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Energy Resources

The South America Handbook - oil protests

Venezuela protest: Demonstrators flood streets of Caracas in 'biggest anti-socialist rally in decades'

"Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claim to have mobilised a million demonstrators in the country's biggest anti-socialist rally in decades, demanding a referendum on removing him from power."

Controversial Ecuador oil deal lets China stake an $80-million claim to pristine Amazon rainforest

"Ecuador’s government sold oil exploration rights in a remote corner of the Amazon rain forest to a consortium of Chinese state-owned oil companies this week, despite dogged resistance from indigenous groups in the South American country who fear they could lose everything."

P&GJ’s 2016 Worldwide Construction Report

January 2016, Vol. 243, No. 1

Opposition to Oil Pipeline in U.S. Serves as Example for Indigenous Struggles in Latin America

Human Trafficking

Latin America's Success (and Struggles) in Fighting Human Trafficking

"Latin America has recently made some other key advances in combatting human trafficking. In its 2014 Trafficking in Persons report, the US State Department lauded efforts by Chile and Honduras to invest more in anti-trafficking law enforcement personnel. Peru is expanding the number of prosecutors who specialize in investigating the crime, while in Argentina, the 2012 ruling that released all suspects in an iconic human trafficking case was reversed and resulted in the conviction of ten people."

Trafficking of women and girls within Central America

UNODC report on human trafficking exposes modern form of slavery

Anti-slavery

Anti-Slavery International works at local, national and international levels to eliminate all forms of slavery around the world and the organization's official web site helps generate awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking that is taking place around the world. You will find detailed information on the various types of modern slavery such as bonded labor, child domestic work, child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. You will also learn about the organization's efforts and find a collection of related resources as well.
Topic: Human trafficking Language: English http://www.antislaveryinternational.org.uk

Human Trafficking/Involuntary Servitude

The FBI has a program in effect with specific initiatives that are in response to human trafficking that is taking place in the United States. The official web site provides you with information on their program and details each of the initiatives. It also offers you related information in the form of articles and news articles and presents stories and features that tell you about the practice of human trafficking that has been witnessed in the United States.
Topic: Human trafficking Language: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, German https://www.fbi.gov

Organs for Sale

The United Nations Regional Information Center features issues that are on their agenda that may have been overlooked or forgotten by many. This particular article discusses the serious issue of organ trafficking and the people involved. You will learn about the organized crime groups, how they obtain organs, and the victims of this illegal trade. You will also learn how organ trafficking differs from other types of trafficking, find an example of an elaborate organ trafficking case in China, and discover how organ trafficking exploits the poor.
Topic: Organ trafficking Language: English Lexile: 1540 http://www.unric.org

People Smuggling

Have you ever heard the name Interpol mentioned in movies and on television shows? It’s the largest international police organization in the world with 190 member countries. They are very aware of the problem of people smuggling, which involves helping people enter a country illegally for financial gain. Human migration has been around for centuries, usually by people seeking a better life somewhere else. The past ten years has seen an unprecedented amount of migration from undeveloped countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe to Western Europe, Australia, and North America.
Topic: Human smuggling Language: English Lexile: 1300 http://www.interpol.int

Drug Smuggling

Eye on Columbia

This project is to help students learn about the drug trafficking in Columbia with a teacher's area to promote group projects. Sections of interest include the environment and the coffee trade. Coca leaves, the raw material for cocaine, has been part of the culture of the Colombian highlands for thousands of years. The rising demand for cocaine has changed the local way of life as this drug continues to be a resource to be smuggled to the United States.
Topic: Drug traffic Language: English Lexile: 1230 http://www.globaleye.org.uk

Drug Trafficking in Latin America

Latin America and the Caribbean: Illicit Drug Trafficking and U.S. Counterdrug Programs

Latin American Allies Resist U.S. Strategy in Drug Fight

Bolivia: the New Hub for Drug Trafficking in South America

Drug Trafficking in Colombia