Introduction. Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of genetic diseases involving progressive weakness and degeneration of the muscles that control movement. In some forms of MD, the heart muscles and other involuntary muscles, as well as other organs, are affected.
According to the Attorney General's 2001 report, an estimated 14,000 people are trafficked into the United States each year, although, again because trafficking is illegal, accurate statistics are difficult to compile.
While the numbers are extremely difficult to verify, experts estimate that 3 out of 1000 people were victims of human trafficking between 2002 and 2011. It is believed that there are over 20 million trafficked individuals world-wide with 2.5 million in the United States.