Prostitution in Eritrea
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Prostitution in Eritrea
is illegal, but, according to the 2009 Human Rights Reports
it is a serious problem, and security forces occasionally follow women engaged in prostitution
and arrest those who had spent the night with a foreigner.
Eritrea
Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...
is illegal, but, according to the 2009 Human Rights Reports
United States' Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are publications on the annual human right conditions in countries and regions outside the United States, submitted annually by the United States Department of State to the United States Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual,...
it is a serious problem, and security forces occasionally follow women engaged in prostitution
Prostitution
Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...
and arrest those who had spent the night with a foreigner.