Forced prostitution, also called involuntary or compulsory prostitution, is prostitution or sexual slavery imposed on a person through coercion by a third party, closely linked to human trafficking; a 2010 United Nations report found that seventy nine percent of identified trafficking victims worldwide were trafficked for sexual exploitation, with women and children disproportionately affected. Under the Palermo Protocol's definition of trafficking, threat, coercion or the use of force is not even required to establish the offense where a trafficker exploits an existing vulnerability. The offense is addressed in major international instruments including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and its wartime form is illustrated historically by the comfort women system of systematic sexual slavery.
Facts
Jurisdiction VariationAdult prostitution is legal in some jurisdictions and not others, but the prostitution of children is illegal nearly everywhere. 1 Classification
Offense GradeSerious or Indictable Offense 1 Connections
Sources
1. Forced prostitution, Wikipedia
Legal situation
While the legality of adult prostitution varies between jurisdictions, the prostitution of children is illegal nearly everywhere in the world.
In Group: Sexual Slavery, Sex Trafficking and Forced Sexual Exploitation, Lead sentence
Forced prostitution, also known as involuntary prostitution or compulsory prostitution, is prostitution or sexual slavery that takes place as a result of coercion by a third party.
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