Fighting human trafficking

May 01, 2008
Interview by Monika Hanley

In April two men in the United Kingdom were charged with trafficking Latvian women for prostitution.  Although most people in the Baltics like to think that this problem is more prevalent in Eastern countries like Moldova.  The reality is a lot of Latvians are caught up in the trade either as victims or perpetrators. The Marta Center for Women opened in 2001. Although Marta was originally set up to fight gender inequality in recent years the center has been caught up in the fight again ...





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