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Name	Country	Year	Focus
Lydia Cacho Ribeiro	Mexico Lydia Cacho Ribeiro Mexico	2007	Sex Trafficking Child Labor Victim Aftercare Awareness Building	A journalist in Mexico, Ms. Ribeiro first became involved with anti-trafficking work in 2000, when she opened a high security shelter for women and children.
Dilcya Garcia Espinosa De Los Monteros	Mexico Dilcya Garcia Espinosa De Los Monteros Mexico	2011	Awareness Building Prosecution	She secured the first conviction for Trafficking in Persons in Mexico, a landmark in their fight against modern-day slavery.
Guillermina Cabrera Figueroa	Mexico Guillermina Cabrera Figueroa Mexico	2021	Prosecution Victim Aftercare	Guillermina Cabrera Figueroa has a track record of championing the rights of trafficking victims as the specialized prosecutor for human trafficking for the State of Mexico.

Name

Country

Year

Focus

Lydia Cacho Ribeiro

Mexico Lydia Cacho Ribeiro

Mexico

2007

Sex Trafficking
Child Labor
Victim Aftercare
Awareness Building

A journalist in Mexico, Ms. Ribeiro first became involved with anti-trafficking work in 2000, when she opened a high security shelter for women and children.

Dilcya Garcia Espinosa De Los Monteros

Mexico Dilcya Garcia Espinosa De Los Monteros

Mexico

2011

Awareness Building
Prosecution

She secured the first conviction for Trafficking in Persons in Mexico, a landmark in their fight against modern-day slavery.

Guillermina Cabrera Figueroa

Mexico Guillermina Cabrera Figueroa

Mexico

2021

Prosecution
Victim Aftercare

Guillermina Cabrera Figueroa has a track record of championing the rights of trafficking victims as the specialized prosecutor for human trafficking for the State of Mexico.

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