Mexican journalist, activist and feminist Lydia Cacho battles to keep her Cancun shelter open.
trafficking of women
Against the misogyny, against the trafficking of women and children in Mexico
For 20 years, Mexican activist Lydia Cacho has been waging war on human trafficking in Mexico. In 1999 she launched CIAM Cancun (the Comprehensive Care Centre for Women), a shelter for battered women and children that has been threatened with closure due to lack of funding.
The organisation was created in response to the sexual violence against women and children that is rife in Mexican culture. It's a refuge in a country where trafficking is seldom punished.
