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Criminalization is the process of making something illegal under the criminal law. In the context of human trafficking, criminalization refers to the passage of laws that make human trafficking a criminal offense. These laws typically define what constitutes human trafficking and provide for penalties, such as imprisonment and fines, for those who engage in trafficking activities. Criminalization of human trafficking is an important step in efforts to prevent and combat this crime, as it sends a strong message that trafficking is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Many countries have passed laws criminalizing human trafficking, and international organizations, such as the United Nations, have also developed treaties and standards on trafficking that call for its criminalization.
Editor’s note: In your Knowledge Vault, PBJ Learning presents multiple viewpoints re: sex work, as it is is a hotly contested dividing line between anti-trafficking groups. We support education about human trafficking and the free exchange of ideas. Photo by Ryan McVay from Photo Images Throughout history and still today, academic institutions play a critical…
As the guardian of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Protocols thereto, including the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air (Smuggling of Migrants Protocol) and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (Trafficking in Persons Protocol), UNODC strives…
Defendant Instructed Enforcer: “If She Dares Fight Back, Beat Her More Viciously. Get Some Results from the Beating.”
In the second episode of the second season of the Trafficking Matters Podcast, Douglass Fellows Natalie Assaad and Christy Salzman interview Sarah Bendtsen Diedhiou, the Director of State Legislative Advocacy and Christine Raino, Senior Director of Public Policy, at Shared Hope International. They talk about Shared Hope’s mission to improve state approaches to minor sex…
Photo from Unsplash.com In a special post for International Women’s Day, we are highlighting several brave activists who fought for women’s rights and equality from different eras and places around the world. These are but brief snapshots of full and complicated lives, but may they inspire pride, comfort, and long-range vision for an equal world. “Women’s…
Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post. 11 Men Arrested in Prostitution Sting in Dubuque The NAHT Needs Your Help to Ensure the Iowa Legislature Passes the Safe Harbor Bill (HF 2464) New Human Trafficking Trainer at Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Iowa Faith-Based…
This study aims to explore the knowledge of the Portuguese community on child trafficking. Through an online inventory, with a sample of 492 community members, with a mean age of 40.53 and mostly female (70.7%), participants were more knowledgeable about forms of exploitation, risk and vulnerability factors, the profile of the victims, and the situation…
People caught in the global sex trade, who are overwhelmingly women and girls, are among the world’s most marginalized. But states too often treat them as criminals. Every day, survivor leaders and frontline advocates fight against the brutal sex trade system and the criminalization of people in prostitution, calling on states to offer support services and hold…
A group of inmates walk in leg chains under supervision on a road near the South Florida Reception… [+] Center, a maximum security prison, in Miami Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1995. (AP Photo/Daniel Portnoy) On July 31, the California Department of Corrections tweeted, “Today, more than 2,000 volunteer inmate firefighters, including 58 youth offenders, are battling…
On July 31, the California Department of Corrections tweeted, “Today, more than 2,000 volunteer inmate firefighters, including 58 youth offenders, are battling wildfire flames throughout CA. Inmate firefighters serve a vital role, clearing thick brush down to bare soil to stop the fire’s spread.” Fifty-eight youth battling wildfire flames. In a practice that dates to…
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