Survivor, Robin Zee survived the sex trade, but continues to battle navigating the supports needed to battle the scars. Zee shares on trauma, triggers, and PTSD while also highlighting the difficulties surrounding gaining and keeping support in a cracked and long broken mental health system.

Although the official day and month for celebrating women has passed, it can be said that women should be celebrated every day of every month of every year, as we continue the fight for women’s rights. Highlighted are some of the organizations and women who have dedicated their lives’ work to fight and bring an end to human trafficking.

The night of April 14, 2014, was a terrifying one for 276 mostly female Christian students who were kidnapped from a secondary school located in the quiet town of Chibok in the northeastern state of Borno, Nigeria. Some of the girls managed to jump off the truck during transport, while others remained captive. Only 57 girls were able to escape in the first few months following the kidnapping.

Survivor, Robin Zee escaped the sex trade over 25 years ago, but the trauma associated with nearly three decades in the trade have left her in a constant battle with inner demons. Robin shares her struggles and addresses the lack of resources available to human trafficking survivors.

The United States observes the month of January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and January 11th as its National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Although two of Canada’s provinces recognize February 22nd as its official day, nationally, Canada has yet to officially establish one.

As the pandemic swept across the globe in 2020 not everyone was granted equal support. Third world countries, already lacking in essential support and resources, have been fighting daily for their basic survival needs. Putting those already vulnerable and at-risk communities in a further state of desperation, let alone, in a spotlight for human traffickers.

A year in review with a year and forecast ahead. Learn more about how Free-Them continued to combat human trafficking in 2020 and what the nonprofit organization plans to accomplish in the year ahead.

From victim to survivor, Robin Zee was given the gift of two lives. Trafficked for over 30 years, Zee was finally granted a small window of opportunity to escape. Since then, her healing journey has continued alongside one of her greatest gifts.

Nevertheless she persisted. Human trafficking survivor, Robin Zee shares her raw truth surrounding life in and out of the sex trade. After 25 years, Zee finds a journal entry called, Listen which depicts Zee only several years after escaping the trade.

Excerpt from Robin Zee’s tell-all memoir, Borderline Me: Beyond the Edge: Blame the victim. It never occured to anyone to look beyond the surface. My acting out and suicide attempts never seemed to cause anyone much concern. I was a source of aggravation.