An article by Timeslive dated 15 January 2018 speaks to my essay on burns in human trafficking and puts a pattern of burns as a form of messaging and coercion in prostitution and trafficking. These are messages - not mere disposals of bodies.  Traffickers/pimps  are messaging you - showing you what will happen to you if you oppose them. I also cited brothels as the gateway for trafficking - and this recent incident once again brings it to light. Greedy pimps traffick. It's the doorway because girls will often find being paid for sex a more favourable option to poverty that the thought of being forced into it without pay - raped and beaten. It's not a better option because you're an easier target when they already have you. Young people - stay away from drugs. It always has sex attached to it. Dealers will use you as a slave to pay your debts. prostitution is not the answer - your pimp will eventually sell your services without pay. and if Im right about the pat

BURNS IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING This CAMPIO Burns essay looks at burns related punishment and torture in human trafficking and it's relation to drugs. We've cited the burning and death of 44 year old Mishkaar Fakier from Hout Bay as an example of a pattern that exists across the world. “Are South African traffickers/PIMPS studying Asian models of victimization". Burning in abuse or in crimes of passion is not new to South Africa - but it's becoming a highlight in trafficking here - Asia and America have a long history in burns used as a means or torture and coercion. SOUTH AFRICA The burning and death of 44 year old Mishkaar Fakier set communities ablaze.  There is not a single human being who deserves abuse at any level let alone through burns. The Campio Burns Group extends our heartfelt condolences to the families involved in the tragedy. Burns injuries are one of the most devastating traumas a person can sustain - physically, psychologically and emotio