Illegal prostitution stagnates in the Netherlands
Twenty-six years after the Netherlands decriminalized brothels, the law has not achieved its goals: police estimate that up to 6,000 of the country's roughly 20,000 sex workers may be forced. A UN committee recently urged Dutch authorities to step up efforts against forced prostitution and child sex
Netherlands · 2026-02-27 · EL PAÍS
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