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ShernaAlexander Benjamins OABI Voices discurso para la vigilia 21 de septiembre

Buenas noches. Mi nombre es Alexander Benjamin Sherna y me complace hablar con usted acerca de un tema que profundiza mi cabeza y mi corazón.
Y ese tema es Abuso! Felicito a la Sra. Fernanda Mejía, Allen West, y el Proyecto Sanando a la Humanidad, en tomar la valiente decisión y aceptar la llamada a ser defensores activos en contra del abuso sexual infantil, físico y emocional.
Les animo a seguir siendo una voz humana contra el tráfico de personas y también para alentar a otros a prestar su apoyo a esta causa. También me gustaría dar las gracias a Proyecto para la sanación de la Humanidad por haberme concedido la oportunidad de hablar en esta vigilia mundial.

Thomas Paine dijo el 23 de diciembre de 1776 "Estos son los tiempos que retan las almas de los hombres. El soldado de verano y el patriota del sol harán, en esta crisis, reducir el servicio de su país, pero aquel entiende que por ahora, se merece el amor y el agradecimiento del hombre y la mujer. La tiranía, como el infierno, no son fáciles de conquistar, sin embargo, tenemos esta consolación con nosotros, que cuanto más dura el conflicto, más glorioso el triunfo. Lo que obtenemos demasiado fácil y barato, es estimado a la ligera: es sólo la carestía lo que le brinda todo su valor. El cielo sabe cómo poner un precio adecuado sobre sus bienes, y sería realmente extraño si lo celestial, un artículo como la LIBERTA no debe ser altamente clasificado. Si ha de haber problemas, que sea en mi día, que mis hijos tengan paz”

Hay una guerra entre, Los hombres y mujeres que tienen el poder absoluto sobre aquellos que están bajo su cuidado- están ejerciendo ese poder injusto y cruel por abusar descaradamente a sus víctimas por años, meses, días o incluso una noche como hoy me encuentro como cuando Thomas Jefferson dijo: "Tengo jurada. . . hostilidad eterna contra toda forma de tiranía sobre la mente del hombre. "Muchas personas no se fijan en el abuso como un acto tiránico pero es.”

Muchas personas están viviendo sus vidas expuestas al mal que existe en el mundo y al tormento y la tortura que nuestro prójimo- los seres están sufriendo; te voy a dar algunos hechos sobre el mundo que en que vivimos:

27 millones de personas son víctimas de tráfico sexual en todo el mundo.
Hay 12,3 millones de adultos y niños en trabajos forzosos en todo el mundo.
9.8 millones son explotadas por agentes privados con fines sexuales laboral o comercial. El tráfico sexual de personas trae una ganancia de 32 millones de dólares anuales en todo el mundo. Esto hace que el tráfico de personas, el crimen más lucrativo después del tráfico de drogas, según estadísticas de la Organización para la Cooperación Económica y el Desarrollo (OECD, 2006)
La Sociedad Interamericana y el Desarrollo (BID) dice que la situación de trata de personas en América Latina y el Caribe es atormentante.

La Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres Laura Langberg ha indicado que en América Latina y África son las más investigadas e infradotadas regiones del mundo, cuando se trata del trafico de personas. "Estas regiones son particularmente problemáticas debido a las cinco C - La corrupción, colusión, compadrazgo (Kro-ne-iz-em), Los consumidores, y el Crimen. Un informe de la ONU dijo que en el 2002 unas 150 millones de niñas y 73 millones de niños menores de 18 años están experimentado relaciones sexuales forzadas y otras formas de violencia sexual.

El informe señala que hasta 275 millones de niños son testigos de violencia doméstica anualmente. Y 53,000 niños son asesinados en todo el mundo cada año.

He sido víctima de abuso sexual infantil, emocional y físico desde la edad de 6 a 15 años y entiendo por la experiencia, el dolor, el tormento, la tortura, la vergüenza, la culpa que viene a causa del abuso, y nadie debería tener que soportar el abuso.

Hoy soy la fundadora de OABI: Organización de Abuso y de personas maltratadas y yo hago mi deber de ser la voz de todos los niños que no tienen voz, yo hago mi deber de ser la voz de todas las persona que han sido objeto de trafico sexual y yo estoy como una voz a todos aquellos siendo afectados por el abuso de cualquier tipo de promoción no en mi país en específico, pero en el mundo entero.

OABI produce una revista mensual siendo globalizada que trata de las formas diversas de abuso y como dar consejos. También hace un programa de radio online que se unen para educar al público acerca de esta crisis global, también se puede encontrar nuestra muestra como podcast en la tienda de Apple iTunes.

Recientemente hemos lanzado al mercado una caravana por la violencia doméstica y el abuso en el que brinda como educar y enseñar acerca de las medidas preventivas del abuso. En las próximas semanas nos proponemos lanzar nuestra serie documental que no solamente destacan Trinidad y Tobago, pero también el Caribe, América, y los EE.UU..

La prevención requiere una visión clara de lo que estamos trabajando, no sólo lo que estamos trabajando en contra - un compromiso con el cambio social, el abuso, no conoce fronteras. Y no necesita visado para entrar en un país – Esto es una plaga universal que sólo quiere destruir y matar, se cuela y toma por sorpresa a sus víctimas en cautiverio.

Es una plaga compartida por todas las naciones y debe ser combatido por todas las naciones, es un problema global y que debe ser combatido a nivel mundial a nivel de la unión de los supervivientes, defensores, organizaciones, gobiernos, las instituciones y la comunidad.

Ya no podemos sentarnos y pensar en nuestro propio rincón del mundo. El abuso se encuentra en cualquier lugar. Si seguimos estando divididos vamos a perder esta guerra y esto hará abrir las puertas de la destrucción y de la muerte matando e hiriendo a muchas generaciones. Ahora es el tiempo para caminar juntos – no al frente ni detrás, pero al lado cada uno en perfecta unidad. La Red y Educación son las dos claves que abordará este duro golpe para este genocidio.

Hoy me animo a tomar una posición, los invito a asociarse a la red con el Proyecto para la Humanidad, OABI, y cada organización que se representa aquí, no podemos hacerlo solos.

Los animo a apoyar esta causa y traer un poco de curación al mundo y a las vidas de los niños que han sido heridos. Hoy los dejo con una de mis citas favoritas y los animamos a tomar medidas, deje que su voz sea escuchada. Después de escuchar los hechos puede con toda conciencia permanecer en silencio?

"Hay que tomar partido. La neutralidad ayuda al opresor, nunca a la víctima.
El silencio anima al torturador, nunca al atormentado. A veces nos debe interferir. Cuando las vidas humanas están en peligro, cuando la dignidad humana esta en peligro, las fronteras nacionales y las sensibilidades se vuelven irrelevantes”

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~ Sherna Alexander Benjamin. 09 2012 Vigilia por PRHH
Puedes contactar conmigo por correo electrónico: shernabenjamin@oabivoices.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/shernaalexander.benjamin

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