Prostitution in the State of Palestine

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Prostitution in the State of Palestine is illegal, under Palestinian law.[1][2][3][4]

A 2009 report by the

UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and SAWA-All the Women Together Today and Tomorrow, a Palestinian NGO, suggested that while like in other places around the world a number of women turned to prostitution in the face of poverty and violence, in Palestine cases mainly stemmed from incidents of sexual violence, and occasionally forced marriage at a young age.[5] [6][7][8] The report urged the Palestinian authorities and Palestinian society to acknowledge the existence of the problem.[5]

Background

Under Ottoman rule, there were no laws on prostitution.[9]

After coming under

WW2, military authorities regulated brothels for soldiers, including medical examinations.[9]

Prostitution is prohibited by Articles 309–318 of the Penal Code in the West Bank and Articles 161–166 of the Criminal Code of 1936 in Gaza.[10]

History

According to a report released in 2009, numbers of women in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank had been forced into prostitution by traffickers and family members.

UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and researched by "SAWA-All the Women Together Today and Tomorrow", a Palestinian NGO, during the first half of 2008.[6]

The Palestinian laws prohibit forcing women into any illegal sexual intercourse -- as long as “such a woman is not a prostitute and is not known for her immoral character.”[10] Shelters in Palestine refuse to provide assistance to sex workers.[10]

Ramallah has prostitution, but long-term abstinence is common, as premarital sex is seen as taboo in the territories.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Flourishing Palestinian sex trade exposed in new report". Haaretz. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  2. ^ "Report lifts veil on trafficking, prostitution of Palestinian women". CNN. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  3. UNHCR
    . Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  4. ^ "Dark secrets of the White City". Haaretz. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  5. ^ a b c d "PALESTINE: Flourishing Palestinian Sex Trade Exposed in New Report". PeaceWomen. February 3, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c Kliger, Rachelle (10 December 2009). "Rare report on prostitution in Palestinian territories". The Jerusalem Post.
  7. ^ "Trafficking and Forced Prostitution of Palestinian Women and Girls: Forms of Modern Day Slavery" (PDF). Sawa.ps. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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  10. ^ a b c 1 Palestine; Gender Justice & The Law
  11. ^ Gutman, Matt, "Sex and the Single Palestinian," ABC News July 12, 2007.

External links

Resources

"Trafficking and Forced Prostitution of Palestinian Women and Girls: Forms of Modern Day Slavery" UNIFEM 2008

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