Fence Of Human Trafficking

Trafficking of children involves recruitment, transportation, etc. of children for the purpose of exploitation. Commercial sexual exploitation of children includes child prostitution and child pornography. IOM

Human trafficking is a worldwide problem. From California to Australia, it happens. “161 countries are reported to be affected by human

Due to Australia’s destination it is predominately more popular when it comes to human trafficking and slavery. Non- legal mechanisms including the media and Non- government organizations (NGO’s) are

In recent years, due to the threat it poses to human security, human trafficking has been identified as one of the major and fast growing transnational problems. It is also perceived as a form of modern slavery and one of the greatest human rights challenges of our times. Therefore, tackling human trafficking is highly prioritized in many countries (European Commission, 2009). In the last 20 years the occurrence of human trafficking has dramatically increased, and trade in human beings has become one large part of the illicit global economy. Many criminals see this type of transnational crime as a low risk- high reward crime, and this may be one of the reasons why they show a preference for it (Lee, 2007). The United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, also known as the Palermo Protocol, adopted in 2000 defines human trafficking as: “The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of 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

According to estimates, more than 700,000 people are trafficked every year for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labour. They are transported across borders and sold into modern-day slavery. Over the past decade, trafficking in human beings has reached epidemic proportions. No country is immune. Clawson (2009) discusses how the search for

Human trafficking, as defined in the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Trafficking Protocol) is the ‘recruitment, transportation or receipt of persons by means of threat or force for the purpose of exploitation.’ This torturous crime committed universally severely violates human rights, with the United Nations Human Rights Office expressing violations of the right to life, the right not to be submitted to slavery and the right not to be subjected to torture or degrading treatment. Specifically, the United Nations Trafficking Protocol and the Australian Government’s Criminal Code Amendment (Trafficking in Persons Offences) Act 2005 are somewhat effective in their promotion and enforcement of human rights, reflected

Over the last several years, the issue of human trafficking has been compared with the slave trade. This is because both are focused on taking someone against their will and forcing them to engage in demeaning activities. Yet, the practices of modern traffickers are different from slave traders. To fully understand the similarities and disparities requires contrasting them with one another. The combination of these factors will provide specific insights about the two. (Bales, 2010)

With a lot of the world creating laws and restrictions against trafficking of the person over the years, the United States decided to focus on the children that were being affected by these crimes. In 1984, the US passed the ‘Child Protection Act of 1984’, which brings larger penalties to those convicted and found guilty of child exploitation. It was a huge milestone in stopping the threat of human trafficking of a child and not just adults, because before this child exploitation was not looked at as a separate crime from exploitation of adults (USSC,

The Australian Government has implemented various legal methods to promote and enforce the issue. On an international level, Australia has ratified various treaties regarding human trafficking, namely the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime and its related trafficking protocol. Australia’s current provisions criminalising human trafficking are contained within the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) under divisions 270-271, with penalties of up to 25 years imprisonment. The Australian Federal Government further introduced new measures under the Commonwealth Government Anti-Trafficking Strategy in 2008. These measures included specialist training for the Australian Federal Police, as their role in detecting and investigating cases of human trafficking is vital. Overall these provisions have seen success- R v Tang (2008) saw Australia’s first conviction under division 270 of the Criminal Code. (text) The effectiveness of domestic legislation in regards to human trafficking is limited however by the complex nature of the offence. Prosecutions rely mainly on crimes being reported, yet many victims fear further punishment from their trafficker if they do so. Despite this, these actions have collectively seen success in enforcing rights - there has been an increase in prosecutions, with 15 offenders convicted for human trafficking related crimes between 2004-2012. (cite

She’s the girl who’s running away from her abusive past, the one who is impoverished and looking for a way to make ends meet, or perhaps, she’s the girl who naively fell in love with the wrong man. Regardless of the reasons, there are nearly 30 million victims of human trafficking globally. There are more slaves now than ever before. Trafficking of persons is not a subject that should be ignored or taken lightly. In order to fully understand the enormity of this crisis, we will examine the root causes, facts, and the impact of human trafficking throughout the world.

Human trafficking is a serious global issue that needs the awareness and attention of the world. The United Nations Office for Drugs and Crimes identifies human trafficking as “an act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion, or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them” (UNODC). According to the book Trafficking in People by the policy analysts Clare Ribando Seelke and Alison Siskin, this exploitation can include forced prostitution, ”forced labor and services, slavery, servitude, or the removal of organs” (Ribando Seelke and Siskin 4). Human Trafficking is a violation against fundamental human rights. But even 63 years after the United Nations Universal Declaration

In 2007, the U.S. state Department reported, “600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year,” “1 million is the number of children exploited by the global commercial sex trade every year,” and “161 countries identified as affected by human trafficking” (Polaris Project, DoSomething.org).

Human trafficking is one of the most dangerous crimes touching humanity. Because it violates the basic human rights to life and liberty of a significant proportion of the world’s population, of whom are socially, economically and politically vulnerable. It makes the processes of recruiting, transporting, hiding and holding, and finally receiving a person through a use of force, coercion, false promise, and monies for the purpose of exploiting them. In the article human trafficking: preventing, protecting prosecuting by Susie Johnson on page 3 there is a fact that states “through out the world 27 million people are trafficked”. These victims are used for a number of different purposing including, but not limited to prostitution, pornography,

In recent times, the number of human trafficking cases has skyrocketed through the roof. So, what exactly is human trafficking? Human trafficking is defined as a criminal activity, in which people are recruited, harboured, transported, bought or kidnapped for the purposes of exploitation. These exploitations include forced labour, child soldiery, sexual slavery, forced marriages and so on. Statistics show that the main victims of human trafficking consist of women and young girls while children come in a close third (Appendix A). Over the years, human trafficking has become rampant worldwide as the demand for human labour and sex slaves drastically multiplies due to the Internet.

many academics, public officials, law enforcement authorities, and the news media believe human trafficking to be among the most tragic and horrendous transnational criminal activities facing us today. Victims are typically transported from