Well, i have blogged about this subject in the past and I know unfortunately that I will have to blog about it in the future; the subject is human trafficking and or otherwise known as modern day slavery. It is exactly what it sounds like…the buying, selling, trading or otherwise forcing/coercing another person into bondage or servitude against their will; sometime drugging them to make them addicted and more co-operative. Often it will include sexual abuse, violence, prostitution and or forcing victims to be virtual prisoners to do some sort of labor/work with little or no pay.
Human trafficking or modern day slavery is nothing new unfortunately…it has been in existence since the beginning of time documented in the Bible even. It is a horrible way to live and it is dehumanizing. It must stop. No one should own, buy, or sell another human being for sexual purposes or any other purpose. Help to spread the awareness of it. Help to educate people that even joking about or ignoring the prostitute on the street is ignorance of the fact that they may not be prostituting themselves willingly. They may be a victim of human trafficking/modern slavery.
For those people who patronize prostitute, men or women, you may not only be guilty of illegal activity, immoral activity; but, also of an inhuman indecency by subjecting another human being to dehumanizing behavior. There is a growing trend to visit other countries with the intent of sexual tourism…meaning going to other countries with the intention of using other people for their sexual pleasure.
Speak up, speak out tell someone that it is wrong….help someone who needs help by lending a hand to those who are homeless and on the streets, runaways who are vulnerable to those who prey on individuals who appear to be fragile and without a friend, with no one to turn to. Get involved and call the authorities, talk to teens and tell them of the dangers.
People disappear every day on the streets of America and all around the world; this includes men, women, teens, and children. Where do they go, many individuals are never heard from again. Those that are found and rescued have horrible tales to tell. A life time of scars and emotional, physical, psychological, spiritual, and sexual healing to do.
Believe it or not, but there are actual networks of predators who buy/sell/trade human beings from one area to another all around the world. Some individuals actually take vacations to other countries to take advantage of those in sexual servitude. Speak out against such practices. For updates on this subject and more please visit: http://www.humantrafficking.org/updates/869
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