Tlaxcala, Mexico: Current Government Sees More than 150 Human Trafficking Complaints

On July 23, 2013 Animal Político Noticias reported that human trafficking for prostitution remains a very serious problem in Tlaxcala, with the current government doing little to address the issue. According to the Fray Julián Garcés Human Rights Center, more than 150 human trafficking complaints have been reported during the current administration, which has been in power over the last 30 months.

Emilio Muñoz Berruecos, director of the agency, described the state government’s actions in combating this crime as “inadequate”, especially since most traffickers arrested manage to get out of jail and avoid sentencing. Muñoz Berruecos also noted that so far of the more than 150 registered trafficking complaints, only three have resulted in verdicts in favor of the victims. Read Article