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Los Demonios Del Eden By Lydia Cacho: Book Review

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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 …show more content…

293). The book exposed the realities of the stories of boys and girls that the media lacked, included names of those individuals who ran the organized crime in Cancun, and attempted to denounce child prostitution (Jones & Thomas de Benitez, 2014, pg. 293). Lydia Cacho has been abducted, imprisoned, and threatened due to raising awareness of businessmen and politicians involved in child trafficking and pedophilia (Jones & Thomas de Benitez, 2014, pg. 285), but, but she has successfully been involved in the practice of advocacy in child rights protection and welfare, along with working with children with sexual transmitted diseases, and establishing a home for female victims (Jones & Thomas de Benitez, 2014, pg. 294). Another advocate, Marisa Ugarte, is the founder and executive director of the Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition (OneBadboyMMA, 2011). The organization serves to combat slavery and human trafficking, and it is also a victim advocacy organization and coordination of services (Ugarte, Zarate, Farley, n.d., pg.

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