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There Are Now More Slaves Than at Any Point in Human History


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Cal
- 263 days ago - alternet.org
Most of the time, the stories we hear about trafficking are of women and girls. But 20% of trafficking victims are men and boys.



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NICKY MELVILLE (93)
Thursday August 30, 2012, 2:28 am
Noted Cal.... Doesn't this just break your heart? it is so hard to realise that this actually could still be going on in the year 2012! it is such a struggle to battle on against horrors like this! Those of us who are in places where this is not happening must thank God to be so blessed. ( Sorry.. that sounded a bit like phoney 'religous speak,' but I didn't meant it to come over that way! ) We must keep on and on struggling to make changes for out brothers who are not so fortunate.
 

Aroadtrip Warud (112)
Thursday August 30, 2012, 3:54 am
Worrying news.
 

Sam E M. (0)
Thursday August 30, 2012, 4:22 am
Horrific, and it's happening all around us every day.
 

Dan and Tina Partlow (68)
Thursday August 30, 2012, 5:44 am
This is both shocking and appalling!!
 

Gene Jacobson (200)
Thursday August 30, 2012, 6:15 am
We've barely come down from the trees in terms of our evolution. This horrid practice only shows how very, very far we have to go before we can call ourselves civilized.
 

Carol H. (215)
Thursday August 30, 2012, 6:17 am
noted with concern
 

Robert O. (13)
Thursday August 30, 2012, 4:27 pm
Very horrible to ead. Thanks Cal. I agree with Gene J. Subjeting other human beings to such an atrosity only shows that as humans some of us are not too far removed from our knuckle dragging origins.
 

Bianca D. (80)
Thursday August 30, 2012, 5:01 pm
Desperately heartbreaking. But it's better to know about it so we can be alert to opportunities to avert it or intervene. Down here I used to think that parents were going overboard when they admnished their children to stay close by or El Coco would steal them away. Then I learned how many kids go missing - from all socioeconomic levels. We need to stay on our toes and find ways to put an end to this deviant, barbaric practice.
 

Nimue Pendragon (59)
Thursday August 30, 2012, 5:19 pm
Despicable!
 

Elizabeth Pugliese (8)
Thursday August 30, 2012, 6:10 pm
To enslave another human being is wrong. And if you think it is not happening near you, think again. It is happening everywhere.
 

Rose NoFWDSPLZ (225)
Thursday August 30, 2012, 7:05 pm
it happens every where much to my disgust
 

Teresa Wlosowicz (563)
Friday August 31, 2012, 4:02 am
horrible
 

Teresa Wlosowicz (563)
Friday August 31, 2012, 4:04 am
Anyway, most of the slaves are women. And there are also millions of wives treated as domestic slaves in many parts of the world...
 

John S. (232)
Friday August 31, 2012, 4:13 am
Sadly noted.
 

Kathleen R. (20)
Friday August 31, 2012, 12:38 pm
noted & read
 

Lynne B. (0)
Friday August 31, 2012, 3:05 pm
Very disturbing.
 

Mary Donnelly (43)
Friday August 31, 2012, 3:47 pm
Thanks Cal--sad but unsurprising post.
 

Rhonda Bird (2)
Friday August 31, 2012, 3:53 pm
This is shocking and really sad:(
 

Taremar S. (0)
Friday August 31, 2012, 4:12 pm
I agree. Very shocking!
 

Marianna B Molnar (9)
Saturday September 1, 2012, 2:40 am
shocking
 

Cameron Conaway (0)
Saturday September 1, 2012, 2:44 am
Thanks for sharing my work here. I've recently discovered the amazing Care2 community and am thrilled to be part of it. If you all have any questions about the article or about trafficking please email me through the contact form on CameronConaway.com. I thank you all for doing your part to fight this fight.

Sincerely,

~Cameron
 

Past Member (0)
Saturday September 1, 2012, 5:06 am
noted.
 

Gloria H. (80)
Saturday September 1, 2012, 9:58 pm
Although there may be a special place in hell for traficers, there should be special laws and penalties right here on the earthly side. I didn't know the handicapped were also exploited. You hear of protitutes and sometimes their johns getting arrested, but what about the pimps? These elusive grey ghosts that are behind, KNOWINGLY behind the whole scheme of things. Street smartness ampted up to con others and to slip away, for the next oppotrunity to strike.
 

Nancy C. (751)
Sunday September 2, 2012, 6:15 pm
Polaris Project
Trafficking Hotline: 1888 3737 888
 

Rin S. (10)
Sunday September 2, 2012, 11:26 pm
Thank you so much for this story, noted.
 

Past Member (0)
Tuesday September 4, 2012, 4:23 am
thank you
 

Sergio Padilla (50)
Friday September 7, 2012, 11:47 am
This is so wrong!
 
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