Colonial art includes the paintings, sculptures, and artifacts, both Catholic and secular, produced in Guatemala during the Colonial period (1524-1821).12 To understand how Guatemalan Colonial art came to exist, it is first necessary to introduce some aspects of the history of the country. Guatemala is a country very rich in history and culture.13 Before the discovery of America and the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores, Guatemala was the epicenter of the Mayan civilization that flourished 2,000 years ago.14 All over Guatemala there are vestiges of the Mayan civilization:' 5 in the highlands stand the ruins of ceremonial and fortress cities,' 6 and, in the northern region of Pet6n, the city of Tikal stands out as one of the most important
Human trafficking is a largely hidden crime that has only recently gained the attention of law enforcement, human rights advocates, and policymakers. In Mexico, federal and state authorities have a range of anti-trafficking prevention efforts, but remain inadequate due to the degree of the issue. Officials in Mexico have continued to place efforts to prevent child sex tourism through training sessions, by partnering with the tourism chamber of commerce, and distributing awareness materials to reduce the demand for sexual exploitation of children (“Mexico”, n.d.). Apart from government and official support, advocates have raised the bar into pressuring and education individuals about sex trafficking in the country. Lydia Cacho, a Mexican journalist
Guatemala is divided into 22 departments. Guatemala 's capital is the largest city is Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, and is known as Guatemala City. Guatemala City, locally known as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Republic of Guatemala, and the most popular in Centro America. The city is located in the south–central part of the country. Pedro Alvarado was the Spanish man who conquered what is now Guatemala by defeating the native Mayan people and making it a Spanish colony.
“Guatemala’s state is a very weak state. It doesn’t have the resources to face problems as grave as that of narco-trafficking,” she said. “For traffickers to move down here was very easy because there are some areas of this country where practically there is no presence of the
Super Bowl Sunday is one of the biggest days in America, it is also the biggest day for Human Trafficking in America. In 2010 there were over ten thousand women and children sold for trafficking in Miami. Throughout this paper, I am going to be discussing three major facts of Human Trafficking in America. My three major points are going to be; what is Human Trafficking, where is it taking place, and how can we stop it?
Human trafficking is rampant worldwide and is in the process of putting it to a stop. In Modern Times the largest offenders are centered at China, Russia, Uzbekistan, and India (TheAtlantic). These areas are the places where they are ranked high in human trafficking and have been put on a
24. The issue of trafficking in persons, whether at the international, national or local level, can only be addressed effectively on the basis of coordinated and comprehensive strategies, while taking into account the transnational nature of the problem, the many associated criminal activities, in particular money laundering, the frequent involvement of organized criminal groups and the profound pain, fear and damage suffered by the victims. 25. Specialists have analyzed how the differences in national definitions of human trafficking have created a limitation in human trafficking data, partially explaining why international data is frequently challenged to determine the accurate scope and severity of the problem . The Combating of human trafficing
It is the world’s fastest growing global crime that people are being bought, sold and smuggled for sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, bonded labour and even organ sacrifice ending up with death. The most tragic fact is 26% of the victims that are sucked into trafficking are children. In this violation of human rights’ grave, where persons have a price tag, anyone can be a victim. Human trafficking doesn’t discriminate on age, gender, race or religion. It is happening to humans, just like
The victims in Costa Rica can also be broken down to mostly women and young children as old as five and six years old. The situation is beyond humane because not only are people stolen or tricked into the trade, but children are sold by their parents to traffickers to pay off debts they may have. With that fact, Costa Rica is known as the child prostitution capital of Latin America. As well as being subjected to trafficking within the country, these people are also taken from within Costa Rica to other regions as if they are mere cargo (human
Human trafficking is equivalent to modern-day slavery which is the acquisition of people using force, deception or coercion with the intent to exploit . Human trafficking also takes places in various forms and is planting itself in almost every part of every industry supply chain. Riding on the crest of the clandestine nature of the crime and lack of political will, most traffickers get away scorn-free and this would only result in continual exploitation of the society. Despite various efforts made by advocacy groups and governments, government inefficiency and corruption and the debilitating circumstances chain the victims to this vicious trap, such that the effectiveness of current effort is greatly undermined. Therefore, the purpose of
As a criminal act, trafficking violates the rule of law, threatening national jurisdictions and international law. Further, trafficking in persons redirects the benefits of migration from migrants, their families, community and government or other potential legitimate employers to the traffickers and their associates. Difficult as it is to measure accurately the scope of human trafficking, it is equally difficult to measure its impact. The dynamics of the trade are constantly evolving and a range of national perspectives exist.
Human trafficking is one of the largest and most prevalent issues that affects all walks of life both domestically and internationally. Human trafficking is not only a horrendous crime but a major human rights violation, impacting public health. “Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery” . Human trafficking is the taking of a person with the intent to exploit them through, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery/servitude, or the removal of organs.
Human trafficking, or trafficking in persons (TIP) or modern day slavery, is a heinous and widespread crime occurring around the world in nearly every society. Most people often thought slavery was part of the past; however, human slavery is part of our current society and has been an on-going issue around the world. Human trafficking is a type of slavery that involves forced or bonded labour, sexual servitude, child labour, or involuntary servitude all over the world. It is important to note that sex trafficking contributes to more than half of human trafficking and most of these victims are women and young girls. This modern day slavery can happen to anyone, anywhere, and at anytime (Ton, 2012).This literature review of documents and reports
Human Trafficking is a popular trend for criminals in the twenty first century and this negative activity must be stopped by apprehending the human traffickers, educating the community of what to be aware of and what it is, and also to report any signs of
We are living in a world where one person has an absolute power over another. The groundless trade of human beings in today’s world shows a deteriorated state of affairs which confirms that the greatest moral challenge facing the globe today is human trafficking. It refers to illegal sale or trade of people for sexual abuse or forced labor through coercion or abducting people. Our world is facing from many obstacles created by natural and manmade disasters which further results in problems in every country’s economy and social welfare of every person is jeopardized and one of the problems faced by majority of the nations of this world due to economic downfall is human trafficking. It is one of the most atrocious human rights infringements commonly
