The following survivor testimonies illuminate the personal plights of countless victims of human trafficking and torture.
Testimonies are complied from a variety of media sources
Labor Trafficking: Child slavery in Africa. (World Vision Report - Nov 1, 2008)
Neva is a 13-year old boy from Ghana who was sold by his father to work on a fishing boat. He worked as a slave for 3 years, during which time he was beaten regularly and never had enough to eat. Listen to his story here.
Sex Trafficking: Forced prostitution and HIV/AIDS in Indonesia (World Vision Report- Oct 18, 2008)
Prostitution is illegal in Indonesia, but the law is rarely enforced in the red light districts and an estimated 230,000 women sell their bodies on the streets every day. Ana is one of these women; she was tricked into prostitution and is now at risk for HIV/AIDS. Listen to her story here.
Sex trafficking: One girl’s story in the US.
S. met a pimp and entered prostitution when she was 15 years old and living in a group home. Now 21, she is a development assistant and outreach worker at Girls Education and Mentoring Service, a Harlem center for girls who have been commercially sexually exploited. Listen to her story here.
Sex trafficking: Survivor in Ohio speaks out
Theresa Flores grew up in a Detroit suburb and was forced into prostitution by gang members who attended her school. Psychological and physical torture kept Theresa chained to the sex trafficking trade for over two years. Listen to her story here.