What is your daughter, sister, best friend worth?

Victims of trafficking are subject to gross human rights violations – Including rape, torture, forced abortions, starvation and threats of torturing or murdering family members.

Freedom is the right of every human being and is a cause we must all fight for!

Mission Statement

We are a Christian organisation taking a stand against human trafficking by: 
Prayer
Raising awareness
Advocacy

Our hope is to awaken the churches and create awareness about those around the world who are in bondage and about those who are fighting modern day slavery.

Facts

There are more then 27 million slaves in the world today. More then any other point in human history.

The trafficking of human beings includes persons forced into prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.

For children exploitation may include also, illicit international adoption, trafficking for early marriage, recruitment as child soldiers and for begging.

Objectives

• Raise awareness of all types of human trafficking in Ireland
• Campaign on behalf of the victims of trafficking in Ireland
• Challenge churches in particular to get involved
• Run a safe house for former trafficking victims

Who are the Traffickers?

Traffickers include those who recruit, transport, harbour, obtain, and exploit victims, often using force, threats, lies, or other physical and psychological methods of control.  They can be foreign nationals and/or local citizens, males and females, family members, intimate partners, acquaintances, and strangers.

Based on an analysis of human trafficking cases that have been identified, examples of potential traffickers include:

• Pimps
• Intimate partners/family members
• Gangs and criminal networks
• Brothel and fake massage business owners and managers
• Growers and crew leaders in agriculture
• Labour brokers
• Employers of domestic servants
• Small business owners and managers
• Large factory owners and corporations

Traffickers lure victims into exploitative situations often by preying on their hopes to improve their lives and the lives of their families. They often promise a chance for a better life – a good job, a loving relationship, or new and exciting opportunities. In other cases, traffickers kidnap victims and use physical and psychological violence to control them, forcing them into labour or commercial sexual exploitation.