Prostitution in El Salvador

In El Salvador, prostitution itself is legal but not inducing, facilitating, promoting or giving incentives to a person to work as a prostitute (operating brothels or prostitution rings). The prostitution of children (those under 18) is also illegal. Prostitution is common in San Salvador.^[1]

Child prostitution is a problem. An NGO study in 1998 indicated that at least 44% of the estimated 1,300 prostitutes in 3 major red light districts of San Salvador were between the ages of 13 and 18.^[2] Among all prostitutes of the country, between 10 and 25 percent of visible prostitutes are minors, and an estimated 40 percent of the hidden prostitutes who cater to upper-class clients are believed to be minors, according to a UNICEF study released in 2000 ^[3]

References

↑ "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices; El Salvador". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
↑ Worst Forms of Child Labour - El Salvador: Global March Against Child Labour. Globalmarch.org. Retrieved on 2011-03-30.
↑ Comparative Criminology | North America - El Salvador. Rohan.sdsu.edu. Retrieved on 2011-03-30.

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