Worldwide. 130.000.000 girls and young women have been subjected to female genital mutilation and it is estimated that 10.000 girls are at risk of being subjected to this practice in the United States. According to the Congressional Research Service and the Department of State. illegal trafficking in women and children for forced labor. domestic servitude. or sexual exploitation involves between 1 million and 2 million women and children each year. of whom 50.000 are transported into the United States. Between 75 and 80 percent of the worlds 27.000.000 refugees are women and children. In times and places of conflict and war. women and girls continue to be the focus of extreme violence and intimidation and face tremendous obstacles to legal recourse and justice. Madam Speaker.
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