California–Mexico Coalition Helps Women, Girls in Sex Trade ‘Tolerance Zone’

A woman who helps victims of sex trafficking, in Baja California, Mexico, on Jan. 16, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

TIJUANA, Mexico—On a bright, warm afternoon in January, women on the streets of Tijuana’s red-light district, Zona Norte, lean on the walls of run-down hotels and “gentlemen’s clubs.”

Some stand alone, looking down at their smartphones between catcalling passersby. Some, not wearing masks, stand together and chat.