Costa rica sex reports

Costa Rica is a source and destination for human sex trafficking and forced labor, according to the U. The report states women and girls from Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and other Latin American countries have been identified in Costa Rica as victims of sex trafficking and forced servitude. Costa Rica was downgraded to the Tier 2 Watch List this year, joining 39 other countries in danger of potential economic sanctions from the United States. This is the second time in 10 years that Costa Rica has been included on the Tier 2 Watch List, the last being in The State Department report places nations in one of four categories based on efforts to combat human trafficking and the degree of aid provided to victims. The best ranking is Tier 1.

Prostitution in Costa Rica is legal. Costa Rica 's legal system is based on Roman law rather than common law , and so for prostitution to be illegal it would have to be explicitly stated as such in a penal code, and it is not. Nevertheless, many of the activities surrounding it are illegal, [1] as the law forbids promoting or facilitating the prostitution of another, and therefore pimping , brothels , or prostitution rings are illegal. The large growth in sex tourism prompted the Government of Costa Rica introduce a voluntary [9] registration scheme for prostitutes. Sex trafficking , [13] child prostitution [14] and HIV [15] are problems in the country. Sex tourism in Costa Rica has been a consequence of the rapid growth of international tourism in the country , and the country is being promoted as a popular destination for sex tourism. Costa Rica first began the development of its tourism industry with the creation of the country's first private hotel, the Gran Hotel Costa Rica , in

David "Cuba Dave" Strecker posing with two sex workers. All photos courtesy of David Strecker. When police handcuffed David Strecker on September 4 in a Costa Rican airport, the year-old American remembers thinking he'd only have to answer a few questions before he could board his flight back home. But Strecker never made it on the plane. He's been behind bars ever since after being accused of violating Costa Rican law by promoting prostitution.

Child maltreatment. Youth violence. Intimate partner violence. Elder abuse. Sexual violence.