Millions of Ukrainian women and children were forced to leave their homes because of Russian aggression. They're now facing another challenge — the potential for human trafficking.
Millions of Ukrainian women and children were forced to leave their homes because of Russian aggression. The refugees now face another challenge – the potential for human trafficking.
The Associated Press said a man was arrested in Poland after the alleged rape of a 19-year-old woman who fled Ukraine and was seeking shelter. “And they really don’t exactly know where they’re going,” said Barton Cleff, the president of Beyond90, an organization that advocated for refugees. “They don’t know where their next meal is coming from. They don’t know where they’re going to lay their head that night. And they don’t even know if they’re going to be safe.”Clef said regardless of how they travel, human traffickers will do what they can.
The AP said Berlin police took to social media to warn women and children of accepting offers of overnight stays and urged them to report anything suspicious.
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