Prostitution in El Salvador
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In El Salvador
, prostitution itself is not illegal, but the law prohibits inducing, facilitating, promoting or giving incentives to a person to work as a prostitute (operating brothels or prostitution rings is illegal). The prostitution of children (those under 18) is illegal. Prostitution is common in San Salvador
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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 .
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
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, prostitution itself is not illegal, but the law prohibits inducing, facilitating, promoting or giving incentives to a person to work as a prostitute (operating brothels or prostitution rings is illegal). The prostitution of children (those under 18) is illegal. Prostitution is common in San Salvador
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
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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
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
were between the ages of 13 and 18 .
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