...Human Sex Trafficking Alia Abutaa BSHS/302 July 26, 2010 Anie Sklar What can be worse than not knowing what has happened to a loved one that has disappeared? One minute they are beside you and the next they are gone hoping that they will be returned soon unharmed. Waiting for some sort of news is the hardest as unimaginable thoughts race around one’s mind. Unfortunately for many the wait can go on for years and more than likely forever. In many countries human sex trafficking has become today’s version of slavery. Victims include male and female, but mostly wanted are young girls under the age of 18 (Martin, 2007). What can be thought of vacation time when visiting other countries can often times lead to a nightmare and another scenario might be that parents who are in need of money will end up selling their children into sex slavery in exchange for cash. Perpetrators on the hunt know exactly how to approach would be victims with the right things to say on to lure them in without suspicion. As human service professionals try to gain awareness with the predicament, they find that there are some officials who would rather pretend that they care when in reality they benefit from the sex trafficking. There are different scenarios as to how a person becomes a victim. “They are recruited into prostitution, often using tactics involving force, fraud, or coercion (Pakistan Journal, 2009).” Some victims are kidnapped which is better known as smuggling a person from...
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...Until recently, in the US, the thought of Human Sex Trafficking never occurred to Americans. Human sex trafficking is an illegal activity. This involves selling, buying and trading of people. They are transported away from their families and communities and are forced to work against their own will. People are trafficked both between countries and within the borders of a state. It is also known as modern slavery and a form of sexual exploitation; where women’s, girls and children’s are forced to enter in the world of prostitution. People do this to make money, for some people it’s a business a way to make profit. 27 million people all over the world are currently being forced into human sex trafficking, 1 million children will be exploited by the commercial sex trade each year (Buzzle). The purpose of this paper is to inform the audience about the crime of human sex trafficking. What is the background on human sex trafficking? What is the current situation in India with human sex trafficking? What will happen in the future with the issues of human sex trafficking? Human Trafficking is defined in the Trafficking Protocol as "the recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring or receipt of a person by such means as threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud or deception for the purpose of exploitation." Human sex trafficking is the modern equivalent of slavery. It’s an incredibly profitably crime, bringing quick, high profits...
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...Within the last decade, the trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation has become a major concern for governments and the media. Government and legislation played a major role in constructing and maintaining sex trafficking as a social problem. Although, the United States has been less visible as a site of transnational and domestic trafficking in women than other countries, this situation is beginning to change. Recent accounts about human and sex trafficking in the United States, mainly appearing in national and local media, indicates that trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation is a national problem; and one that is increasing in scope and magnitude. The U.S. government estimates that 50,000 women and children are trafficked each year into the United States, primarily from other countries. However, little research has been completed on contemporary trafficking in the United States. Women and children have been the target of sex trafficking for thousands of years. This practice, going on throughout the centuries, finally became a political issue in the early 1900s. In 1902, the International Agreement for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic was drafted. Its purpose was to "prevent the procuration of women and girls for immoral purposes abroad" (www.protectionproject.org). After a few years it was ratified by twelve countries around the world. This eventually led to the United States passing the Mann Act of 1910 which "forbids transporting...
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...Research Paper on Human Trafficking and Sex Trade in the UAE ABSTRACT: Human trafficking, which relates to the treatment of people through the use of deception, force or coercion or other means to transport them across different borders worldwide and within countries, has attracted a lot of attention (Godziack & Bump,2008).This is so because the plight of women and children who are exploited for both labour and sex, has been brought to the attention of governments and international bodies such as the United Nations. Though human trafficking is not confined only to women and children, but includes men as well (for labour), it is the use and abuse of women and children for sexual activities that has received new focus. This has also been the case in the UAE. The country has been criticized for being lax in curbing or preventing this activity. This resulted in action on the part of the UAE government. The scope of this paper is to look at human trafficking in the UAE and the actions taken to stop it and prosecute the perpetrators of it. Definition and Background to Human Trafficking: In today’s world many people see and refer to human trafficking as the “ new slave trade”. Though human trafficking is seen and described as a new phenomenon, it is actually very old. It has existed for thousands of years, but just in another form and name, namely that of slavery. This leads to a comparison between the old and the new. In the modern setting of today’s world, exploitation...
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... Topic : Human trafficking General Purpose : To inform Specific Purpose : To inform my audience about three main types of human trafficking. Central Idea : The three main types of human trafficking are organ trafficking, sex trafficking and also labor trafficking. INTRODUCTION I. Imagine that you are going to vacation in a new country at a place even you don’t know the name of the place. A. Suddenly you were kidnapped by some mask wearing group of attackers. B. Even though you are good at martial art, cannot do anything to protect yourself or to escape, you are forced to strip, and have your body was sold with purpose of earning money . You are now an object, not a person. II. Yes. The subject I am speaking about is none other than, human trafficking. III. Human trafficking is simply a “modern day slave trade”. It transports and sells victims across borders, but also trafficking is the crime of carrying someone into slavery by force or fraud. IV. Human trafficking can be divided into three main groups such as organ trafficking, sex trafficking and labor trafficking. V. I have done a lots of online research about human trafficking after watching a Hollywood movie called ‘Trade”. VI. Today I will explain to you about these three different human trafficking. (Transition: First of all, we’ll start by looking at the organ trafficking issue.) BODY: I. Organ trafficking is become high...
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...Human Trafficking Human Trafficking: The Five “W”s 1 Human Trafficking 2 The Five “W”s of Human Trafficking Executive Summary What is Human Trafficking? Page 5 Where does it happen? Page 6 Who are the victims? Page 9 Why does it happen? Page 12 What are we doing to stop it? Page 13 Conclusion Page 16 Works Cited Page 3 Page 18 Human Trafficking 3 Executive Summary: This paper was written to help educate people on the horrors of this extremely profitable organized crime. Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, transporting, or harboring of people for the purposes of slavery, forced labor, or sexual exploitation. There are two different types of human trafficking: labor trafficking and sex trafficking. Sex trafficking is the sale of women and children for prostitution and other forms of sexual exploitation. Sex trafficking is a lot more common than labor trafficking; labor trafficking...
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...Sex trafficking We live in a world that has acknowledged man's outright control over another. The unjustified exchange and subjugation of individuals in the twenty first century mirrors a ruffian situation which affirms that the best moral test confronting the globe today is sex trafficking. Sex trafficking is composed of two viewpoints: first is sexual slavery and the second is human trafficking. These two things show the supply and demand side of the sex trafficking industry, individually. This misuse depends on the communication between the traffickers offering a casualty (the individual being trafficked and sexually abused) to clients to perform sexual services. These sex trafficking violations are characterized by three stages: securing, development, and misuse. The different sorts of sex trafficking are youngster sex tourism (CST), household minor sex trafficking (DMST) or business sexual abuse of kids, and prostitution (Farley). The circumstances that sex trafficking casualties face fluctuate significantly. Numerous casualties turn out to be impractically required with somebody who then strengths or controls them into prostitution. Others are tricked in with bogus guarantees of a vocation, for example, demonstrating or moving. Some are compelled to offer...
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...| Human Trafficking | Business Law II | Dr. Annette Whitby | | | | Amanda Ransdell 4/25/2013 Outline Introduction: Human trafficking is the fastest increasing criminal industry in today’s world, coming in second after illegal drug-trade. This type of slavery has been traced back to the ancient Mesopotamian and Mediterranean civilization and has continued to grow. What is human trafficking? Commonly referred to as "modern-day slavery" is the illegal trade of human beings in return for labor or for exploitation (Sex Trafficking in the U.S., 2013). “Trafficking in persons” means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of other or other forms of sexual exploitation, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.” [ (Human Trafficking Full Definition, 2012) ]. A. Definition “trafficking in persons” B. Women and children succeptible C. Health related problems D. Statistics/Government I. Government Acts A. Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) B. Mann Act...
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...“Human Trafficking” Has Become a Meaningless Term Every year thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of human traffickers. Almost every country in the world is affected by human trafficking, whether it be the destination for the person or the place of origin. What is human trafficking? Human trafficking is” the trade of humans, most commonly for the purpose of sexual slavery, forced labor, or commercial sex exploitation for the trafficker or others” (“Wikipedia”). But do people know the meaning of the term human trafficking, in this New Republic article “Human Trafficking” Has Become a Meaningless Term by Noah Berlatsky he analyzes the term trafficking and how it is used. This article discusses how the word “trafficking” has made the term human trafficking meaningless. The word trafficking has been used by politicians for press coverage, prostitution, teen runaways who sell sex to survive, and was even used after 9/11 to justify immigration restrictions and surveillance. Trafficking can be defined as sexual exploitation and also has been referred to as laborers forced to work in poor conditions or without pay. Even though human trafficking can mean forced labor it is still often thought of as sexual slavery. There are special courts in New York that are supposed to be used for human trafficking cases but are often used for prostitution cases whether the person was or was not forced into prostitution. There are teen runaways...
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...Sex Trafficking and Slavery in the United States "She tied up my hands first, and then she put the tape over my mouth. And she put tape over my eyes," Debbie said. "While she was putting tape on me, Matthew told me if I screamed or acted stupid, he'd shoot me. So I just stayed quiet”...” Debbie said her captors drove her around the streets of Phoenix for hours. Exhausted and confused, she was finally taken to an apartment 25 miles from her home. She said one of her captors put a gun to her head”…” Debbie said she was then drugged by her captors and other men were brought into the room, where she was gang raped.” (Teen Girls’ Stories of Sex Trafficking in U.S.). Many Americans hear stories all the time of abduction and sexual slavery all around the world. They feel like something should be done about this injustice but since the acts are happening outside the country they feel disconnected. Unfortunately, most Americans are not as far from this problem as they would like to believe. Sex trafficking happens at an alarming rate in America. Between the years 1996-2000, America had the highest number of victims trafficked illegally into the country (Cullen-Dupont 44). With this high level of trafficking going on, why are many Americans unaware of this issue? They most likely believe that only foreign victims are trafficked into slavery, but the Texas Attorney General states that an epidemic exists of domestic women being forced into sexual slavery as well (Bellows 489). Debbie...
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...Child Sex Trafficking. I. Introduction It would be ideal to imagine a world where children stay within the boundaries of innocence. However, numerous countries around the world make that dream impossible as child sex trafficking grows in abundance as the most common form of modern day slavery. On a daily basis, children are acquired by means of force, threat, and fraud in order to be exploited in forms of sexuality, slavery, and forced labor (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime). Up to 50% of individuals who are forced into sex trafficking are minors, which a large portion consisting of women and girls. Despite an infeasibility of estimating a number of victims, the United Nations approximates about 2.5 million children from 127 different countries are subjected to this type of modern day slavery, while other sources claim as many as 27 million victims.1 Some governments overlook the existence of the crime statistically because of illegality, so an accurate number cannot be calculated and varies from region to region (U.S. Department of State, 2004, Trafficking in Persons Report, Washington, D.C.) II. Background The federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act defines the crime of sex trafficking as “the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act where such an act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced has not attained 18 years of age.” 2 Sexual trafficking has been...
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...By: Crystal Busscher 5th hour Sex Slaves The Burmese government has committed serious abuses and blocked humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of displaced civilians since June 2011, in fighting in Burma's northern Kachin State, Human Rights Watch said. Some 75,000 ethnic Kachin displaced persons and refugees are in desperate need of food, medicine, and shelter, Human Rights Watch said. In Burma, the Burmese army have been attacking villages, razed homes, pillaged properties, and forcing the displacement of tens of thousands of people. The soldiers have threatened and also tortured civilians during interrogations and raped women. They also are forcing people even children as young as 14 years old to work in the mines. The Kachin civilians say that they are also forcing them to work on the front lines for the Burmese army, enduring torture, and being fired upon by the soldier. Human Rights Watch traces the women and girls' cross-border transport and their confinement in illegal brothels throughout Thailand where they are forced to work off their debt, often with 100 percent interest, through what amounts to sexual servitude. In addition to debt bondage, the women and girls face a wide range of abuses, including illegal confinement; forced labor; rape; physical abuse; exposure to HIV/AIDS; and, in some cases, murder. The Burmese women and girls work ten to eighteen hours a day, twenty-five days a month with anywhere from 5-15 clients a day. Health care and birth control...
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...Legalising sex work has been a business of sex workers who points towards for permission and legislation of their business. In many countries, this performance of sexual work has become a trade for economic growth. There have been argument over this trade over whether this legislation that legalise sex work increase human trafficking. This essay will discuss implications of decriminalizing sex work. The content of this study will outline the definition of terms that is sex work, human trafficking and decriminalizing sex work. It will also reflect on arguments over this trade whether the decriminalizing of sex work increases human trafficking. The ethical suggestions of decriminalizing sex work will be discussed and a defence for or against...
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...Bangladesh is a source and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and forced prostitution. A significant share of Bangladesh’s trafficking victims are men recruited for work overseas with fraudulent employment offers who are subsequently exploited under conditions of forced labor or debt bondage. Children – both boys and girls – are trafficked within Bangladesh for commercial sexual exploitation, bonded labor, and forced labor. Some children are sold into bondage by their parents, while others are induced into labor or commercial sexual exploitation through fraud and physical coercion. Women and children from Bangladesh are also trafficked to India for commercial sexual exploitation.Human Trafficking In Bangladesh Bangladeshi men and women migrate willingly to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Iraq, Lebanon, Malaysia, Liberia, and other countries for work, often under legal and contractual terms. Most Bangladeshis who seek overseas employment through legal channels rely on the 724 recruiting agencies belonging to the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA). These agencies are legally permitted to charge workers up to $1,235 and place workers in low-skilled jobs typically paying between $100 and $150 per month. According to NGOs, however, many workers are charged upwards of $6,000 for these services. A recent Amnesty International report on Malaysia...
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...our culture today. On the other end, it is a form of empowerment. And in between is the common person with his or her own take on prostitution as either abuse, a profession, or something a little of both. Alongside this culture of moral, cultural and legal uncertainty and to confound the problem is prostitution’s purported connection to international human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation. Therefore, on the one hand, prostitution’s reason for being illegal due to immorality may be obsolete, but should it remain somewhat illegal or banned altogether because it is linked to another crime that transcends borders and cultures? The following is a discussion on the same, and in the end, it is hoped that some clarity may be revealed from a puddle of obscurity. First, a brief introduction will be given about prostitution and human trafficking. Second, the laws of the United Kingdom and international law will be reviewed and analyzed. Third, a comparative review of current legal systems and how they address prostitution and the effects of each of them. Introduction: The Problem of Prostitution and Human Trafficking Over centuries of British history, attitudes and perceptions of prostitutes and prostitution have changed. These changes were in sync with the morals of the times. Today, prostitution is more readily accepted with the combination of more liberal views and part of...
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