Less visibility of prostitution since law change: 'We must tackle coercion and human trafficking hard'
Since a 2022 Belgian law removed mandatory registration of sex workers, police in Ghent report a drastic drop in registrations from over 250 annually to nearly zero, reducing visibility. Police conduct periodic checks and online monitoring but found only 60 crimes in 2023 and 45 in 2025, with few hu
Netherlands · 2026-03-28 · HLN
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