Prostitution in Nepal

Prostitution is illegal in Nepal. The Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act, 2064, Act Number 5 of the Year 2064 (2008), criminalises prostitution[1] and living of the earnings of prostitution by including it in the definition of human trafficking.[2] UNAIDS estimate there to be 67,300 prostitutes in the country.[3]

  1. ^ "Part 4 – Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act, 2064". Nepal Law Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2019. Section 15(d)
  2. ^ "Sex Work Law - Countries". Sexuality, Poverty and Law. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Sex workers: Population size estimate - Number, 2016". www.aidsinfoonline.org. UNAIDS. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2018.