Human Trafficking In Indi A Literature Review

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Freedom as defined by the American dictionary, “the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved”. Every individual wants to be free to make their choices; Young people are discovering life and freedom is what they wish to live their life days carefree in the good sense; free to choose a carrier, to choose a partner, etc.; every child is supposed to have freedom to play, go to school and enjoy their childhood to the fullest. Unfortunately only in India there are thousands of young women and girls who are enslaved without freedom and the worst is sexual slavery where they are beaten and forced to have sex against their will. They are victims of the human trafficking, which is a worldwide problem. The CNN (May 11, 2009) reports that there are more …show more content…

It has been conservatively estimated that at least 225,000 women and children from the region are trafficked every year, accounting for approximately one-third of the global trafficking trade”.

A research by Nandita Deb, published by the International Journal of Social Science & Interdisciplinary Research (Vol.2 (1), January 2013), it is written that, “Human trafficking is a booming international trade making billions of dollars at the expense of millions of victims many of them are young girls and children, who are robbed of their dignity and freedom”. Those criminals who are coldhearted profit satisfying the clients’ demands out of the misery of those young girls who are deprived of their childhood.
In the study ‘Women Trafficking In India’ (Archana, 2013), the cultural aspect is mentioned, saying that in India the devadasi system, where girls are dedicated to a deity, is a practice, which enables trafficking and commercial sexual

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