Prostitution in Sri Lanka

Prostitution itself is not illegal in Sri Lanka, however, soliciting and running brothels is an offence under the vagrants ordinance and the brothels ordinance.^[1] It is also illegal to procure and traffic persons for prostitution. Prostitution has not become as severe a problem in Sri Lanka as in some neighboring countries.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

References

1. Jayawardena, Hemamal (2007). A Study of Sex workers in Sri Lanka; An Example of Using Public Health Methodologies in Behavioral Research. Newton, MA: Zeilan Press, USA. ISBN 978-0979362408.
2. "Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Sri Lanka". State.gov. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
3. "Sex tourists prey on Sri Lanka's children: Beach resorts are hunting-grounds for European child abusers and pornographic video makers. Tim McGirk reports from Colombo". Independent. London. 1994-01-19. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
4. "UN targets Lanka child sex trade". BBC. 2006-07-20. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
5. "Sri Lanka to eliminate child sex tourism". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
6. "Child sex tourism spreading in Asia". CNN. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
7. "Child exploitation not new to stricken region". CNN. 2005-01-05. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
8. "40,000 child prostitutes in Sri Lanka, says Child Rights Group". Tamil Eelam. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
9. "Sri Lanka: hotbed for sexual exploitation of children". Tamil Eelam. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

Bibliography

A Study of Sex workers in Sri Lanka; An Example of Using Public Health Methodologies in Behavioral Research, Zeilan Press, USA (2007) – ISBN 978-0979362408