Human trafficking has become the biggest emerging
human rights issue for the 21st century. Yet, with the ranks of some ten
million children prostituted and exploited around the world - more are located
in India than in any other country. According to the NY times "the
brothels of India are the slave plantations of the 21st century". People
are frequently illegally trafficked through India for the purposes of sexual
exploitation and forced/bonded labor. India is seen to be the destination for
woman and girls from neighboring Nepal and Bangladesh being trafficked for the
purpose of commercial sexual exploitation.
Yet, the government in India penalizes trafficking
for commercial sexual exploitation through the (Immoral Trafficking Prevention
Act), the Indian government shows that it at least has laws to attempt stop
human trafficking. But the question stands if it is actually working and
effective? I believe not. Usually, there are no efforts made in attempt to
tackle the problem of government official’s compliance in trafficking workers
for overseas employment. Corrupt officials frequently facilitate the bonded
labor and the movement of sex trafficking victims. These officials protect the
brothels that exploit these victims, and protect traffickers and brothel
keepers from arrest and from other threats of enforcement.
According to Fox News "The victims of human
trafficking in India are given no protection by law enforcement, no access to
the courts, no political voice, and no hope of upward mobility". Since they’re
no resources and no hope, many Indian woman and children succumb to India's
thriving human-trafficking industry.
The question rises on why is India such an
epicenter of human trafficking? The answer remains that "human trafficking
will not come to an end around the world, until it comes to an end in
India". According to Fox news "India is the epicenter of human
trafficking - including 100 million people, with 1.2 million child
prostitutes, It tops the list of countries when it comes to
transit, destination and source of human trafficking victims". As well
according to the United Nations, the most dangerous place in the world to a
girl or woman is India.
The international community needs to see India and its huge human
trafficking problem as a threat to human security and national security. These
victims are exploited and even brought to different countries at request. The
statement that "human trafficking will not come to an end around the
world, until it comes to an end in India". The international community
needs to take this into concern and make more of an initiative to end the human
trafficking in India. This needs to begin within the government in India, to
end the corruption and begin to make this crime more punishable.
Very, very sad! It seems like the government wants to do something to stop the trafficking of little girls into sex slavery but for some reason, it can't. I wonder if corrupt officials are accepting bribes from leaders of trafficking rings. In which case, I think an outside organization should step in to help these people. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteAimee, yes i believe an outside organization should step in definitely. by the statements i found where india is the "epicenter" of human trafficking. i truly believe that the international community should think of intervening if this statement is true. if the human trafficking is slowly stopped in india, i wonder if human trafficking around the world will begin to slow?
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