Persuasive Essay On Human Trafficking

In fact, strong evidence even suggests that the demand for prostitution during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil actually decreased. A research group associated with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro wrote, “The Observatory of Prostitution,” and conducted over 2,000 hours of field research. They reported, “Among 279 sex venue addresses mapped in the city of Rio de Janeiro before the World Cup, only 16 have demonstrated an increase in sex workers and tourists. All of the other points in the city are practically empty, with women complaining about the loss of clients and income during World Cup.”

There is a nearly universal rebuttal by activists from these organizations after they are presented with evidence that some estimates are wildly exaggerated-- “One victim is one too many.” Yes, obviously one victim is one too many, but brazen exaggerations are the enemy of sound policy making. Examining the extent of the problem isn’t a denial of the problem; it is intended to reduce the damage from propaganda. Casual skeptics who haven’t thoroughly researched this issue may believe that this has all been some

Human trafficking propaganda often serves as the justification for increasing penalties for consensual adult prostitution. As a matter of fact, Nikki Adams from the English Collective of Prostitutes confronted a former member of the British Parliament, Denis McShane, on the BBC program Newsnight because he had cited estimates that 25,000 women were trafficked into the U.K. every year. As a result, the British Parliament expanded their trafficking laws in a way like Sweden and thus those law deter independent prostitutes from working with their peers for safety reasons. “I thought that you were coming on the program to apologize because the claim is so clearly ludicrous and this Guardian article does begin to uncover the truth to what is actually going on,” said Nikki