Kathryn Bolkovac put herself in danger in order to rescue women and children in captivity; moreover she not only puts herself in danger‚ but she also sacrifices her career when she discovers some of her co-workers are culprits. Her sacrifices‚ hardwork‚ and dedication is what made me choose this inspirational person. To begin with‚ Kathryn initiated as a police officer in Lincoln‚Nevada; she took the job with the U.N international police task in order to pay for her children’s education ‚travel
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The world has yet to eradicate one of the largest criminal rings and illegal profit makers in the world. Human trafficking‚ an act defined as “taking someone by force‚ coercion‚ or fraud‚ for purpose of commercial sex or slave labor‚” is an insidious violation of human rights‚ while also being an extreme breach in the law‚ involving abduction‚ rape‚ imprisonment‚ physical violence‚ blackmail‚ and drugs‚ to say the least. It’s an international problem‚ as well as a problem within nations‚ even those
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them to believe they are trying to help them out of poverty. ECPAT also believes the use of the Internet has had a significant impact in recent years‚ both in terms of spreading child pornography and the exchange of information. The impact For the children involved‚ the impact is clearly devastating. The risk of sexually transmitted diseases is high‚ and the emotional and mental damage of abuse is well-documented. Victims can end up being socially ostracised‚ addicted to drugs and pregnant by their
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trafficking is a form of slavery in which people profit from exploiting others whether for domestic or sexual labor. It affects every country around the world‚ regardless of historical or political status. According to Polaris Project’s article “Human trafficking‚” “The International Labor Organization estimates that there are 20.9 million victims of human trafficking globally‚ including 5.5 million children. 55% are women and girls (humantraffickingpara5).” After being raped‚ beaten‚ dehumanized and sold
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most. `Sex offences include: Molestation/Lewd Act with a Minor‚ Rape‚ Statutory rape or Unlawful Sexual Intercourse‚ Date Rape‚ Possession or Distribution of Child Pornography‚ Prostitution‚ solicitation‚ pandering or pimping‚ and Lewd acts‚ lascivious conduct and indecent exposure (Nathan). There has also been a rise in abuse using technology. The most common
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safeguards and care... Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give" -The United Nations "Convention on the Rights of the Child." All 193 United Nation members have ratified this. Except for Somalia‚ South Sudan‚ and the United States (UNTC). Children from all over the world suffer from a lack of people speaking up. In Africa men are able to buy women for five dollars that night. Yet the women know that they can not fight back. Because otherwise it could‚d lead to the last breath. In other
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human and child trafficking cases result in the family finding and rescuing the victim. According to Transparency International‚ there are more than 12 million victims of human trafficking in the world each year‚ more than half of which are women and children. Child
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Human Trafficking is a form of organized crime‚ in which people of all ages are taken from their homes to be exploited for sexual or labor purposes. The traffickers use fear and violence to get these people to come with them‚ and all they really want out of it is money. I will be using four main sources to gather my information. First I will give a general overview of two websites giving great depth into the topic of human trafficking. I will then summarize three case studies on human trafficking
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women/men and children globally. These innocent victims are sexually exploited‚ forced into labour work against their own will. The traffickers use threat‚ manipulative tactics to force these vulnerable victims to work for the exploiters selfish desire to earn wealth. It’s a disgrace to humanity. What would it feel like having someone else claim your body as their property? What would it feel like being sold repeatedly to be abused as sexual slaves? 80% of trafficked women and children are sold for
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servitude‚ forced marriage‚ or sex. Approximately 12.3 million people are victims of human trafficking around the world each year (Martin‚ 2014‚ p. 375). Of that approximation roughly 10‚000 are women and children. (Martin‚ 2014‚ p.375). While researching this topic I was surprised to learn many children are sold into human trafficking by their own families because of lack of money‚ or they may be kidnapped from their families. Other external factors for human trafficking can be but are not limited to
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