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RICKY MARTIN - MARTIN LAUNCHES HUMAN RIGHTS HOTLINE
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MARTIN LAUNCHES HUMAN RIGHTS HOTLINE
Puerto Rican pop star RICKY MARTIN hit the streets of Washington D.C. earlier this week (29Apr08) to raise awareness for his anti-trafficking hotline.
Through his own Ricky Martin Foundation, the UNICEF goodwill ambassador has launched the Llama y Vive campaign, or Call and Live, a toll-free hotline that provides services for victims of trafficking and exploitation.
The initiative aims to reach 100,000 Latinos in the U.S. capital with prevention messages, and give legal advice to victims through the Spanish-language telephone line.
Call and Live has already been implemented in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Peru and Nicaragua, where it has received more than 55,000 calls, triggered 60 police investigations and the rescue of at least a dozen victims. It is now set to expand to five more Latin countries.
Martin, 36, says, "Once you have all this information, if you do nothing, it's like allowing it to happen."
01 May 2008 12:23
Also see: Ricky Martin - Unicef
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pink skull 
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posted on 02/05/2008 16:20
wanna tell mr martin that he made an action that the whole world will never forget
" martin's humanity"
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ricky-lee (1)
posted on 01/05/2008 21:55
Ricky is a man to be admired. He doesn't just TALK about what needs to be done about
world problems....he actually does something about it. He gives his time , his $$$$
and his passion . Love the man.
