ONE.VOICE.TO.END.SLAVERY

ending slavery. restoring lives. a pieceful movement of many voices

Greg Russinger's Blog – April 2012 Archive (2)

Backpage.com (really)

Just this month, a 15-year-old Long Island girl escaped from her kidnappers who drugged and gang-raped her before selling her for sex. Where did they peddle her? You guessed it: Backpage. In their letter, the AGs referenced a May 2011 incident where a 15-year-old girl was forced to have sex with various men for $100 to $150 by a Dorchester, Mass., man. Backpage helpfully provided the outlet…

Continue

Added by Greg Russinger on April 4, 2012 at 9:49am — No Comments

2.4 million

(UNITED NATIONS) — The U.N. crime-fighting office said Tuesday that 2.4 million people across the globe are victims of human trafficking at any one time, and 80 percent of them are being exploited as sexual slaves.

Yuri Fedotov, the head of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, told a daylong General Assembly meeting on trafficking that 17 percent are trafficked to perform forced labor, including in homes and sweat shops.



Read more:…

Continue

Added by Greg Russinger on April 4, 2012 at 9:38am — No Comments

Blog Topics by Tags

Monthly Archives

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

© 2013   Created by Greg Russinger.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service