A Crime So Monstrous …
... is the title of a book by Ben Skinner, about human trafficking. And it's aptly named. From my blog over on God's Politics:
If there is one basic denigration of the image of God that lies in every human being, it is when he is treated as if he were not made in the image of God and forced into bonded labor, or when she is treated as if she had no value or dignity and made to offer her body for someone else to exploit and someone else to profit.
You can read the rest here: "Slavery is Alive and Well ... For Now." And if you live in the US, you can click through on the link to ask your members of Congress to take an important step to combating child slavery internationally by supporting the Child Protection Compact Act.
Human trafficking videos
Original post: July 30, 2009; repost: March 26, 2010. I thought I'd repost these to mark IJM's Global Prayer Gathering, which begins in two weeks.
Sex trafficking:
Nigeria - Italy
Nigeria - Denmark
Russia
Argentina
India
UN Office of Drugs and Crime PSA
MTV PSA, featuring the Killers - "Goodnight, Travel Well"
60-second version
Full-length version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzIxn9CjrDw&hl=en&fs=1&
Also: Sex trafficking in Nepal
Human trafficking in the products we buy:
MTV PSA, featuring Radiohead - "All I Need"
Links of the Day, October 30
News
- Following up on Harry Reid's Senate health-care bill, Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats unveil their $894 billion health-care bill. Here's the BBC's coverage.
- Jon Stewart takes on the White House vs. Fox News battle.
- A big change is coming to internet addresses: Internationalized Domain Names.
Health care
- Does Focus on the Family fund abortions?
- Looking to get health care done by Christmas.
- Tyler Cowen considers why other countries care more about health-care cost control than America.
Human trafficking
Green
Links of the Day, August 18
News
- A water crisis may hit Asian food sources.
- Heptathlete Jess Ennis won a first ever gold in the event for Great Britain at the World Championships in Berlin.
- Dustin Ackley, the Seattle Mariners' first round draft pick, inks a deal. (Also, Stephen Strasburg, the first overall draft pick, signs with the Washington Nationals.)
Human trafficking
- A trafficking ring is busted in Missouri.
- Sex trafficking in London rises ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
Health care
- CBS looks at how the French do it ...
- Jon Stewart tackles the muddy messages from the White House.
Miscellaneous
- A Washington Post op-ed on why we should legalize drugs.
- DNA evidence can apparently be fabricated now.