Honduras rescued 17 victims of trafficking, principally women and adolescents, in the course of the first half of 2024. The Interinstitutional Fee towards Sexual, Industrial Exploitation and Human Trafficking (Cicesct) reported this Monday.
Of the entire variety of victims, six have been launched between January and March And eleven extra within the second quarter of 2024, in keeping with a press launch from the Honduran establishment.
82.3% (14) of victims. They’re women and younger individuals between the ages of 6 and 17 years. And 17.7% (3) have been ladies between 20 and 35 years of age, he elaborated.
Two of the victims have been rescued on June 15 in an operation within the metropolis of San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras, the place safety forces detained two individuals managing business sexual exploitation facilities that operated as “enjoyable therapeutic massage” websites, Cicect reported.
Honduran authorities additionally issued an arrest warrant on March 18 for a girl accused of human trafficking for the aim of economic sexual exploitation.
13 women and girls have been victims of trafficking for business sexual exploitation, one in every of them was recruited for prison actions; three for the creation of kid sexual abuse materials and one for slavery and servitude.
The fee famous that it provides “direct follow-up” to the 161 launched victims of trafficking, in addition to their quick relations, and urged the inhabitants to “proceed engaged on the prevention of sexual exploitation and human trafficking” and to report any circumstances of this crime.
In line with authorities, business sexual exploitation is the principle manifestation of human trafficking in Honduras.
Trafficking is against the law that includes the seize and retention of an individual by way of drive or coercion for the aim of sexual or labor exploitation.