Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Athletic events have become a commonplace for Human Trafficking


Now a days, Athletic events have become a commonplace for human right abuses and sexual exploitation. Events like Super Bowl, Olympics etc has already proven increase in trafficking. South Africa during the 2010 World Cup, estimates indicated about 100,000 people might have fallen prey to the schemes of traffickers.

The similar trend was expected from 2014 super bowl as well, experts says.

As an estimated 600,000 fans descend on host-country Brazil, so will thousands of pimps and traffickers with their victims.

In Brazil, many girls have gone missing in recent months—a number so high, authorities are unable to keep count. They are believed to have been trafficked to host-cities such as Salvador and Cuiaba, with police reports of crime gangs offering girls as “available” for football fans.

The majority of the girls come from extreme poverty, girls between the ages of 11 and 14, where vulnerable. These girls have been introduced to cocaine and “glue-sniffing,” to stave off the physical pain of sexual violence and hunger, laying the foundation for addiction that only further entangles them in the sex industry’s grip.

Until and unless the government stands against this issues, the trafficking will continue as the games proceed

Experts believe that the Brazilian government, with assistance from systems (with latest technology), awareness programs, and trainings help them to crack down the unstable issue like human trafficking.

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