comparative study of the crime investigation process of trafficking in women for the purpose of sexual exploitation in the salvador and spain

Abstract

This article analyzes from the perspective of Human Rights and the perspective of gender, the process of investigation of the crime of trafficking in women developed in El Salvador and Spain. The methodology was applied from a descriptive and comparative analysis with a qualitative approach, analyzing from a social legal perspective, the actions and results obtained in the investigation of the crime of trafficking in women from the different legal tools. The contribution of this investigation is relevant, insofar as it allows us to know the actions carried out by El Salvador and Spain to collect evidence and develop a prosecution of the crime. Among the findings found, it was determined that El Salvador has shown progress in the investigation of the crime of trafficking, having legal tools similar to those established in Spain. However, it is necessary to strengthen the registration of data on cases of trafficking and assess a reform to the Special Law against Trafficking in Persons in El Salvador to incorporate the patrimonial investigation of the traffickers and the insurance of goods resulting from trafficking.