Could you have possibly imagined that there are 30 million slaves in the world today, more than any other point in human history? Slavery is not limited to the brothels of Thailand or Cambodia, either. A 2011 CNN article estimated that there are 100,000 to 300,000 children between 11 and 14…

Rami Saban, 3 others convicted of smuggling women into Israel through Egypt, running Cyprus brothel, falsifying documents.

REMEMBER THESE NUMBERS....

President Obama is declaring January to be National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.

"We stand with all those who are held in compelled service," Obama wrote in a proclamation issued today. "We recognize the people, organizations and government entities that are working to combat human trafficking; and we recommit to bringing an end to this inexcusable human rights abuse."

Obama wrote that "trafficking networks operate both domestically and trans-nationally, and…

This is one of those important reads for all who raise their voice.... Please understand that money and making money will always undercut any label, even a "fair-trade label"...

"Clarisse Kambire’s nightmare rarely changes. It’s daytime. In a field of cotton plants that burst with purple and white flowers, a man in rags towers over her, a stick raised above his head. Then a voice booms, jerking Clarisse from her slumber and making her heart leap. “Get up!”…

3 Mexican citizens sentenced to 15 years for sex trafficking

Miami – Three Mexican citizens were sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for conspiring to force Mexican women to engage in prostitution, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The defendants pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge in August.

According to evidence presented in court, from…

Some friends living the dream of restoration for all girls has recreated their visual self but still holds to the unwavering commitment of freedom. Check them out, pay attention to their work, but most important support them...

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=79a8fb92b562c3c55a08d4aa6&id=3931299a02

Reading this article this morning, would love to get some of your comments on this?

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7635764.html

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Hey everyone,

Came across this and thought i would pass it along to you.

Slavery the video game in due out 2012, now some reports say its a hoax for PR promotion

for the game company, but i say either way its disgusting... check the actual video game trailer here

http://www.slaverythegame.com/home.php

greg

More than 1,000 people have been arrested in a crackdown on human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Ciudad Juarez, officials in Mexico say.

The arrests were made during raids that began on Friday, in which police say they also rescued 20 underage women.

Dozens of bars and hotels in the city centre were searched for missing people, authorities said.

Ciudad Juarez - on the border with the US - is one of the most violent…

We’re winning the fight against child sexual exploitation. Why cut funding now?

My friend Greg often talks about interruptions to our lives, those moments when our preconceptions and our mindset are interrupted and often we are left changed. 



This happened to me this week at the sentencing of a 31 year old man for child sex trafficking. I'll admit, straight up, that I walked into the courtroom desperate to see this guy go down and to go down hard. Such a despicable crime deserves the harshest, hardest penalty possible and I wanted a long, long sentence. It…

Check out Nickolas Kristof's latest piece from the NY Times...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/opinion/02kristof.html?_r=2&hp

Have you read or seen this long article in Vanity Fair.. Something to look at..

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2011/05/sex-trafficking-201105?printable=true

visual stories make words submit.. heres one offering

Reading my daily human trafficking google email. Came across this article about two swedes imprisoned for life after trafficking women into a cyber sex den.. It seems that cyber-sex dens are on the rise in certain areas, this one and others located in depressed / poverty ridden areas of the Philippines..

more here…

A little article concerning the over-sexualization of teenage girls and the role of Hollywood.. what are your thoughts..…

Someone sent me this link telling the story of a couple and their coffee dream. I believe this is something to support as it supports the lives of a few with the dream of many. Remember is starts with JustOne.

http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2011/02/wood_villages_eden_way_coffee.html

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