Merida, June 28, venezuelanalysis. The bust culminated over six months of investigations on the part of Interpol and both Spanish and Venezuelan authorities. Six citizens of various nationalities were arrested, including the Venezuelan-based leader of the network who is now awaiting extradition. Those implicated are also accused of organised crime and money laundering. Recently, there has been a steep rise in human trafficking โ in particular for sexual exploitation โ of migrating Venezuelan women, who are famous for fulfilling the commercial profile of beauty which is promoted by the Global North.
Criminal networks take advantage of the precarious conditions in which Venezuelan women often migrate, offering to pay their airfares and provide them with work opportunities, before trapping them in horrendous illegal situations which are nigh impossible to escape from. Last year Venezuelan authorities arrested two Asians and one Venezuelan in Caracas airport on charges of human trafficking, and closed a Venezuelan ONG accused of trafficking children to Peru.
Likewise, a ring which trafficked Venezuelan women in Barcelona, Spain was broken up in February this year, and nine Venezuelans were among 17 women freed from a network in Panama in March.
In Peru, four Venezuelans were liberated from traffickers in May. Seventy percent of the victims are women. Following the March murder of Venezuelan Laura Navarrete in London, UK, the number of gender-based murders against Venezuelan migrant women reportedly reached twelve this year, well up on the six recorded during the whole of Since, there have been at least two more femicides reported, both in Mexico in April.
Spanish watchdog Feminicidio. The increase in attacks abroad against Venezuelan women coincides with the sharp rise the country is experiencing in migration, particularly to popular destinations such as Panama, Peru, Colombia, and Spain. Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy. Skip to content. This year has also seen a sharp increase in cases of femicide against Venezuelan migrant women. The Incomplete Feminist Revolution. News Analysis Expand child menu Expand. Multimedia Expand child menu Expand.
