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 * Learn More about Human Trafficking **

__ [] __ Wikipedia is a good site for people to go to in search of information about Human Trafficking. It was created in 2001 with the help of Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. It is an online encyclopedia that is free to public access. There are millions of articles: all of which are written by volunteers and may be edited by any user who accesses them. It has more plentiful and varied information than a lot of other sources."Wiki" also breaks its subjects down, making it easier to understand for people of all educational levels. The website articles are available in multiple languages for those who do not speak English. Web-browsers can learn the definition of human trafficking and the world-wide response to the problem. Wikipedia's article covers the status and information of trafficking in almost all locations of the world. Not only this, but you can learn more about organizations affiliated with raising awareness towards the subject, like the United Nations.

__ http://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/learn/globalissues-child-trafficking?Open __ This is a website of the World Vision Christian humanitarian Organization. It works in a global effort to do help children and communities who are suffering or have been wronged. Unlike some Christian organizations, it provides assistance to people of all age, race, ethnicity, and religion. This website page focuses on human trafficking of children. If offers a definition of trafficking and gives examples of the uses for children in the illegal trade, such as: forced soldiers, laborers, and sexual servants. World Vision offers journal entries of the topic by child protection specialists. People can also learn about causes for trafficking and how prevalent such a crime is.

__ http://www.utexas.edu/features/2010/03/29/human_trafficking/ __ This additional webpage is different because it is supplied by an institution of learning. This page detailing modern human slavery "trafficking" is a featured story on the University of Texas at Austin's school page. The author is a legitimate source working in public affairs. Readers can learn about human trafficking from professionals who are familiar with this form of abuse and violence. It helps people to know how to identify a victim and help them. People can learn about studies in Texas to find effectiveness of the current measure being taken to fight trafficking. Researchers explain how traffickers identify victims through their visible weaknesses. This writing even discusses how enslaving people for labor has a negative impact on the entire world's economy, health, and families.

__ http://www.soroptimist.org/trafficking/faq.html __ This is the website for the Soroptimist Organization. It is unique because it is controlled by professional women and geared towards females. Soroptimist means "best for women."They work to provide opportunities, raise awareness, and improve the lives for women. Readers can learn about traffic slavery through emphasis of the struggle of the majority of its victims- women. This FAQ mentions the human trade patterns that start from East to the West of the globe. According to statistics, most trafficking occurs in Asia and Southeastern/Western Europe. Soroptimist gives light on how the widespread social misconception that women and girls are "expendable" is a large contributor to such high occurrences of females forced into the illegal industry.

__ http://www.moroccanamericanpolicy.com/subject_area.php?sub_id=4 __ The Morrocan American Center for Policy is very distinctive in its mission: raise awareness for the Africans who attempt illegal immigration that become victim to traffickers. This source allows people to recognize why and how trafficking exists in places that many of us neglect to acknowledge. It tells us of the current "lack of reliable rule" and economic hardship that takes place in Africa, which causes distressed Africans to go to Morroco to illegally reach Europe. This is when those immigrants become susceptible to a place unfamiliar and its area's human traders. It is also very informative of how Morroco has been praised in the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for acting so strongly in response to the industry.