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Rosa María de la Garza Ramirez AKA Rosi Orozco
Born (1960-07-06) 6 July 1960 (age 64)
Mexico City, Mexico
StatusMarried
NationalityMexican
OccupationActivist

Rosa María de la Garza Ramírez (also known as 'Rosi Orozco'), born July 6, 1960, is a Mexican Activist who’s cause is the fight against Human Trafficking in Mexico. She was first introduced to the plight of Human Trafficking around the world when she attended a training conducted by the organization Concerned Women for America[1] and the United States Justice Department in 2005. She returned home with the commitment of opening a shelter for girls victims of this crime. She quickly realized that there was very little knowledge about trafficking in persons in Mexico; Orozco set out to remedy that, and in 2007 opened the first shelter for girls in Mexico City.[2]. After four years of learning and speaking to anyone she could about the topic, she realized that without a strong law, this crime could not begin to be eradicated. She was invited by the PAN Party to run for congress, although she never officially registered or affiliated to the party, she did win the seat. From 2009 to 2012 she served as Deputy (Congresswoman) of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the Federal District.[3] She held a number of committee positions, including president of the Special Commission for the Fight against Trafficking in Persons.[4][5] She campaigned for a change to human trafficking laws and was a key player in the passage of the General Law to Prevent, Punish and Eradicate Crimes of Human Trafficking and to Protect and Assist the Victims of This Crime, in 2012.[6]

After her time in congress, she became a fulltime activist dedicated to the protection of victims of trafficking and to continue pushing for stronger legislation. Rosi is the President of United vs Trafficking[7]. In 2013 Rosi Orozco helped establish and launch a Trafficking in Persons hotline for the purpose of receiving and giving attention to reports on trafficking by citizens.[8]

Out of her own volition, Orozco asked to be investigated by the Central Investigation for Special Caues Agency of the State of Mexico City’s District Attorney Office; after accusations came from a sitting senator that she was profiting by government funds and of having a network of companies on behalf of her relatives to obtain contracts and agreements for public resources, all of these accusations came within the context of a strong opposition to reformes being pushed through in the Senate that would gravely affect the current Law and would set traffickers free. Rosi Orozco was found to be clean of all the accusations. [9]


References

  1. ^ "Home". Concerned Women for America. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  2. ^ "Fundacion Camino a Casa – rehabilitar y reincorporar a la sociedad y a una vida sana y productiva a niñas y jóvenes víctimas de trata con fines de explotación sexual comercial" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  3. ^ "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ^ ""Hay rumores de padrotes políticos": Rosi Orozco". www.milenio.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  5. ^ "Piden activistas frenar el tráfico de personas" (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  6. ^ Cámara de Diputados. "LEY GENERAL PARA PREVENIR, SANCIONAR Y ERRADICAR LOS DELITOS EN MATERIA DE TRATA DE PERSONAS Y PARA LA PROTECCIÓN Y ASISTENCIA A LAS VÍCTIMAS DE ESTOS DELITOS" (PDF). Www.diputados.gob.mx. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "Comisión Unidos | Participación y prevención de la trata de personas Unidos Hacemos la DiferenciaSupervivientes de TrataReintegración de Víctimas de trata Un Billón de Pie México Atención a Víctimas" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  8. ^ SIPSE, Grupo (2013-09-05). "Lanzan línea telefónica para denunciar trata de personas". SIPSE.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  9. ^ ""Rosi" y familiar es hacen millones con influencias políticas, alerta una Comisión del Senado a Segob". 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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