Posts Tagged: Caribbean
Rodríguez Díaz, Carlos. “Maria in Puerto Rico: Natural Disaster in a Colonial Archipelago.” Am J Public Health 108, no.1 (January 2018): 30-2. Accessed January 21, 2018. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304198
In this journal entry, Carlos Rodríguez Díaz explores one of the most devastating natural disasters to hit Puerto Rican soil was Hurricane Maria. A category 4 hurricane, Huracán María struck the archipelago island of Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017.
Rodríguez Díaz, Carlos. “Maria in Puerto Rico: Natural Disaster in a Colonial Archipelago.” Am J Public Health 108, no.1 (January 2018): 30-2. Accessed January 21, 2018. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304198
In this journal entry, Carlos Rodríguez Díaz explores one of the most devastating natural disasters to hit Puerto Rican soil was Hurricane Maria. A category 4 hurricane, Huracán María struck the archipelago island of Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017.
Simmons, David. “Structural Violence as Social Practice: Haitian Agricultural Workers, Anti-Haitianism, and Health in the Dominican Republic.” Human Organization 69, no. 1 (2010): 10-18.
Over the past decade, The Dominican Republic has continued to fail to uphold its international human rights obligations as Dominican high courts ruled to retroactively and arbitrarily deprive massive amounts of people of their Dominican nationality and citizenship. In the
Simmons, David. “Structural Violence as Social Practice: Haitian Agricultural Workers, Anti-Haitianism, and Health in the Dominican Republic.” Human Organization 69, no. 1 (2010): 10-18.
Over the past decade, The Dominican Republic has continued to fail to uphold its international human rights obligations as Dominican high courts ruled to retroactively and arbitrarily deprive massive amounts of people of their Dominican nationality and citizenship. In the
A Multi-country Analysis of Human Trafficking in Latin America
Megan Cliff Kimberly Guzman Erin Waugh Executive Summary As is any other industry, human trafficking is essentially based off of supply and demand. In particular, however, the industry feeds off of the vulnerability of others. Human trafficking is fueled by
A Multi-country Analysis of Human Trafficking in Latin America
Megan Cliff Kimberly Guzman Erin Waugh Executive Summary As is any other industry, human trafficking is essentially based off of supply and demand. In particular, however, the industry feeds off of the vulnerability of others. Human trafficking is fueled by
Seekle, Clare Ribando. “Trafficking in persons in Latin America and the Caribbean.” CRS Report for Congress 33200. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. (February 11, 2015).
The author of this Congressional Research Service report introduces the concept of trafficking in persons (TIP) and discusses the range of TIP in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report describes human trafficking related to forced labor, forced sex-work, and
Seekle, Clare Ribando. “Trafficking in persons in Latin America and the Caribbean.” CRS Report for Congress 33200. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. (February 11, 2015).
The author of this Congressional Research Service report introduces the concept of trafficking in persons (TIP) and discusses the range of TIP in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report describes human trafficking related to forced labor, forced sex-work, and
Cabezas, Amalia L. “Between Love and Money: Sex, Tourism, and Citizenship in Cuba and the Dominican Republic.” Signs 29.4 (2004): 987-1015. JSTOR. Web.
Amalia Cabezas discusses the comparative similarities between sexual commerce in the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Specifically, this article concentrates on relationship between tourism and the economy, leading to the minimization of boundaries between what is considered ‘sex work’ and a
Cabezas, Amalia L. “Between Love and Money: Sex, Tourism, and Citizenship in Cuba and the Dominican Republic.” Signs 29.4 (2004): 987-1015. JSTOR. Web.
Amalia Cabezas discusses the comparative similarities between sexual commerce in the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Specifically, this article concentrates on relationship between tourism and the economy, leading to the minimization of boundaries between what is considered ‘sex work’ and a
Human Rights in Latin America 