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KIDS IN DANGER (KID) recommends that you avoid vacationing in states and countries that are unfriendly to children and families in order to protect your kids and to let officials in these places know that child safety should be a priority. These ratings are based on whether the state passed Jessica's Law (this law increases penalties against child predators and prohibits judges from giving light sentences) and whether crimes against children are a misdemeanor or felony. If you live in states that are deemed unfriendly KID encourages you to: 1) Vote for leaders who support child-protection legislation and, 2) Write to your elected officials and urge them to support child-protection legislation, or 3) relocate to a different state. If you live in a non-child-friendly country KID urges you to work non-violently towards a more stable government and leaders who will protect children, or relocate to a friendlier country.

FRIENDLY STATES			UNFRIENDLY STATES
Alaska Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Washington, DC Delaware Florida Georgia Iowa	Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Michigan Montana Nebraska	Nevada North Carolina Ohio Oregon Rhode Island South Carolina Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin		Colorado Hawaii Idaho Illinois Maryland (this state passed Jessica's law, however, crimes against children are still a misdemeanor) Massachusetts New Jersey Utah Wyoming
The following ratings are based on whether or not the majority of the regions in these countries have adequate laws to protect children, women, and human rights. If a country is not listed it has not yet been rated by KID.			The following countries do not prosecute any of the following: sex crimes, murder, torture, enslavement of men, women and children. They are classified as uncivilized nations by KID based on information from the U.S. Dept. of State.
COUNTRIES FRIENDLY TO WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES:			COUNTRIES UNFRIENDLY TO WOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES:
Australia Austria Canada France Great Britain Ireland Scotland Switzerland United States MAIN PAGE			Afghanistan-part of this country wants freedom for women. The Taliban wants enslavement of women and children. Algeria-sex crimes against children and women, imprisonment of women without just cause. Gross discrimination. Albania-child sex trafficking Asia-child slavery Bosnia-Herzegovina Central America-child sex trade China-infant girls are murdered, families are forced to practice birth control, resulting in shortage of women and women being kidnapped and brought to serve as brides. Colombia-child abuse and abuse of women Congo-child slavery Egypt-sex crimes against children and women, imprisonment of women without just cause. Gross discrimination.	Haiti-child abuse Indonesia-child sex tourism Italy-underage prostitution, sex slaves Iran-sex crimes against children and women, imprisonment of women without just cause. Gross discrimination. Iraq-sex crimes against children and women, imprisonment of women without just cause. Gross discrimination. Libya-sex crimes against children and women, imprisonment of women without just cause. Gross discrimination. Nigeria-child slavery Nepal-child slavery Pakistan-child slavery Phillipines-child sex tourism	Saudi Arabia-sex crimes against children and women, imprisonment of women without just cause. Gross discrimination. Sierra Leone-child slavery (Diamond mines) Syria-sex crimes against children and women, imprisonment of women without just cause. Gross discrimination. Thailand-child sex tourism Yeman-child slavery West Africa-child slavery (cocoa farms)