A few Stats to think about :
- Roughly 2 to 4 million people are trafficked in and across borders each year.
- Human trafficking is now a leading source of profits for organized crime, together with drugs and weapons, generating an estimated 9.5 billion dollars per year.
- The overwhelming majority of those trafficked are women and children.
- The average victim is forced to have sex up to 20 times a day.
The UN reports that Western Europe contains most of the highest-ranking destination countries in the Human Trafficking citation index. These include:
- Greece, Belgium, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.
- Austria, Bosnia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Kosovo, Poland, Switzerland, and the UK.
There is more people in slavery now in this supposedly free world than there was before slavery was abolished!
When confronted with the statistics, the issue of human trafficking can be overwhelming to say the least. It’s true… “someone SHOULD do something”, so we have decided to take responsibility and put our hand up… if for no other reason than just because we have a hand to raise and a heart that’s willing to make a difference. We have decided to become that “someone”. This is why we created The A21 Campaign. We can ALL play a part in fighting injustice… it is the only way we can win.
The A21 Campaign
stands for abolishing injustice in the 21st century. Anyone can join – everyone can make a difference.
