Fighting human trafficking

  • 2008-05-01
  • 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 against human trafficking.What is  the human trafficking problem like here in Latvia? As we...
 
The article you requested can be accessed only by subscribing to the online version of The Baltic Times. If you are already subscribed to The Baltic Times, please authorize yourself.


In case you don't have a subscription yet - please visit our SUBSCRIPTION section