation to underage sex trafficking in Northland, a rural region in New Zealand. They faced charges under the Prostitution Reform Act. Due to the inadequacy of New Zealand’s prostitution legislation, Marcus Barker — the first of the five men to be sentenced — received 12 months home detention for the charge of 'unlawful sexual connection with a 15-year-old, receiving sexual services from her, and arranging for her to supply sexual services'. His sentence sets the tone for subsequent sentences relating to the case, as they must be consistent" (para 6). "In 2003 NZ adopted the full decriminalisation of prostitution law, a law that only...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 6:51 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The UAE follows Islamic law, yet prostitution and sex trafficking are open secret" (para 26).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The UAE follows Islamic law, yet prostitution and sex trafficking are open secret" (para 26).
Jan. 10, 2025, 9:29 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"In Iraq, if the police do enforce the law, action is usually taken against the women while the pimps and sex buyers are given impunity. Sometimes they even help the pimps and brothel owners to continue – while brutally abusing the women who end up in jail" (para 11). This indicates that there is a law against prostitution, and it is rarely enforced, and when it is, it is not to the benefit of women [MB2-CODER COMMENT].
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"In Iraq, if the police do enforce the law, action is usually taken against the women while the pimps and sex buyers are given impunity. Sometimes they even help the pimps and brothel owners to continue – while brutally abusing the women who end up in jail" (para 11). This indicates that there is a law against prostitution, and it is rarely enforced, and when it is, it is not to the benefit of women [MB2-CODER COMMENT].
Jan. 9, 2025, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"They say that women get evicted from their apartments for selling sex. But it is in fact illegal to evict a woman from her apartment for selling sex. It’s illegal if your landlord does and you can go to the police and you will get a new apartment because it’s against the law" (para 21). "The law is not perfect but it’s all we have and we are changing it as we go. Just this year we took away fines as a penalty for when men get charged for buying sex. They won’t just get a fine anymore – they will go to prison" (para 29).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"They say that women get evicted from their apartments for selling sex. But it is in fact illegal to evict a woman from her apartment for selling sex. It’s illegal if your landlord does and you can go to the police and you will get a new apartment because it’s against the law" (para 21). "The law is not perfect but it’s all we have and we are changing it as we go. Just this year we took away fines as a penalty for when men get charged for buying sex. They won’t just get a fine anymore – they will go to prison" (para 29).
Jan. 2, 2025, 4:36 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Beyond audiovisual content, adult entertainment businesses — fūzoku — have also flourished, taking up the spaces left open by Japan’s legal definition of sex work. The country’s ban on prostitution is limited to penetration, while a range of other fetishistic services are permitted; anything from sexual harassment clinics to breastfeeding bars" (par. 8). "This sector’s normalization is reflected in many urban areas, where its establishments, often concentrated in red-light districts, are nearly as common as convenience stores. And despite legal restrictions on prostitution, enforcement mainly focuses on businesses that exploit sex workers, rather than the individuals themselves, and those involving minors" (par. 10). "Other troubling trends have emerged recently: These...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Beyond audiovisual content, adult entertainment businesses — fūzoku — have also flourished, taking up the spaces left open by Japan’s legal definition of sex work. The country’s ban on prostitution is limited to penetration, while a range of other fetishistic services are permitted; anything from sexual harassment clinics to breastfeeding bars" (par. 8). "This sector’s normalization is reflected in many urban areas, where its establishments, often concentrated in red-light districts, are nearly as common as convenience stores. And despite legal restrictions on prostitution, enforcement mainly focuses on businesses that exploit sex workers, rather than the individuals themselves, and those involving minors" (par. 10). "Other troubling trends have emerged recently: These...more
Dec. 30, 2024, 11:27 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"She, like others who spoke for this article, asked not to be identified by her full name because her family does not know how she earns money and prostitution is illegal in Myanmar" (par. 2-4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"She, like others who spoke for this article, asked not to be identified by her full name because her family does not know how she earns money and prostitution is illegal in Myanmar" (par. 2-4).
Dec. 26, 2024, 2:34 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“Under the new framework, anyone exhibiting ‘deviant behaviors,’ defined as ‘actions or bad behavior such as prostitution, drug use, begging, vagrancy, informal street vending, or any other deviant behavior that is harmful to the public,’ can be held in a transit center for up to two months, without any other further legal justification or oversight” (1).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“Under the new framework, anyone exhibiting ‘deviant behaviors,’ defined as ‘actions or bad behavior such as prostitution, drug use, begging, vagrancy, informal street vending, or any other deviant behavior that is harmful to the public,’ can be held in a transit center for up to two months, without any other further legal justification or oversight” (1).
Dec. 26, 2024, 2:29 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“According to the Nigerian constitution, sex work itself is not criminalised rather the people that benefit from the proceeds of sex work are the focus of the laws. All aspects of sex work are illegal in all of the Northern States that adopt an Islamic Penal Code. In Southern Nigeria, the activities of third parties, underage sex work and the operation or ownership of brothels are penalised under sections 223, 224 and 225 of the Nigerian Criminal Code. In addition, a sex worker can be punished when caught negotiating sex aggressively with a client. The law that is used to punish sex workers in this situation is chapter 24 of...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“According to the Nigerian constitution, sex work itself is not criminalised rather the people that benefit from the proceeds of sex work are the focus of the laws. All aspects of sex work are illegal in all of the Northern States that adopt an Islamic Penal Code. In Southern Nigeria, the activities of third parties, underage sex work and the operation or ownership of brothels are penalised under sections 223, 224 and 225 of the Nigerian Criminal Code. In addition, a sex worker can be punished when caught negotiating sex aggressively with a client. The law that is used to punish sex workers in this situation is chapter 24 of...more
Dec. 26, 2024, 2:10 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Every woman who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution, or who is proved ot have, for the purpose of gain, exercised control, direction or influence over the movements of a prostitute in such a manner as to show that she is aiding, abetting or compelling her prostitution with any person, is guilty of a felony. "
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Every woman who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution, or who is proved ot have, for the purpose of gain, exercised control, direction or influence over the movements of a prostitute in such a manner as to show that she is aiding, abetting or compelling her prostitution with any person, is guilty of a felony. "
Dec. 26, 2024, 2:03 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Article 607 mentions prostitution as a crime along with several other offenses. Articles 422, 463, and 599 all criminalize different forms of forced prostitution. There is no single independent article that criminalizes the sale or the purchase of sex (98, 138, 222, 230) (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Article 607 mentions prostitution as a crime along with several other offenses. Articles 422, 463, and 599 all criminalize different forms of forced prostitution. There is no single independent article that criminalizes the sale or the purchase of sex (98, 138, 222, 230) (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 26, 2024, 2 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“The government has denied that its forces played any role, but for many, the circumstances raised strong suspicions that whoever wanted Ms. Hernández dead wore a uniform” (para 9). This alludes to a member of the police force being responsible for the shooting of a sex worker (MCP - CODER COMMENT). “Transgender women in Honduras say they are constantly harassed, beaten and even killed, and that the violence is often perpetrated by law enforcement” (para 14). "Krishna Flores, 24, a transgender sex worker in Tegucigalpa, the capital, said she had been assaulted twice this year. Police officers cut off her hair, burned her makeup and purse and lobbed tear gas...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“The government has denied that its forces played any role, but for many, the circumstances raised strong suspicions that whoever wanted Ms. Hernández dead wore a uniform” (para 9). This alludes to a member of the police force being responsible for the shooting of a sex worker (MCP - CODER COMMENT). “Transgender women in Honduras say they are constantly harassed, beaten and even killed, and that the violence is often perpetrated by law enforcement” (para 14). "Krishna Flores, 24, a transgender sex worker in Tegucigalpa, the capital, said she had been assaulted twice this year. Police officers cut off her hair, burned her makeup and purse and lobbed tear gas...more
Dec. 26, 2024, 1:58 a.m.
Countries: Czech Republic
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“According to the current legislation, prostitution is neither allowed nor banned in the Czech Republic. There’s actually no national legal definition of prostitution and sexual work, despite long-running discussions at the political level[…]People offering paid sexual services cannot really be punished for it, unless they are offering sexual services near schools or educational institutions where children might be involved. Czech law only prohibits procuring, as well as human trafficking” (para 10-11).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“According to the current legislation, prostitution is neither allowed nor banned in the Czech Republic. There’s actually no national legal definition of prostitution and sexual work, despite long-running discussions at the political level[…]People offering paid sexual services cannot really be punished for it, unless they are offering sexual services near schools or educational institutions where children might be involved. Czech law only prohibits procuring, as well as human trafficking” (para 10-11).
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:29 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"He moved his operations to Spain in 2017 when Ireland made it illegal to advertise sex" (para 9). "A total of 1,995 people have been charged with buying sex since it became an offence in February 2017" (para 13).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"He moved his operations to Spain in 2017 when Ireland made it illegal to advertise sex" (para 9). "A total of 1,995 people have been charged with buying sex since it became an offence in February 2017" (para 13).