Introduction An estimated 70,000 people fall victim to human trafficking in Colombia every year. In this essay I will attempt to inform about the human trafficking that ́s happening in Colombia, about the children that guerrillas abduct for them to be soldiers, and last but not least about the nongovernmental and international organizations that assist and protect the victims of this global crime. Colombia ́s point of view about human trafficking is that the country is against it, and they have laws to counterattack the trafficking and slavery. Nevertheless, Colombia lacks of attention and the will to eradicate this delicate yet uprising dangerous situation. Human Trafficking in Colombia To begin with, criminals have made …show more content…
Most importantly, the main reason human trafficking in Colombia has been increasing is because of the displacement of thousands of citizens that migrate due to the armed conflict between Colombia ́s government and its main enemy The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC in Spanish). These citizens that are forced to migrate arrive to Ecuador, or Panama and then trafficking networks abduct them. As another form of trafficking, victims are usually attracted by false promises of jobs, according, according to Martinez supra. Since they suffer from economic hardship, poor citizens don’t have much of an option than to risk themselves to accept the offer. Child Soldiers Sara Morales is a young woman who is in her early 20 ́s, and that was forcibly recruited by the FARC guerrilla, but she says she ́s been to hell and back: “When I was only 11 years old I was raped by FARC guerrillas and for 11 years I was abused and exploited by them”, Morales …show more content…
At last, Springer found a constant, a common denominator from recruited children: extreme poverty. Nongovernmental and International Organizations Nongovernmental and international organizations know that Colombia ́s government can ́t deal with the human trafficking, so several organizations take real action to protect the victims. For instance, Children of the Andes, which is a charitable organization that provides support to child victims of sexual exploitation and they also promote long-term development through education, health, protection, and peace-building initiatives, according to the Children of the Andes, “What we Do”. Another one would be Fundación Esperanza (Hope Foundation) that aims to reduce the numbers of women and children trafficked out of Colombia and assists victims of sexual exploitation, all of these according to its main web page: www.fundacionesperanza.org. Last but not least, the International Organization of Migration (IOM) implements assistance programs for trafficking victims that provides health care, education, and microcredit assistance, as stated by the Press Release, Displaced Women Work with Colombia ́s Famous Juan Valdéz Coffe. Conclusion In conclusion, human trafficking and child slavery not only attaint Colombian lives, but human lives as a whole, it is a global problem. So happens that in Colombia criminals and mafias find it easier to abduct
As victim count continues to rise, its difficult to see how such great numbers of men, women and children are bought and sold every year. Trafficking can be found in many forms, including: prostitution, slavery, or forced labor (Harf and Lombardi, 2014). It wasn’t until the 1980’s that international human trafficking became globally noticed. With the lack of government intervention and control in several nations, and the free trade market, slavery once again became a profitable industry (Harf and Lombardi, 2014). As previously mentioned, easier movement across nations borders is one of the outcomes of globalization. It is also what makes human trafficking so easy today. It is estimated that about 20.9 million people are victims across the entire globe (United Nations Publications, 2012); trafficking accounts for 32 billion dollars in generated profit globally (Brewer, n.d). 58 percent of all human trafficking was for the purpose of sexual exploitation, and of this 55-60 percent are women (United Nations Publications,
Many organizations and programs are working to stop human trafficking and its insubordinate criminals. Organizations, such as the United Nations Conven...
Prior and existing knowledge of trafficking reveals a general understanding of the term trafficking, and, minimal insight into the factors that encourage it. Though this information may appear to be a sufficient basis for understanding human trafficking, the author explicitly affirms the “serious” need for more information related to the field. In addition to ...
The documentary “Tricked” was very difficult to watch but it was obligatory that we do because we need to see the reality of human trafficking. It really exposed what the victims of human trafficking go through everyday. The fact that they also interviewed different pimps and showed us how they operate is very important since it gave us a deeper understanding on how they choose their victims and get them to stay. In this paper, not only will I talk about what I learned about human trafficking throughout the semester in, and from reading The Slave Across the Street, The Slave Next door, Half the Sky and listening to Heidi’s presentation; I will also talk about what I believe is the best way to fight human trafficking and why. I will focus
Human trafficking has been entwined into the structure of governments, arms trade, drug trade, and even spreads as far as terrorism. For many years it has been a fact that the money that has been made by selling other humans to the highest bidder. It is also known that the organized crime operations generate one of the most profitable resources to the organization. These organizations use this money for theirs or other’s crime and end up in the hands of drug lords. Drug lords, in order to promote their own business give money to support terrorist groups and activities. Security after September 11, 2001 has recognized human trafficking as a national and international security risk.
Awareness of child sexual trafficking can be viewed as a balanced scale, with one side representing the country’s population that is fully informed of the issue, while the other side is either unaware or unattached to the issue. The public needs to have more involvement with this affair based on multiple concerns; first, the act of child sex trafficking itself is a serious crime that violates human rights (Fong & Cardoso, 2010). Second, various negative health repercussion including transmittable sexual diseases, physical damages, mental disturbance, post traumatic stress disorders, and other illnesses plague many victims (Fong & Cardoso, 2010). Third, sexual trafficking is responsible for generating poverty as a result of obstructing economic, and social development (Reid, 2012). Child sex trafficking proves to be a global dilemma affecting numerous countries
This is an interdisciplinary paper, which focuses on the trafficking of young women and children into prostitution. It starts with a brief description of what is human trafficking and how it works as a business. Then, it focuses on the sex trafficking part of it and how young women and children are more vulnerable to victimization and exploitation. Many victims of human trafficking are under this idea of debt bondage, which is sort of the commitment that victims have with their traffickers. Victims are forced to work until they pay their debt, which most of the time is unpayable. Public corruption is one of the many reasons why many traffickers can transport their victims within or out of the country, which can make it harder to help the victims,
Before exploring the issues of human trafficking in Colombia, a definition must be established in order to keep confusion from happening. The issue here is the various forms that the definitions of human trafficking can that shape. Maggie Lee’s Human Trafficking (2007), attempted to categorize the definition into four separate parts: slavery, prostitution, organized crime, and migration (Maggie Lee et al. 2007). Although the every definition has an aspect of sex trafficking in Colombia, the definitions are cohesive enough to fit the problem. After comparing many definitions, one fit Colombia’s version of human trafficking. The U.S. Department of State developed a definition complex enough to fit the human trafficking and sex trafficking.
Summary: We see that there are many different aspects and types of human trafficking that everyone should be made aware of. As a whole human trafficking is a lucrative industry raking in $150 BILLION globally. The impact that this industry has on its victims is
Mexico is one of many countries where women and children are exposed to the horrors of human and sex trafficking, particularly those from Central or South America who are forced to seek work abroad due to economic and/or political instability in their home countries. Unfortunately, Mexican women also face similar challenges, with significant numbers of women and children in states such as Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas falling prey to human and sex trafficking. These states are located near the U.S.-Mexican border. This paper will explore the reasons why these vulnerable populations are targeted by traffickers, utilizing theories such as transnational feminist theory. consent and are forced to work in inhumane conditions.
Thousands of foreigners are smuggled across national borders as forced labour in factories, farms, and brothels. Many are forced to become victims of human trafficking through force or the false promise of the American dream. The threat of human trafficking presently is that it deprives people of their human rights, it is a global health risk, and fuels the growth of organized crimes, such as sex crimes. Within this paper I will discuss my research on human trafficking and the victims’ deprivation of human rights. In order to so, I will synthesize three relevant sources on this topic, discuss additional questions that should be addressed when further researching this issue from a peace studies perspective, and outline a specific proposal for future research.
It is the world’s fastest growing global crime. It is also the world’s second largest source of illegal income after drug trafficking. According to the United Nations Office on drugs and crime (2012),”Women account for 55-60 per cent of all trafficking victims detected globally; women and girls together account for about 75% and as many as 161 countries are affected by human trafficking.” It is also believed that the victims arguably come from the poorest countries in the world. One of the main causes of human trafficking is vulnerability. For example, children are more vulnerable to trafficking because of their lack of understanding and experience. Additionally, in certain societies, women are less empowered than men thus resulting in gender inequality both at home and in the workplace. Gender inequality then leads to easy exploitation through the use of force or
“Stolen people, stolen dream” is the brutality faced by numerous, vulnerable, gullible children in the black market around the world even in the admirable United States. Trafficking of children is the modern day slavery, the act of recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, or obtaining a person for compelled labor or commercial sex acts through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. More than ever, it has become a lucrative method that is trending in the underground economy. A pimp can profit up to $150,000 per children from age 4-12 every year, as reported by the UNICEF. Also, according to the International Labor Organization statistics, “There are 20.9 million victim of human trafficking globally, with hundreds of thousands in the United
Human trafficking, or the selling and buying of people, is a well-hidden yet prominent issue within today’s society. It is both an immoral and horrific topic that needs brought to attention and dealt with. When human beings are manipulated into work, sexual servitude, or economic hardship, human trafficking is occurring. In the year of 2006, only one individual is convicted of human trafficking per 800 victims (UNGIFT). By looking at straight statistics, reasons human trafficking happens, and the toll it has on people, it is very clear that this is a major issue that is happening in our world.
INTRODUCTION Spirituality is core of nursing professional identity (Hensel & Laux, 2014). It is essential to include spirituality in nursing curricula to meet the demands of profession (Wallace et al., 2008). Nursing students perceived high level of spirituality in them (Shores, 2010). Spirituality can be measured in terms of spiritual health, this is a state of being in harmony with self, others, environment and with the transcendent (Fisher, 1998). According to Ellison, spiritual well-being “arises from an underlying state of spiritual health and is an expression of it”.