interesting (and upsetting) facts - part 2

• there are 27 million slaves in the world.

• there are 44 million child laborers in India, some working 16-hour days.

• every week an average 88 children are expelled from US schools for carrying a gun.

• same-sex relationships are illegal in more than 70 countries. in nine - including Afghanistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia - the penalty is death.

• 2 million girls and women are subjected to genital mutilation every year.

and you thought you were having a bad day.