Enforced prostitution - crimes against humanity

Ghana

Ghana - Criminal Offences Amendment Act 2012 EN

Section 101A inserted
3. the principal enactment is amended by the insertion after section 101 of section 101A

“Definition of sexual exploitation
101A. (1) Sexual exploitation is the use of a person for sexual activity that causes or is likely to cause serious physical and emotional injury or in prostitution or pornography.
(2) a person who sexually exploits
(a) another person other than a child commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a term of imprisonment of not less than five years and not more than twenty five years; or
(b) another person who is a child commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a term of imprisonment of not less than seven years and not more than twenty-five years.”

Section 200A and 200B inserted
5. the principal enactment is amended by the insertion after section 200 of sections 200A and B

“racketeering
(4) unlawful activities associated with racketeering include bribery, prostitution , the sexual exploitation of children , gambling, narcotic drug offences, money laundering and human trafficking.”

Rome Statute

Article 7 Crimes against humanity

1. For the purpose of this Statute, ‘crime against humanity’ means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:

(g) Rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity;