Subscribe to Christianity Today
Subscribe to Christianity Today
Donate to Christianity Today
November 25, 2009
Free Newsletters:
RSS Feeds | Audio | Twitter

Home > 2003 > NovemberChristianity Today, November, 2003  |   |  
The Hidden Slavery
"Each year, two million women and children worldwide have sex with strangers only because someone kidnaps them and threatens to kill them. You may have passed some of these victims on the street"




ADVERTISEMENT

Wendy Murray Zoba is a senior writer for CT. Freelance writer Susan George reported from India.



Related Elsewhere


Also posted today "Finding the 'Real God'", an interview with a sex trafficking survivor.

Time magazine covered the sex and human trafficking trade in Portugal. (be aware that some photos may be considered offensive)

Newsweek also covered the issue.

Kevin Bales book Disposable People is available from Amazon.com and other book retailers.

The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime has information on human trafficking on its web site.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has information on sexual exploitation on its web site.

"The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico" is available in .pdf form online.

The Salvation Army's Initiative Against Sexual Trafficking has information about its activities on its web site.

The Office on Violence Against Women has information on the Trafficking Victims' Protection Act of 2000.

Adults Saving Kids has a web site with information on prostitution and sex trafficking.

A Message on Commercial Sexual Exploitation is available on the ECLA web site.

The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women International has posted "10 Reasons for Not Legalizing Prostitution" on its web site.

Other CT articles on human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and prostitution include:

Human Commodities | The grisly business of trafficking in fetal body parts may soon face Congressional hearings. (March 6, 2000)
Christians Divide Over Sex-Worker Law | New Zealand considers decriminalizing prostitution. (Aug. 31, 2001)
Campaigner Says Churches Ignore Child Abuse | President of ECPAT accuses clergy and church workers of perpetrating child abuse. (Aug. 30, 2000)
share this pageshare this page



E-mail this pageWrite CTPrint this articlePost a comment





  


Subscribe to Christianity Today and get 3 free trial issues. No credit card required.

Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Offer valid in U.S. only.

If you decide you want to keep Christianity Today coming, honor your invoice for just $19.95 and receive nine more issues, a full year in all. If not, simply write "cancel" across the invoice and return it. The three trial issues are yours to keep, regardless.


Click here for international orders2-for-1 Gifts!

[Reader Reviews]
Average User Rating: Not rated

The allotted time for commenting has ended.

sponsors 








[Browse More Christianity Today]

Search






















Search by Name
Or use Advanced Search to search by program, region, cost, affiliation, enrollment, more!

Search by:





Books & Culture
Christianity Today
Church Law & Tax Report
Church Finance Today
Leadership Journal
Men of Integrity
Outcomes
Kyria.com
Your Church
ChristianityTodayLibrary.com
PreachingToday.com