killings, female infanticide, domestic violence against women, sexual harassment, rape, illegal trafficking and prostitution and myriad others of the same ilk. Gender discrimination prevails in almost all areas, be it social, cultural, economic or educational. An effective remedy for these evils needs to be sought in order to ensure the Right to Equality guaranteed by the Constitution of India, to the fairer sex. Gender equality facilitates the empowerment of women. Since education begins at home, the
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Lastly, when I heard of child abuse, I generally thought of physical, emotional, sexual abuse, and neglect. Although I was aware that sex trafficking was the exploitation of children or young adults, it never registered to me that this is another act of child maltreatment. I acknowledged that this was an issue; however, I largely perceived sex trafficking as only occurring in cities. I was also under the impression that the girls engaging in this were obtaining monetary forms of payment for their
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Women's Health Journal describes it best in their article, “The trafficking of women: a human rights issue” when they say “The sexual trade of women constitutes a human rights concern which reveals the gross inequality between the sexes and the subordination of women on a global scale.” (“The trafficking of women”). A common misconception is that there is not much we can do to stop this international issue, but by simply increasing
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40 would burn people alive, as ‘they are suspected of targeting migrants who can't pay extortion fees.’(Mexico's most notorious drug cartels,1). They might also target tourists to make a quick buck by using them for ransom or kidnap them to sell for sex slaves. In addition, ‘ Leaving bodies and body parts in public places was a hallmark of Los Zetas' work, as was torture’(Mexico's most notorious drug cartels,1), These are usually a warning of death
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Preface There is no doubt that we are in the midst of a great revolution in the history of women. The evidence is everywhere; the voice of women is increasingly heard in Parliament, courts and in the streets. While women in the West had to fight for over a century to get some of their basic rights, like the right to vote, the Constitution of India gave women equal rights with men from the beginning. Unfortunately, women in this country are mostly unaware of their rights because of illiteracy and
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practices harmful to women, such as honor killings, burning or acid throwing, female genital mutilation, dowry-related violence; violence in armed conflict, such as murder and rape; and emotional abuse, such as coercion and abusive language. Trafficking of women and girls for prostitution, forced marriage, sexual harassment and intimidation at work are additional examples of violence against women. Gender violence occurs in both the ‘public’ and ‘private’ spheres. Such violence not only occurs
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Child Sex Tourism The topic that I thought was interesting to write about is child sex tourism. Child sex tourism is happening on a daily bases all around the world. It is really sad that young children from all nationalities and all ages are used as sexual pleasures to older men. It is very sad that child sex tourism is very hard to get under control. In an article written by ECPAT (End Child Prostitution and trafficking) stated that wealthy Westerners posing as good people often prepared
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Everyone seems to have an opinion on sex work, whether that opinion is rooted in personal experience, moral values, or exposure to research. Defined as “the performance of sex acts for hire; prostitution” (ProCon Organization) sex work is most often stigmatized. Though it can be vilified and illegal, sex work does exist on a global scale; the issues surrounding it, therefore, affect millions and must be carefully examined. Policy-makers, scholars, community leaders, and citizens should consider the
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Introduction In Alden Speare’s (1986) words, "migration can be involuntary when a person is physically transported from a country and has no opportunity to escape from those transporting him”. Literature on forced migration often focuses on asylum seekers and refugees, but there are other groups of displaced persons. This paper will look at trafficked people, particularly on Korean comfort women during the Imperial Japan times, from the years 1931 to 1945. Comfort women are females who were forced
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Abstract: Globalization and movement for labor affect the United States all across the board. People find it hard to pull up and move to various locations around the world but for a better life for themselves and the family they often do so . Families do so for better wages to avoid crime, better education and sometimes are forced to. Immigrants take a chance for a better life by facing, crime, kidnapping and murdering order to get to various places in the United States. Texas border brings in
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