such as prostitution, commercial sex, or distribution of drugs. Most of the time, when police show up where there are pimps, or women who have been trafficked, they are scared that the police are there to arrest them, not save them.
Priscilla Alvarez included in her article on The Atlantic, quoted a trafficking victim, “If anyone tried to run away, the girls and the men were tasked with stopping them. I also had no phone and could not be on Facebook. Literally my rights were ripped from me.” Anyone who is involved in the human trafficking business is in danger.
In 2000, The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act was passed by the United States Congress and signed by past president, Bill Clinton. The law then later was endorsed by both Bush and Obama. This act states that it will grant protection for undocumented or illegal immigrants who got tangled with violence and human trafficking.
Once you are in, there is no way out. Women are tricked into the business then are forced to do things for their ‘pimps’. If they disobey, they will be hit as punishment or worse. They have no rights whatsoever and have to do what they are told.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Details, see humantraffickinghotline.org
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"Society’s understanding of human trafficking and prostitution needs to change. People believe that prostitutes are criminals and buyers are the victims. This is wrong… Women are human beings, not commodities to be bought and sold."
– ALMA
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