Dékon

Last updated March 26, 2019

Dékon is a neighborhood of Lomé, Togo.^[1] Although it's one of the business areas of the city (containing many Internet cafés), it is also one of the poorest areas, in which child prostitution is common.^[2]

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References

↑ Petit Futé Togo (in French). Petit Futé. 19 November 2014. p. 89. ISBN 978-2-7469-7859-1.
↑ "Girls Trafficked Into Domestic and Market Labor". Human Rights Watch. April 2003. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

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[Futé,2014-1] Petit Futé Togo (in French). Petit Futé. 19 November 2014. p. 89. ISBN 978-2-7469-7859-1.

[2] "Girls Trafficked Into Domestic and Market Labor". Human Rights Watch. April 2003. Retrieved January 28, 2015.