Sunday, October 18, 2009

Issue: UN reports that Human trafficking is highly under prosecuted crime in Europe. Press Trust India report states that fewer people were captured for human trafficking in Europe than for less frequent crimes as kidnapping.In 2006,only 9,000 were victims were reported,about thirty times smaller than the estimated number of people being trafficked.

Significances:
1)The most common victims sold for sexual exploitation were women then chikdren and men who were forced to work in constriction and agriculture.
2)According to the report a great portions of victims coming from China,Phillipines,Thai and Vietnam were recognized in the report.
3)In Europe,Bulgaria and Romania are considered to be countries at the most rate for human trafficking victims.
4)The research also shows that the victims of human trafficking are most commonly women. Also the number of prosecuted female offenders is higher for human trafficking than any other crime.

Analysis:
1) Write at least 2 reasons how this event can be analyzed in relation to our course discussions of the related topic. Is it biased, does it seem reliable, Is the author competent, does this article seem appropriate and useful?
The article reviews the problems on human trafficking and shows its statistics in the countries facing this problem. The source seems to be reliable as it shows UN reports and opinions written on that issue. The article is useful as it shows the origins of the problem and the main hotspots as well as the statistics according to the highly rated places where such problems occur.


Quote: Write one exact quote from your article here, try to choose a quote that you find interesting or that embodies the article and its purpose or argument as a whole.

"Perhaps police are not finding the traffickers and victims because they are not looking for them", said Antonio Maria Costa, United Nations Organisation of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) chief.

Citation: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=447829

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