... change IS slow... for after all : slavery is still fading out in the US too... It hasn't been legal in that country in more than a century - but people are still charged with it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking
(actually, there's cases in Vancouver BC Canada from time to time. They don't make the international papers, usually - and our courts DO respond quickly - but they still happen)
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Date: 2008-10-27 05:55 pm (UTC)for after all : slavery is still fading out in the US too...
It hasn't been legal in that country in more than a century - but people are still charged with it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking
(actually, there's cases in Vancouver BC Canada from time to time. They don't make the international papers, usually - and our courts DO respond quickly - but they still happen)