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TRAFFICKING IN GUATEMALA

TRAFFICKING IN GUATEMALA. Our Concept of Trafficking.

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TRAFFICKING IN GUATEMALA

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  1. TRAFFICKING IN GUATEMALA

  2. Our Concept of Trafficking “ Ilegal entrance of a person from another country to a State at which this person is not national or resident, with the objective of obtaining, directly or indirectly, a financial benefit or other kind of benefit, against the will of the person ”.

  3. ¿What happens to Victims? Promise of a better future Help victim to cross the border Provide illegal documents Victim “in debt” is forced to work Miss all connection with Family and friends Exploitation

  4. Common forms of trafficking • Sexual Exploitation • Slave Marriage • Labor exploitation • Illegal adoptions CRIMINAL NETS

  5. Routes of Trafficking in Central America and the Caribean

  6. 3,000 boys and girls sexually exploited in Guatemala City • 15,000 boys and girls sexually exploited in the whole country • 100,000 victims of illegal work • 4,000 immigrant Guatemalan children return every year.

  7. Minor Age Girls sexually exploited in Guatemala

  8. Sexual Exploitation in Guatemala City

  9. Our Response at Casa Alianza

  10. EXAMPLES THAT SHOW THE PROBLEM OF TRAFFICKING IN GUATEMALA Lina Colombiana 17 años

  11. Rescued through police operation at “Gentleman Spa & Relaxion Center “

  12. Presentada a Juez de Paz, Migración y Juzgado de niñez y adolescencia

  13. Rosalía Nicaragüense 13 años

  14. Septiembre/2005: Kidnapped en Nicaragua. Taken to barrio el Gallito (Guatemala).

  15. February / 2006: She ran away from kidnapers. She was repatriated to Nicaragua through coordination between the “Casas”

  16. Our Response at Casa Alianza PREVENTIONASSISTANCEJUDICIAL ACTIONS Investigate and Protection and Shelter Denounce Outreach possible victims Coordination with Security and Protection Application of the law Government and NGOs against aggressors Public Campaigns Attend their basic to sensitize population needs Promotion of changes in legislation Participate at rescue Return victims to their Operations with National original country Training Police and Migration Office

  17. Challenges for the future: • More commitment and political will from the State. • Create a unique identification document. • Legal actions against aggressors including more arrests and prosecutions. • More funds to fight against trafficking. • Restitution of human rights to victims of trafficking. • Mass media campaigns to inform children about the dangers of trafficking.

  18. More research on the topic. • Coordination between the State and civil society. • Coordination between Central American countries, Mexico and the United States. • Changes to Penal Code to increase punishment to aggressors. • Training of judicial staff (judges, police officers, prosecutors, etc.)

  19. “If I would known the kind of work that they offered me, I wouldn´t accepted. But when I found myself in debt with them for the transportation expenses, I didn´t have any other option than prostitution”. Xiomara (Honduran, 15 años) Ana, Delfina, Scarlett, Jennifer, Glendy, Marisol, Rosario, Lesbia, Laura, Alejandra, Julia, Lucila, Diana,Mirka , Deborah, Lucrecia, Wendy, Yolanda, María, Eugenia,Vilma, Elizabeth, Jeaneth, Elena, Angélica, Guadalupe, Elsa,Damaris, Heidy, Cindy, Rubi, Nohemy, Lucila, Rosa, Elvira, Yasmín, Lily, Katerin, Nataly, Martha, Silvia, Berta, Lucía, Raquel,Milena, Debora, Cristal, Consuelo, Nancy, Zaida, Aracely, Mercy, Aracely, Roxana, Gloria, Sonia, Aura, Jaqueline, Xiomara Rosalinda....y muchas mas. Bar El Edén, Coco Loco, Twist, Oro Sólido, Night Club Tropical house, Eclipse del Amor, Valle de las Muñecas, Club Richards, Cow Boys 1, 2, 3, La Cabaña, Buho de Cristal, Lambada, Mi Lugarcito, La Puerta Negra, El Palacio, Llamarada 2, Maracaibo 1 y 2, Barra Show El Oasis, Noa Noa, Super Fronteras, Azulinas, Club Taberna, Montecarlo, Club Las Chicas del Tío, ChicasClub, Kumbala, Night club El Imperiorio,GatoNegro, La Finca, La pescadita, Green House, Acajuntla, Señorial, Las Américas, Mokambos 1, Night ladys…

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