Tag: trafficking of persons
On average every 15 days there is a “trafficking” victim in Costa Rica
The sexual exploitation of persons for commercial purposes is increasing and is the most common way in which the crime of trafficking in persons manifests itself in Costa Rica.
Between 2010 and 2018 there were 211 cases, that is, more than 26 per year or...
12 Foreigner Women Rescued From Proxenetas in Southern Zone
The Fiscalia (Prosecutor's Office) in Corredores and the Office of Trafficking in Persons and the Illicit Trafficking of Migrants are asking for jail time for two women in the southern zone, for the trafficking of persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
The women, who...
Seeking The American Dream, Women End Up Being Exploited in Costa Rica
The "American Dream" of several women in Costa Rica never came to be. The promises of a promising future ended in deceptions and nightmares for the Central American women.
In the last two months, Costa Rican authorities were able to dismantle two gangs that brought...
