Prostitution in Albania
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Prostitution in Albania is illegal.[1]
Prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, prostitution in Albania was virtually unknown. Migration from rural areas to cities, and the economic problems following the Soviet collapse, caused some women to turn to prostitution.[2]
Street prostitution occurs near the centre of the capital, Tirana, mainly by Roma men and women.[2] Some students work as prostitutes from hotels or motels in Tirana and other large cities, where brothels are also found.[2]
The NGO Aksion Plus provides sex workers with advocacy, education and support.[3]
Three articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Albania outlaw prostitution and related activities:[4]
- Article 113, Prostitution (buying and selling of sex)
- Article 114, Exploitation of prostitution ("encouragement, mediation, or receipt of compensation for exercising prostitution")
- Article 115, Use of premises for prostitution ("managing, utilizing, financing, or renting premises for purposes of prostitution")
- Articles 110(a) and 128(b) prohibit sex and labour trafficking and prescribe penalties of eight to 15 year's imprisonment.
