Ricky Martin And President Arias in Fight Against Sex Tourism
The Estadio Ricardo Saprissa (Saprissa stadium) will be buzzing with activity tonight as Ricky Martin, the Puerto Rican "rockero" takes to the stage for his waited concert in Costa Rica.

However, one other public figure will be joining the Ricky concert, none other that president Oscar Aría Sanchéz, who will also be hosting Ricky at Casa Presidencial on Tuesday.

The ties between the two men go beyond the music, but also to make a joint announcement of the launch of the campaign in Costa Rica to stop sex tourism.

Martin has also appeared before the United Nations to ask the world body to help him in his fight against the phenomenon known as sex tourism. Martin pointed to the fact that millions of children are lured into prostitution each year so that perverts from around the world can prey on them. Martin referred to the practice as "slavery" and urged government leaders to crack down on child prostitution.

While Martin's vendetta against sex tourism seems to have come out of the blue, he's actually been advocating for childrens' rights for years now. The singer started a program called The Ricky Martin Foundation a decade ago, which is dedicated to aiding children in need. The Foundation has started something called the People For Children Project, which specifically targets sex tourism.

“Apart from the responsibilities we all have in respect to our individual societies, we have a collective responsibility to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality, and equity at the global level… a duty therefore to all the world’s people, especially the most vulnerable and in particular, the children of the world, to whom the future belongs”, Ricky Martin, president & founder of the Rick Martin Foundation.

For more information on the Ricky Martin Foundation, click here.