Human trafficking, in the present century, is one of the worst forms of exploitation and abuse that human being had ever thought of. Due to its high in payoffs and low in risk, it becomes a highly attractive business. As a result of economic globalization, human trafficking has become an increasingly serious dilemma in the all over the world and become a global issue in the present era. Trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation is a highly attractive business for those who organize it. Human trafficking is harmful to the millions of women and children exploited in slavery-like conditions in the global sex industry. It is a modernised form of age old slave trade. It is a serious violation of human rights and one of the fastest growing organized crimes of the day transcending culture, geography and time. Human trafficking threatens human security and human development.
Key Words: Human Trafficking, Sex Slavery, Human Rights Violations, State Obligations
“[Human trafficking] ought to concern every person
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Human trafficking includes both labour exploitation and sexual exploitation. Sex trafficking is considered a massive global enterprise that is essentially a trade in rape-for-profit. Based on the relevant statistics of the United Nations in the 1990s, this criminal activity gained huge profits of up to $2 million yearly, and in 2000, the data was close to $9 billion. However, the latest United Nations data shows that in 2010, the market value was over $32 billion for human trafficking. Accurate data on trafficking victims is difficult to determine due to different statistical methods used by various institutions; the data gaps range from six hundred thousand to twenty-seven million people. Based on the amount of profits human trafficking earns, the number of victims is no small