Ireland: Plea for Victims of Sex Trafficking

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IRELAND -- The plight of young prostitutes being trafficked to Ireland was highlighted today in a hard-hitting appeal.

A leading charity plans to unlock sex slavery and fight for the rights of the vulnerable to be protected in new legislation.

Ruhama, an organisation that works with and for women involved in prostitution, today launched the Freedom Key keyring.

The symbolic keyring, which costs €2, will highlight the suffering of exploited victims of abuse across Ireland.

“Our aim is to unlock the sex slavery that’s happening in the country today,” said Gerardine Rowley of Ruhama.

“This year marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and incredibly we still have millions of women from poorer countries enslaved in the sex trade of wealthier countries.

“Little is being done to highlight this issue and unravel the massive injustice, which is all around us.”

The charity believes hundreds of women are being duped into coming here from poor countries including Romania, Albania, Ukraine, Venezuela, Brazil, and Nigeria.

Volunteers stress that without demand, these women would not become victims of trafficking.

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