Friday is Sex Traffic Awareness Day
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Friday marks the first annual Human Trafficking Awareness day in the United States. A resolution passed by the Senate on June 22, 2007 marked Jan. 11 as a day of awareness and vigilance for the countless victims of Human Trafficking across the globe, Christian Newswire reported Tuesday.
Shared Hope International (SHI) and founder Congresswoman Linda Smith launched assessments in 10 U.S. cities that examine the condition of America's trafficked youth. Most people imagine "human trafficking" occurs in far away countries with troubled and impoverished governments, but SHI reveals that large numbers of U.S. children at the average age of 12 are trafficked locally between U.S. cities and across state lines.
SHI says victims, who are often treated like criminals, should be properly identified and should receive protection and specialized services and urges laws that criminalize traffickers and buyers while protecting victims. Safe homes and services that rescue and restore the children while removing them from the control of the trafficker/pimp are also needed, SHI said.
as reported from www.religionandspirituality.com
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