The Killers become abolitionists!

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Las Vegas rockers The Killers have joined up with U.N. children's arm UNICEF, U.S. aid agency USAID and MTV to produce a video raising awareness of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

The band is lending its song "Goodnight, Travel Well," from the album "Day & Age," to a video that highlights the human suffering and dangers of trafficking, particularly of young women.

The video will air globally on music channel MTV on July 13, reaching a potential audience of hundreds of millions of people in 168 countries, MTV said.

Viewers will be able to watch it from that date on the MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) website www.mtvexit.org.

It is the second such collaboration for the awareness campaign after MTV EXIT produced a film for "All I Need," by British band Radiohead.

"We are deeply shocked and appalled that women and children are forced into such exploitative situations," The Killers said in a statement.

"We hope that through MTV's efforts and this powerful video that millions of people across the world learn about this tragic form of modern-day slavery."

Susan Bissell, UNICEF Chief of Child Protection, added: "There is almost no country in the world now that isn't affected by human trafficking in some way.

"The statistics are staggering. More than 1.2 million children are being trafficked each year and nearly 80 percent of all trafficking is for sexual exploitation, and the most at risk are girls."

The Goodnight, Travel Well video is directed by David Slade, who made "Hard Candy" and "30 Days of Night."

One scene depicts a group of young women being held in a bare, cell-like room and forced to go and work as prostitutes. On the screen appear the words: "Some things cost more than we realize."

(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)

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Investigation

At Project Exodus, our mission is simple: to find, rescue, and restore victims of human trafficking throughout the United States and the world.

Over the last few months Project Exodus has been working endlessly to build our organization and establish the structures necessary to fulfill our mission and free slaves from trafficking locations in Los Angeles.

As the Fall and Winter months showed, Project Exodus was well established in its investigation techniques, having successfully conducted numerous outreaches to various locations around Los Angeles. As successful as these outreaches were, they were only part of the total picture of what was necessary to find victims of trafficking and rescue them. While identification and external observation are key, they do us no good if they are not followed up by internal investigation and a plan for the victims once they are rescued.

That is why we are proud to announce to following initiative:

Internal Investigation

Project Exodus will now be partnering with Dottie Laster (former head of the OC Anti-Trafficking Task Force) as well as a specialized team of agents to work together and conduct vital internal investigations to the potential trafficking locations that Project Exodus has been investigating. These agents will allow us to gain inside access to the underground world of trafficking and help identify victims and expose trafficking rings. Our hopes are that their work, coupled with the work of our observation teams, will provide us enough evidence to present our cases to local law enforcement and shut down traffiking rings.

God's promise to those who seek justice is clear. It is written that if you seek justice,

"Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;

you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.

"If you do away with the yoke of oppression,

with the pointing finger and malicious talk,

and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry

and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,

then your light will rise in the darkness,

and your night will become like the noonday.

Isaiah 58: 9-10

Project Exodus has been a first hand witness to this promise, having been continually blessed by God and aided in the goal of freeing victims of trafficking. These latest accomplishments are clear proof of God's involvement in our mission. The power of the living God is true and strong and is the only way that we shall ever conquer the darkness of slavery!

Over the next few weeks Project Exodus will be stepping up its operations with hopes of actually bringing some of our cases to a close and freeing trafficking victims. We are asking that everyone please pray for Project Exodus that we may succeed in our mission, free slaves, and remain safe. We will continue to update all of you on the organizations progress as things happen! Thank you for your support and we look forward to sending out some great news soon!