Djibouti

Is selling sex criminalised?
Unable to find any clause in penal code to suggest that selling sex itself is illegal but soliciting in a public place "for the cause of debauchery" is criminalised. "Operating" a 'prostitution' business is also criminalised, unclear if that applies to independent sex workers but might do.
Is buying sex criminalised?
No
Is organising/managing criminalised?
Yes, all aspects of managing/organising are criminalised. "Pimping" is criminalised, which includes helping, assisting or protecting 'prostitution of others'; living on the earnings; hire/train/divert someone for 'prostitution'; acting as an intermediary; brothel-keeping is also criminalised
Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing?
No
Is there mandatory registration?
No
Is sex work recognised as work?
No
Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation?
No
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