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I am concerned about the integrity of this Wikipedia article because it is very clear that most of its information is derived from the U.S Department of State.  In particular, most of the information is taken from the State Department website, and the same categorization of the topic, with prosecution, protection, and prevention being the main sections within the article.  I feel that the article needs to garner more quantitative and substantive information rather than comprise of suggestions and examination of solving the problem.  As a result, I have developed a tentative bibliography of sources that I plan to use in order to diversify the article and increase coverage on the issue as a whole.  The current article only uses 4 sources, all with a U.S lens, therefore, my sources looks broader at human trafficking in Latin America as a whole in order to understand the international, and regional, context that the issue of human trafficking in Venezuela presents.  In addition, I believe that information on Venezuela, through social, political and economic domains, is necessary in order to understand the existing conditions that underly the issue of human trafficking and perpetuate it, as a whole.  As a result, listed below are a few resources I plan on incorporating in the attempt to improve the Wiki article.

'''Bibliography''' 

''Sources on updating the causes and underlying factors of Venezuelan human trafficking.

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Perry, Kurt. "Venezuela." In The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010, edited by D. S. Lewis, and Wendy Slater. ProQuest, 2011. http://0-search.credoreference.com.dewey2.library.denison.edu/content/entry/pqar/venezuela/0

-This resource from Perry explores Venezuela's political legislation in 2011 in the attempt to address severe poverty in the country.  In particular, the legislation proposed to address “the vital and urgent human needs derived from poverty and from the rains; infrastructure, transport, and public services; housing and environment; territorial zoning, urban and rural land use, and integral development planning; taxes and finances; citizen security and legal security; security and integral defence of the nation; international co-operation; and the socio-economic system" (Perry)  This information is relevant to the article because of its claims that many of the victims of human trafficking in the country are "lured from poor interior regions to urban and tourist centers" (State Department).  Therefore, in creating a section on the causes of increased human trafficking in Venezuela, information on poverty can help provide substantial insight.

Shelley, Louise I. 2010. Human Trafficking: A Global Perspective. New York: Cambridge University Press.

-This book is useful because of its argument that human trafficking in Venezuela is "explained by the extreme poverty, recent and massive rural to urban migration, the large numbers of conflicts, the low status of women, and the endurance of traditional rituals and beliefs." (Shelley, 274).  In addition, Shelley states that because of these conditions "numerous children live in the streets...[and] without parental supervision, children can be forced by adults in their communities to bed or commit crimes and are sold as domestic servants" (Shelley, 274).  It is also important to recognize that both boys and girls are victims of human trafficking and sexual slavery.  This book is useful in categorizing the reasons for human trafficking in Venezuela in confronting structural violence as an enabler to the issue as a whole.

Kapstein, Ethan B. 2006. “The New Global Slave Trade.” Foreign Affairs 85 (6): 103–15. doi:10.2307/20032146.

- This resource is helpful because of its argument that "In order to thrive, the slave trade requires the direct or indirect involvement of national governments, at both the source and the destination," and therefore, the government of Venezuelan perpetuates human trafficking because of its lack of policy in the attempt to mitigate human trafficking altogether (Kapstein).  In particular, the article states that in 2005 President Bush proclaimed that the Venezuelan government has failed to ""show a serious commitment" or to devote "sufficient attention" to stopping human trafficking in their countries.""  This information supports the reasons as to why Venezuela's human trafficking has been deemed worse than in other countries.

Venezuelanalysis.com, Jonah Gindin-. 2017. “Venezuela Holds Hearing on Human Trafficking, Calls on U.S to Lift Sanctions.” Venezuelanalysis.com. Accessed February 21. https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/1147.

-This resource offers an interesting contrast to the argument that Venezuela does not do enough to combat human trafficking.  In particular, when the report realized by the Bush administration came out in 2005, sanctions were implemented and it has been questioned on if the report had underlying political motives rather than just reporting on human trafficking as a whole.  In fact, Saul Ortega, head of the foreign affairs committee at the time argued that “Venezuela has been added to [tier 3] together with countries that are de-institutionalized, countries that, practically speaking, are state-less,” said Ortega.  “This situation is absurd.  And it seems clear to us that Venezuela’s placement on this list is a result of base political motives.” This claim is necessary when examining the state report released because it offers a Venezuelan perspective instead of a primarily U.S one, and brings into question to validly of the report as a whole.

As of now, this is a tentative working list that I am using as I prepare to update and improve the article.  Feel free to let me know if you have any questions or comments, any feedback is helpful!  ~~~~

I plan on targeting human trafficking in Latin America for my research paper, but I am particularly interested in expanding on human trafficking in Venezula for my Wikipedia topic. The existing article only uses four sources, which are all based on a US perspective or lens, and I am interested ain inding a wider range of sources and information in the attempt to understand the specifics of human trafficking in Venezula. In particular, while the article has three main sections, including prosecution, pprevention,and protection, it does not examine ququantativend primary source data to understand the sspecificsand extent of human trafficking in the region. As a result, I want to create my own section focusing on the actual statistics and information regarding human traffiking as a crime rather than the response to it in Venezuela.

Good critique of the limitations of the current article, and incorporation of new sources that meet Wikipedia standards for evidence. Katherine.Holt (talk) 03:00, 27 February 2017 (UTC)