The Aftermath Of Abduction And Human Trafficking

‘The human and social consequences of trafficking are compelling. From physical abuse and torture of victims to the psychological and emotional trauma… the impact on individuals and society is clearly destructive and unacceptable’ (UN.GIFT, 2008). This suggests that controlling human trafficking and protecting victims who have experienced traumatic events that are associated with being trafficked should be the priority for government officials nationwide. This however has only recently become the case for some select countries around the world. Estimating the global scope of human trafficking is extremely difficult due to factors which will be discussed throughout this assignment however trafficking does affect most countries around the world. It is estimated that between 600,000 and 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders each year with 50% of these individuals being children (Stop the Traffik, 2014). Additionally the revenue gained from human trafficking annually is only exceeded by drug trafficking and it is classified as one of the most lucrative forms of international crime in modernity (Egan, 2008). These statistics portray that fighting human trafficking needs to be a priority for all countries globally. In order to adequately control trafficking and provide support for victims it may be essential to look at personal troubles experienced by both traffickers and victims in order to tackle the larger public issue of trafficking itself. This relates to

Human trafficking has received increasing global attention over the past decade. Trafficking of women and girls for forced sex work and, to a lesser extent, domestic servitude, were the sole focus of advocacy and assistance. There is recognition in today’s society that women, children, and men are trafficked into many different forms of labour, and for sexual exploitation. In her article, “Understanding and Addressing Violence Against Women”, Cathy Zimmerman and Heidi Stockl focus on the commonality of human trafficking and how evident it is in everyday life. They bring in the health effects and possible solutions to human trafficking to help validate their opinion and argument. In the solutions they offer, Zimmerman and Stockl shine a light on policy-makers/decision-makers, health-care providers, and researchers/funders and what each of these groups of people can do to help combat the issue of human trafficking. In a quote from their article, Stockl and Zimmerman say: “Health care providers and organizations involved with trafficked persons should increase their capacity to identify and refer people in trafficking situations and provide sensitive and safe services to people post-trafficking”. This quote shows how Zimmerman and Stockl believe human trafficking should be combated by caring and talking to those affected by the issue but how they also believe awareness should be made about human trafficking so as to allow people surrounding the issue to identify and help victims of this issue. Zimmerman and Stockl’s view on the ways human trafficking should be combatted relate to those of Soroptimist due to the fact that the two groups of people are focused mainly on helping women and girls who have been trafficked and trying to get them to a better life after getting out of the trafficking situation. Both groups focus on helping men as well, providing options to help them such as raising money and awareness, and getting educated on being able to identify victims of human trafficking.

Imagine being taken from the comfort of your house and family. Then envision that you are forced to either inject or ingest as drugs to give sexual pleasure to one person while the other reaps financial benefits. You are experiencing such atrocity at the same moment in which your loved ones are mourn your loss. Eventually, you are unrecognizable and affected by traumatizing experiences. The effects that you frequently feel are numb and now you are suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. This is the reality that many endure on daily basis. It is caused by the constant practice of human trafficking.

Human trafficking doesn’t happen in third world countries only. It doesn’t just happen to poor people and it certainly doesn’t solely happen to women. It is present here in the USA but it is hidden, and even worse, so are their victims. They are everywhere yet invisible. They are silently crying for our help through their eyes and smiles. According to Polaris, “…the prevalence of sex trafficking in the United States is still unknown, we do know that women, children, and men are being sold for sex against their will in cities and towns in all 50 states”. Human trafficking can happen to anyone even to Theresa Flores, the author of “The slave across the street”(“Sex trafficking” 2015). An average 15 year old American girl, coming from a privileged background and a respected family became a victim of sex trafficking and through her book, she convinces us that human trafficking doesn’t have a specific demographic.

In this eye-opening look at the contemporary American scourge of labor abuse and outright slavery, journalist and author Bowe visits locations in Florida, Oklahoma and the U.S.-owned Pacific island of Saipan, where slavery cases have been brought to light as recently as 2006. There, he talks to affected workers, providing many moving and appalling first-hand accounts. This book deserves the attention of anyone living, working and consuming in America.

In conclusion I think that human trafficking is a topic that is not talked about a lot and it need to because is very important its a huge topic back then in the slavery year it was a big topic now all you see in the new is touristy attack or global warming which are very important topics but their not the only topics that are important and need to be heard by the public people need to know that slavery still exists.So what would you do if you were being stripped of your freedom and you were practically a slave what would you think knowing your family or your close friend were a victim and still is a

As well as children, women who have had emotionally or physically traumatizing pasts are more vulnerable to falling prey to human traffickers. Feelings of instability and a low sense of belonging can lead to women looking to fill an emotional gap that traffickers are targeting. Women who have survived human trafficking, specifically forced prostitution, describe that initially they had been in love with their pimps and their pimps filled the void that were looking for. A victim

The article starts of by placing a video titled “How Easy Children Are Recruited in Human Trafficking” hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith that is a firsthand experience narrated by a 19 year-old female who was recruited into the industry at age 14. This article is very effective in appealing to Pathos and Ethos. CNN used Jada smith’s celebrity fame to help build its creditability. Another way that CNN built its creditability by putting the personal story of a victim of the crime in the article. This is also done to help appeal to the audience’s emotions. The girl’s personal account is also used to show people how easy it is for criminals to get away with the crime. The 19 year old woman named Sacharay stated how her former handler took advantage of her adolescent mind. This is done to remind the audience of the age and

Beaten. Mentally abused. Terrified. Sold into human trafficking at the age of ten by a family member just for the money. Becoming a parent by the age of thirteen, but have the baby die due to not being able to take care of him. It all starts over, being sold, raped, and becoming pregnant with another child by the age of 15 (Fuller). Going to the police but soon followed by the man who was doing the abusing; being forced to go back to him since the age is only fifteen and he is thirty-three. Life is going well during the pregnancy, then she becomes born and he takes her away; therefore, she is never seen again. Consequently this is a story of a girl who didn’t want to be named, she is a victim of sex-trafficking and this story was collected

There is nothing like the injustice of child abduction, murder, and molestation. As John Walsh says it:

The women who are trafficked suffer from a great deal of psychological abuse, leading to many mental health issues. In Cathy Zimmerman, Mazeda Hossain, and Charlotte Watt’s article, the authors describe different factors that lead to mental health issues in survivors. Traffickers use forms of intimidations to coerce women to obey and refrain from seeking rescue by threatening their loved ones and using blackmail. Because the women are being sold to different people constantly, their surroundings change uncontrollably, and often end up in unsafe environments. Due to these drastic changes and living in constant fear has lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which can cause sleep issues, nightmares, memory loss, violent outbursts, and other aggressive behavior. Along with PTSD, many survivors experience signs of depression, leading to self-harm, and even suicide. “17% of trafficked women who had worked as sex workers, scored over the cut-off point of measurement for PTSD and 19% were over the cut-off on the depression scale” (Mental health of female survivors of human trafficking in

Human trafficking has a direct adverse effect on the physical, emotional and mental characteristics of victims. In

A few years ago, I started an organization that was aimed at helping teenagers lead a productive lifestyle. The program was significantly geared toward young girls who had tough starts in life and/or were teen mothers. Over the years, I have been invited to speak at many intriguing engagements but one of the most profound topics I have encountered is the sex trafficking industry.

There are no more reasons why human trafficking should be abandoned but here one of the reason many that of the victims developed mental health disorder including anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), of female survivors of human trafficking who are currently supported by local non-governmental organizations. A study was done in 2007 about those females who were human

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,