Women of all ages in Nepal are hurt because they are being trafficked for prostitution, pornography, and other sexual exploitation. This essay will investigate to what extent victims have been denied their human rights to freedom from slavery and how sex trafficking is similar to 18th century slavery.
The article “The Modern Slave Trade” by Kathmandu Post claims that human trafficking for sexual purposes is a large problem in Nepal and officials are doing what they can to stop this nightmare. This article is from Nepal and was made by Kathmandu Post in 2010. Kathmandu post is the largest and best selling English newspaper in Nepal, so I believe I will get good information from this source because it was published in the region I am focused …show more content…
Triveni Acharaya, a journalist for an indian newspaper, quit her job to fight against sex slavery. Triveni, and others standing against trafficking, harsh threats from people working for human sex trafficking, including brothel owners and pimps. Sex trafficking doesn’t just deny victims their rights but also the people fighting against this global issue. Triveni comments “Rescuing girls is a very risky job, ' says Triveni. 'Often it represents a loss of nearly 20 lakh rupees ($45,000) to the brothel keeper. And in India any Tom, Dick or Harry would kill for [that] sum of money.” It shouldn’t take large sums of money to end a problem that never should have started in the first place. It is easy to understand why it is so hard to put an end to this conflict; the sex trade is a multi-million dollar industry that and in this day and age money is power, pimps are able to bribe government officials, and this trade’s product is in high demand. To finally put an end to this denial of basic human rights it will take a lot of strength and perseverance, unfortunately those brave enough to step up are being
The article “The Modern Slave Trade” by Kathmandu Post claims that human trafficking for sexual purposes is a large problem in Nepal and officials are doing what they can to stop this nightmare. This article is from Nepal and was made by Kathmandu Post in 2010. Kathmandu post is the largest and best selling English newspaper in Nepal, so I believe I will get good information from this source because it was published in the region I am focused …show more content…
Triveni Acharaya, a journalist for an indian newspaper, quit her job to fight against sex slavery. Triveni, and others standing against trafficking, harsh threats from people working for human sex trafficking, including brothel owners and pimps. Sex trafficking doesn’t just deny victims their rights but also the people fighting against this global issue. Triveni comments “Rescuing girls is a very risky job, ' says Triveni. 'Often it represents a loss of nearly 20 lakh rupees ($45,000) to the brothel keeper. And in India any Tom, Dick or Harry would kill for [that] sum of money.” It shouldn’t take large sums of money to end a problem that never should have started in the first place. It is easy to understand why it is so hard to put an end to this conflict; the sex trade is a multi-million dollar industry that and in this day and age money is power, pimps are able to bribe government officials, and this trade’s product is in high demand. To finally put an end to this denial of basic human rights it will take a lot of strength and perseverance, unfortunately those brave enough to step up are being