Ph: a sex worker sits in a brothel in Mazuco, Madre de Dios, Peru. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
At least five people have been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking in police raids at Puerto Maldonado, in the south- eastern Peruvian state of Madre de Dios. The raids were on 60 houses of prostitution and involved more than 400 police officers. Local prosecutor Fernando de Santa María says that of the 293 women that have been rescued at least 10 were minors, the youngest of them being a 13 year old girl.
The region of Madre de Dios is known for its illegal gold mining, which has attracted thousands of fortune-seekers in recent years. According to Save the Children more than 1,100 underage girls are being used as sexual slaves in the illegal mining camps of Madre de Dios.
My opinion: From my point of view, Peru's government is to blame for this situation. The fact that this is happening shows that they are not keeping and eye on the exploitation of gold mines, which always results not only in the exploitation of people- as this piece of news shows- but also in a lack of respect for the environment (in this case, for example, the rain forest is being destroyed and contaminated by the mercury used in processing the gold--to the point that some fear ecological disaster). More effort and resources should therefore be put by the state in order to ensure that the law is upheld in Madre de Dios.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15165339
I believe that is still shocking that events like these still happen, but if we analyse it carefully, we would find a huge "business" and a great fortune. I don't know who is capable of using human beings for these sort of purposes, and they would not hesitate on violating human rights. Also, it sad to admit that is a source of income for the country: the so-called sex tourism and child prostitution.
ReplyDeleteLaw domestic enforcements as well as international action must be held in order to eradicate this depravation on human rights.
I very much agree with you because the main problem lies in the fact that governments do not take sufficient steps to solve and prevent this because it provides great revenue to the country. The main problem I can see is that is is imposible that a country works well if the government itself and the authorities allow this to continue happening because it provides income to the country, considering that it is a severe violation of human rights.
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