UN told Belize profits from human trafficking

July 9, 2010 --
“ORT’s complaint petitions tell a story about the thousands of girls and women who are trapped each year in the Belize human trafficking industry,” said Trill. “We have also conveyed our recommendations for simple and inexpensive ways to block those who profit from human trafficking in Belize.”

The Campaign to Stop Human Trafficking in Belize has a worldwide following via Internet and other social media. The Campaign never asks for money, only for action. Strengthening and growing daily, the Campaign urges Belize to demolish its human trafficking superhighway, the main conduit for human trafficking victims in Central America.

The Campaign asks the Belize government to: enforce its own human trafficking laws; tighten border protocols to stop traffickers bringing victims into Belize; and strengthen and enforce liquor licensing laws so that bar owners cannot profit from forced prostitution of human trafficking victims.

Offering partnership with Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow, the Campaign urges Belize to avoid Tier 3 status, and its potential economic sanctions, by negotiating with the U.S. the ORT-recommended actions to address human trafficking

ORT has filed complaints with: the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Organization of American States; and the United Nation’s Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

ORT promotes traveling for a better world.

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