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Flor de Lis (23 years old) is a survivor of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation in the Dominican Republic.
human trafficking

Survivors of sexual exploitation in the Dominican Republic: ‘They destroy your life because they’re only thinking about their own pleasure’

Alejandra Agudo|Santo Domingo (Repúbica Dominicana)|

The sex trafficking of girls and young women for prostitution in the Caribbean country is a deep-rooted problem. Training them so that they do not fall victim to prostitution rings and raising awareness in the tourism sector are ways to prevent it. But new legislation to adapt the law to fight new types of criminality remains stalled

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