SEX TRAFFICKING of CHILDREN: The numbers surprised me. Several thousands of women and girls each year routinely forced to have sex multiple times per day? 1 official and many unofficial trafficking circuits spanning the country? Over 5,000 brothels disguised as massage parlors? 13 as the average age of entrance into the trade? $200,000 in profit per girl/child per year? The land of the free? Yes, I’m talking about America. Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in … [Read more...]
TRADE of INNOCENTS – World Premiere Sept 29
September 29, 2012 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: AFRICA, AMERICAN [U.S.A.], ASIA, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, CHILDCARE, EURASIA, EUROPE, FEATURED, FEATURED EVENTS, FORMER SOVIET UNION, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, WORLD EVENTS, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, anti-human trafficking practices, asia, Cambodia, child pornography, child trafficking, children, deliver safe, Dermot Mulroney, Executive Director, Hollywood, honorable, Laos, Mira Sorvino, North America, sex trade, sustainable tourism, Thailand, Trade of Innocents, UNODC, UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov, Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Viet Nam, woman, women., World Premiere Sept 29, Yury Fedotov
Campaign against human trafficking as Olympic backdrop
July 28, 2012 by Team Celebration
As crowds throng London for the Olympics, passers-by are lured to enter huge boxes, only to be confronted with the horrors of human trafficking. The installations aim at raising awareness about a crime that – according to ILO figures – has claimed more than 20 million victims. GENEVA (ILO News) – Visitors thronging London for the Olympics might come across huge, brightly coloured gift boxes that promise passers-by a better life, only to reveal the harsh realities of human … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, EURASIA, EUROPE, FEATURED, FORMER SOVIET UNION, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, WORLD ISSUES, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Beate Andrees, child pornography, child sex trafficking, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, London 2012, Olympics, STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING, STOP THE TRAFFIK, the Gift Box campaign, victims of sex trade
