Argentina Applies Anti-Cult Framework To Trafficking

Argentine authorities arrested spiritual leader Konstantin Rudnev and detained several alleged followers in April 2025, framing the investigation as trafficking and coercive "cult" activity. Detained women report confinement, lack of translation, restricted legal contact, poor shelter conditions, and institutional practices that reframe consent as "brainwashing," suggesting Argentina's anti-trafficking apparatus routinely converts humanitarian rescue into coercive detention and evidence-production.