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Four suspected pimps arrested in Hamra

Date of incident: 
March 18, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Lebanese Civilians
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

BEIRUT: Police arrested four people Friday on suspicion of organizing and facilitating prostitution in Beirut. Two Lebanese and two Syrians were detained in Beirut’s popular Hamra district by the Internal Security Forces. No other details were provided. Despite prostitution being illegal in Lebanon it remains in wide practice. Certain areas north of Beirut are frequented “red light” districts where sex services are readily available. There is a growing debate to legalize the trade in order to regulate it and protect those in the industry from exploitation. Prostitution was legal in Lebanon before 1975. As it stands, prostitutes face fines and 15 days in prison if caught. The number of women and men in the industry surged following the Syrian crisis as refugees with little support resorted to dangerous coping methods in in an attempt to provide for their families. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Mar-19/342994-four-su...

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category: 
Gender Based Violence [inc. sexual violence]
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Conflicts of social discrimination
Violent and unjust treatment of different categories of people and individuals based on race, age, gender or sexuality, committed by the State, groups and individuals, related to a lack of protection and rights, inefficiency of the Justice system and persisting social and economic vulnerabilities.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.
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