Sex Trafficking

Sueda N., 10B

 Women and children have been the victims of sex trafficking for many years. This has been going on throughout centuries, and around the early 1900s it became a political issue.  Many women have been abused, kidnapped and sold into sex trafficking. The  occurrence of sex trafficking has been increasing over time and not decreasing and this has become an even bigger problem than it was before.

A woman named Usha Narayane helped stop a woman from being raped and abused in her town by standing up to a man named Akku Yadav and his gang. Akku Yadav's gang would steal girls from their homes and would rape them in the middle of their  town so they would be embarrassed. Akku Yadav once raped a pregnant women in the middle of the town and then cut off her breasts just to put fear into the people. Akku Yadav was a horrible man that everyone feared and would not go against because they would fear for their lives of being in danger. But not Usha Narayane she didn't fear him or his gang, so she reported them to the police and when they threatened her to stop she threatened them back and they started to backoff.  Over time Usha Narayane got arrested and he was in court when he told the women that he will never stop the rape and the abuse. Then at that moment all the women in the court got up, rushed toward him and started stabbing him until he died. After that the police blamed Usha Narayane for the death of Akku Yadav but all the women said they had killed him. All of the women said that they should be arrested, but the police could not do that so they let Usha Narayane go.  Usha Narayane strived for change and she saved many people and more people should be like that, more people should stand up for what they believe in and make it known throughout the world.

Another story from the book Half the Sky is when a young girl got tricked into sex trafficking by a man who promised her work at another city. The girl thought she was going to the city to work for her family and get them some money for food and medical reasons but when she left and got there she was sold into sextrafficking.The  girl was grown up being a sex slave but over sometime some organizations helped her get out and go back to family. Her family was so happy to see her and everything was getting a little better until the girl went back because she had been drugged and couldn't resist without the drugs they gave to her in the brothel. At the end she couldn't be saved because  she was addicted and the brothel had ruined her life for ever by one making her a sex slave and two by drugging her so she would always come back for more. The girls that are kidnapped they are abused and drugged and they have wounds that cant be healed and therefore they cant be saved.

 The lack of money and resources make women and children the victims of traffickers. They are defenseless and don't know better they are given false promises such as job opportunities in other countries or states in that matter. Many of those people who accept the offers from these people find themselves  in situations where they are  endangered and have no choice but to obey the people. Human trafficking is not limited to sexual abuse and prostitution it also includes “persons who are trafficked into 'forced' marriages or into bonded labor markets, such as sweat shops, agricultural plantations, or domestic service.” The avoidance of human trafficking compels different  types of categories. Some categories partake low cost and can have instant effect such as having awareness campaigns to allow high risk persons to be informed and also having strong laws that are enforced are even an effective warning that can influence many people.