Safe Houses For Trafficked Women
A N N E L I
P R O J E C T
We
run a safe house service for women who have been trafficked for sexual
exploitation. Some women have been trafficked internationally, whilst
others
are British-born women who have been trafficked internally within the UK.
Human
trafficking is a huge problem across the UK, with women and girls
being
tricked into
coming to the UK
from some of the poorest countries in the world. It is a modern
form of
slavery.
Women
are forced to have sex with men, sometimes up to 10 times a day. They
are often
forced to sleep in the same room in which they are being raped and are
threatened with serious harm, and sometimes with death, if they refuse
to
cooperate.
Trafficking
is an extreme form of the violence against women and children
that we have been
fighting against here in Leeds for
the past 37
years.
We
offer safe housing and specialist support including help with issues
around
immigration, sexual health, mental health and substance use, money,
housing and
the criminal justice system. We also provide easy access to specialist
counselling, interpreting, training, health and education services.
This
service has been developed in partnership with other agencies including
West
Yorkshire Police, Supporting People and other local charities.
We
do
not accept self-referrals into this service, so all referrals must be
made by
an agency such as the police, the UK Human Trafficking Centre and other
voluntary sector agencies. Referrals are only taken during office hours
for
this service and it has its own referral form, available by ringing 0113 246
0401.
Click the following names for stories
of women who managed to escape from the sex industry:
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