Question

Child trafficking is a crime against humanity

Answer 1

The action of illegally hiring or selling, delivering, receiving or sheltering children for the purpose of any kind of exploitation is child trafficking. Children are kidnapped, work as bonded labors or are forced for early marriages. The victims are also recruited to manufacture drugs and weapons.

There are a large number of children subjected to forced labor, begging and sexual exploitation. Innocent children, boys and girls are exposed to the vulnerable conditions, violence and sexual abuse. It is the violation of human rights and children are deprived freedom. It breaches the child’s mental and physical ability which is primary to every child’s growth. Children lose their childhood because of the ill-practice of child trafficking. The basic rights of children, irrespective of economic status, caste or gender, are robbed from them.

Traffickers are aware of the fact that children have less developed mental ability to understand wrong and right and are less capable to voice their trauma compared to the adults. Thus, they are an easy target. This practice deprives the child of proper growth with love and care of the family. He/ she is exposed to violence, abuse and traumatic conditions.