Survivor Stories

LGBTQ+ Human Trafficking Survivor Stories
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LGBTQ+ Human Trafficking Survivor Stories

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Author MARY NIKKEL  LGBTQ+ young people are at high risk of human trafficking, in the United States and globally. Polaris identifies LGBTQ+ individuals as being the second most at-risk group, alongside people of color.  That heightened vulnerability is in part because kids in the LGBTQ+ community are more likely to experience homelessness, with 40% of…

Survivor stories you may have missed: I was raped 43,200 times; Three survivors of human trafficking share their stories
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Survivor stories you may have missed: I was raped 43,200 times; Three survivors of human trafficking share their stories

ByBilly Joe Cain

We are so fortunate to have people send us stories of the day (and the past), and we want to have a place to feature them. Let us know what you think. Should we do more?  Human trafficking survivor: I was raped 43,200 times Link to article: Human trafficking survivor: I was raped 43,200 times. Mexico…

My life was horrible, but this did not deter me from pushing through, as I had to support my children.
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My life was horrible, but this did not deter me from pushing through, as I had to support my children.

ByEyes on Trafficking News

I am a 48-year old Kenyan woman from Kilifi. I have a diploma in front office management but my original profession could not support my four children. The father of my children abandoned us and remarried, so I was their only option for a better future. In 2011, a close friend introduced me to a…

I was excited to finally get out of sex work.
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I was excited to finally get out of sex work.

ByEyes on Trafficking News

I am a 34-year-old single mother of two girls from Eldoret. I used to work as a sex worker in a nightclub. In March 2018, I was approached by one of my clients, Kim. He promised me a well-paying job in South Africa as a residential apartment caretaker. I was excited to finally get out…

Instead of facilitating my career as a singer, they forced me into sex work.
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Instead of facilitating my career as a singer, they forced me into sex work.

ByEyes on Trafficking News

I am an artist, songwriter and performer. It was extremely difficult for me to make a living from my passion in Uganda. A friend mentioned there are lots of opportunities for performing abroad. She referred me to an agent who recommended Dubai as a starting point. I was thrilled that I was finally getting the…

My dream, the dreaded nightmare
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My dream, the dreaded nightmare

ByEyes on Trafficking News

I always dreamt of becoming a model. Two months after completing high school, I was introduced to a modeling agency. My dream came true. As i was doing a photo shoot one day, a middle aged man approached me and offered a two weeks paid modeling job out of Nairobi. I was to spend the…

One way too many times
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One way too many times

ByEyes on Trafficking News

I am a single mother of five. Before I first travelled to work abroad, I operated a beauty salon and sold second hand clothes. The money was not enough to take care of my children. Through my friend’s sister i got a housekeeping job in Saudi Arabia whose proposed salary was very attractive. I was…