ABOUT THE AUTHOR

LYDIA CACHO is a Mexican journalist, author, and a feminist activist. She has published seven books, including the award-winning Manual to Prevent, Detect and Heal Child Sexual Abuse (Con Mi Hijo No) and Slavery, Inc. Currently Ms. Cacho is a columnist with El Universal, the main daily newspaper in Mexico, and a workshop teacher on successful approaches to help trafficking victims, and on Community Schools for Peace, a holistic method to negotiate conflicts.