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ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Human trafficking is the

greatest human rights
challenges of this
century!
- US STATE DEPARTMENT

There are 45.8 million slaves in

the world today, and 78% live
in the Australasia region.

80% of known slaves are

women and girls. 23,000 victims trafficked for sexual
50% of slaves are children. exploitation were detected and reported
- GLOBAL SLAVERY INDEX between 2012 and 2014
- 2016 UNODC Report on Human Trafficking

The United Nations

• 37%of the countries that currently have legislation
identified 63,251 new
trafficking victims in 106 against trafficking in persons introduced it between the
countries between beginning of 2004 and the end of 2008.
2012 and 2014
- 70% were women • Gaps in legislation leave at least two billion people
around the world without adequate legal protection in line
• Women and girls tend to be with the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol.
trafficked for marriages and
sexual slavery.
• At least 10 countries have reported trafficking for the
• Men and boys are typically
removal of organs.
exploited in forced labour in
the mining sector, as porters,
soldiers and slaves.

People escaping from war and

persecution are particularly
vulnerable to becoming
victims of trafficking.

Many factors can increase a

person’s vulnerability to
human trafficking during the
migration process.
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ABOUT SEXUAL SERVITUDE
80% of those sold into
sexual slavery are under 24
Over the past 30 years, over 30 million
Sexual exploitation children have been sexually exploited
makes up 79% of through human trafficking - UNICEF
identified forms of
human trafficking,
including forced
prostitution,
stripping, massage
services and
pornography
- UNODC 2009

Whether a person is trafficked

for labor, as a child bride,
through adoption, as a domestic
slave,  or for sexual exploitation,
more often than not - they all
experience sexual violence and
exploitation. 

An estimated 30,000 victims of Over 89% of women in prostitution want

sex trafficking die each year from to get out. - Melissa Farley, Psychologist
abuse, disease, torture, and and researcher
neglect.

Prostitution is paid rape! - Rachel Moran

Whether it is pornography, - victim survivor of the sex trade
prostitution or human trafficking,
there are often two common Human trafficking for sexual exploitation is a
denominators: gender based/
sexual violence and demand.
gender based violence and human rights issue.