Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: Human trafficking or contemporary slavery is the recruitment and transfer of people by force or deception for sexual, labour or other types of exploitation. Although the violence, abuse and deprivation that trafficking entails are a threat to the health of its victims, in Spain the clinical or forensic data available in this regard is scarce. At the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Catalonia (IMLCFC), a unit specialized in the forensic assessment of these victims was created. The objective of this work was to describe a series of forensic cases of trafficking victims.
METHODS: Retrospective study of victims in judicial cases opened for an alleged crime of human trafficking registered in the IMLCFC until 06/30/2023.
RESULTS: 57 different victims were registered. The majority were women (71.9%). The average age was 30.5 years (s.d. 10.31). All the victims were foreigners, mostly from Latin America (45.5%). The exploitation was mainly sexual (61.4%). There were some sociodemographic differences and in the conditions and consequences of trafficking between victims of sexual exploitation and the rest. Mental health problems were very common in all victims at the time of the assessment (87.5%).
CONCLUSIONS: The consequences of trafficking on health, especially mental health, are notable and the forensic assessment of victims is valuable in judicial proceedings. It is necessary to deepen our knowledge of the phenomenon in our environment.
METHODS: Retrospective study of victims in judicial cases opened for an alleged crime of human trafficking registered in the IMLCFC until 06/30/2023.
RESULTS: 57 different victims were registered. The majority were women (71.9%). The average age was 30.5 years (s.d. 10.31). All the victims were foreigners, mostly from Latin America (45.5%). The exploitation was mainly sexual (61.4%). There were some sociodemographic differences and in the conditions and consequences of trafficking between victims of sexual exploitation and the rest. Mental health problems were very common in all victims at the time of the assessment (87.5%).
CONCLUSIONS: The consequences of trafficking on health, especially mental health, are notable and the forensic assessment of victims is valuable in judicial proceedings. It is necessary to deepen our knowledge of the phenomenon in our environment.
摘要：
目标：人口贩运或当代奴役是以武力或欺骗手段招募和转移人员，劳动或其他类型的剥削。虽然暴力,贩运所带来的虐待和剥夺对其受害者的健康构成威胁，在西班牙，这方面的临床或法医数据很少。在加泰罗尼亚法律医学和法医学研究所（IMLCFC），成立了一个专门对这些受害者进行法医评估的单位。这项工作的目的是描述一系列贩运受害者的法医案件。
方法：在2023年6月30日前在IMLCFC登记的涉嫌贩运人口罪的司法案件中对受害者进行回顾性研究。
结果：登记了57名不同的受害者。大多数是妇女（71.9％）。平均年龄为30.5岁（s.d.10.31）。所有的受害者都是外国人,主要来自拉丁美洲（45.5%）。剥削主要是性剥削（61.4％）。性剥削的受害者与其他人之间存在一些社会人口统计学差异以及贩运的条件和后果。在评估时，所有受害者的心理健康问题都非常普遍（87.5％）。
结论：贩运对健康的影响，尤其是心理健康，在司法程序中，对受害者的法医评估是有价值的。有必要加深我们对环境中现象的了解。
方法：在2023年6月30日前在IMLCFC登记的涉嫌贩运人口罪的司法案件中对受害者进行回顾性研究。
结果：登记了57名不同的受害者。大多数是妇女（71.9％）。平均年龄为30.5岁（s.d.10.31）。所有的受害者都是外国人,主要来自拉丁美洲（45.5%）。剥削主要是性剥削（61.4％）。性剥削的受害者与其他人之间存在一些社会人口统计学差异以及贩运的条件和后果。在评估时，所有受害者的心理健康问题都非常普遍（87.5％）。
结论：贩运对健康的影响，尤其是心理健康，在司法程序中，对受害者的法医评估是有价值的。有必要加深我们对环境中现象的了解。
