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Ending Human Trafficking Gains National Recognition in the New Year

By Kyla Bender-Baird
Created 01/26/2010 - 3:26pm
Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird [1] on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 3:26pm

January 12, 2010 posted by admin

Just four days into the new year, President Obama declared January National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month [2]. According to the U.S. State Department, [3] an estimated 600,000 to 800,000 men, women, and children are trafficked across international borders each year; approximately 80% of trafficking victims are women and girls. In honor of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day [4] (yesterday), Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS) [5]released the following video: Also, don't miss this post [6]on teaching sex trafficking in the classroom.

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[3] http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2005/
[4] http://humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/national_human_trafficking_awareness_day_events_near_you
[5] http://www.gems-girls.org/
[6] http://feministteacher.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/gems-this-is-to-mother-you-video-powerful-starting-point-for-teaching-sex-trafficking/
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