¿Cómo el abandono estatal perpetúa la trata y la prostitución forzada de mujeres migrantes en la localidad de Chapinero? "Cuerpos en lucha: la violencia que no se ve"

Abstract

Human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation represents one of the most severe manifestations of gender-based violence, affecting especially migrant women in situations of extreme vulnerability in Colombia. In urban areas such as Chapinero, Bogotá, many of them are persuaded or forced into prostitution in contexts marked by state abandonment, social exclusion, and the absence of effective protection mechanisms. Rather than finding institutional support, these women face a system that perpetuates their revictimization by denying them access to fundamental rights.

This research explores how state abandonment contributes to the persistence of human trafficking and the forced prostitution of migrant women in Chapinero. Using a qualitative and journalistic approach, it analyzes the dynamics of exploitation, the institutional barriers that hinder access to justice, health, and protection, as well as the role of social organizations that attempt to fill these gaps. Through a detailed narrative, the research seeks to give visibility to the experiences and voices of these women, to delve into the structural causes that perpetuate their situation, and to expose systemic failures that, far from providing support, stigmatize them.