Prostitution in Yemen

Prostitution in Yemen is illegal, but many sex tourists from other gulf states indulge in what are known as "tourist marriages". The punishment for prostitution is 3 years of imprisonment.^{[1][2] [3]}

References

1. ^ "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices". U.S Department of State. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/nea/826.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
2. ^ "YEMEN: Sex trade fuelled by poverty, study finds". IRIN. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=25703. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
3. ^ "Desperate Somalis turn to prostitution in Yemen". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/02/10/us-yemen-somalis-prostitution-idUSTRE61950M20100210. Retrieved 2011-10-06. 

External links

• Gulf Tourists “Are they people of lust and corruption?”
• A prostitute reveals her story
• Desperate Africans seek unlikely refuge in Yemen