Human Trafficking
“Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others” (Polaris). Many forms of slavery have been around since before the 1400 and they have continued to progress since then. “The two main reasons of why human trafficking is still spreading are high profits and low risk” (Polaris). Every year these traffickers generate billions of dollars in profits by victimizing millions of people around the entire world. Human trafficking is inhumane act and more effort should be put into stopping it. I like most people who have a heart and care for the people in this world think that Human Trafficking is one of the worst things that have and is still happening today. I think …show more content…
While doing my research I found out that “Five Republicans Oppose the Bipartisan Measure To Combat Human Trafficking” in February of 2013 (Israel). This amendment reauthorized the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. “The measure helps law enforcement investigative human trafficking and supports international efforts to stop the practice” (Israel). Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK), James Inhofe (R-OK), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Jeff Sessions (R-AL) opposed the amendment. So why wouldn’t these five? Josh Israel spoke to the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-VT) who wrote the amendment, about what some of the Senators who apposed the amendment said, “A Senator asserted yesterday that trafficking programs have been wasteful and duplicative” …show more content…
“President Obama declared January to be Human Trafficking Awareness month, and Jan. 11, 2011 was named National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. On this day, various individual, as well as group events took place in an attempt to increase awareness about human trafficking among the general public. The Alliance to End Human Trafficking, an anti trafficking coalition, began a campaign to ask the government to take a serious look at trafficking by renewing the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The goal was not only to increase awareness, but to initiate action as well (Kloer).” There are many foundations and organizations that are helping to stop and bring awareness to Human Trafficking around the world. Some of these foundations and organizations are The Polaris Project, Prajwala, COSA, Urban Light, Student World Assembly’s Red Card Project, GoodWeave, and The Empower Foundation. Although these foundations and organizations have some of the same goals they are all very different from each other. Some of them are only focused on a certain causes inside Human
“Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others” (Polaris). Many forms of slavery have been around since before the 1400 and they have continued to progress since then. “The two main reasons of why human trafficking is still spreading are high profits and low risk” (Polaris). Every year these traffickers generate billions of dollars in profits by victimizing millions of people around the entire world. Human trafficking is inhumane act and more effort should be put into stopping it. I like most people who have a heart and care for the people in this world think that Human Trafficking is one of the worst things that have and is still happening today. I think …show more content…
While doing my research I found out that “Five Republicans Oppose the Bipartisan Measure To Combat Human Trafficking” in February of 2013 (Israel). This amendment reauthorized the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. “The measure helps law enforcement investigative human trafficking and supports international efforts to stop the practice” (Israel). Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK), James Inhofe (R-OK), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Jeff Sessions (R-AL) opposed the amendment. So why wouldn’t these five? Josh Israel spoke to the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-VT) who wrote the amendment, about what some of the Senators who apposed the amendment said, “A Senator asserted yesterday that trafficking programs have been wasteful and duplicative” …show more content…
“President Obama declared January to be Human Trafficking Awareness month, and Jan. 11, 2011 was named National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. On this day, various individual, as well as group events took place in an attempt to increase awareness about human trafficking among the general public. The Alliance to End Human Trafficking, an anti trafficking coalition, began a campaign to ask the government to take a serious look at trafficking by renewing the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The goal was not only to increase awareness, but to initiate action as well (Kloer).” There are many foundations and organizations that are helping to stop and bring awareness to Human Trafficking around the world. Some of these foundations and organizations are The Polaris Project, Prajwala, COSA, Urban Light, Student World Assembly’s Red Card Project, GoodWeave, and The Empower Foundation. Although these foundations and organizations have some of the same goals they are all very different from each other. Some of them are only focused on a certain causes inside Human