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Unlike other countries, the use of prostitutes is not uncommon in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The women are paid very little and fear beatings if caught. The country has a problem stemming the flow of eastern European prostitutes into the country.

In the past, the Bosnian police were directly involved in trafficking. Often, the traffickers were able to trick women into going into prostitution, while the police never caught them. The women were then sent back home.

In 1996, homosexual sex was decriminalized in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Previously, the country was part of Yugoslavia. Currently, the country is divided into two political entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.

Prostitution in Bosnia and Herzegovina is controlled by the mafia. It has flourished in the frontier areas of the country, as well as in the city of Zenica, which is located in central Bosnia. The area consists of street prostitution as well as exclusive bordellos.

There are many foreign women who work in the sex trade, and they are usually willing workers. They are lured to Bosnia with promises of work. The local corruption allows the trafficking network to flourish. The women are often physically assaulted, and many end up in the brothels.

Most foreign women do not have the means to live in Bosnia. Some work as slaves in the country, while others are shipped overseas to work. The Bosnian government has tried to stem the flow of prostitutes into the country, but it is still difficult to stop the flow.