ritual servitude
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Ritual servitude — OverviewRitual servitude is a practice in Ghana, Togo, and Benin where traditional religious shrines take human beings, usually young virgin girls in payment for services, or in religious atonement for alleged misdeeds of a family member almost… … Wikipedia
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Sexual slavery — refers to the organised coercion of persons into various different sexual practices: # forced prostitution # single owner sexual slavery # ritual slavery, sometimes associated with traditional religious practices # slavery for primarily non… … Wikipedia
History of slavery — The history of slavery uncovers many different forms of human exploitation across many cultures throughout history. Slavery, generally defined, refers to the systematic exploitation of labor traced back to the earliest records, such as the Code… … Wikipedia
Human trafficking — is the recruitment, transportation, harbouring, or receipt of people for the purposes of slavery, forced labor (including bonded labor or debt bondage) and servitude. The total annual revenue for trafficking in persons is estimated to be between… … Wikipedia
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Trokosi — noun a) The practice of ritual servitude Trokosi is practiced in the southern Volta Region of Ghana. b) A person held in ritual servitude The trokosi frequently complain that they were abused and dehumanized. Syn: Voodoosi … Wiktionary
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