The birth of innocence, a child’s aim to conquer the unknown world. With laughter; these carefree hippies intend to make there families proud. Everyday is full of possibilities and distance creatures from unknown lands walk beside them. Abducted and sold into a world of cruelty and sorrow.
Human trafficking by Merriam-Webster definition is organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as possessions to be controlled and exploited. Total annual revenue for human trafficking is estimated by the Council of Europe to be about $42.5 billion annually.
“Not all slaves are trafficked, but all trafficking victims are victims of slavery.” Lieutenant Marcin.
“Trafficking women and children for sexual exploitation is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world. At least 20.9 million adults and children are bought and sold worldwide into commercial sexual servitude. Women and girls make up 98% of victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation” by http://www.equalitynow.org/node/1010
“And trafficking erodes government authority, encourages widespread corruption, and threatens the security of vulnerable populations.” reported by http://www.soroptimist.org/trafficking/faq.htm
The porn industry has monopolized media. Applications on cellular devices and porn websites, its a growing 14 billion dollar industry. Beaten, rapped, abducted is a common theme.
Forced marriage is “a practice in which a marriage takes place without the free consent of the individuals getting married.”http://www.forcedmarriages.ca/what-is-forced-marriages/
UNICEF reports that 60 million children are forced into marriage, 50 % of whom are in South Asia.
The war is REAL and ALIVE! Lets STAND and FIGHT
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