Sex trafficking in Guatemala

Sex trafficking victims in the country are from all ethnic groups in Guatemala, including the Maya and other indigenous peoples, and foreigners.

Guatemalan citizens, primarily women and girls, are sex trafficked to the different departments of Guatemala, as well as other countries,[1] particularly Mexico and the United States.

[2] The illegal transporting and sexual assault of migrants from Latin America to the United States is a problem.

[2] Children,[5][6][3][4][7] deported migrants,[4] and people in poverty[5][3][4] and with little education[5] are particularly vulnerable to sex trafficking.

[3][7] El Refugio de la Niñez operates a shelter that helps restore victims of sex trafficking in Guatemala.

Citizen and foreign victims, including indgienous peoples, are sex trafficked into and out of the departments of Guatemala . They are raped and physically and psychologically harmed in locations within these administrative divisions.