Boys are trafficked and exploited too!

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An example of exploitation of young boys is the practice of Bacha Bazi practiced in Afghanistan.  "Bacha Bazi is the practice of men preying upon younger boys, many times stating that they are apprentices, and ultimately using them for their own sexual pleasure. This pedophilia has been a long time part of the culture in Afghanistan. While the Taliban was in power, bacha bazi was actually banned. Since the Taliban has been overthrown, it has come back more prevalently in the communities. The most important part needing to be addressed with bacha bazi is the complete coercion and exploitation of these young boys. As of now, there are not many individuals who are combatting the practice of bacha bazi. There is a common question of whether this is culture or whether this is slavery. I’d have to say that within cultures' norms, slavery has existed and been accepted before. Whether this was once seen as “okay” is not the issue today. In the documentary cited in this video, you can see the men do know it is wrong. The problem is that there are not people willing, due to coercion or fear, to be firm and truly tell them it is not okay to ruin the innocence and take away the youth of a child."  More about this practice can be found out here - http://www.refinery29.com/2015/09/94430/bacha-bazi-afghan-military-sex-abuse  The problem as the writer points out is that in the absence of raising our voices, we let these things go on.  #ashamed

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