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    traditional slavery has been replaced by human trafficking, a modern-day slavery. Human trafficking is defined as Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age; or the recruitment, harboring,…

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    The arrest of one of Indiana's celebrities forces us to acknowledge what many still don't want to believe — the underground business of sex trafficking exists and is thriving. When the Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficking Humans Task Force, which I co-chair, first started talking about human trafficking in our state, we were met with skeptics. People could not believe this was happening here. Fortunately — and very unfortunately — it's now impossible for even the skeptics to ignore the…

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    There has estimated to be over 27 million victims of trafficking worldwide, involving men, women, and children, according to Women’s Health and Education Center . Human trafficking is also known as the new modern day slavery and can be identified in two forms: sex and labor. Sex trafficking can defined as “the illegal transport of humans into another country to be exploited in a sexual manner for financial gains,” and while victims can be men, women, or children, there is a high prevalence for…

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    It can be said that human trafficking is the modern-day slavery. Human trafficking is the world’s fastest growing global crime. It involves transporting, recruiting, and harbouring of persons through the use of force, abduction, deception, abuse of power, and vulnerability of others for the purpose of exploitation and personal profit. Each year millions of women, men, and children are victims of this crime, however, especially children and women. Human trafficking is illegal worldwide but…

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    Human Trafficking from a Horrific Standpoint: Should this be the main focus? "Right in our nation’s capitol, I was sold into trafficking to a man named Moses. Soon after buying me, Moses took me to New York City where he trafficked me for 8 years. During my time on the streets of New York I was abused, short, stabbed, raped, kidnapped, trafficked, beaten, addicted to drugs, jailed, and more all before I was 18 years old.” These are the words of Barbara Amaya’s a former trafficking survivor.…

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    solemn responsibility to honor and uphold this legacy.” The entire world has an enormous issue that’s human trafficking. The human trafficking is the new illness around the world. Moreover, countries have affected with the modern illness of destroyed human rights. It 's a serious cause that can put any person in fear, depression, and many physicals issues. The phenomenon of human trafficking is not new, it is as old as history has since been persecuted human rights and his brother in executing…

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    Dashaan Perry International Human Rights 3/7/17 Professor. Benjamin Human Trafficking Human trafficking has become modern day slavery. Across the world we have same an astonishing number of victim suffering from this horrible cause. So exactly what is Human trafficking? Human trafficking is cutting edge servitude and includes the utilization of drive, misrepresentation, or pressure to get some sort of work or business sex act. Consistently, a great deal of men, ladies, and kids are…

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    When someone says the words “human trafficking,” images of emaciated children, forced to work long hours for a pittance in third world countries most likely comes to mind. However, in recent years, the face of a trafficking victim in the United States has changed. In the state of California, 79% of reported trafficking crimes are related to the commercial sex industry, and in 2011, 80% of sex trafficking victims in the U.S. were American citizens. While many immigrants and nationals of other…

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    unaware of their rights they are granted as a human. Any form of human trafficking is a major human rights violation. Denise, a 13 year old in California, belonged to a foster home. She craved love and support, and found that in an older boyfriend who slowly convinced her she could earn a lot of money as a prostitute. She was arrested multiple times and also served time in jail. Law enforcement could not identify her as a human trafficking victim, so she did not receive social services but…

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    Human Trafficking: A Rapidly Growing Issue Maryam was 17 years old when she found herself living in Kazakhstan dreaming of a better life. Her family was not wealthy nor were they poor. But Maryam wanted to travel; she wanted to see the world. After months of coaxing, her parents gave in and let her take an employment position as a shop assistant, 1,190 miles away in Samara, Russia. The man recruiting Maryam to the new position was named Dastan. He paid her mother and father 300 dollars,…

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