Contact Admin. Every 24 hours, someone goes missing in Mexico, according to the organization United Against Human Trafficking. She claimed that many work in the homes of politicians and diplomats. According to studies by the United Nations and the United States, Mexico is a source, transit area and destination for human trafficking. Women and children, indigenous people and undocumented migrants are among the most vulnerable. The Mexican government believes more than 20, children are victims of sexual exploitation every year as a result of human trafficking.
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A husband-and-wife pair who terrorized the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec are facing at least years behind bars after being sentenced for four crimes. The United Against Human Trafficking Commission says it is supported by private donations and does not depend on government funds in any way. Followers of a Mexican evangelical church are defending and praying for its leader after he was arrested for human trafficking, rape and child pornography.
Two incidents last month suggest that a passive response by the military when confronted with acts of aggression by citizens could be coming to an end. Potters in Oaxaca are addressing air quality problems by building smoke-free, wood-burning kilns in which to fire their ceramic artwork.
A law passed on September 29 in the state bans smoking in work places and indoor public locations, including schools and public transit. Four competing drug cartels are extorting avocado producers, showing how the fruit is becoming an increasingly important source of illicit profits.
