According to the Weekly Blitz , the only anti-Jihadist newspaper in the Muslim world, the definition for sex slave trade includes situations where people, usually women and young girls are forced or coerced into having sex or other sexual activities. Sexual slavery, or human trafficking, can include single ownership, ownership of a group for sexual religious activities, or forced prostitution. The most common is forced prostitution. A sexual slave has no ownership left, they are owned. Human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is getting more and more common every year and is growing at an unprecedented rate. According to the Office of Justice Programs, an estimated 600,000 to 800,000 men, women, and children are trafficked across international borders every year. The most common sex slave trade country is Thailand, then comes Japan, Israel and Belgium.
Repercussions of Sex Slavery
According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, there are many emotional, physical and psychological repercussions due to the sex slave trade. Children as young as six years old and being trafficked on a daily basis. Young girls are being made to do 10-20 "tricks" a day. Many will never be able to have children because of the extensive damage to their vaginal areas. Disease is also a common factor. Sexually transmitted diseases run rampant in the sex slave trade. Girls as young as six years old have herpes, syphillis, HIV, among other diseases. Many are used until it is discovered they have HIV and become too sick with the disease to work any longer. They are then released and thrown out into the streets.
Parents Selling their Children for Money
According to CBS News, poverty stricken families in third world countries will sometimes take drastic measures to prevent starvation, even sell their young children for sex. Thousands of children every year are sold into the sex slave trade by parents or other family members. Family members have stated that they had no choice, some of them had no other means of getting food for their children.
Growing Numbers in Thailand
In the 1980's is when Thailand began to see pedophiles beginning to visit the country. They saw Thailand as the haven for sexual acts against young children mostly because of corrupt local officials who were willing to look the other way. Sexual predators from countries such as the U.S, France, Ireland and many others are flocking to countries like Thailand to take advantage of these girls. Crimes against children in Thailand has become so rampant that it is so much more than the government can handle now. There have been approximately 80,000 women and children sold into the sex slave trade since 1990 and is a eight billion dollar annual business for Thailand according to the Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation.
The U.S. Numbers are on the Rise
The United States is the lowest ranked human trafficking country in the world, for now according to the . The sex slave trade is growing all over the world and the U.S. is no different. Thousands of sex slaves are trafficked into the U.S. every year and that number is growing according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Rays of HopeAlthough the problem with the sex slave trade seems too big for anyone to make a real difference, there are many organizations out there who are offering hope to these victims, such as Abolish Slavery and Not For Sale. These are organizations who are dedicated to ending the sex slave trade all over the world. Their belief is that if we band together and stand up for what is right, the sex slave trade will be abolished.
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