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Facts About Child Sex Trafficking
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by CJaye | September 14, 2009 at 04:58 am
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Trafficking in persons, as defined by the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (VTVPA) of 2000, is the recruitment, smuggling,transporting, harboring, buying or selling of a human through force, threats, fraud, deception, or coercion for the purposes of exploitation i.e., prostitution, pornography, migrant work, sweat shops, domestic servitude, forced labor, bondage, peonage, or involuntary servitude. Human Trafficking Facts: Human Trafficking is the fastest growing crime in the world It is second only to the sale in illegal drugs This crime occurs in every country in the world and every state in the America
A study done in Thailand found that 60-70% of child prostitutes are HIV POSITIVE.
Every year, approximately one million children are sexually exploited in Asia.
An estimated 1.2 million children are trafficked each year for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
The trafficking industry generates $9.5 billion of revenue each year.
SEX TRAFFICKING = the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, coercion, or in which the person forced to perform such an act is under the age of 18 years.
Two people arrested in KANSAS CITY for sex trafficking of three young girls, all under the age of 15.
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at 05:17 on September 14th, 2009
Every country ...
at 07:18 on September 14th, 2009
I agree.
Unfortunately, some people won't be aware yet until it happened to them or to one of their relatives.
I thank God for those people who cares, regardless of their own experience - they help to console the left ones and to spread awareness of this problem.
In our country, The Philippines, we have just passed, through the House of Congress, anti-child porn bill before August 2009 ended. The oldest record, if not, the first one, of child porn in our country was in the 70s. It took this long to finally have the bill passed!
The need for a systematic concerted efforts in educating everyone on moral and responsible use of communications and information technology should be further advocated and put into action. In the Philippines, one of responsible for this is the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT). Several groups help in the advocacy, to wit: the NGOs, religious groups, Media, starting from the grassroots, that is, the local Barangays where computer shops with Internet connections are growing and widely available. Even for Just One Day "Isang Araw Lang" of commitment and initiative can move mountains.
at 05:36 on September 14th, 2009
Every effort must be made to stop this disgusting crime.
It is quite prevalent in most if not all of the countries in the Middle East. They just love blond girls.
at 07:31 on September 14th, 2009
Frightening.
at 08:09 on September 14th, 2009
But, this is why we need control over immigration. Without it, all manner of evil is possible and encouraged by our lax watch over our borders.
So, think about it, humanitarians: border controls needed to stop human trafficking, a moral necessity to not be in league with devils who deal with humans as merchandise.
at 19:05 on September 14th, 2009
But, this is why we need control over immigration
What you close your border in a theoretical world and the problem goes away? You can't. It doesn't. Border control won't impact demand, efficiency of supply...it just pushes it further underground and harder to police. It is the same old argument, and I will repeat it for you again, more fguns does not more peace make. It is an error in the xenophobia thinking gene - was always thus. Cause needs to be addressed, not access issues.
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bettermaker (not verified)at 09:39 on September 14th, 2009
I may be criticized for this, but, would making prostitution legal & regulated help this problem? In places like Nevada there are very few problems like this, because legal prostitutes are available. Their lives are also much safer than the illegal prostitutes in other places. Just a thought.
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bettermaker (not verified)at 09:41 on September 14th, 2009
My comment didn't appear. I hope I don't comment twice, but I mentioned that legalizing prostitution might solve a lot of problems, using Nevada as an example.
at 11:30 on September 14th, 2009
According to this factsheet report, on boys and girls:
Children trafficked to the US have been reported as originating from Myanmar, Hong Kong, India, Korea, China, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Canada, Mexico, Bosnia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Ukraine.
at 11:52 on September 14th, 2009
Roy
You mean illegal immigration I believe, and I agree the trafficking of children as well as women as prostitutes and slave labor is an ongoing problem here and around the world. As Karen has shown there are many countries who have profiteers dealing in slavery of human beings. Similar to the drug trade that flourishes in the U.S. because of the demand, we have to address the reasons why the demand for trafficking exists here.
This is a global issue and needs to be addressed as such the same way we combine efforts for other problems like we do with the environment and energy. I believe the U.N. is addressing the abuse of children in specific war zones, but a united effort for the protection of women and children warrents similar emphasis and interventions.
at 14:09 on September 14th, 2009
We cannot eliminate demand overnight..
I think the UN to be worse than without value. I didn't always think that way.
Yes, of course, we want to curtail illegal immigration, but you do that by enforcing existing laws. That is what control of immigration allows: winnowing out legal from illegals.
at 03:31 on September 24th, 2009
Thank you everyone for your great comments