“…Palabras clave: Trata con fines de explotación sexual: movimiento contra la esclavitud; activismo de la sociedad civil; derechos de las mujeres vercoming trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation is a global priority in democratic societies. At an international level, since the nineteenth century and up to the present time, both women's rights and feminism movement, as the scientific community, civil society or public institutions, among others, have shown a growing interest in addressing the underlying causes that originate and perpetuate human trafficking, a heinous violation of human rights worldwide (Merodio, Duque & Peña, 2020;Melgar, Merodio, Duque & Ramis-Salas, 2021;Ranea-Triviño, 2020). Goal five of the Sustainable Development Goals of United Nations is dedicated to gender equality, which aims to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls in public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual exploitation.…”