Latin America

Latin America refers to the region of the Americas where Romance languages, such as Spanish, Portuguese, and French, are spoken. It includes countries located in Central America, South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Latin America has a rich cultural heritage and is known for its diverse music, food, and arts. The region also faces a number of challenges, including economic inequality, political instability, and social and environmental issues.

 

 

Technology and Human Trafficking: Does technology need to be cancelled?
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Technology and Human Trafficking: Does technology need to be cancelled?

ByEyes on Trafficking News

31 January 2022 The spread of technology across the globe has been an unstoppable force since its creation and it is increasingly being used in every facet of life, including the world of crime. Human trafficking has not escaped this trend, and this technology is now playing a central role in the recruitment, sale, and coercion of victims. The use of technology for…

New Project to Counter Migrant Smuggling
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New Project to Counter Migrant Smuggling

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Vienna (Austria) 2 November 2021 – A two-year project to combat organized crime groups that smuggle migrants over multiple continents to North America is underway in thirteen countries. The STARSOM initiative will support States along the main smuggling routes to work together to respond to migrant smuggling while protecting the lives and upholding the rights…

The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere
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The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere

ByEyes on Trafficking News

How to address the ongoing threat of illegal drug use in the United States remains a persistent challenge. The activities of increasingly sophisticated transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) exacerbate that challenge for the whole of the Western Hemisphere. The incoming Biden administration should be especially wary of the likely inevitable growth of fentanyl shipment through maritime…

The impact of COVID-19 on human rights
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The impact of COVID-19 on human rights

ByEyes on Trafficking News

I want to focus on how COVID-19 has changed the structural environment in Latin America and what this means for human rights. Also, what it means for crime and anti-crime policies and consequently on human rights issues. Let me first start with those structural changes. Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an effect so far…

Victims and villains: Anti-trafficking movement urged to tackle racial bias
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Victims and villains: Anti-trafficking movement urged to tackle racial bias

ByEyes on Trafficking News

By Christine Murray MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Global protests about racism and police brutality should act as a wake-up call to the anti-human trafficking movement over the approach of law enforcement, treatment of Black victims and a lack of racial diversity, academics and activists said. The legacy of ‘white slave traffic’ – a…