Help Stop Child Sex Trafficking
On September - 28 - 2011
How tourists can help stop child sex trafficking
The global child sex trade is estimated to affect two million children. Here’s how we can help:
When U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas said last week that 40 percent of foreign men who visited the Philippines were sex tourists, local authorities were quick to play down the issue, arguing the statistic was unsubstantiated. While the veracity of the figure may be in question, there is no disputing that sex trafficking remains a pressing issue worldwide.
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How tourists can help stop child sex trafficking | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/life/how-tourists-can-help-stop-child-sex-trafficking-212750#ixzz1ZIqdEi60
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By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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