La trata de seres humanos con fines de explotación sexual con especial referencia a la producida desde África a la Unión Europea

• Dulce M. Santana Vega ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

     Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

     Gran Canaria, España

     
• Localización: 1st Congress Bridge to Africa: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 20-25.02.2024, 2024, ISBN 9788490425275, págs. 256-271
• Idioma: español
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  • This paper addresses the Spanish legal problems, transposedfrom the EU Directive on trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation, which has a clear gender significance,given that, unlike the other purposes that are also contemplatedin the crime (labor exploitation, organ trafficking or the commis-sion of crimes), this one affects almost only women who are trafficked for prostitution. Likewise, within this markedly femininecharacter, it is marked by the economic dimension, i.e., womenare trafficked from countries, mainly African and South American,to be exploited in Europe.Within this framework, the fundamental characteristics of thecrime of human trafficking in its modality of sexual exploitationwill be analysed, making reference to the typical conducts andtheir aggravations. Likewise, the difficulties that arise in the fieldof evidence in the criminal prosecution of such crimes will be presented, with special reference to the singularities that also arisein relation to the trafficking of African women, especially in thearea of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands.This work methodologically addresses not only the study of Spanish doctrine and jurisprudence on the crime of trafficking for thepurpose of sexual exploitation, but also European and international regulations on the subject, analysing the statistical data onthe judicial application of this crime.This work is part of the Trasex Report prepared by an interdisciplinary group of researchers from the ULPGC and the ULL, within the framework of a Research Project financed by the Canarian Institute for Equality of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands.