As already known as a fact, Human Trafficking, One of the world's primary concerns, is increasing day by day. The State of Andhra Pradesh accounting for nearly 7.2% of the Country’s population has charged for 13.3% of total incidents of crime against women in the country by reporting 24,738 cases, during 2007, takes third place in national crime report pertaining to crimes against women.
The problem of missing children, almost 40 per cent of trafficking originates in AP. On the three million victims of human trafficking (in India ) of which 1.2 million are children and also about 60,000 children go missing each year, of which only a pathetic 30% are rescued or traced, and It is alarming to note that the Andhra Pradesh state with its 23 districts is registered with the maximum number of cases of Human trafficking i.e. 438 cases which is highest in India in 2010. And it is also pathetic to observe that, more than 4000 girl children are becoming victims and being trafficked every year from the state of Andhra Pradesh only. Isn’t it pathetic after hundred years after independence for a democratic country-INDIA. Where the rule is for the people, by the people and to the people.
India ,as a major hub of human trafficking in forced labor and sexual exploitation, especially of children, noted the U.S. State Department in a report released recently. India’s major cities and towns with tourist attractions — including religious pilgrimage centers, such as Tirupati, Guruvayoor and Puri — continue to be focal points for child sex tourism, noted the Trafficking In Persons report, annually issued by the State Department. For the seventh year in a row, India remained on the Tier 2 Watch list, receiving one of the lowest rankings.
Each year, about 1.2 children are victims of human trafficking and prostitution. More than 100 million people are forced to work in slave-like conditions. Sex tourism continues to be highly profitable. A fair-skinned eight-year-old girl can fetch US$ 2,500 a night. Underage female prostitution is a billion-dollar industry, up 30 per cent over previous years.
India Remains Hub of Child Trafficking, Says State Dept , even today……
“The Indian Government has not demonstrated sufficient progress in its law enforcement, protection or prevention efforts to address labor trafficking,” noted the TIP report, adding, however, that the country was making significant efforts to end sex trafficking, particularly in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and the Indian Embassy in Oman have begun to address the issue of migrant workers subjected to forced labor in other countries, noted the report.
State and central governments must strengthen their law enforcement capacity against labor trafficking and limit traffickers’ opportunities for bail, noted the TIP report, adding that higher criminal penalties must be levied against traffickers and the “clients” of child prostitutes.
The involvement of public officials in human trafficking remains a problem in India, noted the report. Corrupt law enforcement officials protect brothels and brothel keepers. In several recent cases, lawyers representing pimps and brothel managers were able to obtain the release of child sex-trafficking victims from protective shelters. The girls were subsequently put back into prostitution.
Human trafficking victims may be able to recover if provided with appropriate social, medical, and mental health services from individuals and organizations experienced in human trafficking issues. Many human trafficking victims suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and co-morbid conditions such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. They may likewise suffer from physical illnesses and injuries that require medical attention. Victims may have significant difficulty navigating what resources are available to them due to problems of social stigma, having a criminal record, as well as immigration issues. Many experts believe that it is essential for human trafficking victims to have access to specialized services that focus on their specific history and needs.
When working with human trafficking victims, it is important to acknowledge their specific needs. Teenage girls, for example, who are trafficked as prostitutes after running away from home may be reluctant to get help for fear of being returned to an unpleasant family situation. These girls will need some form of residential care, which can be difficult to find outside of standard group homes, foster homes, or juvenile prisons.
Depending on the length of the victim’s exploitation, counseling or psychotherapy can be very useful in not only processing the experience but also in addressing ongoing mental health issues. For some human trafficking victims, vocational training may be an important part of their recovery, as it can help them to earn a living in a dignified and safe way. As such, a comprehensive approach is key in both facilitating recovery and stopping trafficking through discouraging trafficking victims from returning to their exploiters.
If we can educate that any violence against women is Unexceptable, then the Human Trafficking forces in our world will lose their clients. WHY a man would want to ‘TAKE’ intimacy of this nature from a woman and not enjoy the gift of love, is the SICK part of all of this problem. These men that steal sex, intimacy and the like perhaps have no idea as to how sick they are. We/they are not animals; and when these men realize that they are human beings, as well….perhaps, change will occur.
One approach that has not been publicized is the care, rehabilitation and training of these men that are just so ignorant to their own behaviour, they may truly have no comprehension that the Act of Rape, Sexual Abuse, Human Trafficking is wrong. Is there any campaign on this planet to ‘educate’ men? Is there any hope that the majority of these ‘self loathing men’ have hope for rehabilitation? This is a CRIME that is happening ‘everywhere’ on this planet…these men are YOUR brothers, fathers, nephews, sons, …. has that ever crossed you mind? Where does such spiritual dis-ease come from? Why is this such a growing exercise in our world? Where does this behaviour stem from? Who is doing the research on the WHY and not on the WHAT? The source of this pandemic social behaviour must be researched and cured; as until a cause is found, the effect will never change.
To Conclude there is no conclusion for every incident or an accident we feel sorry every time for a child, a sister, a brother, a women from a family either our or from a closed associate of our own, we feel the flame of the bad fire and yet, still stay on the very same side as an uncivilized, coward , daunt and dirty rock heart. Quite surprised for a change, Wish you and me, making we, can support this fight helping to stop this malady, where a human is sold for serving the hungry needs of the cruels.
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