Puerto Rican pop star Ricky Martin hit the streets of Washington D.C. earlier this week to raise awareness for his anti-trafficking hotline.

Through his own Ricky Martin Foundation, the UNICEF goodwill ambassador has launched the Llama y Vive campaign, or Call and Live, a toll-free hotline that provides services for victims of trafficking and exploitation.

The initiative aims to reach 100,000 Latinos in the U.S. capital with prevention messages, and give legal advice to victims through the Spanish-language telephone line.

Call and Live has already been implemented in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Peru and Nicaragua, where it has received more than 55,000 calls, triggered 60 police investigations and the rescue of at least a dozen victims. It is now set to expand to five more Latin countries.

Martin, 36, says, “Once you have all this information, if you do nothing, it’s like allowing it to happen.”

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Latin heartthrob Ricky Martin is facing fresh speculation over his sexuality after his good friend and skin care specialist Ole Henriksen ‘outed’ the star in a recent magazine interview.

Henriksen was being interviewed by gay Swedish magazine Salonk when he made the comment about Livin’ La Vida Loca’s sexual preference.

He’s quoted as saying, “He (Martin) is a bit more open about it (his homosexuality) these days than he used to be… I don’t know if he has a boyfriend.”

And when asked who he’d choose to spend a romantic holiday with, Henriksen replied, “I’d go for Stig Tofting (ex Danish soccer player), but since he’s straight, I’d say my client Ricky Martin.”