Alarming Issues That Surround Sex Trafficking

Publié par Unknown on jeudi 21 janvier 2016

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 appear in many forms and disguises. It can even mask itself as an act of goodwill. Some of its strategies for luring women and girls include offering a job in the entertainment industry, showing benevolence and concern for the family of its target victim, and even offering the potential victim and her family shelter and providing them with their needs. But all these are lies because the trafficker counts every expense he makes for the victim and her family, and buries them in indebtedness. This debt becomes so huge and trafficker collects payment by forcing the victim into prostitution. This is a very disgusting fact but it does happen on a daily basis. We should do something to help stop human trafficking to put an end to the misery of the victims.

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.

As a business of deceit and human rights violations, sexual trafficking uses illegal means to get someone into prostitution. These acts of coercion involve threats, physical harm, money and lies to force girls to engage in sex against their will. A sex trafficker can even go as far as making a romantic relationship with his target victim then force her into prostitution later on. When a trafficker uses lies to lure a victim, it usually comes in the form of a job opportunity that doesn't actually exist. Ironically, some parents also act as traffickers of their own children. Sex trafficking is a scourge of immeasurable proportions. It is one of the reasons why the human trafficking charities Colorado are actively soliciting funds to help victims get back to the mainstream of society.

A majority of the patrons of sex trafficking syndicates want young girls. This is the very reason why its perpetrators prefer to victimize teenage girls. Those who run away from their homes and those who are addicted to drugs are their most gullible targets. To a sex trafficker, it wouldn't matter whether a girl is black, white, brown or yellow as long as she's young. There's always someone who's willing to take her for sex. This scenario is alarming all sectors of society including the some churches. Even youth organizations such as the Colorado volunteers for teens have a deep concern for this problem.

The number of victims of sexual trafficking is growing at an alarming rate. It takes so much effort and a huge amount of money to counter this problem. While the government is doing what it can to minimize it, its efforts wouldn't be enough. The help and cooperation of ordinary citizens like us would be invaluable in freeing the victims and providing them with shelter. Each person has a right to a life of freedom from oppression and fear. If this is in line with your beliefs, you are invited to help. You may contact a Donate Organization Colorado for details.




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