Essay On Suriname

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Introduction

Suriname was originally a territory inhabited by tribes of Arawa Native Americans. The English began a plantation in the early 17th century but a fleet of Dutch West India Company captured the colony leading for the English to perform an exchange for what was left of their part of the land of Suriname for what is now New York City. After the exchange, the Dutch ruled the colony and it was designated as one of the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In November of 1975 Suriname became independent leaving the Kingdom of Netherlands and becoming a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Government
Suriname, formally known as the Republic of Suriname is a country located in South America bordering Brazil. …show more content…

Also, in both countries the president is the head of state and head of government. Like the United States, Suriname seems to have faced the similar problems such as overcrowded facilities and overwhelmed judiciary with a large scale of cases backload. The caseload is so great, like that of the United States, that the court required a minimum of six months to process criminal cases.
As for human rights, both countries follow certain guidelines such as the constitution, which provide an independent judiciary, freedom of speech and the right to counsel (Suriname Overview (n.d.)). In Suriname, defendants have the presumption of innocence and the right to appeal even though they do not have a jury system (Suriname Overview (n.d.)). Also, defendants have the right to an attorney for both civil and penal systems. These rights are given to all …show more content…

Human trafficking is a three step process in which victims are recruited, transported and exploited. It is seen as the more serious of all organized crime due to the fact the victims of human trafficking are victimized over and over again (Dammer, H.,& Albanese J). Suriname is a destination and transit country for purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor.
With this huge problem that the country faces, Suriname does not comply with the minimum standard for the elimination of trafficking but it is making significant efforts to do so. This is taken from the fact that there are more cases prosecuted and an increase number of child victimized. However, the government has not made any trafficking convictions. In order to eliminate or diminish the organize crime of human trafficking vigorous investigations and prosecute trafficking cases along with convicting offender must occur (Suriname. (n.d.)). In doing so, the victims should also get adequate services in accordance to the crime they have been through. As for authorities, it is important to note that even if the victim may not want to testify against the offender it is still pivotal for law enforcement to continue with the investigation and bring

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