Human Trafficking And Its Effects On Human Rights

About: The NHTRC has operated since December 7th, 2007, by Polaris, a non-profit, non-governmental organization, a leader in the global fight to eradicate modern slavery and restore freedom to survivors of human trafficking. Polaris is not a government entity, law enforcement, or immigration authority. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other private donors and supporters.

Human Trafficking and Slavery universally happens in the world when individuals are placed or maintained in and exploitive situation for economic gain. Women, men and children are trafficked for a range of different purposes; forced and exploitative labour in factories, farms and private households, sexual exploitation, and forced marriage. Trafficking can happen to all people if the circumstances are right.

About: The NHTRC has operated since December 7th, 2007, by Polaris, a non-profit, non-governmental organization, a leader in the global fight to eradicate modern slavery and restore freedom to survivors of human trafficking. Polaris is not a government entity, law enforcement, or immigration authority. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other private donors and supporters.

Traffickers continue to be in this cruelest method of oppression because human trafficking remains highly lucrative. The United States efficiently fight against the global as well as the country’s slavery by providing legal protection and post psychological development to the victims. This modern human right issue in the United States was made illegal when it passed the Trafficking Protection Act (TVPA) in October 2000, and later under reauthorization, Congress established a private right of action for victims of human trafficking into or within the United States to bring a civil action against their perpetrators. It is designed to combat human trafficking in America and abroad and through it, human trafficking victims qualify for governmental protection and services (Pierce). This enables the victims to sue and collect damages from

Polaris has helped pass the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, a law that established HT as a federal crime exercising severe penalties if convicted. This legal document calls for restitution to the victims and families (Polaris Project, 2017). Another law supported by Polaris Project is Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 (TVPRA), establishing a federal, civil right action for HT victims to sue their perpetrators. This law introduced the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) a new provision, protection of the victims and their families from deportation. TVPRA requires the Attorney General to annually report activities of the United States government in the fight for HT (Polaris Project, 2017). In 2005, TVPRA added a new clause that provides sheltering for surviving minors of HT (Polaris Project, 2017). The revision instituted programs to assist local and state law enforcement with combating

Currently, Polaris Project is calling on the US to stop “Criminalizing victims of human trafficking”- survivors of trafficking are usually arrested for crimes they were forced to commit by their traffickers and reauthorize

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 policy this paper will address is the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (TVPA) and its many Reauthorization Acts. It was passed in 2000, and was reauthorized in 2003, 2005, and 2008. The main purpose of this policy is to address the needs of individuals who have been trafficked and is the policy around which all human trafficking legislation is based. The act “established several methods of prosecuting traffickers, preventing human trafficking, and protecting victims and survivors of trafficking” (Current Federal Laws 2016). Overall, it really attempts to combat any type of human trafficking and support victims and punish the perpetrators of this awful crime.

The documentary Not For Sale had a slightly hopeful tone as it dealt with various organizations that seek to help victims of human trafficking. It laid the foundation of the problem by discussing how human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar and rapidly growing industry, and how half of its victims are children. Despite the sheer scale of this problem, many organizations worldwide work hard to fight trafficking and help victims in various ways. For example, Night Light helps victims of sex trafficking in Thailand and other regions by teaching them to make jewelry and helping them sell it. The Polaris Project in the US influences laws to motivate legal and governmental efforts to counter trafficking. Regina Pacis in Italy provides shelter and

Taken from their website, Polaris project attempts to stop human trafficking by “successfully pushing for stronger federal and state laws, operating the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline (1-888-373-7888), conducting trainings, and providing vital services to victims of trafficking, Polaris Project creates long-term solutions that move our society closer to a world without slavery” (“Sex Trafficking in the U.S.”). Polaris Project has created a national hotline that anyone who is in danger of human trafficking or feels as if they

The misconceptions versus realities and the invisibility of the industry play a role in the growing issue of human trafficking. Many people are under the impression that it does not take place in the United Stated, only other countries. However, that is not the case. Though it is a global problem, it is a national and local problem as well (Weaver 2). Bradley Myles the CEO of Polaris Project, a nonprofit tracking trafficking organization, supports that "one of the biggest myths is that it doesn 't happen here. But it does. In all 50 states" (Calhoun

The definition given by the Polaris Project and the Palermo Protocol is one of countless that are given by various government agencies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); many of the descriptions use the term exploitation in their description. The problem with this is the definition of human trafficking is very broad and exploitation can mean numerous things, but they are not explained in detail so who are really victims of trafficking and exploitation and how do you identify these victims? This is one of the main concerns in dealing with the human trafficking industry today. Human trafficking is hard enough to define, but the industry is vast and many different ‘commodities’ feed into the industry, one such commodity is the heinous act

The thought that this is a far fetched concept that only happens in third world countries with a lack of government. The Polaris project is helping bring awareness to the topic by doing many projects and establishing a hotline organization. According to Polaris, human trafficking can happen anywhere to anyone. There are also many forms of human trafficking such as: Sex trafficking, labor trafficking and sex labor trafficking (Polaris, Sec. Trafficking). Another thing Polaris is making known is that human trafficking has grown into nearly every form of life. Such as, hotels, streets, online, and brothels. Many times traffickers will lure in victims by “falling in love” with the victim. They may seem likable and charming at first but they slowly tear down victims’ self confidence and more. They pressure young girls into sexaul activities and trap them into a mind game that seems impossible to escape. They play to the flaws of human kind. Pimps and Traffickers realize everyone is flawed and they use people's weaknesses to their advantage. Not only should people be aware of these dangers wherever they go but they should also look for signs of victims around

Polaris precipitates change through a number of initiatives. Due to the high rate of sex trafficking that occurs in hotels, Polaris works directly with the hotel industry to prevent the crimes that occur there. By further educating their staff to pick up on the signs of sex trafficking,

Sex Trafficking is also a type of human trafficking. It is when an adult is being pressured, forced or cheated into the sex trade. Sex trafficking can also be occurring with debt bondage. Often women and girls are being forced to continue prostitution using an unlawful debt supposedly suffering through there transportation, recruitment or even through a sale. Sex trafficking mostly occur with women and