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article "In a war, the normal codes of civilized behavior are suspended. It would be unthinkable in so called normal life, to go into someone's home, where the family is grieving over the death of a loved one... Read More
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Across the world, traffickers supply millions of human beings for use in forced labor activities such as domestic service, or work in rice fields, sweatshops, cocoa plantations, or mines. Some are trafficked into the commercial sex industry. Trafficking touches every single nation – America, Europe, Africa, Asia & more. There are an estimated 27 million people enslaved in our world right now. And human trafficking is the third most profitable illegal activity, right under arms dealing and drug trade.
"In a war, the normal codes of civilized behavior are suspended. It would be unthinkable in so called normal life, to go into someone's home, where the family is grieving over the death of a loved one, and spend long moments photographing them. It simply wouldn't be done."