vendredi 4 mars 2016

Things You Need To Know About Sex Trafficking

By Jan S. Travis


People and governments all over the world are concerned about the problems caused by sex trafficking. It is a crime, a form of slavery that forces an individual to engage in prostitution. This illegal activity usually victimizes minors and young women through coercion, intimidation, violence and other deceptive means. It has risen to unimaginable proportions that it has become a major concern of law enforcement agencies and human rights advocates such as Justice61.

Sex trafficking can disguise itself as an act of benevolence. It lures potential victims by showing care and concern for their families or promises them with a job overseas. This illegal activity can even go as far as offering their victims accommodation and services only to demand repayment for those acts of "goodwill" afterwards, and this can only be repaid if the family agrees to give target victim in to prostitution. To help stop human trafficking, each one of us should be vigilant about its activities.

Sex trafficking is a modern version of human slavery. It has become an organized, multi-billion dollar industry and it has worsened over the years not only in the United States but all over the world. According to a 2014 report from the Urban Institute, the child trafficking organizations in Colorado alone is a 40 million dollar industry.

This criminal act uses force, threats, violence, lies and money to compel girls and women to engage in commercial or forced sexual acts. There are also times that a sex trafficker gets romantically involved with his potential victim then manipulates her into prostitution later on. A trafficker can also lure a potential victim with false promises of a modeling, acting or dancing job. Other girls are forced into prostitution by their parents or other members of their family. Sex trafficking is a plague. The human trafficking charities Colorado residents have established are actively doing something to stop this problem in their locality.

According to the Colorado volunteer for teens, typical victims of sex trafficking are runaway or homeless minors, but it can pounce on any unsuspecting prey that comes along its path. To a trafficker, the color of your skin or the country you come from doesn't matter as long as you are young and a willing victim. This illegal activity has actually grown into an organized crime that has members scattered in many countries around the world. This is a government concern but we should also be vigilant with people around us. We can actually help to protect potential victims by reporting the activities of suspicious individuals to authorities.

Because of the increasing number of sex trafficking cases, more funds are needed to help the victims. Although only a fraction of them have come out to seek help, the financial resources received by charitable organizations and human rights groups are not sufficient for their shelter, basic needs and rehabilitation. We can't always depend on the government to do it for us. We have a moral responsibility to support victims of human abuses. With our help, someone could get a glimpse at life with renewed hope. Helping is our way of showing that after all, we are still humans. For more information on how to help, visit Donate Organization Colorado.




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