Human Trafficking Defined, News & Events Freedom for LGBTQI+ Community, Freedom for All The National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that LGBTQI+ youth are 7.4 times more likely to be victims of sexual abuse than their non-LGBTQI+ peers.
News & Events, Rescue Stories 3 Girls Rescued in Delhi Freedom Raid! Lynn gave Jillian 3000 NPR (around $30 USD) for Darcy and then took her across the Nepali border into Delhi. Lynn then sold her to a brothel in Delhi, where she was enslaved for 3 years.
15 Days of Freedom, News & Events, Prevention Domestic Trafficking Signs and Prevention There are two important questions to ask when learning about this danger: how does this happen? What can I do to prevent this from happening within my own family?
15 Days of Freedom, News & Events, Prevention Transportation and Trafficking in America Movement is inherently tied to the crime of human trafficking. Traffickers move to avoid detection and to keep victims disoriented, isolated and obedient. And, despite misconceptions, they often move in plain sight.
15 Days of Freedom, Rescue Stories Udita "We talked about our future. We said we would get married, run off to India, have a big family, and be happy forever. Little did I know…"
15 Days of Freedom, Rescue Stories Sangita "I heard from girls in my village how wonderful the Middle East was. My husband couldn't stop me. I was going to earn money for our family."
15 Days of Freedom, Rescue Stories Kunjana "The promise of a good job in the Middle East felt like empowerment, and when an opportunity to travel came along, I leapt at it."
15 Days of Freedom, Rescue Stories Urmi "My father was a drunk, and my mother did not care about her children. At 14 years old, I was facing an arranged marriage. I begged my father not to go through with the marriage; he ignored that request."
15 Days of Freedom, Rescue Stories Tulasi, Hita and Amrita "Widowed, poor, and not knowing if I could feed my children, I was desperate for anything. It was then that I met a man who filled me with promises. He would rescue my friends and I from poverty."
15 Days of Freedom, Rescue Stories Madhu “He showered me in gifts and talked about marriage and our life together. I was so excited, I left immediately, without even telling my mother.”
