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Ana Cecilia Romero of CHS Alternativo
Diario La Región
En Loreto seguimos ocupando el segundo lugar
en Trata de Personas
En el auditorio de
la CSJLO se presentó libro El Proceso Penal en el delito de Trata de
Ayer en el auditorio de la Corte Superior de Justicia de Loreto con la
asistencia del presidente de la Junta de fiscales de Loreto, Mario
Alberto Gallo Zamudio, del asesor de la presidencia de la Corte de
Loreto, John Ancka Ikeda, la defensora del pueblo, Lizbeth Castro, así
como representantes de la Policía Nacional y de otras instituciones
ligadas al problema de la Trata de Personas. Asimismo se presentó el
libro El Proceso Penal Peruano en el delito de Trata de Personas.
Ana Cecilia Romero, coordinadora de la oficina regional de
CHS Alternativo,
manifestó, hemos presentado un documental "La Noche de Gina" que es el
caso de una víctima amazónica de Trata de Personas que fue
llevada con una falsa oferta laboral a Piura en donde fue víctima
de explotación sexual durante varios años e inclusive salió embarazada,
logrando finalmente escapar de esta explotación y esclavitud.
Sin embargo, no es acogida por las autoridades, ni tomaron su denuncia,
pues cuando escapó ya era mayor de edad. Este es un caso que ha llegado
inclusive a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y finalmente en
el presente año ha sido considerado como Trata de Personas, por lo que
existe un proceso judicial en contra de los tratantes por el delito de
proxenetismo y otros delitos.
The Loreto region continues to rank second in Peru in Human Trafficking
Authorities and advocates who work in the fight against human
trafficking recently held a forum in the auditorium of the Superior
Court of the
Loreto region of Peru.
Participating in the event were Mario Alberto Gallo Zamudio - president
of the Loreto prosecutors board, John Ancka Ikeda - adviser to the
president of the Court of Loreto, Lizbeth
Castro - the People's Ombudsman, as well as representatives of the
National Police and other institutions that work on the problem of human
trafficking. The book Peruvian
Criminal Process in the Crime of Human Trafficking was also presented
during the event.
Ana Cecilia Romero, coordinator of the
CHS Alternativo [Human and Social Capital
Alternatives] regional office, said, we have presented a documentary
"The Night of Gina," that represents the case of a victim of human
trafficking from Peru's Amazonian region, who was entrapped through the
use of a false job offer. 'Gina' went to the city of Piura, where she
became a victim of sexual exploitation over a period of several years
during which she became pregnant. Gina eventually escaped her life of
exploitation and slavery.
Despite gaining her freedom, Gina's case was ignored by the authorities, who refused to receive her criminal complaint
because she was an adult at the time of her escape. Gina's case has been
presented before the Inter American Court of Human Rights. During 2011
the case has been interpreted as a case of human trafficking.
As a result, the traffickers involved in her case are facing
charges of pimping and other, related crimes.
Diario La Región
Oct. 28, 2011
Added: Oct. 29, 2011
Mexico, The United
This map shows routes used to
traffic victims from Mexico's sex trafficking wholesale
distribution 'mega center' of Tlaxcala state (located just east
of Mexico city) in the south to Tijuana and California(purple)
and Texas / points east (blue) in the North.
Detienen en Puebla a dos por delito de trata
Elementos de la Policía Federal, en coordinación con el Servicio de
Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas
en inglés) aseguró en el municipio de San Miguel Xoxtla, Puebla, a dos
personas a quienes se les vincula con el delito de trata de personas y
que son requeridos por la justicia estadounidense.
La corporación, de la Secretaría de Seguridad Pública federal (SSP),
informó que las personas detenidas son Benito N, identificado por las
autoridades como "Rodolfo" y a Anastasio N, identificado como "Carlos",
originarios de Tenancingo, Tlaxcala.
"Esta detención se llevó a cabo en el marco de la colaboración para el
combate a la delincuencia que opera de manera trasnacional, contando con
el intercambio de información con del Servicio de Inmigración y Control
de Aduanas de los Estados Unidos, agencia con la cual se pudo confirmar
que los detenidos son requeridos por una Corte Federal estadounidense,
por su presunta responsabilidad en el reclutamiento de personas en
México para trasladarlas de manera ilegal a dicho país con fines de
explotación sexual", dijo la SSP.
De acuerdo con líneas de investigación de la corporación policiaca el
modo de operar de los detenidos era mediante engaños, pues cortejaban a
mujeres con quienes procreaban hijos.
"Posteriormente las obligaban a prostituirse y entregar una cuota de
dinero cada semana, bajo la amenaza de que no verían a sus hijos en caso
de no hacerlo".
Así y en seguimiento a las investigaciones, elementos de la Policía
Federal detectaron la presencia de Benito N y Anastasio en Puebla, por
lo que implementó un operativo de búsqueda y localización en el
municipio de San Miguel Xoxtla, donde fueron detenidos.
Estas personas fueron internados… y puestos a disposición del Juez
Decimoséptimo de Distrito de Procesos Penales Federales en el Distrito
Federal, para continuar con la orden de extradición internacional
El 7 de octubre pasado, la SSP informó que desarticuló en Tlaxcala una
organización dedicada a la trata de personas con fines de explotación
sexual que operaba en México y Estados Unidos, que reclutaba a sus
víctimas en parques y centros recreativos; posteriormente mediante
promesas y engaños las llevaban a Tlaxcala, Puebla y al Distrito
Federal, donde las obligaban a prostituirse,
Two are arrested in transnational human
trafficking case
Agents of the Mexican Federal Police in
coordination with the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) have detained two suspects in the town of San Miguel
Xoxtla, located in Puebla state. The two men were being sought by U.S.
authorities as suspects in human trafficking crimes. Benito N,
identified by authorities as "Rudolph" and Anastasio N, identified as
"Carlos", were arrested. Both men are from the city of Tenancingo
[Mexico's sex trafficking mega center] in Tlaxcala state.
These arrests took place within a
[Mexican-U.S.] framework of cooperation to combat crime, and involved an
exchange of information with ICE.
The U.S. is seeking the suspects for their
alleged responsibility in the recruitment of people in Mexico for the
purposes of smuggling them illegally into the U.S. for sexual
exploitation, "said a spokesman for Mexico's Secretariat for Public
Security (SSP).
According to investigators, the suspects
recruited their victims through the use of lies and deceit. Their
victims were first courted, then convinced to have children with the
suspects. "After that, they were forced to prostitute themselves and
turn ovr a weekly quota of money to their pimps, under threat that they
would could not see their children if they did not comply."
Federal Police detected the presence of
Benito N and Anastasio in Puebla, and proceeded to arrest them.
The suspects have been detained, and have
been made available to the Seventeenth District Judge for Federal
Criminal Proceedings in the Mexico City, where the international
extradition warrant will be processed.
On October 7, 2011, the SSP said that it
had dismantled a Tlaxcala state based sex trafficking ring that operated
in Mexico and the United States. The traffickers recruited their victims
in parks and recreation centers. Through the use of false promises, the
victims were then taken to the states of Puebla and Tlaxcala, as well as
to Mexico City, were they were forced to prostitute themselves.
El Universal
Mexico City
Oct. 28, 2011
See also:
Special Section
About Tlaxcala state, Mexico's mega center
of forced prostitution, where women and children who are kidnapped or
cajoled from across Mexico are 'trained,' sold on the streets of nearby
Mexico City, and then are transported to the global destinations as
victims of sex trafficking mafias based in that state.
Greater Washington, DC –
USA / El Salvador
MS-13 gang member sentenced to life in
prison for child sex trafficking
Alexandria, Virginia – An El Salvadoran national and MS-13 gang member was
sentenced to life in prison for prostituting a 12-year-old female to
clients throughout northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. The
sentence was the result of investigative work by U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations' (HSI) Gang
Unit with assistance from the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Task
Jose Ciro Juarez-Santamaria, 24, was convicted by a federal jury on July
28, 2011 for conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation of a minor
for prostitution.
"Mr. Juarez-Santamaria and his MS-13 accomplices had no regard for the
human dignity of the young victim in this case," said John P. Torres,
special agent in charge of the ICE HSI field office in Washington, D.C.
"Cases like this demonstrate the importance of steadfast dedication by
ICE HSI and the law enforcement community to protect the people of the
D.C. metro area from transnational gangs and the criminal activity they
According to court records and evidence at trial, Juarez-Santamaria
joined MS-13 while in El Salvador. He was a member of the Pinos Locos
clique of MS-13 and known by the gang as "Sniper." At a Halloween party
in Oxon Hill, Md., on Oct. 31, 2009, Juarez-Santamaria met a 12-year-old
runaway who asked for his help in finding a place to stay. Instead,
Juarez-Santamaria began prostituting the victim throughout the
Washington D.C.-area the very next day.
The victim was prostituted from October to December 2009, providing sex
for money every day of the week. Evidence at trial showed that
Juarez-Santamaria generally charged $40 for 15 minutes of sex, but he
would sometimes charge more depending on what the customer wanted. The
prostitution took place at various businesses, homes, apartments and
hotels in and around northern Virginia. Juarez-Santamaria also admitted
to having sex with the victim and allowed MS-13 gang members to have sex
with her free of charge. To keep the victim compliant, Juarez-Santamaria
and others would supply her with alcohol and marijuana.
Founded in 2004, the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Task Force is a
collaboration of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies –
along with nongovernmental organizations – dedicated to combating human
trafficking and related crimes.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Press Release
El Salvador
Vidal Aparicio Rivera
Ordenan prisión para dos por trata de
El Juzgado de Paz de Ilobasco decidió enviar a prisión mientras
continúan las investigaciones contra dos sujetos, acusados por la
Fiscalía General de la República de formar parte de una estructura
dedicada a la trata de menores que operaba en ese municipio del
departamento de Cabañas.
Los acusados son Vidal Aparicio Rivera, de 56 años y Benigno Hernández
Franco de 54, a quienes se les decreto detención provisional, el
referido juzgado, luego de escuchar las pruebas de cargo aportadas por
la Fiscalía, resolvió que existen suficientes elementos contra ambos
La Unidad Especializada de Tráfico Ilegal y Trata de personas de la
FGR, logró el pasado fin
de semana la captura de ambos sujetos, quienes según las investigaciones
mantenían una casa de citas en dicho lugar, en donde se presume
obligaban a las menores a prostituirse.
Las investigaciones fiscales han revelado además, que las jóvenes eran
contactadas por otra joven de 15 años, quien era la encargada de
reclutarlas y llevarlas a las manos de ambos imputados.
Two men are face pre-trial detention on charges of trafficking in minors
A local judge in the city of Ilobasco has decided to hold two suspects
in pre-trial detention while investigations continue against two men
accused by the Attorney General of the Republic of being part of a
network that engages in child trafficking operating in this municipality
of the department [state] of Cabañas.
The defendants are Aparicio Vidal Rivera, 56, and Benigno Hernandez
Franco, 54. They were held on a temporary detention order after the
judge determined that prosecutors had sufficient evidence bring the
suspects to trial.
The Special Unit and Illegal Trafficking of
FGR, captured both
subjects a week ago. According to investigators, both men operated a
brothel where minors were presumably forced into prostitution..
Prosecutors have also revealed that potential victims were first
contacted by a 15-year-old girl who was responsible for recruiting them
for the traffickers.
Added: Oct. 27, 2011
Ante el
crecimiento de
la explotación y
el turismo
sexuales en
mexicano, la
presidenta de la
Especial para la
Lucha contra la
Trata de
Personas de la
Cámara de
Diputados, Rosi
Orozco (PAN),
demandó una
para destinar
recursos a los
para prevención,
combate y
erradicación de
este delito.
La legisladora
federal dijo que
se ha detectado
el aumento de
estas prácticas
en Acapulco,
Cancún, Tijuana
y Ciudad Juárez,
por el arribo de
sexuales de EU,
Canadá y Europa.
Expuso que los
recursos se
requieren para
llevar a cabo
concretos de
combate a la
trata de
personas y
que permita
enfrentar el
problema "con
científicos y
Por eso se
pronunció por
etiquetados para
esas tareas en
el Presupuesto
de Egresos de la
Federación (PEF)
2012, y que "los
recursos para la
combate y
erradicación de
este delito, ya
que continúa
creciendo la
explotación y el
turismo sexual".
Dijo que de
acuerdo a la
información con
que cuenta, en
las entidades
del país se
carece de
recursos e
para la
control y
operación de
sistemas de
inteligencia en
el combate de la
trata de
Opinó que si en
verdad se
combatir ese
delito, se les
deben brindar
los recursos
Hace un año,
recordó, la
Regional contra
el Tráfico de
Mujeres y Niñas
en América
Latina tenía
registrados un
millón 200 mil
víctimas de
trata y por eso
ubicó a México
en el quinto
lugar de América
Latina. Se
estima que de
cada diez
víctimas dos son
menores de edad.
El organismo
estimó que
nuestro país se
ubica después de
Haití, Brasil y
Argentina pero,
indicó Orozco,
el delito de
trata de
personas es
minimizado por
debido a su
indiferencia o
complicidad, ya
que es
considerado como
el tercer delito
más redituable
para el crimen
dijo la
legisladora, le
dan poca
importancia a
y demanda de
para combatir a
los tratantes y
atender a las
Es por esa
situación que
invertir en
capacitación de
autoridades para
hacer conciencia
de que la trata
de personas
lesiona la
dignidad de la
persona y se
en la
laboral y sexual
de menores y
mujeres jóvenes
de quince a
veinte años de
A call for more
resources to
human trafficking
In response to
the growth of
exploitation and
sex tourism in
Mexico, the
president of the
Commission for
Trafficking in
Persons of the
Chamber of
Deputies, Rosi
Orozco (PAN),
has demanded an
expansion of the
allocations for
specifc states
to allow them to
prevent, combat
and eradicate
The federal
lawmaker said
that she has
detected an
increase these
activities in
the cities of
Cancun, Tijuana
and Ciudad
Juarez, driven
by demand from
sex tourists who
are arriving
from the United
States, Canada
and Europe.
Deputy Orozco
explained that
the resources
will be required
to train people
and carry out
programs to
trafficking, and
to develop
to tackle the
problem "with
scientific and
Orozco has
therefore come
out in favor of
increases in the
2012 Proposed
Budget of the
Federation (PEF)
2012. She also
called upon
state officials
to consider
resources for
control and
eradication of
these crimes,
given the
continual growth
in sexual
exploitation and
sex tourism.
According to
available to
Orozco, Mexico
lacks the
resources and
that are
for the
operation of the
surveillance and
systems that are
needed to combat
Orozco exclaimed
that, if the
government says
that they really
want to fight
then they should
provide adequate
resources to
allow that to
deputy recalled
that one year
ago, the
Trafficking in
Women and Girls
in Latin America
had documented
the fact that 1.2 million
victims of human
exist in Mexico,
placing Mexico
in fifth place
in numbers of
victims among
Latin American
nations. It is
estimated that
20% of these
victims are
minors. The
CATW-LAC ranks
Mexico after the
Republic, Haiti,
Brazil and
CATW-LAC ranks
Mexico after the
Republic, Haiti,
Brazil and
Orozco added
that human
crimes are
minimized by
despite the fact
that it is
regarded as
being third most
activity for
organized crime
[after drug and
arms smuggling].
said that
officials give
little credence
to the
and the related
demands to
create the
that will be
needed to fight
the traffickers
and assist
Deputy Orozco
believes that an
investment in
training for
officials and
authorities is
essential to
raising their
awareness of the
damage that sex
and labor
inflicts on the
dignity of its
victims, who are
typically girls
and young women
between the ages
of 15 and 20.
Carina García
El Universal
Mexico City
Oct. 24, 2011
Added: Oct. 27, 2011
Reject Normalization of Gender
Lydia Cacho Ribeiro receives death
threats on a regular basis.
New York, New York - Ninety percent
of the non-governmental
organizations in Mexico are founded
and run by women, says journalist
and women's rights activist Lydia
Cacho Ribeiro, even as crimes
against women remain cloaked in
Cacho was recently in New York,
where she was awarded the Civil
Courage award from the Train
Foundation, and also spoke at a
special event hosted by Columbia
When Felipe Calderón became
president in 2006, he deployed the
military in a federal offensive
against drug cartels and criminal
groups, resulting in a virtual war
in which more than 40,000 people
have died. In 2010 alone, the death
toll exceeded 15,000, according to
Reporters Without Borders.
Human rights abuses and violence
against women are widespread in
Mexico, perpetrated by all actors in
society, including the military and
Nine out of 10 women in Mexico who
suffer human rights violations do
not report it to the authorities,
and "those who (do) report them are
generally met with suspicion, apathy
and disrespect", according to Human
Rights Watch's latest country
"The normalization of gender
violence is increasing incredibly,"
Cacho said.
Even though some legal measures have
been put in place to prevent and
punish gender-based violence, the
implementation has been very limited
and impunity remains the norm for
murder or other crimes against
women, according to human rights
However, Cacho stressed that there
is a growing feminist movement in
Mexico to empower women and to
discuss gender violence, including
that perpetrated by the military.
"The problem right now in Mexico,
regarding this discussion, is that
the Mexican government is so
obsessed with the media, with the
main media that is pretty much
linked with war discourse, that
everything has to do with the war
against drugs. And they won't talk
about human rights (even) if we want
to take back the conversation about
gender violence," she said.
The issue is especially difficult
since many of the same people
responsible for public safety are
also responsible for human rights
Cacho said the military is involved
in abuses such as human trafficking,
and police occasionally attack
women's shelters, either because
they have a personal connection to a
woman in the shelter or because they
want to protect the traffickers.
Ten years ago, she founded such a
shelter for women and their children
who are fleeing various kinds of
gender violence, called the Women's
Assistance Centre (Centro Integral
de Atención a la Mujer) in Cancún.
It started mainly as a refuge for
victims of domestic violence, but it
soon became clear that most of the
women had been involved in
trafficking, especially forced
The centre now has high security,
with a barbed wire fence and cameras
everywhere to keep the women safe.
Cacho recounted how the shelter was
attacked by police who came to
retrieve the wife of a policeman,
whom she had helped to flee an
abusive situation. The police didn't
get inside, and the attack was
caught on film, but when Cacho
sought accountability and showed the
tape to
the district attorney, she said he
told her "that there isn't much we
can do, (and) the best thing you can
do is just to close down".
Perseverance in the face of death
In the last decade, 80 journalists
have been killed in Mexico,
according to Reporters Without
Borders, and many journalists and
human rights defenders have been
forced to flee the country or censor
Cacho chose to do neither. She has
investigated gender violence and sex
trafficking and published numerous
stories and books on the subject.
Her 2005 book "The Demons of Eden"
exposed an international child
pornography and sex trafficking ring
in Cancún which involved senators
and politicians.
She was thrown in jail and tortured
for publishing that book. When she
finally came out and started
talking, the government tried to
label her a terrorist, but without
success. She traveled for six years
to investigate the world of
international sex trafficking of
women, resulting in her latest book
"The Slaves of Power" in 2010.
Together with non-governmental
organizations and a grassroots
activist network, Cacho started a
prevention campaign called "No estoy
en venta" - "I am not for sale" -
against sex trafficking that
includes a video to give young
people tools they need to protect
themselves. The video explains
anti-trafficking laws, the tactics
traffickers use to lure their
victims, and other aspects of the
"It is getting away from discourse
of fear and moral panic and all this
(crap) and going back to the
discourse of 'you have the power of
the information, use it for your own
good and how to protect yourself and
other kids in school'," she
But her fight has not come without a
price. Cacho told IPS that she has a
lengthy checklist of safety
strategies she must adhere to in her
daily life because of the threats
she receives, such as using a
different name to make hotel
reservations when she travels and
constantly switching phone cards.
"I guess right now in Mexico my
biggest challenge is to stay alive,"
she said…
Melanie Haider
Inter Press Service (IPS)
Oct. 24, 2011
Added: Oct. 26, 2011
Latin America
Participants from the Second
Ibero-American Summit
Against Human
America fights human trafficking
The number is staggering
…There are an estimated 2.5 million
people being trafficked at any given
time throughout the world, according
to the United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
"In Latin America alone, the number
of human trafficking victims is
around 700,000. I am talking about
estimates because we know data, in
most countries, are imprecise," said
Bo Mathiesen, UNODC's regional
representative for Brazil and the
Southern Cone, during the Second
Ibero-American Summit Against
Trafficking of Human Beings, held
recently in Santiago, Chile.
Women, girls and boys represent 90%
of human trafficking victims
worldwide, according to the
International Labor Organization
Human trafficking victims are often
taken from Brazil, Colombia, the
Dominican Republic and the Antilles,
but Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador and
Peru are emerging as hotbeds for the
crime, according to the Organization
of American States (OAS).
"It is estimated that, yearly, close
to 100,000 women and adolescents
from these countries are led by
deception and false promises of work
in the United States, Spain,
Holland, Germany, Belgium, Israel,
Japan and other Asian countries,"
wrote Fernanda Ezeta, with the
Mexican office of the International
Migration Organization (IMO) in the
"Trafficking in Persons: Basic
Aspects" report.
"The regions of Central America and
the Caribbean are experiencing
increased rates of trafficking and
slavery of women, girls and boys for
sexual exploitation, with different
characteristics and challenges which
must be considered when designing
public strategies," the report read.
"In addition to this, the region
suffers from a lack of strategies
for prevention, protection and
bringing the traffickers before the
The General Directorate of the
Spanish Civil Guard reported "around
70 percent of the victims of human
trafficking in that country are
women from Latin America."
In Latin America alone, the number
of human trafficking victims is
around 700,000…
Attorney generals and officials from
throughout Latin America, the United
States and Spain recently met at the
headquarters of the Economic
Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago,
Chile, creating an initiative where
their nations will work together to
curtail the crime.
The initiative calls for the
strengthening of prosecution and
provide better protection to victims
and witnesses of the crime. It also
mandates countries exchange
information regarding missing
persons who are suspected of being
victims of human trafficking and
notifying officials when a suspect
has been arrested on
human-trafficking charges.
"The members of the Ibero-American
Association of Public Ministries, as
well as the Public Ministries within
sent the Public Ministry of Chile
their profound interest in taking a
new step in the fight against human
trafficking," said Chilean Attorney
General Sabas Chahuán during the
closing ceremonies of the Second
Ibero-American Summit against the
Trafficking of Human Beings.
The initiative also empowers
officials throughout the region to
freeze or seize assets that derived
from human trafficking.
"[We are] convinced that to advance
our fight in the crime of human
trafficking, international
cooperation is necessary," the
initiative stated. "[There must be]
cooperation between organizations in
charge of criminal prosecutions,
which includes the area of
investigations as well as the
attention and protection of victims
and witnesses, according to the role
carried out by the respective legal
Adrián Martínez
Oct. 23, 2011
See also:
Generales crearán red iberoamericana
sobre trata de personas
Fiscales Generales de Iberoamérica
crearán una red regional de Fiscales
Especializados contra la Trata de
Personas. La red es parte del
protocolo de cooperación firmado
durante la II Cumbre Iberoamericana
contra la Trata de Seres Humanos,
desarrollada en Santiago de Chile,
entre el 21 y el 23 de septiembre.
El objetivo es el de fortalecer la
persecución penal, y la atención y
protección a víctimas y testigos de
la trata de personas, delito que
afecta a millones de personas en
todo el mundo…
Attorneys General will create
Ibero-American network on human
Attorneys General of Latin America
will create a regional network of
specialized prosecutors against
Trafficking in Persons. The network
is part of the cooperation protocol
signed during the Second
Ibero-American Summit against the
Human Trafficking held in Santiago,
Chile, from 21 to 23 September 2011.
The aim is to strengthen the
prosecution of traffickers, the
assistance and protection provided
to victims and witnesses of human
trafficking, a crime that affects
millions of people around the world…
Procuradores-Gerais criarão Rede
Ibero-Americana sobre o tráfico de
Procuradores-Gerais da América
Latina irão criar uma rede regional
de procuradores especializados
contra o Tráfico de Pessoas. A rede
faz parte do protocolo de cooperação
assinado durante a segunda Cúpula
Ibero-americana contra o Tráfico de
Seres Humanos, realizada em
Santiago, Chile, entre 21 e 23 de
Setembro. O objetivo é fortalecer a
perseguição penal, os cuidados e a
proteção às vítimas e às testemunhas
do tráfico de seres humanos, um
crime que afeta milhões de pessoas
em todo o mundo.
United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime (UNODC)
Office for Brazil and the Southern
Cone of Latin America
Sep. 26, 2011
Added: Oct. 25, 2011
Puebla Attorney General
Víctor Antonio Carrancá
Puebla, Pue.- De acuerdo con
autoridades federales, Puebla es el
estado que durante los últimos meses
ha iniciado y consignado más
averiguaciones previas por el delito
de trata de personas, lo que
representa un fuerte trabajo que
coloca a la entidad entre los
primeros lugares a nivel nacional en
resultados positivos contra este
de lo anterior, el procurador de
justicia estatal Víctor Antonio
Carrancá Bourget fue invitado por la
embajada de Estados Unidos al
Encuentro Binacional de alto nivel
en el tema de trata de personas que
se realiza en la ciudad de
partir de este lunes y hasta el
próximo miércoles un grupo de
legisladores y funcionarios
federales, junto con los
procuradores de Puebla y el Distrito
Federal, sostendrán diversas
reuniones con miembros de los
departamentos de Justicia y de
Estado, así como del Servicio de
Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de
Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas
en inglés), a fin de conocer los
programas y acciones implementados
en aquel país en materia de trata de
personas y juicios orales.
Dentro de las actividades en las que
participará el procurador Carrancá
Bourget, destacan reuniones con Lou
de Baca, Embajador encargado de
vigilar y combatir la trata de
personas; con la congresista
involucrada en la legislación de
trata de personas, Chris Smith, y
con John Morton, Director de la ICE.
en este encuentro auspiciado por el
departamento de justicia de EUA, la
delegación mexicana presenciará un
juicio oral y pronunciamiento de
sentencia, aunado a que visitará
organizaciones no gubernamentales
de asistencia a víctimas de
trata, así como el Departamento de
Justicia de la Unión Americana, el
Centro Nacional e Internacional para
Niños Desaparecidos y Explotados, y
la INTERPOL.
a la inauguración de este encuentro
internacional, el embajador de
Estados Unidos en México, Anthony
Wayne, expresó "su admiración por
los fiscales mexicanos y las
agencias de procuración de justicia
por su cooperación en la lucha
contra la trata de personas", al
tiempo de destacar que su nación y
México comparten la convicción de
que la trata de personas se debe
atender de manera coordinada y con
enfoque en las víctimas.
destacar que de febrero a la fecha,
la Procuraduría de Justicia de
Puebla ha detenido a cerca de
cincuenta personas vinculadas con el
delito de trata de personas y sus
ilícitos relacionados.
participación del procurador Víctor
Carrancá en este encuentro sin
precedentes para la entidad poblana,
es un importante paso para
fortalecer las acciones de
investigación y reacción operativa
contra la trata de personas
en el estado, pero sobre todo para
mejorar la atención a las víctimas y
sensibilizar en mayor medida la
labor de las autoridades
involucradas en este rubro.
Puebla Attorney General participates
in binational meeting on human
The city of Puebla, capital of
Puebla state - According to federal
authorities, the state of Puebla has
opened and moved forward with a
significant number of preliminary
investigations into human
trafficking crimes. The state's
actions place it among the leading
states in the nation in regard to
positive responses against modern
human slavery.
As a result of these activities,
Puebla Attorney General Víctor
Antonio Carrancá Bourget has been
invited by the Embassy of the United
States to participate in a high
level binational meeting on human
trafficking that is taking place in
Washington, DC.
From Oct. 24th through the 26th, a
group of federal legislators and
officials, together with the
attorneys general of Puebla and
Mexico City will hold a wide range
of meetings with U.S. officials from
the Departments of Justice and
State, as well as with
representatives of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE), to learn
about best practices that have been
developed in the U.S. in regard to
combating human trafficking.
The meetings will be held with U..S.
Ambassador Lou CdeBaca, director of
the Office to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking in Persons [at the U.S.
State Dept.], Congressman Chris
Smith, author of U.S. federal
legislation on human trafficking,
and John Morton , Director of the
ICE, among others.
In addition, the Mexican delegation
will witness a sentencing proceeding, and will visit
local non-governmental
organizations that assist victims of
trafficking as well as the offices
of the U.S. Department of Justice,
the National and International
Center for Missing and Exploited
Children, and Interpol.
Prior to the opening of the
international gathering, U.S.
ambassador to Mexico Anthony Wayne
expressed "admiration for Mexican
prosecutors and law enforcement
agencies for their cooperation in
the fight against human
trafficking." The ambassador added
that the U.S. and Mexico share
a conviction that human trafficking should be addressed
through coordinated efforts that
focus on care for the victims.
The unprecedented participation of
the Puebla Attorney General in this
meeting is an important step toward
strengthening the state's investigative and
enforcement activities against human
trafficking. Most
importantly, the event helps to
bring focus to the need to improve
care for victims and raise awareness
among [state] authorities who work
in the fight against human
Consignan a dos presuntos tratantes
de personas en Chiapas
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.- Un
hombre y una mujer fueron
consignados ante el Juez Mixto del
Ramo Penal e ingresados al Centro de
Reinserción Social número seis como
probables responsables del delito de
trata de personas.
De acuerdo con la Ley para Combatir,
Prevenir y Sancionar la Trata de
Personas en Chiapas -aprobada en
2009 por el Congreso local-, el
propietario y la encargada del bar
"El Amigo", en el municipio de
Frontera Comalapa, podrían alcanzar
una pena hasta de 18 años de
Derivado de una denuncia anónima
ciudadana, la Fiscalía Especializada
realizó un operativo en el inmueble
y fue rescatada una menor de 17 años
de edad, originaria de Guatemala,
quien relató haber sido enganchada
por la encargada del bar.
La mujer la obligaba a consumir
bebidas alcohólicas con los
clientes, vendiendo las "fichas" a
30 pesos cada una, dinero que era
para el propietario del negocio.
Los agentes investigadores en el
operativo detuvieron al mexicano,
Jorge Ariel de la Cruz Morales, de
47 años, y a María Leticia Hernández
Godínez, de 29 años, de nacionalidad
En cuanto a la menor se le brindó
atención médica, psicológica y
victimológica, en pleno respeto a
sus derechos humanos, mientras que
la Fiscalía de Migrantes dio aviso
al Consulado de Guatemala para los
efectos de asistencia integral a la
Two suspected traffickers are held
for trial
The city of Tuxtla Gutierrez in
Chiapas state - A man and woman
have faced a judge and are being
held in pre-trial detention at a
local prison on charges of human
According to the 2009 Chiapas state
Law to Combat, Prevent and Punish
Human Trafficking, the owner and
manager of the El Amigo bar, located
in the [Mexican / Guatemalan border] town of Frontera Comalapa,
could face a sentence of up to 18
years in prison.
Acting on an anonymous tip received
from a private citizen, agent's of
the state Special Prosecutor's office
conducted a raid and
rescued a 17-year-old girl from
Guatemala. The victim told
authorities that she had been
entrapped by the woman who manages
the bar.
The bar manager forced the victim to
drink alcohol with the bar's
customers, and to sell them 30 peso
tickets - money that was pocketed by
the bar's owner.
Mexican citizen Jorge Ariel de la
Cruz Morales, age 47, and Honduran
Maria Leticia Hernandez Godinez, age
29, were arrested.
The state is providing medical and
psychological care for the victim,
as well as assistance to her as a victim of
crime. The Guatemalan consulate in
Chiapas has been contacted so that
they may provide the victim with
additional, comprehensive
Added: Oct. 24, 2011
Mexico, New York, USA
Lydia Chacho (right) has received the 2011
Civil Courage Prize
Leading Figures in the fight against sex
trafficking win 2011 Civil Courage Prize
New York,
New York
- Lydia Cacho Ribeiro of Mexico and Triveni Acharya of
India will receive the 12th annual Civil Courage Prize in New York on
October 19. The Prize of $50,000 will be divided between the two women
in acknowledgement of their leadership roles in the fight against the
abuse of women and children…
Lydia Cacho Ribeiro is one of Mexico's best known investigative
journalists and a prominent women's rights activist. She is the founder
of the Women's Assistance Center in Cancún, which provides free legal,
psychological and medical services to women and child victims of
domestic and sexual violence and trafficking, as Mexico is a top
destination for sex trafficking from other countries in the region.
Following the 2005 publication of her book, The Demons of Eden, in which
she implicated a number of influential businessmen and politicians in a
child pornography network, she was wrongfully arrested, detained and ill
treated before being subjected to a yearlong criminal defamation trial.
She was cleared of all charges but continues to be a target of
harassment and threats to her life for her continued work on behalf of
abused women and children.
Many have suggested that she leave Mexico as a safety precaution. She
has replied, "I am not going away. I am not going anywhere other than
forward, to shed light on everything. Those, the corrupt, the evil are
in reality very few. We men and women, on the other hand, keep being the
majority, and so I do not lose the hope that Mexico can change."
A Sorbonne graduate and linguist, Cacho is the author of seven books,
most recently Slaves of Power: A Journey to the Heart of World Sex
Trafficking of Women and Girls (2010). Currently a columnist for the
Mexico City newspaper, El Universal, she has spoken about how many
lesser known journalists feed her information that they are too afraid
to publish under their own name.
Triveni Acharya is President of the Rescue Foundation, an organization
devoted to the rescue, rehabilitation and repatriation of women and
children who have been victims of kidnapping and sex trafficking. The
victims, who are from India, Nepal and Bangladesh, are sold into forced
prostitution in India...
The Train Foundation
The Civil Courage News - highlighting
the work of Lydia Cacho Ribeiro and Triveni Acharya
(PDF file)
See also:
New York, USA
Lydia Cacho Blasts Facebook
Mexico's most
prominent human-rights activist says the site has become a tool for sex
predators—and isn't doing enough to combat the problem. Facebook says
A prominent human-rights advocate has accused
Facebook of becoming the stomping grounds for sex predators,
traffickers, and child pornographers.
Lydia Cacho Ribeiro, a Mexican journalist and
activist known for busting pedophile rings, made the comments in New
York on Wednesday night, while accepting the Civil Courage Prize from
the Train Foundation, an organization that awards an annual $50,000
prize to activists. Cacho Ribeiro challenged [keynote speaker] United
Nations Under-Secretary General Michelle Bachelet [head of UN Women] and
130 others in attendance to join her new campaign to pressure Facebook
to take serious action against child abusers.
"If anyone
has the power to do it, talk to the owners and CEO of Facebook to stop
child pornography that is going on Facebook every day," she said. "We
are seeing thousands of children—babies from 2 and 3 months old to girls
from 7 to 10 years old—that are being sold, and having pictures taken by
guys, predators, on Facebook," she continued. "Stop Facebook. Tell them
to stop child pornography."
Facebook strongly denied the accusations when
contacted by The Daily Beast. Joe Sullivan, the company's chief of
security, said Facebook's security software constantly searches the
site's pages for evidence of sexual predators and child abusers. Every
picture uploaded by Facebook users is run through a program called
"Photo DNA," he said, to
look for possible matches with offenders. The company saves the data, he
said, and makes referrals to law-enforcement agencies…
Cacho Ribeiro first gained international attention
as a journalist and activist in the '90s in Cancun, Mexico, where she
established a high-security shelter for female victims of domestic
violence and human trafficking. In her book, Demons of Eden, published
in 2004, Cacho exposed a high-profile businessman and politicians
involved in a child pornography ring. Now an award-winning author of
seven books, she recently accused the Mexican drug cartels of smuggling
underage girls to the U.S. for prostitution…
Added: Oct. 23, 2011
Deputy Rosi Orozco is the president of
the Special Commission to Combat Human Trafficking in the
Chamber of Deputies in the Congress of the Repiblic
México, quinto lugar en AL en trata de
México. D.F. México ya ocupa el quinto lugar en América Latina con el
mayor número de víctimas de la trata; se estima que un millón 200 mil
personas son explotadas sexual y laboralmente en territorio mexicano. Y
la cifra de víctimas va en aumento, mientras federales, estatales y
municipales, poco o nada hacen para combatir ese delito.
Así lo advirtió la presidenta de la Comisión Especial de Lucha contra la
Trata de Personas, diputada federal, Rosi Orozco, quien alertó que en
todo el territorio nacional continúan despareciendo niñas y niños, con
la consecuente angustia y desesperación al interior de las familias
Señaló que uno de los casos representativos de este delito, es el de
Georgina Ivonne Ramírez Mora, de 22 años de edad, quien trabajaba en un
casino situado en el municipio de Atizapán, y desapareció el 30 de mayo
de 2011, días después de manifestar a una de sus compañeras de trabajo
su intención de renunciar a dicho empleo.
Aclaró la legisladora que la Procuraduría mexiquense tiene conocimiento
de este caso y sin embargo no se ha avanzado en la investigación.
Por ello, propuso que la Cámara baja haga un llamado tanto a los
gobernadores, como a las procuradurías estatales para que, en el seno de
la Conferencia Nacional de Gobernadores (Conago) den a conocer los
resultados de los operativos en contra de la trata de personas, así como
las estadísticas reales de menores recuperados.
Mexico holds fifth place in human trafficking in Latin America
[Deputy Rosi Orozco declares that 1.2 million victims exist across the
Mexico City – According to Deputy Rosi Orozco, who is the president of
the Special Commission to Combat Human Trafficking in the Chamber of
Deputies [lower house of Congress], Mexico currently has the fifth
highest number of human trafficking victims among Latin America nations,
with an estimated 1.2 million victims of sex and labor exploitation. The
numbers of victims continue to increase as federal, state and local
authorities do little or nothing in response, said Deputy Orozco.
The anti trafficking leader warned
that girls and boys continue to disappear across Mexico, which has a
devastating impact on their loved ones.
Deputy Orozco discussed a representative case, that of Georgina Ivonne
Ramírez Mora, age 22, who worked at a casino located in the municipality
of Atizapán. Ramírez Mora disappeared on May 30, 2011, just days after
she mentioned to one of her coworkers her intentions to resign from her
The attorney general's office for Mexico state has opened an
investigation in the case, but no progress has been made toward
resolving it.
Deputy Orozco has recently proposed that the Chamber of Deputies issue a
call to the nation's governors and state prosecutors, calling upon them
to use the forum of the National Conference of Governors to share their
state statistics in regard to the numbers of enforcement operations
being carried out in their states.. She added that state leaders should
discuss [and be honest about] the actual numbers of minors who have been rescued
in their respective states.
Alfredo Plascencia Sánchez
Diario Portal
Oct. 17, 2011
Harvard Law School graduate
James H.
Thessin was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of
Paraguay by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on September 8,
Embajador de EEUU en Paraguay, preocupado
por desafuero de fiscala Teresa Martínez
El embajador de Estados Unidos en Paraguay, James Thessin, manifestó su
preocupación sobre el desafuero de la fiscala Teresa Martínez al fiscal
general del estado, Rubén Candia Amarilla, según comentó a la prensa
este último.
Durante una visita protocolar que realizó este viernes el embajador
estadounidense Thessin al Ministerio Público, se reunió con el fiscal
general Candia Amarilla a quien le expresó su preocupación por la
decisión que tomó el Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de Magistrados (JEM), de
desaforar a la agente Teresa Martínez.
El desafuero ocurrió luego de que la agente fiscal fuera denunciado por
difamación, calumnia e injuria, por haber allanado una casa de citas, en
donde según una denuncia de la Secretaría de la Niñez, explotaban a una
Anastasio Gómez, el dueño de la casa de citas, querelló a la fiscala
Teresa Martínez, que finalmente fue desaforada por el JEM.
U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, expresses his concerns about the
impeachment of human trafficking prosecutor Teresa Martinez
The U.S. ambassador to Paraguay, James Thessin, has expressed concern
about the the impeachment of federal prosecutor Teresa Martinez to
Paraguayan Attorney General Ruben Candia Amarilla.
During a diplomatic visit that took place this past Friday at the Public
Ministry, Ambassador Thessin expressed his concerns in regard to the
decision by the Trial Jury for Magistrates (JEM) to impeach prosecutor
The impeachment process began after the fiscal agent was sued for
defamation, libel and insult in the aftermath of a raid by authorities
on a brothel where, according to the Secretariat for Children, an
adolescent girl was being exploited.
Anastasio Gomez, the owner of the brothel, sued Matrinez, resulting in
the impeachment charges being brought by the JEM.
Última Hora
Oct. 21, 2011
North Carolina, USA
Man accused in
Charlotte human trafficking operation
Charlotte - A human trafficking operation was going on inside a
southwest Charlotte home, according to investigators. They said a man who is in the country illegally sold women for sex...
Filemon Guzman-Martinez is charged with human trafficking and forcing
women into prostitution.
Court documents said agents found business cards with pictures of women
posed in a sexually suggestive manner and the phrase "What do you have
to lose" written in Spanish.
In a bedroom of the house he rented, they found a bulk package of
condoms and a woman with a suitcase. Almost all of the clothing, agents
said, consisted of lingerie.
"It's a growing problem," said Del Richburg, a special agent with
Charlotte's Homeland Security Office. "It's a problem we've seen on the
Richburg said human trafficking is bringing a steady stream of victims
from Mexico and Central America to Charlotte on the promise of jobs that
don't exist.
"Might be as a nanny or working in a restaurant -- where they're brought
up here and forced into prostitution," Richburg said...
Neighbors said they hope federal agents won't stop investigating now.
"Just the tip of the iceberg -- there's four more houses of them,"
Ronald Caldwell said.
Federal agents wouldn't comment on whether they're looking at other
houses in that neighborhood, but said new victims are being moved in and
out of Charlotte every week.
Martinez, who was apparently in the country illegally, will make a first
appearance in federal court on Thursday.
Oct. 12, 2011
Youth Career Initiative pilots human
trafficking awareness training for hotel staff in Mexico
The Youth Career Initiative (YCI), a six-month education program that
provides disadvantaged young people with life and work skills in leading
hotels, launches its first training workshop in Mexico this week for
hotel staff working with participants who have survived human
trafficking. Course attendees include General Managers, HR and training
managers, representatives of YCI's local coordinating partners, and
staff of local shelters.
The half-day training program is also aimed at representatives from
other partner organizations in the target locations for this project.
This workshop is conducted with partial support from the U.S. Department
of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP).
The training has two main aims: to raise awareness about the complex
issue of human trafficking, particularly within the context of the hotel
industry; and to enable hotel staff coordinating the YCI program to
better support participants who have survived human trafficking.
Facilitated by a team comprised of human trafficking experts, as well as
hotel staff, the training workshop offers a general overview of the
issue before delving into particular challenges within the hospitality
industry. It also provides an insight into the victims' experience
including the rescue and recovery process, while encouraging discussions
about how to support the re-integration of survivors.
The training course was developed with input from a range of local
shelters, anti-trafficking organizations, governmental organizations and
hotel companies. Leading hotel companies participating in this Mexico
pilot include InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International
Inc., and NH Hoteles.
As a new adaptation of the YCI model, this pilot project aiding the
re-integration of survivors of human trafficking will initially run in
three pilot countries (Mexico, Brazil and Vietnam). The first pilot is
currently running in Mexico City with 45 young people, 15 of whom are
survivors of human trafficking. The eventual aim is to scale up the
project to involve all 11 participating YCI countries.
3BL Media / theCSRfeed
Oct. 21, 2011
Added: Oct. 21, 2011
pruebas de trata de personas vs
El Ministerio Público que sigue la
investigación sobre el caso de
Soledad Griensen, dio a conocer que
existen elementos de prueba
suficientes para consignarla ante un
juez de Garantía por los delitos de
trata de persona, cuya pena máxima
llega a los 24 años de prisión.
La investigación se fortaleció luego
de que agentes investigadores
realizaron un cateo en el refugio
Mujeres Unidas Contra la Violencia
ubicado en el cruce de las calles
Delicias y Jiménez de la colonia 9
de Septiembre.
"Ahí se encontraron documentos y una
serie de evidencias que llevaron al
Ministerio Público a solicitar dos
órdenes de aprehensión", dijo ayer
el fiscal Jorge González Nicolás,
quien rechazó dar a conocer las
identidades, sin embargo trascendió
que se trata de la misma Griensen y
un familiar cercano.
El propio gobernador del estado,
César Duarte Jáquez, refirió durante
un evento celebrado ayer en Cibeles
que se buscará la pena máxima para
esta mujer al tiempo que llamó a los
representantes de distintas
organizaciones sociales a no
utilizar la bandera de
organizaciones para intereses
El fiscal Jorge González, manifestó
que el albergue Mujeres Unidas
Contra la Violencia, estaba dentro
de un grupo de ocho organismos a los
que se canalizaba a personas que
eran víctimas de la violencia, entre
ellas mujeres y niñas.
"Desde luego que se canalizaron a
personas a ese lugar, pero a partir
de este año, Gobierno del Estado ya
no apoyaba a este albergue
económicamente, además de que del
estudio que se hizo se determinó que
no se cumplía con ciertos
requisitos", reconoció el
funcionario estatal.
Añadió que lamentablemente existe un
vacío en la ley que no permite una
supervisión constante a este tipo de
centros, pero por ello mismo, este
año no se otorgó ningún tipo de
subsidio por parte del Estado.
"Hay un gran vacío, pero en cuanto a
la comisión de un delito,
definitiva-mente que existe
responsabilidad por parte de la
Fiscalía para investigarlos tan es
así que ya está detenida esta
persona", señaló.
Dijo que la Fiscalía escuchó en
declaración a las cinco mujeres que
fueron víctimas del maltrato por
parte de la señora Soledad Griensen
pero además de la trata de personas,
incurrió en la privación ilegal de
su libertad.
Félix A. González
Norte Digital
Oct. 21, 2011
of Juarez Women's Shelter Being
Investigated for Abuse, Human
Soledad Griensen Porras being
investigated for abuse, human
A battered women's shelter in Mexico
is at the center of a human
trafficking, abuse, and forced
prostitution investigation, where a
woman thought to be "a charitable
soul" has been accused of abusing
the women of the shelter.
Soledad Griensen Porras, 55, is
being accused of forcing a number of
women into prostitution and holding
them against their will at the
Mujeres Unidas contra la Violencia
(Women United Against Violence).
Some even claim Griensen punished
them by putting chile on their
private parts.
Many in the community are shocked to
hear these allegations, as Griensen
is known to donate food and blankets
to those in need, and is said to
regularly fight for women's rights.
However, according to police, while
everything looked copacetic, the
women say men routinely came to the
shelter soliciting sex, for which
Griensen requested payment. Others
claim they were forced to pay her in
order to leave the shelter.
When officers searched the shelter,
they say they found pornographic
material, though it is unclear what
exactly was found.
A neighbor who asked to remain
anonymous told the El Paso Times she
knew the community saw Griensen as
the woman who gave the less
fortunate groceries, blankets and
toys, but she saw how Griensen was
when in or around the shelter, which
not only helps battered women, but
is said to help those with substance
abuse issues.
"I'm not going to tell you she was a
nice person," she told the Times.
"Outside, she helped a lot, but she
didn't treat well the people
The unnamed neighbor said she once
heard from one of the girls in the
shelter that the place was "hell"
and once had her hair shaved off for
But while this neighbor is not
entirely surprised by the
accusations against Griensen, others
are having trouble believing them.
Irma Casas, director of the women's
rights organization Casa Amiga, said
she was in the shelter about four
months ago and did not see anything
out that would lead her to believe
anything sinister was going on.
Casas said the shelter was well kept
and clean. Adding that a woman she
had recently conversed with from the
shelter did not report anything like
what is being claimed.
However, Casas did suggest police
look at all the shelters in the area
to ensure nothing like this was
happening elsewhere.
"This is a symptom of the little or
null political and social
intervention in this topic," she
said. "We should evaluate if in the
case of Mrs. Griensen there had been
an inspection of the spaces and who
was in charge of them."
So far, four of the five women who
spoke to police have filed
complaints against Griensen with
state authorities.
Authorities say Griensen is
currently being held and is facing
human trafficking charges, and may
face additional charges for threats,
injuries, and deprivation of
Hispanically Speaking News
Oct. 20, 2011
Added: Oct. 19, 2011
Nueve mexicanas eran obligadas a
prostituirse en un refugio para
Ciudad Juárez (México),
18 oct (EFE).- Nueve mujeres de
Ciudad Juárez (norte de México)
fueron rescatadas hoy por agentes de
la Policía Municipal de un refugio
para víctimas de violencia donde
eran obligadas a prostituirse,
informaron fuentes oficiales.
Las mujeres denunciaron
que el lugar funcionaba como una
"casa de citas", donde acudían
hombres invitados por la directora
del refugio, señaló Adrián Sánchez,
portavoz de la Policía.
Las nueve víctimas
aseguraron que también varios niños
que vivían en el refugio fueron
igualmente obligados a prostituirse.
La directora del refugio
Mujeres Unidas contra la Violencia,
Soledad Griensen, de 53 años, fue
detenida y presentada ante el
Ministerio Público, dijo Sánchez a
Ciudad Juárez cobró
notoriedad en la década de 1990 por
la muerte de cientos de mujeres,
principalmente jóvenes trabajadoras
de empresas maquiladoras (de
ensamblaje). Muchos de estos
crímenes, cometidos por miembros de
la delincuencia organizada, asesinos
seriales o imitadores de estos, no
fueron esclarecidos.
Las autoridades locales
han expresado su preocupación por el
alto índice de trata de personas en
esta urbe fronteriza con la
estadounidense El Paso (Texas).
Women and children are forced into
prostitution at women's shelter
Police in the city of
Cuidad juarez in Chihuahua state
today rescued nine women and several
children from a domestic violence
shelter where the victims had been
forced into prostitution.
rescued reported that the shelter
[effectively] functioned as a
brothel, where the female director
invited men [to exploit the
shelter's residents], said Adrian
Sanchez, spokesman for the police.
nine adult victims also claim that
several children who lived at the
shelter were forced into
The director of the
Mujeres Unidas (Women United)
shelter against Violence, Griensen
Soledad, age 53, was arrested and
brought before the local
prosecutor's office, Sanchez told
Juarez gained notoriety in the 1990s
due to the death of hundreds of
women. Those victims were mostly
young maquiladora (assembly plant)
workers [those with indigenous
characteristics were especially
targeted]. Many of the crimes had
been committed by organized crime
members, murderers and serial
Local authorities have
expressed concern about the high
incidence of human trafficking in
this city, which sits adjacent to El
Paso, Texas.
Oct. 18, 2011
agreden sexualmente y torturan a
mujer indígena
La detuvieron en Tulum luego de
que fue asaltada en un bar
Tulum, Cuatro policías de este municipio de Quintana Roo fueron
suspendidos por haber cometido los
delitos de lesiones, abuso de poder
y violación en grado de tentativa,
contra una trabajadora de origen
maya en el interior de la cárcel
Dos policías son mujeres –participaron en la detención– y dos más
varones, quienes custodiaban la
cárcel en el lapso en que ocurrieron
los hechos. Se trata de Gisela
Morales Reyes, Selena Torres
Hernández, Liborio May May y Martín
López Dorantes.
Sin embargo, otros cuatro elementos policiacos –de quienes se
desconoce sus nombres y están en
libertad– estarían implicados en la
agresión contra Gabina Pat Díaz, de
24 años de edad y cocinera en un
hotel de la Riviera Maya, quien fue
obligada a desnudarse ante la
presencia de seis agentes que la
acariciaron y uno de ellos la
presionó para tener relaciones
sexuales a cambio de su libertad.
La indígena maya fue detenida por supuesta alteración del orden
público, la cual es una falta
administrativa de acuerdo con el
Bando de Policía y Buen Gobierno
Díaz relató a los medios de comunicación que los policías la
insultaron y la colgaron esposada y
desnuda contra los barrotes de los
separos durante tres horas, tiempo
–acusó– en el que fue torturada
física y
Los hechos se asentaron en la averiguación previa 845/2011 del
Ministerio Público del Fuero Común
en este municipio por violación en
grado de tentativa y lesiones. Se
informó que la investigación está en
curso y que en breve se darían a
conocer avances de la misma.
Los cuatro policías municipales identificados fueron suspendidos como
una medida administrativa, pero no
fueron detenidos ni arraigados por
lo que se teme que haya impunidad en
el caso.
La Comisión de Derechos Humanos del estado de Quintana Roo (Cdheqroo)
ya atrajo también el caso con la
apertura del expediente 151 por
abuso de autoridad y trato cruel y
Gabina Pat Díaz fue detenida por los uniformados a las 5 de la mañana
del pasado 8 de octubre, cuando se
encontraba con unos amigos adentro
de una discoteca.
Personal de seguridad del local llamó a la policía municipal luego de
que Díaz decidió buscar por cuenta
propia su bolso que –alegó la mujer–
le sustrajeron en ese negocio. Ahí
guardaba sus documentos personales,
tarjeta bancaria y dinero en
La agraviada narró que dos policías mujeres y un varón la sometieron
con lujo de violencia, tirándola al
piso, para luego subirla a rastras a
una patrulla y trasladarla a la
cárcel municipal.
Police torture and sexually assault Indigenous woman
The victim had been arrested in the city of Tulum after being
assaulted in a bar
Four police officers friom [the tourist center and Mayan
cultural site of] Tulum, in the state
of Quintana Roo have been suspended
after they were accused of
attempted rape, assault and abuse of
power. The victim was an indigenous Mayan woman
who had been detained on disorderly
conduct charges after she had been
assaulted in a bar. The
sexual assault took place in the city's
Two female officers who had participated in the arrest and two male guards who were on
duty at the jail during the sexual assault
were accused
in the case. Gisela
Morales Reyes, Selena Torres
Hernandez, Liborio May May and
Martin Lopez Dorantes
were suspended from duty.
An additional four police officers, who's identities and whereabouts are not known,
are also implicated in the assault
of 24-year-old Gabina Pat Díaz,
who works as a cook in a hotel in
the Riviera Maya tourist area.
While in custody, Díaz was forced to strip naked in front of six of
the officers. She was then
handcuffed to the bars of her cell
as the officers put their hands on
her. One of the officers pressured
the victim to have sex with him in
exchange for her freedom.
The victim had been arrested for disorderly conduct, which is an
administrative charge in the city's
criminal code.
Diaz told the media that the officers insulted her and hung her naked and
handcuffed to the bars of her
holding cell for three hours, during which
time she says that she was tortured
physically and psychologically.
The facts were documented during a preliminary investigation conducted by
prosecutors in
Tulum. It was reported that the
investigation is ongoing. The
results will be
announced shortly.
The four officers who have been identified were
given administrative suspensions, but
they have not been arrested or
arranged, leading
to fears that the case will be
left in impunity [the case will be
covered up].
The Human Rights Commission of the state of Quintana Roo (CDHEQROO)
plans to open an investigation into
abuse of authority and cruel and
degrading treatment.
Gabina Pat Diaz was arrested at 5 am on Oct. 8, while she was with
friends in a nightclub.
The club's security staff had called police after Díaz
decided to search on her own for her
purse, which had been stolen in the
club. Díaz stated that two female
and one male police officer threw
her to the ground and dragged her to
their patrol car before taking her
to the city jail.
Eduardo Cocom Sosaya
CIMAC Women's News Agency
Added: Aug. 04, 2011
organiza talleres contra la trata de
personas en Huánuco y Tingo María
Dirigido a autoridades y líderes
Con el objetivo de generar un
espacio de reflexión sobre las
funciones y obligaciones de los
operadores de justicia en el tema de
la trata de personas y la
vulnerabilidad de la población
indígena frente a este delito, la
organización Capital Humano y Social
Alternativo (CHS Alternativo)
realizará talleres en Tingo María y
Huánuco, ciudades de captación y de
tránsito para la trata de personas
con fines de explotación sexual a
mujeres menores de edad.
Se informó que el
taller en Tingo María se
realizará el miércoles 12 de octubre
en el Hotel Madera Verde, en tanto
que el taller en Huánuco será el
viernes 14 de octubre en el Grand
Hotel Huánuco.
En dichos eventos se presentarán
asimismo los resultados del análisis
de expedientes sobre trata de
personas en la región, el último
suceso ocurrido en Madre de Dios y
el documental "La noche de Jhinna",
reciente caso de explotación sexual
presentado en el nightclub La Noche,
en Piura.
Ambos talleres son auspiciados por
la fundación alemana
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) y
cuentan con el apoyo de la
Defensoría del Pueblo, Paz y
Esperanza y de la Federación
Departamental de Comunidades
Campesinas y Nativas – Región
Huánuco (FEDECCANH).
ONG conducts workshops against human
trafficking in Huánuco and Tingo
Training is designed for indigenous
leaders and authorities
With the aim of creating a space for
reflection on the roles and
responsibilities of criminal justice
workers in regard to the issue of human
trafficking and the vulnerability of
indigenous peoples to this crime,
the organization Human and Social
Capital Alternative (CHS
Alternativo) will present workshops
in in the cities of Tingo Maria and
Huanuco, which are known as
locations where traffickers entrap
and transport underage girl victims
for purposes of sexual exploitation.
The workshop in Tingo Maria will be
held Oct. 12th at the
Hotel Madera Verde, while the
Huánuco workshop will be held on
Oct. 14th at the Grand Hotel
The events will include discussion
of an analysis performed of
trafficking cases in the region, the
most recent of which occurred in the
city of Madre de Dios. The
documentary "The Night of
Jhinna" will also be shown. The film
presents a recent case of sexual
exploitation at a nightclub
in the city of
workshops are sponsored by the
German foundation
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and
have the support of the office of
the [federal] Ombudsman of the
People, Peace and Hope, and the
Departmental [State] Federation of
Peasant and Native Communities for
the Huánuco Region (FEDECCANH).
Oct. 11, 2011
Added Oct. 15, 2011
Internationally recognized
Praguayan anti-trafficking
prosecutor Teresa Martínez
is currently facing
impeachment based on
defamation complaints
brought by suspects whom she
had actually investigated.
Villamil - former consul for
Honduras in Chiapas state on
Mexico's southern border,
was removed from her post in
mid-2011 in retaliation for
her criticism of Mexican
officials' failure to
respond to the mass sex
trafficking of Central
American women and girls
into Chiapas.
Cacho lives with
continual death threats in
the aftermath of her
2005 jailing and trial
that was concocted by
corrupt authorities in
retaliation for her work
to expose a wealthy child sex
trafficker in the resort
city of Cancun.
Paraguay is located in the
"Triple Frontier" region of
South America, where its
border converges with that
of Argentina and Brazil.
The Triple Frontier is one
of the very largest sex
trafficking marketplaces in
South America.
Effective anti trafficking activists
face retaliation across the Americas
is providing coverage of the
impeachment process that
anti-trafficking prosecutor Teresa
Martínez is facing in the South
American nation of Paraguay. We
have aggregated and translated
important news articles on the subject.
regard the actions of the Paraguayan Trial Jury
for Magistrates in bringing the
impeachment charges against
Teresa Martínez
to be highly suspect.
We agree with the conclusions of
Paraguayan congressional deputy Aída
Robles, who is the chairwoman of the
Commission on Equality and Gender,
that the decision to impeach
Martínez is the result of the
actions of powerful, unseen
individuals who seek to bring an end to
effective anti-trafficking
prosecutions in that nation. The Paraguayan
Association of Prosecutors and the
Inter-agency Roundtable for
Preventing and Combating Trafficking
in Paraguay - made up of more than a
20 federal agencies and NGOs - have
both released press statements in
support of Martínez.
paraphrase the statement released by
the Paraguayan Association of
Prosecutors, since when in western
jurisprudence can a criminal suspect
bring defamation charges against the
prosecuting attorney in their case,
and then have that complaint
accepted by a judicial body as
grounds for the impeachment of that
Paraguay is
a poor nation. It also has a large
indigenous population that has been
subjected to sexual oppression for
centuries. All poor and young
Paraguayuan women are at risk of
being sex trafficked to supply the
voracious forced prostitution
markets that thrive in the
neighboring wealthy nation of
Argentina. A
recent press article
noted that 80% of all women and
girls who are sexually exploited in
Argentina are from Paraguay.
Dozens of news stories have
discussed the
work of Teresa Martínez. They show
Martínez has been an effective
leader in waging the nation's war against sex
trafficking. Paraguay is located in
the "Triple Frontier" region, where
the borders of Paraguay, Argentina
and Brazil intersect. For over a
decade, the Triple Frontier has been
one of the largest centers for
criminal sex trafficking activity in
the Americas. The challenges faced
by Teresa Martínez in confronting
the multi-billion dollar drug-and-sex
trafficking cartels (both local and
global) that are active in the
region are daunting. Martínez has
committed only one offense, that of daring
to challenge the status quo that
today allows poor indigenous and other
Paraguayan women and children to be
sex trafficked en-mass with impunity.
impeachment action taken against
Martínez follows a pattern of
behavior that has been seen in other nations
in the region. These
underhanded responses have in common
the fact that they are acts of retaliation
that are designed to punish both
public officials and private
citizens who have become 'too' effective
in their efforts to fight modern
human slavery. Other victims of that
scenario have included
child sex trafficking activist,
women's center director and
journalist Lydia Cacho,
who was jailed and tried for
defamation (the same change being
levied against Teresa Martínez) in
Mexico in 2005 after publishing the
book 'The Demons in Eden" -
exposed child
pornographer Jean Succar Kuri and
his corrupt associates in government
and business - and, during 2011,
Honduran Consul to the southern
Mexican state of Chiapas, Patricia
was removed from her post for
speaking out publicly in regard to
the fact that Mexican officials in
Chiapas state were not taking action
against the sex traffickers who were
expoiting the many Honduran women and girls
who had been lured to the region
(we note that Chiapas state has been
identified by Save the Children as
being the largest zone for
the commercial sexual exploitation
of children - CSEC - in the entire world).
has spoken with anti sex trafficking
advocates who are active in
Argentina and the Dominican
Republic. Like Paraguay, the
Dominican Republic is a major source
nation for sex trafficking victims
who are destined to arrive in
Argentina, where they will be sexually
exploited. From Argentina, a number
of these victims - as well as
Argentine women and
girls - will be resold into the global sex
Our sources
inducate that government entities as
well as certain non-governmental
agenices in the region actively work
to cover-up sex trafficking cases.
These include organizations that
receive U.S. funds. The U.S. State
Department is fully aware of these
allegations through complaints that
have been submitted to them.
The cases
of Teresa Martínez, Lydia
Cacho and Patricia Villamil
represent part of a disturbing but
not unfamiliar pattern. Although
Latin America has moved away from
its past traditions of authoritarian
rule and political repression as its
standard response to unconventional
viewpoints, some of those in power
continue to use such tactics when
they find it convenient to achieving
their more sinister goals.
Mexico and the Triple
Frontier region in South America are
two of the most critical hot spots
for sexual slavery in the world. Any
prosecutor or activist who dares to
stand-up and defend the innocent
children, adolescents and women who
are victimized by this multi-billion
dollar criminal business can expect
to face retaliation. In other cases,
such as those involving the mass sex trafficking of
women and girls from the Dominican
Republic to Argentina and other
global destinations, the corrupt
practices that allow these tragedies
to continue to occur
are not-yet clearly visible to the
general public.
We who
engage in anti-trafficking analysis
work and news coverage will continue
to bring these little-known dynamics
to light.
There is an
important lesson to be learned by
the anti-trafficking movement and
government entities working in the
field in regard to this theme. The fact is that not everyone
with official powers actually wants to
see human trafficking and the sexual
exploitation of women and children
with impunity ended. Whether they
are driven by greed and payoffs, or
by the fact that their worldview is
based on a
sexist machismo that
condones exploitation, or whether it
is because they themselves exploit
victims, many politicians and law
enforcement authories across the
Americas do not support the effort
to stop the modern day slavers in
our midsts.
Acknowledging that fundamental
reality must
become the first step to re-building
the currently less-than-effective
global strategies that are in-use for tackling traffickers and shutting them down
for good.
A global campaign of
condemnation that denounces the retaliatory
action taken against
Martínez must also be organized. A
similar effort was highly effective
in rescuing Lydia Cacho from unjust
imprisonment in Mexico. People of conscience must make that
happen once again. This time, it is
Teresa Martínez who needs our help.
Finally, we call
upon U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton and Ambassador Luis
CdeBaca, director of the Trafficking
in Persons office at State to
provide all necessary support for
Martínez in her time of need.
We say: End impunity now!
Chuck Goolsby
Oct. 15, 2011
See also:
Added: Oct. 15, 2011
Preocupación por desafuero de la
fiscala Teresa Martínez
La diputada
Aída Robles (PPC-Central), titular
de la Comisión de Equidad y Género,
en conferencia de prensa, manifestó
su preocupación por la Resolución
del Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de
Magistrados, relacionado al
desafuero de la Agente Fiscal,
abogada Teresa Martínez, de la
Unidad Especializada contra la trata
de personas y explotación sexual de
niños, niñas y adolescentes. El
documento que involucra a la
afectada fue caratulado por
difamación, calumnia e injuria.
muy preocupados por la situación de
la fiscala Teresa Martínez, porque
es una de la que ha demostrado una
capacidad de lucha contra la trata
de personas, explotación sexual de
niños y niñas en nuestro país. La
fiscala recibe esta mañana (viernes
30 de setiembre), la notificación de
desafuero, aparentemente por dos
casos específicos; uno de ellos, se
refiere al caso de Tacumbú, sobre
pornografía infantil y el otro por
realizar allanamiento de un
lupanar", explicó la parlamentaria
la diputada Aída Robles, informó que
desde la comisión que preside,
realizarán las investigaciones
correspondientes para esclarecer el
caso, teniendo en cuenta la labor
que desempeña la fiscala Teresa
Martínez, contra la trata de
personas y la explotación sexual de
Congresswoman expresses concerns in
regard to the impeachment of Teresa
Congressional deputy Aída Robles of
the PPC-Central Party, who is also
the chairwoman of the Commission on
Equality and Gender, held a press
conference to express her grave
concerns in regard to the recent
resolution of the Trial Jury for
Magistrates, in which that body
moved to impeach Teresa Martínez,
who is Paraguay's anti trafficking
prosecutor within the Attorney
General's special unit to combat
human trafficking and the sexual
exploitation of children and
adolescents. Martínez was charged
[by a subject that she was
investigating for child
exploitation] with libel, slander
and insult.
Robles, "We are very worried about
the situation facing Teresa
Martínez, because she has
demonstrated that she has the
ability to lead the struggle against
human trafficking and child sexual
exploitation in our nation.
Prosecutor Martínez received the
decision in regard to her
impeachment on the morning of Sep.
30th, 2011. The charges
refer to both a child pornography
case that occurred in the Tacumbú
barrio of the capital city of
Asunción, and also to a raid on a
Robles also announced that the
congressional Commission on Equality
and Gender will conduct hearings to
clarify the events in this case in
the context of the work that Teresa
Martínez carries out against human
trafficking and child sexual
La Presna
Sep. 30, 2011
La Diputada Aida Robles dijo que la
fiscal Teresa Martínez es perseguida
por gente poderosa
Deputy Aída Robles declares that
prosecutor Teresa Martínez is being
persecuted by powerful individuals
During a press conference organized
in response to the impeachment of
Teresa Martínez, Paraguayan
congressional deputy Aida Robles
declared that the anti trafficking
prosecutor is being
persecuted by powerful people.
Deputy Robles
noted that it is critically
important that Paraguay have a point
person in charge of anti trafficking
prosecutions. She added that it
would not be possible for the
impeachment of Martínez to have
occurred without the [behind the
scenes] influence of powerful people
being involved. She added that these
forces want to see an end to the
prosecution of human traffickers in
- In Spanish)
Radio Cardinal
Diputada Aida Robles lamenta
influencias en relación con el
desafuero de fiscala Teresa Martínez
Congressional deputy Aida Robles
laments that external influences
have cause the impeachment case
against anti trafficking prosecutor
Teresa Martínez to come about.
Radio Ñanduti
See also:
Added: Oct. 15, 2011
Context from 2010
U.S. Embassy cable on human
trafficking conditions
...Most trafficking victims
depart Paraguay via land
border crossings near Ciudad
del Este, Asuncion, and
Encarnacion. The Women's
Secretariat provided direct
aid to 19 women in 2009. Of
these, two were trafficked
domestically, while the
others went to Argentina
(53%), Bolivia (31%), Japan
(8%), and Spain (8%.).
Anecdotal evidence suggests
that each year several
thousand women, children,
adolescents, and
trans-gendered prostitutes
(taxi boys) are trafficked
internationally. An
estimated 80 percent of
victims are young women and
adolescent girls. The
Women's Secretariat (SMPR)
estimated in January 2010
that 95 percent of TIP
victims are exploited for
commercial sexual purposes
and that 52 percent of
victims were minors.
women, adolescent girls, and
children are most at risk of
being trafficked, primarily
for purposes of sexual
exploitation. Many street
children are also
trafficking victims. Studies
show that most victims
worked as street vendors
when traffickers targeted
them and that 70 percent of
victims had drug addictions.
Poor indigenous women living
in the interior are also at
significant risk. Argentine
authorities speaking at
seminars in Paraguay noted
they frequently require
translation assistance from
Paraguayan consulates to
interview TIP victims who
speak only [the indigenous
language] Guarani...
U.S. State Dept.
Feb. 17, 2010
Context from 2005
TIP (Trafficking in Persons)
Senior Reporting Officer
Linda Brown visited Paraguay
as part of a four-country
tour of South America.
In meetings with
Embassy officers, governing
party officials, and
representatives of NGOs,
Brown discussed Paraguay's
progress in combating
trafficking in persons…
Brown had a number of
meetings with various
officials and NGOs, raising
a number of issues in
Paraguay's efforts to combat
Minister for Children and
Adolescents Mercedes Britez
de Buzo
--The Minister described
efforts to combat the
trafficking in children,
pointing to participation in
Embassy Montevideo's
regional project,
participation in the
Embassy's bilateral project,
and efforts to criminalize
child pornography...
-- She spoke of the need to
prosecute traffickers but
conceded, based upon her own
experiences as a prosecutor
and judge, that it is not
career enhancing in the
judicial system to focus on
trafficking or children's
Attorney General Oscar
Latorre and Prosecutor
Teresa Martinez
--Latorre offered general
remarks about the importance
of stopping trafficking, but
was not positive about
prospects for the creation
of a specialized unit of
described the history of TIP
prosecutions in Paraguay,
observing that the issue was
unknown just 18 months ago,
and is now an important
focus in the Public Ministry
(prosecutor's office)...
Martinez described the
difficulties in getting
victims to cooperate, and
the Attorney General's lack
of legal authority to
investigate independently.
Independent Women's Rights
Activist and Consultant
Andrea Cid
--The discussion
primarily dealt with
Paraguayan culture and the
ways in which it complicates
both government and NGO
efforts to fight
In the eyes of many
here, prostitution is not a
bad thing in and of itself.
Given the levels of
stark poverty in the
country, many feel that
prostitution is a legitimate
way to earn a living.
Many families, she
said, knowingly sell their
own daughters into
prostitution abroad in the
hope that the girls will
send money home.
--The legal culture in
Paraguay complicates efforts
to stop trafficking.
She described the
Penal Code and the entire
judicial system as lenient,
with laws prescribing mild
penalties for crimes such as
trafficking. The authorities
are unable to stop
traffickers from threatening
victims who file complaints
with prosecutors.
Jan. 04, 2005
See also:
Added: Aug. 04, 2011
indígenas van
cada vez más
como víctimas
La trata de
personas es un
delito que tiene
como principales
víctimas a
personas de
en sus derechos,
en particular
cada vez más, a
la población
La trata de
personas es un
problema sin
visibilidad en
las comunidades
campesinas e
indígenas, lo
que constituye
un negocio de
pocos que nos
desafía a todos.
El 14 de julio,
en algunos
medios de
prensa, se
publicó un caso
de explotación
de niñas
indígenas del
Chaco (como por
ejemplo en el
Última Hora
En la ocasión,
realizamos la
Es preciso estar
cada vez más
atentos ante el
flagelo de la
comercial, la
laboral, la
doméstica y el
comercio de
niños y niñas.
La trata de
personas es un
delito que tiene
como principales
víctimas a
personas de
en sus derechos,
en particular
cada vez más, a
la población
indígena, que
inmersa en
situaciones de
desigualdad y
escucha y accede
a promesas de
una mejora de
vida hecha por
Las mujeres, más
aún cuando son
niñas y no
hablan español,
son muy
proclives a ser
engañadas. En
este caso, se
trató de niñas
indefensas (que
por razones de
feria judicial
en Argentina,
todavía no han
retornar). En
efecto, las
jóvenes, niñas y
adultas mujeres,
al ser
traficadas, una
vez en el lugar
de destino, ya
se topan con un
desconocido, no
cuentan con
posibilidades de
familiar, ningún
tipo de soporte,
lo cual las
coloca en una
situación de
desamparo total.
Esta vez, el
accionar de
ambos Estados
estuvo de su
lado ¿pero, y el
resto de casos
denunciados y no
denunciados? ¿y
la trata interna
de mujeres
Indigenous women
are increasingly
being targeted
as victims of
trafficking is a
problem without
visibility in
rural and
communities. It
is a business
run by a few but
which impacts
On July 14th
a number of
media outlets
reports about
the case of the
exploitation of
indigenous girls
in the nation's
Chaco region.
On occasion, we
made the
observation: We
must be
vigilant against
the scourge of
servitude and
trade in
trafficking is a
crime whose main
victims are
people from
sectors of
society whose
rights are
vulnerable. This
the indigenous
which continues
to be immersed
in [a social
condition of]
inequality and
neglect, which
makes them
at-risk to going
along with the
false promises
of a better life
to which they
are subjected by
Women, and
especially girls
who do not speak
Spanish, are
very much
at-risk of being
deceived. This
case involved
two completely
indigenous girls
(who for reasons
of the justice
process in
Argentina have
not yet been
returned [to
Young women,
girls and adult
women who have
been trafficked
are, once they
reach the
faced with an
They have no
access to family
or other forms
of support,
which makes them
In this
particular case,
the actions of
both states
(Argentina and
Paraguay) stood
with the
victims. But
what about the
[many] cases
that go
unreported. And
what about the
problem of the
trafficking of
July 20, 2011
Fiscales denuncian violación de
Constitución en desafuero de
A través de un comunicado, la
Asociación de Agentes Fiscales del
Paraguay refiere que la decisión del
Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de
Magistrados, de levantar los fueros
a la fiscala Teresa Martínez, es una
flagrante violación de los artículos
255 y 270 de la Constitución
Nacional, como una garantía del
agente fiscal para el ejercicio
independiente de su rol
"Esta decisión establece un
preocupante precedente que atenta en
contra de la independencia en el
ejercicio de las funciones de los
Agentes Fiscales; pudiéndose llegar
al absurdo de que el imputado en una
causa penal podrá promover una
querella por calumnia contra el
funcionario fiscal encargado de la
investigación con la finalidad de
separarlo de la misma, con lo cual
todo agente fiscal se encuentra
expuesto a este tipo de acciones
temerarias", refieren.
En el texto, los fiscales instan al
Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de
Magistrados, a la rectificación
inmediata de la medida tomada; a los
Magistrados Judiciales, a valorar y
fundar debidamente sus resoluciones
en este tipo de casos, más aún
teniendo en consideración la
naturaleza y gravedad de los hechos
punibles investigados por la fiscala
Teresa Martínez, vinculados a la
trata y explotación sexual de niños,
niñas y adolescentes.
El viernes 30 de septiembre, el
Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de
resolvió desaforar a la
fiscala de la unidad de Trata de
Personas, Teresa Martínez, a pedido
del juez Manuel Aguirre, para ser
juzgada por una acción de
difamación, calumnias e injurias.
Durante la misma jornada del
viernes, la Mesa Interinstitucional
para la Prevención y Combate a la
Trata de personas en el Paraguay
solicitó a los miembros del Jurado
de Enjuiciamiento de Magistrados
reconsiderar la postura y las
medidas respecto al desafuero de la
fiscala Martínez.
Prosecutors denounce the impeachment
of Teresa Martínez as a violation of
the constitution
The professional association of
prosecutors in Paraguay has issued a
press release in which they declare
that the recent decision by the
Trial Jury for Magistrates to
impeach anti trafficking prosecutor
Teresa Martínez is a flagrant
violation of Articles 255 and 270 of
the Constitution, which guarantee
the independence of prosecutors in
the exercise of their constitutional
"This decision sets a disturbing
precedent which threatens the
independent exercise of the
prosecutorial function. The decision
could result in the absurd scenario
where a defendant in a criminal case
could initiate a defamation lawsuit
against the prosecutor in their
case, with the intent of removing
them. All prosecutors would then be
exposed to such reckless actions,"
said the statement.
Prosecutors urged the Trial Jury for
Magistrates to take immediate action
to rectify the decision made to
bring prosecutor Martínez to trial,
especially taking into consideration
the nature and severity of the
offenses that are investigated
Martínez, which involve cases of
human trafficking and the sexual
exploitation of children and
On Friday September 30, the Trial
Jury for Magistrates ruled in favor
of a request by judge Manuel Aguirre
to bring Martínez to trial on
charges of defamation, libel and
On the same day, the Inter-agency
Commission for the Prevention and
Combating Trafficking in Paraguay [a
federal inter-agency coordinating
committee] also asked the members of
the Trial Jury of Judges to
reconsider their decision to impeach
prosecutor Martínez.
ABC Color
Oct. 03, 2011
See also:
Added Oct. 13, 2011
deja sin fueros a fiscala Martínez
El Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de
Magistrados resolvió desaforar a la
fiscala de la unidad de Trata de
Personas, Teresa Martínez, a pedido
del juez Manuel Aguirre, para ser
juzgada por difamación, calumnias e
El Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de
Magistrados finalmente resolvió
desaforar a la fiscala de la unidad
de Trata de Personas, Teresa
Martínez, luego de que Anastacio
Gómez Romero la denunciara ante el
juez Manuel Aguirre.
La fiscala Teresa Martínez expresó a
ABC Digital que el Jurado de
Enjuiciamiento de Magistrados no le
había notificado, y que recién a las
10 del viernes le enviaron una
"Es algo muy grave. Voy a contratar
un abogado y defenderme. Tengo que
pedir una copia de la denuncia. Es
la primera vez en 30 años que recibo
una denuncia", expresó Martínez a
nuestro medio…
La fiscala expresó que sus casos
están concluyendo, y lamenta
profundamente que no la hayan
escuchado antes de tomar la medida.
Jurists remove Teresa Martinez's
prosecutorial authority
The Trial Jury for Magistrates has
resolved to impeach Paraguay's human
trafficking prosecutor Teresa
Martinez. Judge Manuel Aguirre
requested that Martinez be tried for
libel, slander and insult.
The decision was made after
Anastacio Gómez Romero had filed a
complaint against Martinez before
Judge Aguirre.
Martinez told ABC Digital that the
Trial Jury for Magistrates had not
notified her of the decision until
10 AM on Friday.
Martinez, "This is very serious. I
will hire a lawyer and defend
myself. I have to ask for a copy of
the complaint. This is the first
time in 30 years that I have
received a complaint..."
Martinez said that her cases [active
human trafficking prosecutions] are
concluding. She said that she deeply
regrets that the cases were not
heard before the action against her
was taken.
ABC Digital
Teresa Martinez respecto a su
desafuero y proceso por difamación
Prosecutor Teresa Martinez speaks
out in regard to the defamation case
against her
(Audio - In Spanish)
Manuel Aguirre aclara sobre
recepción de desafuero a fiscala
Teresa Martinez
Judge Manuel Aguirre explains his
actions in requesting the
impeachment of prosecutor
Teresa Martinez
Added: Oct. 12, 2011
Paraguay's anti trafficking
prosecutor - Teresa Martínez
La Fiscal Teresa Martínez enfrenta jucio por difamación
Boletín de Prensa
Mexico City - La Fiscal Teresa Martínez es desaforada para ser juzgada
por difamación, calumnia e injurias, por defender el caso de una
adolescente de 16 años que estaba siendo explotada sexualmente.
La Abogada y fiscal de Paraguay, que desde hace tiempo ha desarrollado
un intenso trabajo a favor de las víctimas de trata de personas y de
explotación sexual en Paraguay, será enjuiciada como defensora de
derechos humanos
El viernes 30 de septiembre, el Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de Magistrados
resolvió desaforar a la fiscala de la unidad de Trata de Personas,
Teresa Martínez, a pedido del juez Manuel Aguirre, para ser juzgada por
una acción de difamación, calumnias e injurias.
El caso de la Abogada Teresa Martínez, fiscal de Paraguay, que desde
hace tiempo ha desarrollado un intenso trabajo a favor de las víctimas
de trata de personas y de explotación sexual en Paraguay, quien también
ha llevado casos en las investigaciones con sus países hermanos de Chile
y Argentina en donde se han encontrado casos de trata.
En esta ocasión, Teresa llevaba un caso en el que estaba defendiendo a
una chica de 16 años que estaba siendo explotada sexualmente. Por esta
razón, le han demandado bajo los cargos de difamación, injurias y
calumnias lo que ha llevado a su desafuero.
No podemos permitir que defensores que han estado trabajando en la
impartición de justicia queden sin protección del estado y que sean
incluso encarcelados por cumplir con su deber…
El resultado de su trabajo ha permitido la penalización y
desarticulación de grupos dedicados al delito de la traía de personas en
Paraguay y países colindantes.
Este desafuero resulta suspicaz ya que interfiere con algunas
investigaciones en curso.
Repudiamos este desafuero que obstaculiza el combate a la trata de
Solicitamos se reconsidere el desafuero de la fiscal, teniendo en cuenta
la. trayectoria Teresa Martínez en la lucha contra la trata de personas,
reconocida a nivel Nacional e Internacional.
Teresa Martínez es punta de flecha en el combate a la trata de personas
a nivel Latino-americano, puntal en las operaciones de investigación y
persecución para la desarticulación de las bandas delictivas e
individuos que comercian con los seres humanos en todas sus modalidades.
Decisiones como ésta, exponen a los defensores de los Derechos Humanos
frente a los delincuentes e impiden que puedan ejercer sus funciones
como operadores de justicia quedando expuestos a denuncias que buscan
evitar la aplicación de la Ley por parte de delincuentes.
Anti trafficking prosecutor faces impeachment for defamation in relation
to her work
Press Release
Mexico City - Paraguayan human trafficking prosecutor Teresa Martínez
will face a lawsuit on charges of defamation, libel and insult as a
result of her work to defend a 16-year-old victim of sexual
Martínez has a long history of advocating for the rights of human
trafficking and sexual exploitation victims in Paraguay.
Her investigations have involved
the neighboring nations of Argentina and Chile [which are destinations
for trafficked Paraguayan women].
She will be tried for actions taken in her role as a defender of human
rights. The trial is set for Sep. 30, 2011.
Martínez was defending a 16 year old girl who was being sexually
exploited when a lawsuit was brought against her on charges of
defamation, libel and slander.
We cannot allow human rights defenders who have been working in the
administration of justice as public employees to remain unprotected, and
even risk imprisonment for doing their duty…
Martínez' [extensive history of advocacy] has led to the and dismantling
of human trafficking rings operating in Paraguay and neighboring
The charges being brought against her are suspicious because the trial
interferes with certain ongoing investigations.
We condemn this trial as an outrage that hinders the fight against human
Teresa Martínez' work in the fight against trafficking in persons has
been recognized nationally and internationally.
We ask that the public good being done by Martínez be considered in this
Martínez is the tip of the arrowhead in the investigation and
prosecution of human trafficking in the Latin America. She has lead
investigations and prosecutions aimed dismantling criminal gangs and
individuals who engage in all forms of the
trade in human beings.
Decisions like this expose human rights defenders to the whims of
criminals who would like to avoid effective application of the law by
preventing their targets from exercising their duties as judicial
Myra Rojas
Published on RosiOrozco.com
Oct. 07, 2011
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See also:
Protest sign
says, "We simply will not accept the impeachment of Teresa
Organismos se manifiestan contra el desafuero a la fiscal Teresa
Los integrantes de la mesa interinstitucional para la prevención y
combate a la trata de personas en el Paraguay solicitaron, a los
miembros del Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de Magistrados, la reconsideración
de la postura y las medidas adoptadas con respecto al desafuero de la
fiscal Teresa Martínez.
A través de un comunicado, los integrantes de dicha mesa, que incluye
tanto al Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Ministerio del Interior,
Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Ministerio de Salud y la Secretaría
de la Niñez y la Adolescencia, solicitaron al jurado que "recapacite".
La mesa coordinadora aprovechó para hacer un llamado a la opinión
pública, a las entidades oficiales y a la sociedad civil a elevar sus
voces en contra de procedimientos que buscan inhibir las acciones de
profesionales, según manifestaron en un comunicado.
La mesa se reunió para analizar la situación que afecta a la fiscal
Martínez, especializada en Trata de Personas y Explotación Sexual
En la ocasión, mencionaron el porqué la profesional no puede cesar la
labor que actualmente desempeña.
"Teniendo en cuenta que la abogada tiene una lucha contra la trata de
personas reconocida a nivel nacional e internacional, además es
integrante activa de esta Mesa interinstitucional y coordinadora de la
Subcomisión de Investigación y de Legislación, desempeñando un rol
fundamental en la investigación de un gran número de casos, actividad
ésta que no puede cesar ante el crecimiento y visualización del problema
que aqueja a miles de compatriotas en el país y en el exterior",
aseguraron en el escrito.
Finalmente, expresaron que consideran que decisiones como éstas exponen
a los operadores de Justicia e impiden que puedan ejercer sus funciones
quedando de esta manera expuestos a denuncias que buscan evitar la
aplicación de la ley y la protección a las víctimas.
El Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de Magistrados resolvió desaforar a la
fiscala, el viernes pasado a pedido del juez Manuel Aguirre, para ser
juzgada por difamación, calumnias e injurias.
Agencies speak out against the impeachment trial of anti trafficking
prosecutor Teresa Martínez
The members of the inter-agency roundtable for the prevention and
combating trafficking in Paraguay asked, members of the Jury for the
Prosecution of Magistrates to reconsider their position and measures
that have been taken to date with regard to the impeachment of
prosecutor Teresa Martínez.
In a press release the members of the inter-agency board asked the jury
to reconsider its position.
The Board includes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of
Interior, the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of Health
and the Ministry of Children and Adolescents.
The board took the opportunity to appeal to the public, to government
entities and to civil society to raise their voices against procedures
that seek to inhibit the actions of [officers of the Court].
The board met specifically to discuss the situation involving prosecutor
Martínez, who specializes in human trafficking and the sexual
exploitation of children.
During their session, the Board discussed the reasons why Martínez
cannot stop the work that she is now carrying out.
The Board's press release stated that, "Martínez is waging a fight
against human trafficking that
has been recognized nationally and internationally. She is an active
member of this Board and its Subcommittee on Research and Legislation.
Martínez plays a key role in the investigation of many trafficking
cases. This work cannot cease in the face of the growth and growth in
this crime, one which affects thousands of
compatriots at home and abroad."
The statement concluded by pointing out that decisions [such as the
action to prosecute Martínez] expose [officers of the Court] to to
having their work impeded through the use of complaints that have as
their actual motive avoidance of the application of the law to protect
The Jury for the Trial of Magistrates decided to impeach Martínez last
Friday at the request of Judge Manuel Aguirre. She will be tried for
slander, libel and insult.
La Nación
Oct. 03, 2011
Added Oct. 09, 2011
The Indigenous Americas
Chuck Goolsby
A Call to Action
During the past ten years the
project has called attention to the
crisis of large scale sexual
exploitation and trafficking that
continually plagues Latin America,
the Caribbean and indigenous and
African descendent peoples from
across the Americas.
One of our core focus areas has been
to highlight the fact that
indigenous children and women are
uniquely targeted by criminal sex
traffickers and rapists within the
larger societies that they live in.
This occurs in Latin America, the
United States and in Canada. The
documentary evidence for this
proposition may be found in the
archives of our publication.
Historically, indigenous children
and women have been sexually
exploited by men of the dominant
society. Those abuses occurred 500
years ago across the Americas, and
they occur today.
Within the
United States,
women and girls from the indigenous
population suffer 3.5 times the rate
of sexual assaults compared to other
groups of women.
Some 80% of the perpetrators in
those cases are white U.S. men. They
often get away with their crimes
without being prosecuted.
90% of children in prostitution are
of indigenous (first nations)
ethnicities, which is a direct
result of the condoned sexual abuse
of native children at the hands of
priests and others in the nation's
now-closed mandatory native
boarding school system.
The figures for abuse in
are many times higher, by
comparion, given that governments
and civil society have no need to
hide their continuing racial
hostility toward indigenous peoples.
The most highly concentrated waves
of atrocities perpetrated against Latin American
indigenous women during the modern
era have occurred
during the past 30 years. They
six wars in Central America that
entangled indigenous communities,
leading in the most horrific case to
the deaths of 50,000 mostly Mayan
women in
the orphaning of 200,000 children and the rape of almost all Mayan
women and girls of any age during
the 1970s and 1980s;
Peruvian abuses
during the 1990s: former president Alberto
Fujimori authorized the
sterilizations of 300,000 indigenous
women without their consent -
unethical acts that were carried out
by medical doctors during childbirth
the present-day mass kidnapping and
enslavement of indigenous girls and
women, as well as socially condoned
domestic and agricultural labor
servitude (peonage) with impunity in
Our project has written essays for
years calling for an end to these
mass violations of basic human
During our nearly 11 years of
existence, we have insisted that the
anti trafficking 'movement' and
government agencies such as the U.S.
State Department end the almost
deliberate denial of the existence
of the mass sex trafficking crisis
in Latin America, the Caribbean and
in indigenous communities across the
Only during 2011 have we seen
evidence that U.S. government policy
and Mexican government action is
placing more emphasis on the crisis
in the region. We commend the important role
the United Nations Office on Drugs
and Crime (UNODC)
has played in bringing about that
Recently, prominent publications have highlighted concerns
raised by activists in Mexico and
Central America.
alarm bell has been sounded
to warn the world that organized
criminal sex traffickers are rapidly
accelerating their kidnappings and
efforts to entrap indigenous
children and youth for the purposes
of either prostituting them
directly, or to resell them to
global sex trafficking networks that will
enslave them in Japan, Western
Europe or, more recently, the Middle
We ask, what has the U.S. State
Department's Office on Trafficking
in Persons done to identify and act
to stop the human trafficking crisis
that affects indigenous women and
girls? What have they, or the
governments of Mexico and Japan done
to investigate the trafficking of
thousands of poor, underage
indigenous girls from southern
Mexico's heavily indigenous states –
to Japan?
From what we can observe, the answer
is that nothing at all has been done
to address the targeting of
indigenous children as a major
source of 'raw material' for the
global forced prostitution trade.
The anti trafficking movement and
government agencies in the U.S.
cannot rely only upon the
appointment of officials with
Spanish surnames,
and the
engagement of agencies that
serve the Latin America immigrant
community to 'handle' the Latin
American human trafficking issue.
Dynamics of intra-Latino oppression
permeate both the region and the
immigrant diaspora. Many Latin
Americans who otherwise have the
education and required social
consciousness to take action against
human trafficking also have
culturally ingrained prejudices
against indigenous (and African
descendent) peoples.
These realities are especially
problematic in Mexico.
Therefore, we are glad to see
Mexican congressional representative
and anti trafficking leader
Xavier Abreu Sierra, director
general of the National Commission
for the Development of Indigenous
Peoples - further raise the alarm in
an October 8, 2011 article in La
Jornada, a Leading Mexico City daily
paper, in regard to the crisis
facing indigenous victims in Mexico.
We are also encouraged by the
efforts of Teresa Ulloa, director of
the Regional Coalition Against
Trafficking in Women for Latin
America and the Caribbean, who has
shone a constant spotlight on the
crisis facing indigenous girls who
confront enslavement by sex
More must be done. This crisis has
become increasingly dire over time.
Indigenous leaders such as Mayan
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta
Menchu, who is also an activist
against the sex trafficking of
indigenous children in the region,
must be allowed to have a prominent
place at the table of deliberations
on the subject.
Multi-billion dollar drug cartels
seek to diversify their earnings by
engaging in the mass kidnapping and
sex trafficking of poor Mexican
girls and young women. They need
large numbers of victims to feed
into the wholesale global market for
sex slaves. At the end of the day,
the most accessible and vulnerable
source of victims are young
indigenous girls who may not speak
Once entrapped, these children are
beaten, gang raped, starved, pimped
out and then are resold to
trafficking operations across
Mexico, Central America, the United
States, Europe, Asia and the Middle
We call upon the anti trafficking
community and applicable government
agencies to bring more focus to this
aspect of the global trafficking
crisis. We cannot sit by and watch
yet another generation of our
indigenous children be subjected to
this obscene mass gender atrocity.
The government of Mexico must be
held to account for its indifference
in the face of the mass sex
trafficking of indigenous girl
The government of Japan must also be
held to account for its indifference
in the face of the mass sex
trafficking of indigenous Mexican
girl children to Japan - to become
sex slaves and geishas to the tune
of several thousand victims.
All who are victims, and all who are
at risk deserve the world's
attention. Indigenous girl children
from the Americas must not continue
to be left on the sidelines of that
We the people
will hold both government and the
NGO community accountable for their
inaction to rescue these innocent
children from a life of rape,
torture and early death.
We are not second class human
Enough is enough.
End this atrocity now!
Chuck Goolsby
Oct. 09, 2011
See also:
Added June 28, 2008
Guatemala, Mexico
Rigoberta Menchú
denuncia venta de
niñas indígenas
Centroamérica y
Menchu denounces the
sale of indigenous
girl children in
Central America and
Mayan Nobel Peace
Prize Laureate
Rigoberta Menchu
denounces the sale
of indigenous
children into sexual
[Mayan human rights
leader] Rigoberta
Menchú, the 1992
Nobel Peace Prize
laureate, during a
visit to Veracruz,
Mexico, has
denounced the sale
of indigenous girls
in Mexico and
Central America, in
which traditional
indigenous marriage
customs are
perverted by
criminal gangs to
force underage girls
into sexual slavery.
According to
information from
Prensa Libre, Menchu
said that the trade
in minors involved
organized mafias,
doctors, lawyers,
legislators and
local authorities.
Menchu regretted
that the sale of
children, mainly
girls, occurs with
the knowledge of
officials within
Menchu protested the
fact that in
Guatemala, there is
an extensive,
underground trade in
boys and girls,
which authorities
find hard to detect.
Menchu stated that
many non-governmental
organizations have
denounced this
situation, adding that
they are mainly
concerned by the
fact that families
girls to older men
to become wives. In
reality, the girls
[typically in the
age range of 11 to
13] are resold [to
child sex
traffickers and
pimps] for sexual
exploitation. she
The Nobel laureate
said that in
southeastern Mexico
and across Guatemala
this practice is
common, and asked
that the public
report these sales
of children.
Finally, Menchu
announced that the
Rigoberta Menchu
Foundation has
signed an agreement
with the Government
of Veracruz [Mexico]
to perform various
prevention measures
in rural
Guatemalan Human
Rights News
June. 27, 2008
See also:
Added: Dec. 19, 2008
En Japón, de 3 a 4
mil niñas mexicanas
víctimas de ESCI
Afirma la experta
Teresa Ulloa
Teresa Ulloa: Three to four
underage indigenous
girls from the poor
states of Oaxaca,
Chiapas, Guerrero
and the state of]
Mexico have become
victims of
commercial sexual
exploitation of
children (CSEC) in
Puebla city, in Puebla state
- Teresa Ulloa, Latin America and Caribbean
Director of the
Coalition Against
Trafficking of Women
(CATW) announced her
estimates of the
numbers of
indigenous children
sex trafficked to
Japan, and explained
that traffickers
trick their victims
using offers of
thousands of dollars
for their parents in
exchange for
permission] to take
their daughters. The
parents are told
that their girls are
going to the United
States to work in
fast food restaurant
Taking advantage of the condition of
submission that
Mexico's indigenous
communities are
forced to live in,
the traffickers take
their victims to
Japan where they are
prostituted and work
as geishas...
Ulloa said that before these victims
from Japan are
repatriated, the
home conditions of
these girls must be
investigated to
assure that they can
be reintegrated
without facing the
risk of being sold
or sexually
exploited again.
Ulloa noted that in the year 2002 the
CATW helped to
repatriate two
sisters, ages 8 and
10, who had been
prostituted in a
brothel in New York.
They were subjected
to exploitation
again, 15 days
later, because their
family "had sold
their daughters in
exchange for two
goats and two cases
of beer."
Ulloa added that today these two girls
live with a new
family in the U.S.,
and are now learning
During her interview with CIMAC
Noticias, Ulloa
declared: "the
subject [of child
protection] is not
on the national
agenda. Much
attention is paid to
drug trafficking,
but the government
hasn't even realized
that the same drug
trafficking networks
are used for the
[sex] trafficking of
children, and that
organized crime
regards this
activity to be one
of their most
Ulloa stated the above knowing that "a
nation that doesn't
guarantee the lives,
security, dignity
and liberty of its
children is
condemned, sooner or
later, to loose its
ability to progress
or to have social
For these reasons, Ulloa insists that
the government of
Mexico comply with
the international
agreements that it
has signed in regard
to these matters,
and that it supply
the resources needed
to protect children,
given that the
anti-drug efforts
are much better
Nadia Altamirano
CIMAC Noticias
El año
que "trafiqué" con mujeres
Niñas virgenes de 13 años.
Presentadoras famosas que se venden
por varios millones de pesetas...
Antonio Salas publica en Temas de
Hoy una escalofriante investigación
sobre la prostitución en España.
Publicamos tres extractos
The year that I 'trafficked' in
An undercover reporter in Spain
reports on how he was offered six
13-year-old 'virgin' Mayan
indigenous girls who were for sale
by sex traffickers.
An undercover reporter in Spain
reports on how he was offered six
13-year-old 'virgin' Mayan
indigenous girls who were for sale
by sex traffickers.
The sale
price in Europe for underage Mayan
girls kidnapped from Chiapas state
in Mexico is $25,000 each, because
they are considered to be 'exotic.'
Antonio Salas and Joan Manuel
Feb. 29, 2004
About sex
trafficker's war against indigenous
children in Mexico
Indigenous girls in Mexico
are constantly under threat
from local and global sex
traffickers and sex
México, 45% de las víctimas de trata
son niñas indígenas: legisladores
México, DF. En México "45 por
ciento" de las víctimas de la trata
son niñas indígenas dieron a
conocer, Rosi Orozco, presidenta de
la Comisión Especial para la Lucha
contra la Trata de Personas y Xavier
Abreu Sierra, director general de la
Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo
de los Pueblos Indígenas (CDI),
quienes expresaron la urgencia de
contar con una ley general que
combata este crimen que arrebata la
infancia a más de 20 mil niños
La diputada federal señaló que
aunque en 2007 se promulgó la Ley
para Prevenir y Sancionar la Trata
de Personas, existen importantes
vacíos que llenar, sobre todo que en
las indagatorias no se "revictimice"
a las niñas que han sufrido esta
situación y se sancione de manera
ejemplar también a los clientes.
Recordó que el 13 de julio, Felipe
Calderón promulgó un decreto que
reforma el artículo 73, lo que
faculta al Congreso a expedir una
Ley General en la materia.
La legisladora llamó a crear
conciencia y advertir a las familias
de estos pueblos originarios a no
dejarse engañar por los tratantes,
pues las formas para enganchar a las
menores no sólo son múltiples, sino
que muy efectivas".
Officials: Some
45% of human
victims in Mexico
indigenous girls
Indigenous peoples are between
15% and 30% of Mexico's population
Indigenous peoples are between
15% and 30% of Mexico's population
Mexico City -
In Mexico, "45
percent" of the victims
of trafficking are
indigenous girls,
declared federal congressional
deputy Rosi Orozco,
president of the
Special Commission
for Combating
in Persons and
director general
of the National
for Development
(CDI). They
expressed an
urgent need for
the passage of a
comprehensive law
to combat
human trafficking,
a crime
that robs [the freedom of]
more than
Mexican children.
Deputy Orozco
noted that despite
the fact that the
[ineffective] Law
to Prevent and
Punish Trafficking
in Persons was
passed in 2007,
there are
gaps ]in criminal law] that must be
filled, especially
in regard to
structuring investigations
so that they do
not "re-victimize"
who have
experienced being trafficked. Johns
should also be punished, she added.
Orozco recalled that on July 13th
of 2011 President Felipe
a decree amending
Article 73 of the
constitution, which
empowers Congress
to issue
a general law
addressing human
called for
awareness about trafficking
and warning
families not to be
fooled by
the traffickers, because
techniques used by traffickers to
entrap children are not only many in
number, but they are also very
Carolina Gómez Mena
La Jornada
Oct, 08, 2011
Special Section:
war against indigenous women and
girls in the Americas
Afirma la experta Teresa Ulloa
Entre 3 y 4 mil niñas indígenas
originarias de entidades pobres de
México, como Oaxaca, Chiapas,
Guerrero y el Estado de México, son
víctimas de explotación sexual
comercial infantil en Japón...
Teresa Ulloa: Three to four thousand
underage indigenous girls from the
poor states of Oaxaca, Chiapas,
Guerrero and the state of] Mexico
have become victims of commercial
sexual exploitation of children
(CSEC) in Japan.
Taking advantage of the condition of
submission that Mexico's indigenous
communities are forced to live in,
the traffickers take their victims
to Japan where they are prostituted
and work as geishas...
Neither Mexico nor Japan have ever
publicly lifted a finger to take
action against this atrocity. - LL
Added Oct. 08, 2011
Mexico / New York, USA
Photos of four suspects who were arrested on October 6, 2011 for running a sex trafficking ring in the center of Mexico's forced prostitution 'industry' - Tlaxcala state, located just east of Mexio City, Victims were transported to New York City.
Above photos: The Secretariat for Public Security
Tlaxcala state
(border in red) is located just to
the east of metropolitan Mexican
Tlaxcala is used by
sex traffickers as a destination for
sex trafficking victims, who are
beaten, raped and prostituted in
Mexico City before being 'exported'
to destinations around the world.
Desarticulan red de trata de personas que operaba en México y EU
Elementos de la Policía Federal desarticuló ayer, 6 de octubre, una organización de presuntos delincuentes dedicados a la trata de personas que operaba en México y Estados Unidos. Entre los cinco detenidos se encuentra Antonio Lira Robles, alias "Coñazo", quien es requerido por autoridades de Estados Unidos.
Elementos de la Policía Federal desarticuló ayer, 6 de octubre, una organización de presuntos delincuentes dedicados a la trata de personas que operaba en México y Estados Unidos.
De acuerdo a un comunicado, reportes de inteligencia indican que este grupo delictivo operaba identificando y reclutando a sus víctimas en parques y centros recreativos; posteriormente mediante promesas y engaños las trasladaban a los estados de Tlaxcala, Puebla y al Distrito Federal para obligarlos a trabajar en la prostitución.
La Policía Federal, en coordinación con la Oficina de Inmigración y Administración de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement), se tuvo conocimiento que las víctimas también eran trasladadas Nueva York, Estados Unidos, con fines de explotación sexual.
Ente estos hechos, Policías Federales, en atención una orden de aprehensión con fines de extradición internacional, girada por el Juzgado Décimo Octavo de Distrito en Procesos Penales Federales en el Distrito Federal, así como a la orden de cateo otorgada por el Juez Tercero, contra cuatro inmuebles en la localidad San Miguel Tenancingo, Tlaxcala, realizó un operativo en combinación con la Siedo.
Como resultado de estas acciones se detuvo a Antonio Lira Robles "Coñazo", originario de Tlaxcala, a quien se le identifica como encargado de reclutar y explotar a víctimas en México y trasladarlas ilegalmente a los Estados Unidos.
Al realizar el cruce de datos con el Centro de Inteligencia de la Policía Federal se pudo confirmar que esta persona es requerida por autoridades de Nueva York por los delitos de tráfico de personas con fines de explotación sexual.
Asimismo se detuvo a Heladio Ramírez Granados "Eladio", Moisés Ramírez Granados, Francisca Granados Rojas "La Pancha" y Pedro Ramírez Lira.
Así como el aseguramiento de 3 vehículos, 2 armas de fuego, 4 equipos de comunicación y documentación diversa.
Los detenidos y lo asegurado serán puestos a disposición de las autoridades correspondientes, quienes determinarán la situación jurídica de los presuntos responsables.
, was recently honored for its decision to remove sexual services advertising frrom its publications. -LL]
Grupo Fórmula
Oct. 07, 2011
See also:
Mexico detains 5 in US sex slave case
Mexico City - Police arrested four men and a woman for allegedly helping force women to work as prostitutes in Mexico and the United States, authorities said Friday.
Mexican federal police said they acted on information from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office indicating some of the women were taken to New York. Police did not say where in New York the women were prostituted, but said there were outstanding U.S. extradition requests for some of the suspects.
The arrests were made Thursday during raids on four homes in the town of Tenancingo in central Tlaxcala state, which has long served as a center for Mexican pimps and the forced-prostitution trade.
The alleged leader of the gang, Antonio Lira Robles, lured women with promises and trickery to Mexico City and later forced them into prostitution, authorities said. Some were later taken to the United States.
Pimps in Tenancingo are know for wooing women to their town with false promises of marriage or good jobs. Isolated and under psychological pressure and sometimes beatings, the women are forced to become prostitutes.
In some cases, they are held against their will, or their children are taken away and the pimps threaten the women that they won't see their kids again if they disobey orders.
The suspects were turned over to prosecutors for investigation on possible human trafficking charges.
twPolice also seized o pistols in the raids.
The Associated Press
Oct. 08, 2011
About the crisis of forced prostitution of minnor girls and young women in the largest center for organized sex trafficking in Mexico: Tlaxcala state.
ONU advierte sobre 'crisis' por homicidios en América Central y el Caribe
VIENA, Austria - La Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra las Drogas y el Crimen (UNODC, sigla en inglés) advirtió que la tasa de homicidios en América Central y el Caribe se estaba acercando a un "punto de crisis", en el primer estudio del organismo sobre homicidio global, publicado el 6 de octubre.
En América Central, por ejemplo, uno de cada 50 hombres de 20 años será asesinado antes de alcanzar la edad de 31 años, porcentaje varios cientos de veces más alto que en algunas partes de Asia, según informó el estudio del organismo, con sede en Viena.
Durante 2010, ocurrieron 468 mil homicidios en todo el mundo, 36 por ciento de ellos en África, 31 por ciento en América, 27 por ciento en Asia, 5 por ciento en Europa y 1 por ciento en Oceanía.
Tomando en cuenta la densidad poblacional de cada región, la tasa de homicidio en África y América supera en más del doble el promedio global, mientras que en Asia, Europa y Oceanía es aproximadamente la mitad.
"Desde 1995, la tasa de homicidios ha disminuido en muchos países, principalmente en Asia, Europa y América del Norte, tanto que podría definirse como de rara ocurrencia", decía el informe.
"Sin embargo ha aumentado en otros, especialmente en América Central y el Caribe, donde hoy puede decirse que se está acercando a un punto de crisis"…
El estudio también muestra que existe un claro vínculo entre el crimen y el desarrollo; los países con graves disparidades en el nivel de ingresos tienen cuatro veces más posibilidades de ser escenario de crímenes violentos que las sociedades más equitativas, según informó la UNODC.
"Para alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio, deben combinarse las políticas de prevención del crimen con el desarrollo económico y social y gobiernos democráticos basados en el estado de derecho", dijo Yury Fedotov, jefe de la UNODC.
El informe está disponible aquí.
InfoSur Hoy
Oct. 06, 2011
UN study: Homicides soar in Central America
Mexico City - Honduras and El Salvador have the highest homicide rates in the world as killings reach a crisis point in Central America, a United Nations report said Thursday.
The study on homicides by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime blamed organized crime for the region's surge in violence.
Honduras had 6,200 killings in 2010 out of a population of 7.7 million people, while El Salvador with 6.1 million people had 4,000 homicides.
The 2011 Global Study on Homicide calculated a rate of 82.1 homicides per 100,000 people for Honduras and 66 per 100,000 people for El Salvador. Cote D'Ivoire in West Africa followed with 56.9 and the Caribbean nation of Jamaica with 52.1. The United States had a homicide rate of 5 per 100,000 people in 2009, the report said…
Mexico has seen a 65 percent increase in killings since President Felipe Calderon launched his offensive against drug cartels in late 2006, the report found. The country is considered part of Central America in the report.
Mexico had a homicide rate of 18.1 per 100,000 people last year, among the lowest in the region, although the 112 million-person nation dominates headlines for its brutal killings and bloody drug gang turf battles…
Over the past 15 years, the study said, homicides have gone down in Asia, Europe and North America while increasing in Central America and the Caribbean. It said bloodshed in the latter two regions "can be seen to be nearing crisis point."
The U.N. blamed firearms and widening income disparities for the violence. It said guns were used in three-quarters of all homicides in Central America and the Caribbean.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime report
Adriana Gomez Licon
The Associated Press
More than 400 Peruvian
police took part in a three
day operation that rescued
almost 300 sex
trafficking victims in the
nation's Amazon Jungle
Photo: Reuters
Detienen a 5 por trata de personas
en zona minera
Lima — La fiscalía informó el lunes
la detención de cinco personas tras
un operativo policial que duró tres
días y donde se rescató a 293
mujeres de prostíbulos de una zona
selvática donde miles de mineros
informales explotan oro.
"Se ha ordenado la detención
preliminar de cinco individuos por
el delito de trata de personas",
dijo a la AP el fiscal Fernando de
Santa María, quien intervino en el
gigantesco operativo, el primero del
gobierno de Ollanta Humala.
La acción se realizó entre el
viernes y la madrugada del domingo
en más de 60 prostíbulos ubicados en
la ciudad de Puerto Maldonado,
capital de la región Madre de Dios,
ubicada a 861 kilómetros al sureste
de Lima.
Madre de Dios, una región rica en
biodiversidad, sufre la fiebre de la
explotación ilegal de oro lo que
conlleva a la contaminación de ríos,
destrucción de bosques tropicales,
intensa migración y el aumento de la
En un primer momento el viceministro
de Interior, Alberto Otárola, dijo
el domingo a la AP que se rescataron
234 prostitutas, de las cuáles 15
eran menores de 18 años. Pero el
lunes, el fiscal de Santa María
precisó que el número de prostitutas
rescatadas era 293 y cinco de ellas
eran menores de 18 años: una de 13 y
cuatro de 17.
El delito de trata de personas se
castiga en Perú con penas de entre
cinco y diez años de prisión y el
delito se agrava con hasta 12 años
de cárcel si se prostituye a menores
de edad.
The Associated Press
Police free 300 women
in Amazon
More than
400 police took part in the
three-day operation
Police in Peru say they have rescued
nearly 300 women from sexual
exploitation in a raid in the
country's Amazon region.
At least four people were arrested
in Puerto Maldonado on suspicion of
human trafficking.
Among those rescued from about 50
brothels were at least 10 minors -
the youngest was a 13-year-old girl.
More than 400 police took part in
the three-day operation in the
region, known for its illegal gold
The region has seen an influx of
fortune-hunters trying to make a
living from the trade.
Prosecutors say young girls are
lured to the area by women who
travel around offering them jobs in
shops or as domestic helpers, but
that the girls often end up being
forced to work as prostitutes in
local bars.
Last month, the charity Save the
Children said that more than 1,100
underage girls were being used as
sexual slaves in illegal mining
camps in the south-eastern Peruvian
state of Madre de Dios.
Camps set up along the main highway
have also attracted unlicensed bars
used for prostitution.
The gold rush is contributing to the
destruction of the rain forest and
contaminating the environment with
tons of mercury, used in processing
the precious metal.
Peru is the world's fifth largest
gold producer.
BBC News
prostitución infantil golpea la
Prostituyen a niñas de 14 años.
Ofrecen sus servicios sexuales por
50 soles la hora.
Child prostitution is rampant in
Peru's Amazon Jungle region
Fourteen year old girls are sold.
Services are offered for as little
as 50 new soles ($18 US dollars).
Feb.. 06,
about child prostitution in the gold
mining camps of the Amazon Jungle
According to June Kane's 1998 book,
Sold of
Sex, an
estimated 2,000 child prostitutes
were at that time being exploited in
Brazil's Amazon Jungle gold minig
town of Fortaleza, a place where
arrived 9-year-old girls were being auctioned off to
local gold miners as sex slaves.
15 to 16
approx. 400 girls
13 to 14
approx. 620
8 to 10
approx. 340
Younger than 8
20 girls
Prostitution A Way Of Life In Peru
…Of the 3.8 million people living in
extreme poverty [in Peru], 2.1
million are children, with more than
60% of the under-18 population
living below the poverty line…
Victoria Huerta, a psychologist at
La Restinga, a local nonprofit
organization [located in the
Amazonian city of
that works with at-risk children,
said that many girls are lured into
prostitution by a family member --
sometimes even a parent -- or a
neighbor with the promise of quick
...About half of the 600 male
inmates in the Iquitos prison, which
was built to house 300, were
arrested on charges of rape of a
minor under age 14.
Part of the problem is a social
attitude that views sex with
adolescent girls as normal, said
Luis Gonzalez-Polar Zuzunada,
president of La Restinga.
"It's not seen as a crime," he said.
"People think that's the way it is.
Here, anyone is a potential client…"
Once children become involved in
prostitution, it is difficult for
them to get out. Many were raped by
relatives before becoming involved
in prostitution, and "it's hard for
them to recognize what has happened
to them," Huerta said. "They want to
(get out), but there is no process
that supports them in that…"
The work is not easy, however,
because both the family situations
that led the girls to get involved
in prostitution and the sexual
exploitation leave serious
psychological scars. Many of the
girls are also addicted to drugs,
and Huerta said that La Restinga's
staff members need specialized
training -- or some expert
assistance -- in dealing with that
combination of problems. Because the
city is fairly remote, accessible
from the rest of the country only by
air or river, such expertise is hard
to find.
Many of the children involved in
prostitution have dropped out of
school -- and some have never been
to school, especially if their
families have moved to the city from
remote villages. La Restinga offers
summer school and tutoring to help
them get up to their grade level…
La Restinga is currently working
with nearly 50 girls who have been
sexually exploited or are at risk of
being drawn into prostitution. The
girls take part in summer school
sessions and art workshops, partly
funded by Catholic Relief Services,
the U.S. bishops' international
relief and development agency.
Integrating them into the larger
group helps keep the girls from
feeling stigmatized, Huerta said.
"When they come here," she added,
"they turn into what they are --
May 11, 2007
Added Oct. 04, 2011
Attorney General Marisela
Morales takes action against
sex traffickers in Chiapas
state, the largest region
for commercial sexual
exploitation of children in
the entire world, according to NGO
Save the Children.
Chiapas state is located in
southern Mexico along the
border with Guatemala.
Close to 1 million of
Chiapas state's 3.5 million
inhabitants speaks one of
the state's 56 indigenous
languages. One third of those
do not speak Spanish, a fact
that increases their
vulnerability to human
autoridades mexicanas rescataron a
137 víctimas del delito de trata de
personas en el sureste del país.
Las autoridades mexicanas realizaron
un operativo para poner en libertad
a 137 víctimas de la trata de
personas que fueron sometidas
durante dos años a la explotación
sexual en el estado de Chiapas, al
sur de México.
En la red de tráfico de personas,
las autoridades detuvieron a 143
presuntos responsables La mayoría de
las víctimas son menores de edad, 70
de ellas tienen entre 12 y 17 años,
76 son mexicanos, 27 originarios de
Honduras, 14 de Guatemala, tres de
El Salvador y de 17 aún no se ha
determinado su nacionalidad.
Las mujeres integrantes de esta red
de trata de personas, 131 de los 137
retenidos, se encargaban de
"enganchar" a jóvenes
centroamericanas con promesas de
trabajo. Sin embargo, eran obligadas
a prostituirse bajo amenaza de ser
entregadas al Instituto Nacional de
Migración, además de privarlas de
alimento por varios días.
La procuradora Marisela Morales
señaló que la trata de personas no
sólo lesiona la integridad física de
las víctimas, sino que después del
tráfico de drogas y armas, es el
delito que más rendimientos genera a
los criminales.
"No menos indignante es constatar
que la trata de personas es un
negocio rentable para quienes la
ejercen, esta deleznable práctica se
ha multiplicado en años recientes",
señaló la procuradora.
La titular de la PGR reconoció a la
Agencia de los Estados Unidos para
el Desarrollo Internacional la
estrecha colaboración en el combate
de este delito.
Mexican authorities rescue 137
victims of the crime of human
trafficking in the state of Chiapas
authorities have conducted an
operation that resulted in the
release the 137 victims of human
trafficking. The victims had been
subjected to sexual exploitation in
the [border] state of Chiapas in
southern Mexico.
Authorities arrested 143 alleged
members of the trafficking network.
Most of the victims are minors, with
70 of them being between the ages of
12 and 17. Some 76 of the victims
are Mexican, 27 are Honduran, 14 are
from Guatemala and three are
Salvadorans. The nationalities of 17
victims have not yet determined.
Women suspects comprise 131 of of
those arrested. They worked to
entrap Central American [migrant]
youth through the use of false
offers of legitimate employment.
However, they were forced into
prostitution under threat of being
handed over to the National
Migration Institute. They were also
threatened with being deprived of
food for several days.
[Federal] Attorney General Marisela
Morales said that human trafficking
not only harms the physical
integrity of its victims, but is
also the most profitable crime after
drug and arms trafficking.
"It is revolting to see that human
trafficking is such a profitable
business for those who exercise this
despicable practice, one that has
increased in recent years," said the
Attorney General.
Attorney General Morales
acknowledged the United States
Agency for International Development
for their cooperation in combating
human trafficking.
Voz de
América / Voice of America
Oct. 03,
2011 DC Stop Human
Slavery Walk and
National Mall
On Saturday, October
22, 2011, thousands
will unite for the
2011 DC Stop Modern
Slavery Walk on the
National Mall to
celebrate human
rights, raise public
awareness about
human trafficking
and raise funds for
non-profits working
to end the practice.
The event includes a
5K walk around the
Lincoln and
Jefferson Memorials,
resource fair,
children's area,
live music and
luminary speakers,
including survivors
of trafficking. Last
year's walk
attracted over 2,000
walkers and raised
over $100,000.
At the
2010 march and
Libertad Latina
provided the only
info table
among those of 30 or
so NGOs to address
the Latina,
Afro-descendent &
indigneous aspects
of the human
trafficking issue.
For those who can
attend, We look
forward to meeting
you there!
Chuck Goolsby
Ayuda Seeks
Supporters for Walk
to Stop Modern
Ayuda, Inc., a
provider of legal
and social
assistance for
immigrants in the
metropolitan area,
is looking for
supporters to
participate in the
2011 DC Stop Modern
Slavery Walk taking
place on October 22
at the National
Ayuda will cosponsor
the event, which
will include a
5–kilometer walk, an
resource fair, guest
speakers, and live
Human trafficking is
an issue that Ayuda
regularly addresses.
Through legal and
social services, the
organization has
helped hundreds of
men, women, and
children who have
been enslaved in the
United States.
Those wanting to
participate can do
so by either joining
Team Ayuda on the
walk (the team will
have at least 25
walkers) or making a
donation online.
Ayuda will receive
80 percent of all
funds raised.
For more
information, contact
Casey Tyler at
casey @ayuda.com,
or visit
DC Stop
Modern Slavery Walk.
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Mexico / Argentina
Former Argentine spy Raúl Luis Martins Coggiola has been accused by his adult daughter, Lorena Martins, of running a sex trafficking ring based in Cancun, Mexico.
El "caso Martins", al Congreso de la Unión
La Comisión Especial de Lucha contra la Trata de Personas de la Cámara de Diputados del Congreso de la Unión, solicitó la expulsión de Raúl Luis Martins Coggiola del país, debido a que significa un riesgo para la sociedad mexicana su presencia por lucrar con seres humanos.
La titular de la comisión, Rosi Orozco, afirmó que es urgente concretar la expulsión del país del ciudadano argentino Raúl Luis Martins al señalar que esta persona junto con un socio "está lucrando con seres humanos", por lo que es necesario que las autoridades mexicanas investiguen a fondo su presunta participación como líder de una red de trata de personas en Cancún y la Riviera Maya...
La legisladora federal explicó que "es urgente que las autoridades tomen cartas en el asunto, pues no entiendo cómo pueden no darse cuenta que el mismo abogado que defendió a Succar Kuri es quien ha estado defendiendo a este señor", puntualizó. Indicó que el asunto debe ser investigado de manera exhaustiva ya que se tiene una procuradora comprometida contra la trata de personas, a quien no le tiembla la mano para castigar a personas que explotan a niñas, niños y jóvenes. De acuerdo con medios de comunicación argentinos Martins Coggiola es líder de una red de trata de personas en centros nocturnos en su país y en Cancún, donde jóvenes sudamericanas son enganchadas con promesas de trabajo y posteriormente las obligan a prostituirse.
La Comisión Especial de Lucha contra la Trata de Personas de la Cámara de Diputados del Congreso de la Unión, solicitó la expulsión de Raúl Luis Martins Coggiola del país, debido a que significa un riesgo para la sociedad mexicana su presencia por lucrar con seres humanos.
La titular de la comisión, Rosi Orozco, afirmó que es urgente concretar la expulsión del país del ciudadano argentino Raúl Luis Martins al señalar que esta persona junto con un socio "está lucrando con seres humanos", por lo que es necesario que las autoridades mexicanas investiguen a fondo su presunta participación como líder de una red de trata de personas en Cancún y la Riviera Maya...
La legisladora federal explicó que "es urgente que las autoridades tomen cartas en el asunto, pues no entiendo cómo pueden no darse cuenta que el mismo abogado que defendió a Succar Kuri es quien ha estado defendiendo a este señor", puntualizó. Indicó que el asunto debe ser investigado de manera exhaustiva ya que se tiene una procuradora comprometida contra la trata de personas, a quien no le tiembla la mano para castigar a personas que explotan a niñas, niños y jóvenes. De acuerdo con medios de comunicación argentinos Martins Coggiola es líder de una red de trata de personas en centros nocturnos en su país y en Cancún, donde jóvenes sudamericanas son enganchadas con promesas de trabajo y posteriormente las obligan a prostituirse.
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Congress considers the case of Raúl Martins
The Special Commission for Combating Trafficking in Persons of the lower house of Congress has called for the expulsion of Argentine citizen Raul Luis Martins Coggiola, because his presence represents a risk to Mexican society due to his [ilicit] efforts to profit from human exploitation.
The head of the commission, Deputy Rosi Orozco, said it is urgent to realize the deportation of an Argentine Raul Luis Martins, stating that both he and a partner "are profiting from human beings," so it is necessary that the Mexican authorities thoroughly investigate his alleged role as the leader of a trafficking network based in [the beach resort cities of] Cancun and Riviera Maya.
Deputy Orozco explained that "it is urgent that the authorities take action on the matter...I do not understand how they have failed to realize that the lawyer who defended [infamous convicted millionaire child pornographer Jean] Succar Kuri is the same one who has been defending this man." She added that the matter should be investigated comprehensively, given that we now have a prosecutor who is dedicated to human trafficking cases and whose hand does not tremble when it comes to the task of punishing those who exploit children and youth. According to Argentine media reports, Martins Coggiola leads a human trafficking network based in nightclubs both in Argentina and in Cancun, Mexico, where young South American women are entrapped with false promises of jemployment, and are then forced into prostitution.
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Feb. 2012
Lorena Martins, daughter of Raul Martins
Argentine ex-spy accused of sex trafficking
The daughter of former Argentine intelligence officer Raul Martins will arrive in Mexico this week with evidence that her father is running a sex trafficking ring in the Mexican resort city of Cancun, an activist told EFE Monday.
Lorena Martins will deliver the evidence to Mexican lawmaker Rosi Orozco, who chairs a special committee investigating human trafficking, Gustavo Vera, head of the NGO La Alameda, said.
Lorena has already filed a criminal complaint in Argentina accusing her father of luring Argentine women and girls to Cancun and then forcing them into prostitution.
Jan. 31, 2012
Prostitution Network Buenos Aries – Cancun case will go to the Chamber of Deputies in Mexico City
Lorena Martins daughter of Raul Martins, an Argentine former spy accused of managing a prostitution network in Cancun that has reached even the mayor of Buenos Aires of receiving money for his campaign from this illegal activity in Mexico, will flight to Mexico City to denounce her father before the Chamber of Deputies, reported the Excelsior.
Lorena Martins will present emails, cell phones and other materials as proofs of a prostitution network between Buenos Aires and Cancun that ties her father Raul Martins with several businessmen, politicians and high ranking official in Mexico.
The Yucatan Times
Tratan de expulsarlo por la trata
La Comisión Especial de Lucha contra la Trata de Diputados de México pidió que Raúl Martins fuera deportado. Sus abogados apelaron. Lorena, su hija, entregó a la jueza Servini de Cubría el diario de una ex de su padre en el que relata la trata de dos niñas.
La Comisión Especial de Lucha contra la Trata de Personas de la Cámara de Diputados de México pidió ayer la expulsión de Raúl Martins. El pedido es un reflejo de la denuncia de su hija, Lorena, quien relató la forma en que la organización de su padre llevó chicas argentinas, brasileñas y de otras nacionalidades a ejercer la prostitución en Cancún. Ya en 2010, la multipremiada periodista mexicana Lydia Cacho, en su libro Esclavas del Poder, tituló el capítulo sobre Martins con el nombre de "El Intocable". En Buenos Aires, Lorena se presentó ante la jueza María Romilda Servini de Cubría, que finalmente es quien investigará el caso, y le entregó pruebas manuscritas de un diario de una ex pareja de su padre en la que se relata cómo le trajeron dos chicas de 15 años. Otras evidencias fueron remitidas a la jueza por el procurador Esteban Righi.
Lorena Martins estuvo cinco días en México. Presentó las denuncias ante la Comisión de Lucha contra la Trata y también ante la Procuración General de la República. La joven fue recibida por la primera dama de México, Margarita Zavala, en la sede del gobierno azteca, de manera que el interés por el caso –adelantado en exclusiva por Página/12 en diciembre– llegó hasta el más alto nivel del país del Norte.
Ayer, la diputada Rosy Orozco, titular de la Comisión de Trata, pidió la expulsión de Martins de México, porque "está lucrando con seres humanos. Es urgente que las autoridades se den cuenta de que quien defiende a este señor es el mismo que defendió a Succar Kury", un famoso pederasta, poderoso dueño de una cadena hotelera, que hasta decía en un video que mantenía relaciones sexuales con niñas, incluso de cinco años. El caso también fue investigado por Lydia Cacho en el libro Los demonios del Edén.
Congressional members call for the expulsion of Raúl Martins from Mexico
The Special Commission to Combat Human Trafficking in the Lower House of Congress has requested that Raúl Martins be deported. Martins' lawyers have appealed. Martins' daughter Lorena has turned over evidence to a Judge Servini de Cubría
The Special Commission for Combating Trafficking in Persons of the of the lower house of Congresss yesterday asked the expulsion of Raul Martins. The demand is a reaction to a complaint made by Martins' daughter Lorena, who recounted how her father's [ilicit human trafficking] organization has brought women from Argentina, Brazil and other nations to engage in prostitution in the city of Cancun, Mexico. In 2010, the award-winning Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho, in her book Servants of Power, mentions Martins in a chapter called "The Untouchable." In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lorena appeared before Judge Maria Romilda Servini de Cubria, who investigated the case, and provided evidence in the form of a handwritten diary written by a former girlfriend of her father, in which she relates how Raul Martins had [sex] trafficked two 15-year-old girls. Other evidence was submitted to the judge by the prosecutor Esteban Righi.
Lorraine Martins [recently] spent five days in Mexico. She presented her complaints before the Special Commission to Combat Human Trafficking [of the lower house of Congress], as well as before the federal Attorney General's Office. She was also received by the first lady of Mexico, Margarita Zavala in the seat of the Aztec [Mexican] government, showing that the case, which was releaved by Page12 reporters in December of 2011, had reached the highest level of attention. .
Yesterday, Deputy Rosi Orozco, president of the congressional anti-trafficking commission, called for the expulsion of Martins from Mexico, because, she said, "he is profiting from human exploitation. It is urgent that the authorities realize that the lawyer who is defending Martins also represented [convicted child sex trafficker] Jean Succar Kuri," an infamous pedophile and powerful hotel chain owner, who had once been recorded with hidden video admitting that he had engaged in sexual acts with girls as young as age five. The case was [first exposed by anti-trafficking activist and journalist] Lydia Cacho in her book The Demons of Eden.
Raúl Kollmann
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Feb. 09, 2012
Mexico / Argentina / Paraguay / Dominican Republic
Prostitution ring brought people from Argentina to Mexico
Buenos Aires.- A prostitution ring operated by former Argentine spy Raul Martins, reported yesterday in Mexico by his own daughter, started by advertising vacancies in local newspapers and culminated in the sexual exploitation of women in Cancun, Mexico.
Gustavo Vera, representative of La Alameda, a prestigious organization dedicated to denouncing people trafficking for labor and sexual slavery in the South American country, told Notimex details of the operation.
In fact, La Alameda published the photo of Martins with the mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, who is alleged to have received funding of the alleged pimp in his election campaign.
Cecilia Gonzalez
Feb. 02, 2012
Mayoría de víctimas de trata de personas en NY son hispanos
Nueva York - Más de la mitad de los afectados por la trata de personas y que viven en el estado de Nueva York son inmigrantes latinoamericanos obligados a realizar trabajos forzados o a prostituirse, según datos de la mayor agencia de servicios a víctimas de Estados Unidos.
Un 58% de los clientes de Safe Horizon, la agencia más importante de servicios de víctimas en el país, proviene de Latinoamérica, dijo la organización a The Associated Press. Aproximadamente un 24% de esas víctimas son mexicanos.
Las victimas de trata no tienen oportunidad de denunciar su situación por temor a ser deportados.
The majority of human trafficking victims in New York are Hispanic
New York - According to data gathered by the largest [non profit] victim service agency in the United States, more than half of New York ressidents who are victimized by human trafficking are Latino immigrants who are forced into prostitution or labor exploitation.
Some 58% of the clients of Safe Horizon were Latin Americans, the organization told The Associated Press. Approximately 24% of those victims were Mexican.
[Many immigrant] victims of trafficking have have not had an opportunity to speak out de to their fear of being deported.
The Associated Press
Feb. 04, 2012
New York City, USA / Mexico
Sex slave's story: Woman duped into leaving Mexico, forced to New York City's trafficking underworld
Sofia tells the Daily News how a "boyfriend" tricked her into leaving Mexico illegally -- and forced her into the life of a sex slave.
Her boyfriend told her they were leaving Mexico to live with his relatives in Queens, get restaurant jobs and build a happy life in America.
Instead, she was forced into a life of sex slavery — made to work as a "delivery girl" prostitute riding from john to john in a livery cab.
Erica Pearson
New York Daily News
Feb. 12, 2012
Mexican Member of Congress and leading anti-trafficking advocate Deputy Rosi Orozco
Cada semana llegan a Tijuana decenas de niñas y mujeres de para ser forzadas a prostituirse: Rosi Orozco
Diputada Rosi Orozco: "cada semana llegan a Tijuana, Baja California, autobuses y aviones con decenas de niñas y mujeres de entre 3 a 65 años de edad para ser forzadas a prostituirse, refirió."
Distrito Federal.-La presidenta de la Comisión Especial para la Lucha contra la Trata de Personas, diputada Rosi Orozco (PAN), impulsa un punto de acuerdo para la colocación de un muro en las instalaciones del Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro, en el que se exhiban fotografías de niñas, niños y mujeres desaparecidos por posible trata de personas. Además, que el Canal del Congreso difunda, de manera permanente, cápsulas con las imágenes de las posibles víctimas, así como los datos de las instancias competentes para formular denuncias, como señal de solidaridad y efectivo auxilio, precisó la legisladora.
Señaló que la trata de personas con fines sexuales es el tercer negocio ilícito más lucrativo a nivel mundial, después del tráfico de drogas y armas; genera al año diez mil millones de dólares.
La gran mayoría de las víctimas provienen de contextos en los que difícilmente pueden conocer plenamente sus derechos, subrayó.
Distrito Federal.-La presidenta de la Comisión Especial para la Lucha contra la Trata de Personas, diputada Rosi Orozco (PAN), impulsa un punto de acuerdo para la colocación de un muro en las instalaciones del Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro, en el que se exhiban fotografías de niñas, niños y mujeres desaparecidos por posible trata de personas. Además, que el Canal del Congreso difunda, de manera permanente, cápsulas con las imágenes de las posibles víctimas, así como los datos de las instancias competentes para formular denuncias, como señal de solidaridad y efectivo auxilio, precisó la legisladora.
Señaló que la trata de personas con fines sexuales es el tercer negocio ilícito más lucrativo a nivel mundial, después del tráfico de drogas y armas; genera al año diez mil millones de dólares.
La gran mayoría de las víctimas provienen de contextos en los que difícilmente pueden conocer plenamente sus derechos, subrayó.
Each week, dozens of girl children and women are trafficked into sexual slavery in [the Mexico/U.S.] border city of Tijuana
Deputy Rosi Orozco: "According to a study conducted by the College of the Northern Frontier (Colegio de la Frontera Norte), each week dozens of girls and women between the ages of 3 and 65 are brought by bus and by air to the city of Tijuana, in the state of Baja California so that they can be exploited sexually."
Mexico Ciy - National Actional Party deputy Rosi Orozco, who is President of the Special Commission for Combating Trafficking in Persons in the lower house of Congress, has introduced a resolution for the placement of a mural on the premises of the Legislative Palace of San Lazaro, where the photographs of children and women who have disappeared and may be vicims of human trafficking will be displayed. In addition, Deputy Orozco proposes that the Congress Channel permanently broadcast segments that show the images of possible victims, as well as instuctions for filing human trafficking complaints, as a practical act of solidarity and assistance.
Orozco noted that human trafficking for sexual purposes is the third most lucrative illicit business worldwide, after drugs and arms trafficking, generating a year ten billion dollars.
The vast majority of victims come from contexts [situations] where it is difficult for them to fully know their rights, she said.
El Observador Diario
California, USA / Mexico
Human Trafficking Continues To Rise Along San Diego-Tijuana Border
San Diego - Nearly every official who attended the second annual bi-national forum to address human trafficking in Chula Vista agreed: Human trafficking along the U.S.-Mexico border is on the rise.
Government figures show about 18,000 people are trafficked into the U.S. every year. But officials also acknowledge there are many more victims hidden in communities who are sold for prostitution, labor or other services. Often times the illegal practice goes unreported.
The goal of Thursday's forum was to improve collaboration between agencies on both sides of the border to help crackdown on human trafficking and child prostitution.
Marissa Cabrera
Fronteras Desk
Jan. 16, 2012
ICE agent cites 'disturbing and subhuman' methods used to trick young women into sex slavery
"It's very difficult for us to break through to the average American, the average New Yorker and let them know that people in 2011 and 2012 are actually held against their will," says Special Agent in Charge James Hayes, Jr., of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
G-men and cops are busting twice as many human traffickers, but advocates say a sickening number of immigrants are being forced into prostitution in the city.
Last year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement racked up 172 arrests for trafficking in the metropolitan area, up from 75 the previous year.
Presentan marcas de abuso sexual, bebes recuperados en Jalisco
En entrevista con Hoy por Hoy con Salvador Camarena, Tomás Coronado Olmos, procurador de Justicia de Jalisco, ratificó que bebés adoptados ilegalmente en dicha entidad presentan huellas de abuso sexual.
"De los 11 menorcitos recuperados, seis presentan marcas de violencia sexual".
"De los 11 menorcitos recuperados, seis presentan marcas de violencia sexual".
Derivado de las investigaciones que realiza la PGR, dijo, hay nueve detenidos pero aun no se precisa si extranjeros de origen irlandés están relacionados con las agresiones sufridas por los menores.
"Los tenemos plenamente identificados y el embajador de Irlanda en México ha estado muy al pendiente. Una vez que concluya el proceso se determinará su situación jurídica".
Children put up for adoption in the cityof Jalisco show signs of sexual abuse
Jalisco state Attorney General Tomás Coronado Olmos has confirmed that the babies show signs of abuse.
"Six of 11 recovered todlers show signs of sexual abuse"
According to the federal Attorney General's Office, their investigations into this case have resulted in nine arrests. The authorities have not yet determined whether prospective adoptive parents from Ireland have any connection to the abuses.
"The [couples seeking adoption] have been identified. Ireland's ambassador in Mexico has been very attentive. After completion of the process the legal status of the prospective parents will be determined."
Feb. 08, 2012
Deputy Rosi Orozco at recent anti-trafficking forum
México, segundo lugar en pornografía infantil a nivel mundial
El 45 por ciento de las víctimas de trata son indígenas, dijo la diputada Rosi Orozco. En tanto que Margarita Zavala consideró fundamental combatir de manera frontal este delito.
México está ubicado en el segundo lugar en producción de pornografía infantil a nivel mundial, afirmó la presidenta de la Comisión Especial de Lucha contra la Trata de Personas, diputada panista Rosi Orozco al inaugurar el Foro Líderes de Opinión Contra la Trata de Personas.
En presencia de la presidenta del Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia, Margarita Zavala Gómez del Campo, la legisladora subrayó que el delito de trata de personas ocupa el segundo lugar a nivel mundial, como el negocio ilícito más redituable para el crimen organizado, con 42 mil millones de dólares, y después está el de la venta de armas.
Mexico holds second place globally in [the production of] child pornography
Some 45% of human trafficking victims in Mexico are indigenous, according to Deputy Rosi Orozco. First Lady Margarita Zavala declares that confronting trafficking head-on is fundamental.
Some 45% of trafficking victims are indigenous, according to Deputy Rosi Orozco.
According to National Action Party Depurty Rosi Orozco, president of the Special Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons in the Lower House of Congress, Mexico holds a second-place position in the global production of child pornography. Deputy Orozco made these remarks as she opened the forum Opinion Leaders Against Human Trafficking. The event was attended by Mexico's First Lady Margarita Zavala Gómez del Campo, who is also the president of the National System for Integral Family Development (the nation's social services agency).
Depurty Orozco explained that the global human trafficking business brings in ilicit earning of $42 billion per year, making it the most profitable criminal enterprise after illegal arms trafficking.
Grupo Fórmula
Jan. 24, 2012
México, Segundo en Pornografia Infantil en el Mundo
Trata de personas y pornografía infantil, delitos graves… Al señalar que México es de los cinco países del orbe con el mayor problema en materia de trata de personas y segundo en pornografía infantil, la diputada panista Rosi Orozco previno que el delito de la trata, ya superó las ganancias que obtiene la delincuencia organizada por el tráfico de armas a nivel mundial, con más de 42 mil millones de dólares.
Al inaugurar el foro "Líderes de Opinión contra la Trata de Personas", sostuvo que por todo ello, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas escogió a nuestro país para iniciar la campaña del Corazón Azul, donde se pretende sensibilizar a la población y a las autoridades para erradicar el delito.
En nuestro país, el negocio de la trata de personas sigue en ascenso; mientras que a la fecha, sólo 19 entidades del país tienen una Ley contra la Trata de Personas, y únicamente el Distrito Federal, Puebla y Chiapas han aplicado sentencias condenatorias.
Mexico: The second largest producer of child pornography globally
Human trafficking and child pornography, felonies ... Noting that Mexico is among the five countries in the world with the biggest problem in terms of trafficking in child pornography and second, the National Action Party's Deputy Rosi Orozco, who is a member of the Lower House of Congress, has warned that the crime of trafficking has surpassed the profits earned through ilicit arms trafficking, and now amount to $42 billion dollars per year [in criminal profits].
During her presentation opening the forum Opinion Leaders Against Trafficking in Persons, Deputy Orozco added that the Organization of the United Nations chose Mexico to start its [global] Blue Heart campaign, which aims to sensitize the population and authorities with the goal of eradicating modern human slavery.
In our country, the business of trafficking in persons continues to rise, while to date only 19 states [out of 32 federated entities] in the country have a law against trafficking in persons, and only the Federal District [Mexico City], and the states of Puebla and Chiapas have have handed down sentences in criminal cases associated with these crimes.
Jaime Arizmendi
Jan. 25, 2012
Mexico No. 2 Producer Of Child Porn, Lawmakers Say
Mexico is the world's No. 2 producer of child pornography and is classified as a source, transit and destination country for people traffickers involved in sexual exploitation, lawmakers said.
Child pornography is the No. 2 illegal business, trailing only drug trafficking, and generates $42 billion annually, Special Committee to Fight People Trafficking chairwoman Rosi Orozco said.
Indians account for about 45 percent of the victims, Orozco, a member of the ruling National Action Party, or PAN, said at the start of a forum in Mexico City on people trafficking.
Jan. 26, 2012
Estados más pobres, vulnerables a trata de personas: PAN
La diputada Rosi Orozco, apuntó que en el tema de la trata de personas, ahora se ha hecho mucha conciencia, luego que tiempo atrás se veía una marcada ignorancia de lo que sucedía. Asimismo, dijo ya hay acciones encaminadas a terminar con la pornografía infantil, "con los ciberdelitos que agreden tan fuertemente a los niños, niñas y jóvenes".
Rosi Orozco, diputada del PAN quien ha buscado combatir desde tiempo atrás la trata de personas, destacó el encuentro que se llevó a cabo el día de ayer en donde una chica por primera vez dio su testimonio sin cubrirse el rostro.
Explicó que la joven, quien en el libro "Del cielo al infierno", narró su historia de cómo la habían enganchado a través de enamoramiento, con el que se sentía en el cielo al estar con un príncipe, para después bajar a lo peor de un infierno de vida, de golpes para obligarla a prostituirse.
Mexico's poorest states are vulnerable to human trafficking: National Action Party
During a recent event focused on the topic of human trafficking in Mexico, Congresswoman Rosi Orozco of the National Action Party stated that significant public awareness of the issue has now been acheived, after a period in which ignorance about the facts had prevailed. She added legislation is being considered by Congress that will put an end to child pornography and "cybercrimes that seriously assault children and youth." First Lady Margarita Zavala and the media also attended.
Deputy Orozco, who has had long sought to combat human trafficking, said the meeting that was held yesterday included for the first time testimony by a victim who appeared without hiding her face.
Deputy Orozco explained that the youth, who's story is told in Orozco's book "From Heaven to Hell", related the story of how she was entrapped by a trafficker who pretended to fall in love with her. She felt that she was in heaven with her prince. Later, she fell into the worst depths of hell-on-earth when the same man beat her to force her into prostitution.
Paola Rojas
Grupo Fòrmula
Avances, no descartan riesgos de frenar ley
No se descartan riesgos en San Lázaro que frenen la aprobación de la Ley para Prevenir, Sancionar y Erradicar la Trata de Personas y los Delitos Relacionados, toda vez que al momento sólo 104 legisladores de todos los partidos la han avalado, todavía falta trecho por andar, y aunque "está bastante acordada", todos los esfuerzos se hacen para que avance, a fin de combatir el lacerante comercio y explotación sexual de seres humanos: niñas, niños y mujeres.
La diputada del PAN Rosi Orozco, presidenta de la Comisión Especial de Lucha Contra la Trata de Personas aclaró: "no he politizado ninguna situación, realmente va más allá de los partidos, estamos hablando de nuestros mexicanos, de nuestros niñas y niños y protegerlos a ellos no tiene colores", ya que es una esclavitud en pleno siglo XXI, advirtió en entrevista durante la sesión en San Lázaro.
Confió que en este último periodo ordinario de la LXI Legislatura salga la Ley para Prevenir, Sancionar y Erradicar la Trata de Personas, "es una ley que no tiene por qué no salir, la gente que está en las comisiones está de acuerdo en que tengamos una Ley General, lo difícil fue sacar la reforma al artículo 73 y eso, pues ya se logró" apunta la legisladora albiceleste.
Human trafficking legislation advances in Congress, members decline to reveal hidden threats to passage
Congressional lawmakers have declined to reveal the sources of hidden influences that are putting efforts to pass the proposed Law on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Trafficking in Persons and Related Crimes at risk. Currently, only 104 federal lawmakers from across Mexico's political parties have endorsed the proposal. Although significant work needs to be accomplished to achieve passage of the bill, basic agreement has been reached [on the need for an enforceable federal anti-trafficking law]. All possible efforts are being made to advance the bill, which will allow [a more effective federal effort to fight the damaging effects of the labor and sexual exploitation of girls, boys and women].
During an interview held in San Lazaro (the seat of Congress), National Action Party (PAN) Deputy Rosi Orozco, who is the president of the Special Committee to Combat Human Trafficking in the lower house of Congress said: "I have not politicized this effort. It [is a campaign that] really goes beyond the [interests of individual political] parties. What we are talking about here are our Mexican people, our children. They don't have colors [political affiliations]." She added that this [crisis] is a 21st Century form of slavery.
Deputy Orozco added that she hopes that, during the latter period of the 61st [LXI] Legislature's regular session, the Law to Prevent, Punish and Erradicate Human Trafficking will be passed." She noted that there is no reason why the bill should not pass, given that the members of the relevant congressional commissions [committees] are in agreement that we should have a general law against trafficking [a general law is the only form of federal law that may actually be enforced by federal authorities in the states]. The hardest part was achieving the reform of Article 73, said Orozco [During 2011, President Felipe Calderón achieved the passage of amendments to Articles 19, 20 and 73 of the Mexican Constitution to remove certain obstacles to the prosecution of human trafficking cases].
Luz María Alonso Sánchez
El Punto Critico
Feb. 03, 2012
Ritmoson combate con música trata de personas
Crean campaña para generar conciencia del delito y cerrarán con un concierto
El tercer delito más lucrativo en México y otros países es la trata de personas, por ello, crear conciencia entre los jóvenes y niños para no ser víctimas de él es la pretensión del canal Ritmoson Latino.
Con la campaña Música libre, la señal internacional puso a andar su tercera iniciativa social, esta vez para combatir un "grave problema".
Ricky Martin, Calle 13, Selena Gomez y Kinky, entre otros artistas, hacen el llamado que a partir de este mes y hasta julio próximo se transmitirá por televisión restringida y redes sociales oficiales.
Ritmoson TV channel to run anti-trafficking campaign
The third most lucrative crime in Mexico and other countries is human trafficking. Therefore, the Latino Ritmoson channel, which is a part of the Televisa network, has created a trafficking prevention campaign to raise awareness among children and youth.
The international channel's Free Music campaign is its third social initiative, directed, this time, at addressing a "grave problem."
Performing artists] Ricky Martin, Calle 13, Selena Gomez. Kinky, among other artists will promote the campaign between now and July of 2012. It will be broadcast on television and by way of social media networks.
Josue Fabián Arellano M.
El Universal
Feb. 10, 2012
Bill Aims to Make It Easier to Prosecute Child Sex Traffickers
As child sex trafficking expands as a source of money for San Diego gangs, there's an effort to make it easier for prosecutors to go after pimps.
The way California law is written now, prosecutors have to prove force or coercion when a sex trafficking victim is younger than 18. Because so many victims are lured by pimps through emotional bribery or promises of work, it's been difficult for prosecutors to prove trafficking.
Susan Munsey is with the nonprofit group Generate Hope which helps trafficking victims get back on their feet. She said Assembly Bill 90, which changes the standard of proof from forced to encouraged or persuaded, is badly needed.
Amita Sharma
Aug..12, 2011
Lideraba "La Niurka" red de prostitución de menores
Tijuana.- Una orden de aprehensión por el presunto delito de trata de personas le fue cumplimentada a María Guadalupe Román Valenzuela, alias "La Niurka", señalada como quien lideraba una red de prostitución con mujeres menores de edad desde el año 2005.
Fueron agentes de la Policía Estatal Preventiva quienes finalmente le concretaron el mandato judicial que pesaba en su contra desde el año 2007 por el delito de lenocinio, cuya figura delictiva fue cambiada con motivo de la entrada en vigor de la Ley Contra la Trata de Personas en el estado.
La Secretaría de Seguridad Pública Estatal informó que la detención de la fémina, también conocida como "La Tía", se llevó a cabo la tarde del domingo al ubicarla tras semanas de investigación en el fraccionamiento La Bodega, en la ciudad de Mexicali.
Police arrest child sex trafficker known as "La Niurka"
The city of Tijuana - An arrest warrant for the alleged crime of human trafficking ihas been carried out against Maria Guadalupe Roman Valenzuela, also known as "The Niurka." Authorities indicate that since 2005, Roman Valenzuela has lead a prostitution ring that exploits underage girls.
The [Baja California] State Preventive Police (SSPE) arrested Roman Valenzuela, who had been wanted since 2007 on charges of pimping. The charges were later modified after the enactment of the state's Law Against Human Trafficking.
The State Secretariat of Public Security reported that the arrest of the suspect, who also went by the name of "Auntie," took place Sunday afternoon following a weeks-long investigation in the La Bodega neighborhood in the city of Mexicali.
Manuel Cordero
El Sol de Tijuana
Jan. 17, 2012
Journalist, women's center director and
anti-trafficking advocate Lydia Cacho
Lydia Cacho wins Olof Palme Prize 2011
Lydia Cacho, Mexican journalist and writer, and Roberto Saviano, Italian author, were awarded with Olof Palme Prize 2011. They both spoke about justice and human rights issues in their native countries with a great deal of courage, and currently they are living under threats and persecution.
In 2009, Lydia Cacho received a lot of attention at the Göteborg Book Fair, where she presented the translated version of her book "I will not let myself be intimidated". She wrote it based on her life experience in Mexico – her motherland, where she is known for her accusations of corruption among Mexican politicians and businessmen.
In 2005, by having written "Demons of Eden", she exposed paedophile Succar Kuri's network in Cancun and named several accomplices among high-ranking politicians and businessmen. Since that moment the author has lived under constant death threats. Besides being an author and having written seven books in total, since 2000, Lydia Cacho has been sheltering vulnerable women and children in Cancún, where they get an opportunity to retreat.
Göteborg Book Fair
Jan. 30, 2012
Lanzan campaña contra la trata de menores en la minería informal
La ONG Save The Children y la Unión Europea lanzaron este fin de semana una intensa campaña para erradicar la explotación sexual y laboral de niños y adolescentes en la minería informal en Madre de Dios (selva sur), una de las regiones más pobres de Perú.
"Una de las metas de la campaña es recuperar con apoyo de la policía y fiscalía a unos mil niños, niñas y adolescentes explotadas sexual y laboralmente en campamentos de la minería informal en Madre de Dios", dijo a la AFP Teresa Carpio Villegas, representante de Save The Children en Perú.
En los campamentos las menores son explotadas en cantinas convertidas en prostíbulos conocidos como 'prostibares', así como en, entre otras actividades, en la extracción de oro y la servidumbre, señaló Carpio.
NGO launches [million dollar] campaign against child trafficking in Peru's remote informal mining camps
THe NGO Save the Children and the Earopean Union are launching a compaign this week to intensity efforts to
eradicate the sexual and labor exploitation of children and youth in the informal mining camps of Madre de Dios, one of Peru's poorest regions.
The NGO Save The Children and the European Union this weekend launched an intensive campaign to eradicate sexual and labor exploitation of children and adolescents in the informal mining region of Madre de Dios (Mother of God), one of the poorest regions of Peru.
"One of the goals of the campaign is to organize police and prosecutorial support to rescue approximately 1,000 children and teens who are exploited for sex and labor in informal mining camps of the Madre de Dios," he told AFP Teresa Carpio Villegas, who Save the Children's representative in Peru.
In the mining camps, children are exploited in bars that have been converted into brothels and are known as 'prostibars.' Minors are also exploited to work in gold mining and [other forms of] servitude, Carpio said.
Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Indigenous Mexico
Indigenous women are marginalized in Mexican society.
Comprising 15-to30 percent of the population, they and their
underage daughters make up an estimated 45% of all human trafficking
victims in the Aztec nation (Mexico).
Voces del pueblo indígena
México-. La situación de asimetría y desigualdad ha hecho que históricamente los pueblos indígenas en México sean marginados y excluidos de los procesos de toma de decisiones en el país.
En la actualidad, con una población que se acerca a los 16 millones de habitantes, de ellos más de mitad mujeres, de acuerdo con estimados de la Movimiento Indígena Nacional (MIN), estos grupos se localizan, fundamentalmente en los estados de Yucatán (59 por ciento) y Oaxaca (48 por ciento).
También en Quintana Roo (39), Chiapas (28), Campeche (27), Hidalgo (24), Puebla (19), Guerrero (17), San Luis Potosí (15) y Veracruz (15).
Voices of indigenous peoples
Conditions of inequality have historically resulted in the indigenous peoples being marginalized and excluded from the decision making process in Mexico.
Today, with their population is approaching 16 million people. Over half of them are women, according to estimates from the National Indigenous Movement (MIN). These groups are located mainly in the states of Yucatan (where they are 59% of the state's total population) and Oaxaca (where they are 48%).
The indigenous population is also significant in several other states: Quintana Roo (39%), Chiapas (28%), Campeche (27%), Hidalgo (24%), Puebla (19%), Guerrero (17%), San Luis Potosi (15%) and Veracruz (15%).
Deisy Francis Mexidor
Prensa Latina
Agents save 13 from sex slavery in Mexican bar
The city of San cristobal de las Casas, in Chiapas state - Investigators say they have rescued a group of 13 women and girls, mostly from Central America, who were forced to have sex with clients at a bar in southern Mexico.
Chiapas state prosecutor Miguel Hernandez says at least half of the 13 women were minors, and 10 were from Central America.
Hernandez and other agents raided the bar in the town of Teopisca Saturday and arrested the manager, 42-year-old Mauri Diaz, on human trafficking, prostitution and corruption of minors charges.
Feb. 4, 2012
Mexico unravels child trafficking ring
Zapopan - The Irish couples ensnared in an apparent illegal adoption ring in western Mexico thought they were involved in a legal process and are devastated by allegations organisers were trafficking in children, the families said.
"All the families have valid declarations to adopt from Mexico as issued by the Adoption Authority of Ireland," they said in a statement, which was read over the phone to The Associated Press by their lawyer in Mexico, Carlos Montoya.
Prosecutors in Mexico contend the traffickers tricked destitute young Mexican women trying to earn more for their children and childless Irish couples desperate to become parents.
Mexico / Central America
Rescatan a centroamericanos víctimas del tráfico de personas
Some 73 undocumented Central Americans have been located and rescued by army units after being held in 'safe houses' that were presumably owned by human traffickers.
El Ejército mexicano encontró a 73 inmigrantes indocumentados en presuntas casas de traficantes de personas en el nororiental estado de Tamaulipas, informó el jueves la Secretaría de la Defensa.
La acción se realizó el martes en la ciudad de Reynosa "de manera coordinada, simultánea y sorpresiva" y permitió la detención de cuatro personas. Entre los indocumentados, cuyas nacionalidades no se dieron a conocer, había 18 menores de edad, informó DPA.
Central American human trafficking victims are rescued
Se trata de 73 indocumentados localizados por el ejército en casas que presuntamente pertenecen a traficantes de seres humanos.
The Mexican army has found 73 illegal immigrants in alleged human trafficking safe houses located in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, the Secretary of Defense announced Thursday.
The action took place on Tuesday in the city of Reynosa "in a coordinated suprise raid" that led to the arrest of four people. Among the undocumented, whose nationalities were not released, there were 18 children.
The World
UNODC: The Role of Corruption in Trafficking in Persons
The UNODC report focuses on the close interrelation between corruption and human trafficking, critiquing existing international legal instruments that deal only indirectly with this problem, and providing recommendations on how to strengthen these tools.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime outlines the impetus for its report:
Trafficking in persons and corruption are closely linked criminal activities, whose interrelation is frequently referred to in international fora. Yet, the correlation between the two phenomena, and the actual impact of corruption on trafficking in persons, are generally neglected in the development and implementation of anti-human trafficking policies and measures. This lack of attention may substantially undermine initiatives to combat trafficking in persons and prevent the customization of responses as needed. Only after recognizing the existence and the effects of corruption in the context of human trafficking, can the challenges posed by it be met.
Insight Crime
Feb. 13, 2012
Oklahoma Human Trafficking Operation May Have Ties To Mexican Cartels
Oklahoma City - We're learning more about a human trafficking operation busted last week in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa. It appears to have ties to a Mexican human trafficking ring, which are said to be some of the most violent and brutal.
A search warrant obtained by News 9 reveals a victim of human trafficking, who was rescued in Tulsa, said she was also held against her will in Oklahoma City.
She told investigators she was held at the apartments off S.W. 59th Street and Harvey during the first part of January, and that she and others were forced to have sex with multiple strange men.
Adrianna Iwasinski
Oklahoma News 6
Feb. 06, 2012
Pretenden regular pornografía en Baja California
Baja california es uno de los estados que ofrece más turismo sexual en México, es por esto que el Partido Encuentro Social presentará este mes una iniciativa ante el Congreso del Estado para que las compañías proveedoras de internet regulen el consumo de la pornografía.
La iniciativa pretende regular el uso de internet en el aparto de Gobierno y el sector educativo, además el que vende internet debe cuidar el acceso de los menores el uso de la pornografía reveló el presidente Estatal del PES, Javier Peña García.
"Es una iniciativa ciudadana, pero estamos invitando a las diferentes fracciones de los partidos a que se adhieran en esto para que salga en común acuerdo con todos los partidos de Baja California", adelantó.
Legislators work to regulate online pornography in Baja California state
Baja California is one states that offers the most sex tourism in Mexico, which is why the Social Encounter Party will, later this month, present a proposal to the State Congress that will require Internet service provider companies to regulated the consumption of pornography.
The initiative seeks to regulate Internet use in government agencies and in the education sector. The measure will also insist that companies that provide Internet services take measures to limit that access of minors to pornography. which also sells Internet access to take care of children using pornography revealed the leader of the state branch of the Social Encounter Party (PES), Javier García Peña.
"It's a citizens' initiative, but we are inviting the different political parties in Baja California to agree to this so that we may present a common front on the issue," he stated.
Uni Rdio Informa
In Bolivia, Many Indigenous Communities Turn to Vigilantism to Fight Crime
If a man kills another man in the harsh high plains of Jesús de Machaca or the lush lowlands of Beni, the people who catch him might not call the police. Instead they might call a meeting.
Far from courthouses and police stations that may not know their languages, and despite having no jails to lock up criminals, remote villagers in Bolivia have quietly kept justice in their own hands for centuries, handling everything from malicious gossip to murder. They have demanded fines, doled out whippings, even banished people from the pueblo. These community courts have sometimes been criticized for trampling on human rights, especially when it comes to the rights of women, but indigenous leaders say they work better for them than the regular system.
To press a case in the ordinary courts, "you must hire a lawyer and spend money on paperwork," says Justina Vélez, who represents Pando, the northernmost province of Bolivia, in an organization of female peasants named for the indigenous hero Bartolina Sisa. "All the courthouses are located in the main cities.… The indigenous authorities are right here where we live."
Emily Alpert
Indian Country Today
Mexico Official Admits Some Areas Out of Government Control
At a military ceremony yesterday, Mexican Defense Minister Guillermo Galvan Galva described the national security situation in stark terms. "Clearly, in some sectors of the country public security has been completely overrun," said Galvan, adding that "it should be recognized that national security is seriously threatened." He went on to say that organized crime in the country has managed to penetrate not only society, but also the country's state institutions.
Galvan also endorsed the military's role in combating insecurity, asserting that although they have a responsibility to acknowledge that "there have been mistakes," the armed forces have an "unrestricted" respect for human rights.
InSight Crime Analysis
Geoffrey Ramsey
InSight Crime
Operan 47 redes de trata de personas en México
Diputados piden a los tres órdenes de gobierno crear políticas adecuadas en la materia
La Cámara de Diputados pidió a los tres órdenes de gobiernos que combatan de manera integral el delito de trata de personas, debido a que en México operan al menos 47 redes que se dedican a este ilícito, de acuerdo con datos de la Red Nacional de Refugios.
Según cifras de la red, al año hay 800 mil adultos y 20 mil menores víctimas de este delito cuyas ganancias oscilan entre los 372 mil millones de pesos.
Las rutas incluyen los estados de Veracruz, Chiapas, Puebla, Oaxaca, Tlaxcala, Baja California, Chihuahua, Guerrero y Quintana Roo, así como países centroamericanos como Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador.
Some 47 human trafficking networks are operating in Mexico
Congressional deputies ask the three branches of government to develop adequate policies to address human trafficking
Mexico's Lower House of Congress has asked the three branches of government (legislative, judicial and executive) to integrate their efforts to fight human trafficking, given that at least 47 trafficking networks exist in the nation, according to data released by the National Network of Refuges.
According to the Network, some 800,000 adults and 20,000 children are entrapped by modern human slavery each year, resulting in criminal earnings of some 372 million Mexican pesos ($28 million US dollars).
Trafficking routes exist in the Mexican states of Veracruz, Chiapas, Puebla, Oaxaca, Tlaxcala, Baja California, Chihuahua, Guerrero and Quintana Roo, as well as in Central American countries including Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Israel Navarro and José Luis Martínez
Feb. 05, 2012
Costa Rica
Costa Rica lags in sex-trafficking fight
"Mariel" became a victim of sex trafficking at the age of 17. She managed to escape, but still suffers anxiety and fear. Rahab Foundation is helping her recover.
"Mariel" fears that she will be kidnapped again.
At 17, she was lured into human trafficking by an acquaintance with the promise of work. Her captor used false documents to take her from Costa Rica across the border to Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation.
Dominique Farrell
The Tico TImes
Jan. 27, 2012
La pornografía infantil existe en Costa Rica
Adultos sedientos de sentir y tocar la piel de un cuerpo junto al suyo, deseosos de pagar sumas de dinero por alquilar un rato de confort, quizás hasta hacer una película o tomar unas fotos, pero no de cualquier cuerpo ni de cualquier persona, sino de un niño o una niña costarricense.
La explotación sexual comercial -también llamada prostitución infantil- es un flagelo social que existe en Costa Rica y se concentra mayoritariamente en las zonas fronterizas y las costas, según cuentan organizaciones no gubernamentales que han dado seguimiento a los casos esta ha desembocado en una riada de producción de pornografía infantil en la que se utilizan niños y niñas costarricenses.
Según Rocío Rodríguez directora de Alianza por tus Derechos, en la actualidad las zonas más plagadas de casos –tanto de explotación sexual comercial como de pornografía- son Puntarenas, Guanacaste y Limón.
Child pornography exists in Costa Rica
Hungry adults feel and touch the skin of a body against thiers, eager to pay money to rent a bit of comfort, perhaps even make a movie or take some pictures, but not of any body or any person, but a boy or a girl in Costa Rica.
Commercial sexual exploitation, which is also known as child prostitution, is a social scourge that exists in Costa Rica. It is concentrated along the nation's borders and coasts, accourding to non governmental organizations who support victims. This reality has led to a flood in the production of child pornography that exploits Costa Rican children.
According to Rocio Rodriguez director of the NGO Alliance for your Rights (Alianza por tus Derechos), the cities of Puntarenas, Guanacaste and Limón are the regions that are the most plagued by both commercial sexual exploitation and pornography.
Daniela Araya
Costa Rica Hoy
Feb. 16, 2012
Arrestan a pastor por violar niñas
De la secta Sendero de Luz.. Abusó de ellas durante años con la complacencia de sus padres