299 – A Prevention Perspective, with Ezequiel Escobar Bellshaw

Dr. Sandie Morgan is joined by Ezequiel Escobar Bellshaw, an attorney from Madrid. The two discuss the role Fiet Gratia, an NGO of which Ezequiel Escobar Bellshaw is the Executive Director, plays in preventing trafficking in Spain. Ezequiel Escobar Bellshaw Ezequiel Escobar Bellshaw is the Executive Director of Fiet Gratia, an NGO specialized in intervention and comprehensive assistance to victims of human trafficking, with presence in different parts of Spain. In 2019, Ezequiel was offered the position of Executive Director, and accepted the offer to develop the project of the Solidarity Law Firm with his partner Alberto Miguens. Since 2012, he has been directing as partner and founder, the Law Firm Miguens & Bellshaw, developing an intense work in the area of Human rights. Ezequiel has a degree in Law from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, a Master in management, a Minor in Big Data and Business intelligence, a postgraduate in Compliance, and is a practicing lawyer in Madrid. Key Points Fiet Gratia is an anti human trafficking NGO that employs attorneys who aid the NGO in being sustainable and long term. The industry of pornography is affecting youth as young as 8, directly linking them to prostitution because of the effects it leaves on youth. The attorneys at Fiet Gratia aid in not only solving an individual’s issue, but helping to find the solution for a bigger issue like trafficking. The hiring of a compliance officer is similar to risk management, ensuring that everything that NGO does is being done ethically. Fiet Gratia has gone through the ISO 9001 model, a model that ensures quality management, as well as the EFQM Model, the most respected seal in Europe. Education can aid in prevention if it is given the same platform in schools as sex education courses are. Resources Fiet Gratia Solidarity Law Firm  Universidad Autónoma de Madrid ISO 9001 EFQM Model Utilidad Publica Guardia Civil UN Palermo Protocol 3Ps: Prosecution, Protection, and Prevention