Prostitution in Saudi Arabia

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Prostitution in Saudi Arabia is strictly illegal.[1] According to the US State Department, Saudi Arabia is a destination country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation,[2] and prostitutes tend to be from Nigeria and Ethiopia.[3] Foreign prostitutes who are arrested by the Saudi vice police face deportation.[3] Saudi Arabia is Tier 1 country according to the CIA.[1]

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  1. ^ Brothels and bombs in Saudi Arabia
  2. ^ Protection Act of 2000: Trafficking in Persons Report 2007
  3. ^ a b Saudi's sleazy underworld
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