Pope Francis joins other faith leaders to demand an end to human trafficking

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Human trafficking , especially sexual exploitation of children is all around us yet invisible. “Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. This crime occurs when a trafficker uses force, fraud or coercion to control another person for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts or soliciting labor or services against his/her will.” we need to become more aware.

religionnews.com/2014/12/02/pope-francis-joins-faith-leaders-demand-end-human-trafficking/

traffickingresourcecenter.org/resources/myths-and-misconceptions-about-human-trafficking

engage-together.org/

viachristi.org/sites/default/files/pdf/about_us/Via_Christi_Human_Trafficking_Protocol_for_Clinicians.pdf
 
Good luck with that. As long as there are sinners in the world, some of them are going to be exploiting other people, to the extent of buying and selling them.
 
DaveBj said:
Good luck with that. As long as there are sinners in the world, some of them are going to be exploiting other people, to the extent of buying and selling them.
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But it doesn’t have to happen right in front to of our noses without our awareness or intervention.
 
Michael_Mayo said:
But it doesn’t have to happen right in front to of our noses without our awareness or intervention.
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True; however, it doesn’t happen right in front of my nose. And if I could wiggle my nose and make human traffickers disappear from the universe, I would.
 
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True; however, it doesn’t happen right in front of my nose.
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It may be right in front of your nose and you do not realize it…

This includes the sexual exploitation of anyone, especially young girls from all social classes. They themselves may not be aware until too late. This is why we all need to be educated on the issue so we can recognize high risk teens.

Did you watch this 2 minute trailer?

youtube.com/watch?v=7xdkNE8Jp9E
 
CuriousReader said:
Just a couple weeks ago Pennsylvania enacted Senate Bill 75, which strengthens law enforcement’s position with regard to punishing human traffickers.
Here’s the report that led to the new legislation:

jsg.legis.state.pa.us/publications.cfm?JSPU_PUBLN_ID=283

It is available as a .pdf download.

For the text of the bill, see: legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/billInfo.cfm?sYear=2013&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=0075
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This 1st link did not work but in the second I found:“The Advisory Committee’s report concludes that “While the crime of human trafficking is not in its infancy, combating the crime at the state level is new.”

Not only Pennsylvania but many states have done some catching up.

Polaris has rated all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 10 categories of laws that are critical to a basic legal framework that combats human trafficking, punishes traffickers and supports survivors.
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37 states passed new laws to fight human trafficking in the past year

As of July 31, 2014, 39 states are now rated in Tier 1 (7+ points), up from 32 states in 2013

12 states have failed to make minimal efforts to pass laws that support victims.

Delaware, New Jersey, and Washington have perfect scores, meaning they have laws fulfilling all 10 categories

5 states were most improved this year: Delaware, New Hampshire, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Utah
polarisproject.org/what-we-do/policy-advocacy/national-policy/state-ratings-on-human-trafficking-laws/2014-state-ratings-on-human-trafficking-laws
 
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