Human Traffic Awareness Day
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Today is national Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the annual calendar date meant to bring attention to the fact that human trafficking remains a serious problem both in the United States and abroad. According to Change.org, “Slavery is more affordable, more widespread and more entrenched in 2011 than it was in ancient Rome or the antebellum South of America. Modern-day slaves, also called human trafficking victims, can be male or female, from any country or representing any ethnicity.” In the United States, human trafficking victims are forced to work in the sex trade, as domestic servants, on farms and in factories. READ MORE HERE
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Articles:
http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2012/01/11/national-global-human-trafficking-awareness-day/
http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/news/2011/01/11/jan-11-national-human-trafficking-awareness-day/
JESSIE FOSTER: MISSING—HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM
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Contact Us About Jessie |
Las Vegas Crimestoppers—Detective Mike HopePhone: (702) 385-5555Toll Free: (800) 222-8477Web: Nevada Crimestoppers |
Las Vegas Detectives—Mike KirkmanPhone (702) 897-6820Email: Las Vegas DetectivesWeb: Las Vegas Detectives |
Jessie’s National Crime Identification Number: M-535642358 |
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.
Educate Yourself -- Learn the Facts
It May Just Save a Child's Life!!
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