Prostitution in Sierra Leone
- Prostitution in Sierra Leone
Since the end of the ten-year civil war in Sierra Leone, there has been an increase in child prostitution, especially among children who are struggling to survive. [ [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/af/8402.htm U.S. State Department report on Human Rights Practices in Sierra Leone] ] This is happening in spite of the fact that prostitution is illegal in the country.
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* [http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2005-05/2005-05-26-voa54.cfm Sierra Leone's Children are Pushed onto Streets]
* [http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2005-05/Young-West-African-Girls-Face-Perils-of-Prostitution-and-Trafficking.cfm Young West African Girls Face Perils of Prostitution, Trafficking]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5056654.stm Sierra Leone's forgotten 'bush wives']
* [http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_20057583.shtml Prostitution and Lesbianism among Teenagers in Sierra Leone]
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