Prostitution in Togo

Prostitution in Togo is legal[1] and commonplace.[2] Related activities such as solicitation, living off the earnings of prostitution or procuring are prohibited.[1] Punishment is up to 10 years imprisonment if minors or violence is involved.[1]

Sex trafficking,[3] child prostitution[4] and HIV[5] are problems in the country. However, the country has recently introduced some government codes, and has also started enforcing existing codes, such as a child code protecting the rights of children throughout the country, in order to help combat some of these problems.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Togo: Code pénal du Togo (révisé en avril 2000)". Wipo. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Prostitution au Togo : Progression de plus 180% en 10 ans. Bravo, Faure ! - 27avril.com". Actualité au Togo, Monde (in French). 21 August 2015.
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  5. ^ "Togo 2017 Country factsheet". UNAIDS. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Togo". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2018-07-17.