Event Title
Sex Slavery as a Human Rights Violation
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Classics, Music
Mentor Information
Karen Zivi
Department
Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Location
Kirkhof Center 2201
Start Date
11-4-2012 3:30 PM
Abstract
Over the course of the semester, I will be researching what constitutes a "human rights violation" in respect to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I will also research the human sex trafficking industry, and I will specify and prove how aspects of this industry are clear human rights violations. My end goal will be to prove why human sex trafficking should be termed "sex slavery" in order to convey the violations that are inherent in the industry as well as to increase the attention given to this issue. By labeling this practice as "sex slavery", it will show that it is a human rights violation and that it is an issue that must be taken more seriously by society and governments. I will discuss different methods of fighting this practice and how citizens can get involved at a local level. I will end with discussing that efforts can be made locally that may have an impact on the industry as a whole globally.
Sex Slavery as a Human Rights Violation
Kirkhof Center 2201
Over the course of the semester, I will be researching what constitutes a "human rights violation" in respect to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I will also research the human sex trafficking industry, and I will specify and prove how aspects of this industry are clear human rights violations. My end goal will be to prove why human sex trafficking should be termed "sex slavery" in order to convey the violations that are inherent in the industry as well as to increase the attention given to this issue. By labeling this practice as "sex slavery", it will show that it is a human rights violation and that it is an issue that must be taken more seriously by society and governments. I will discuss different methods of fighting this practice and how citizens can get involved at a local level. I will end with discussing that efforts can be made locally that may have an impact on the industry as a whole globally.