Ukrainian women and children are precisely the type of people human traffickers target
All you have to do is read the Signs of Vulnerability list on the Human Trafficking Hotline website:
People may be vulnerable to trafficking if they:
- Have an unstable living situation
- Have previously experienced other forms of violence such as sexual abuse or domestic violence
- Have run away or are involved in the juvenile justice or child welfare system
- Are undocumented immigrants
- Are facing poverty or economic need
That’s the WHY! and this crisis in Ukraine is the HOW! people are liable to be targeted.
Take just five minutes to read this recent article by Katya Alder on BBC News to see how traffickers are eagerly awaiting new refugees. Thank goodness for people like Margherita Husmanov.
If you want to help, let’s follow the Pope’s lead and pray constantly for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
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