There are few real life horror stories as disturbing as what happens to children who are being raped, abused and tortured at the hands of predators.
But this isn’t something that only occurs in far, neglected corners of the globe, but also in some of the richest cities in America and the Western world.
January has been designated as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, with the U.S. State Department estimating that between 14,500 to 17,500 people are trafficked into the U.S. each year, many of whom are women and young people.
The question is: What can the average person do about it? Is there anyone beside law enforcement agencies who can tackle the seedy underworld of human trafficking?
Kim Biddle, founder and CEO of Saving Innocence, a California-based nonprofit that advocates for sexually exploited victims by providing crisis support in collaboration with law enforcement and other agencies, says that fighting for others starts with respecting oneself.
“Take a stand for human dignity and respect, with yourself, your family and your community at large. Honor people — mind, body and soul. Know we are all more connected than we realize, and a society’s health is determined by the treatment of our weakest members,” she told The Christian Post via email about what she would put on a fighting human trafficking list.
Next, she urged people to make sexual exploitation or the degradation of women “unacceptable in our…
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