Forced prostitution , also known as involuntary prostitution or compulsory prostitution , is prostitution or sexual slavery that takes place as a result of coercion by a third party. The terms "forced prostitution" or "enforced prostitution" appear in international and humanitarian conventions, such as the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court , but have been inconsistently applied.
Forced prostitution is illegal under customary law in all countries. While the legality of adult prostitution varies between jurisdictions, the prostitution of children is illegal nearly everywhere in the world.
This Convention supersedes a number of earlier conventions that covered some aspects of forced prostitution, and also deals with other aspects of prostitution. It penalizes the procurement and enticement to prostitution as well as the maintenance of brothels.
When slavery was illegal, they were forced into hard labor, and we see women being forced to perform sexual activities for their 'masters' or 'pimps. Child prostitution is considered inherently non-consensual and exploitative, as children, because of their age, are not legally able to consent.
In most countries child prostitution is illegal irrespective of the child reaching a lower statutory age of consent.
