Persuasive Essay On Sex Trafficking

So far I’ve established a basis of healthcare and education as building blocks to ending sex trafficking. But all the access to healthcare and education will not stop the problems of human trafficking without the aid of law enforcement. By “turning the other cheek”, law enforcement in the Middle East, Congo, India, etc., are enabling brothel owners to continue on in their lucrative business. And as a society we shouldn’t accept this. Law enforcement has the power to put an end to brothels and place brothel owners, along with men who rape and beat women and girls and purchase women and girls for sex, in prison. But instead the law enforcement tends to take “bribes” to not see what is going on within their own jurisdiction. And government officials are not behind the cause to stop sex trafficking in their countries by empowering their women and girls and encouraging prison sentences of the
Why are American tax payers forced to cut education for our children, cut social security, unemployment, not fight hunger and homelessness within our borders to support a country that has no regard for females? And is the everyday American citizen aware that this is happening? In Democratic Republic of the Congo by usaid.gov it states, “To date in FY 2014, the U.S. government (USG) has provided more than $160 million in multi-sector humanitarian assistance to DRC, including food assistance; emergency relief commodities; and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) support. USG humanitarian assistance in DRC benefits IDPs, refugees, and other vulnerable and conflict-affected populations.” Nowhere in this article does it state that any aid from the U.S. contributes to the abolishment of human, or sex trafficking during a time when the U.S. has acknowledged that Congo is not showing they are fighting sex trafficking within its borders. There is also no mention of U.S. aid going to building an education system within Congo to educate the citizens to break the cycle of