Mexico

Mexico is a country located in North America. It is the 11th most populous country in the world, with over 126 million people. Mexico has a rich and diverse culture, with a blend of indigenous, European, and other influences. Spanish is the official language of Mexico, and the country has a federal presidential representative democratic republic system of government.

Mexico has a long and complex history, and it has been home to many great civilizations, including the Mayans and the Aztecs. Mexico is a developing country, and it has a growing economy, with a significant manufacturing and service sector. Some of Mexico’s major cities include Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey.

Mexico holds ex-political boss in sex recruiting scandal
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Mexico holds ex-political boss in sex recruiting scandal

ByEyes on Trafficking News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico City said Tuesday a judge has ordered a former political boss held in jail pending trial on sex-trafficking charges. Cuauhtémoc Gutiérrez is the former Mexico City leader of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, which ruled Mexico for most of the 20th century. Gutierrez resigned in 2014 following reports that…

Survivor stories you may have missed: I was raped 43,200 times; Three survivors of human trafficking share their stories
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Survivor stories you may have missed: I was raped 43,200 times; Three survivors of human trafficking share their stories

ByBilly Joe Cain

We are so fortunate to have people send us stories of the day (and the past), and we want to have a place to feature them. Let us know what you think. Should we do more?  Human trafficking survivor: I was raped 43,200 times Link to article: Human trafficking survivor: I was raped 43,200 times. Mexico…

New Bill Against Forced Labor in China Offers Promising Development in Tariff Act Enforcement
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New Bill Against Forced Labor in China Offers Promising Development in Tariff Act Enforcement

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Author: Sarah Murray | originally posted on Human Trafficking Institute’s website, Aug 27, 2021 Introduction Over the past four years, the People’s Republic of China has forced at least one million Uyghurs,[1] who are mostly Muslim, and members of other ethnic and religious minorities into internment camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“Xinjiang”), a…

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…