Transnational Crimes-Human Trafficking

COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1
Comparative Criminal Justice
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COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2
Comparative Criminal Justice
Transnational Crimes-Human Trafficking
Transnational crimes are international crimes, and they entail the cross border
transferences as an essential aspect of criminal activities. Generally, certain crimes occur in one
particular nation; however, activities relating to such crimes tend to have many impacts on other
countries (Onwudiwe, 2017). A key example is human trafficking, sex slavery, drug trafficking,
slavery as well as goods smuggling. Organized organizations usually administer the mentioned
activities.
Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is an activity that involves the trading of humans mainly for
surrogacy, trading of organs, sexual exploitation on a commercial basis, sex slavery and labor. It
is considered a crime against another individual wish to carry out something that they do not
value and believe in (Boister, 2018). Additionally, human trafficking is a violation of the rights
of others. Statistics indicate that the revenue generated from human trafficking is estimated to be
about $ 33 billion annually in international trade.
Countries in the Business of Human Trafficking
The two nations that are famously known for human trafficking include India and China.
India has a high rate of human trafficking of men, women as well as children. Reports indicate
that every year about 700,000 individuals are trafficked. The victims of human trafficking are
mostly duped with fake promises of employment (Ottisova et al., 2016). The women, for
instance, are forced into marriages as well as sexual exploitations. It is has been considered as
one of the sources of transit and final destinations for trafficked individuals. Consequently,