Trafficking of Women in Mexico and Their Health Risk: Issues and Problems
Trafficking in women is one of the most corrosive forms of human rights violation. It results in the gradual destruction of a woman’s personal identity and her right to live as a free human. The victim is subjected to violence, humiliation and violation of her personal integrity, which may result in...
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| description | Trafficking in women is one of the most corrosive forms of human rights violation. It results in the gradual destruction of a woman’s personal identity and her right to live as a free human. The victim is subjected to violence, humiliation and violation of her personal integrity, which may result in life threatening diseases like HIV/AIDS, STDs or lifelong trauma, drug addiction or personality disintegration. It can also be seen as denial of the right to liberty and security of the person, and the right to freedom from torture, violence, cruelty or degrading treatment. Over the last few decades, international trafficking of women has been given more attention by researchers. However at present internal trafficking is drawing more attention and concern from researchers. The complexity of obtaining visas and strict patrolling on international borders has caused a boom of internal trafficking around the world. Thus, the current paper aims to investigate trafficking of women for sexual exploitation including the recruitment process, methods of trafficking and working conditions of the victims; as well as to explore the determinants of sexual violence and its impact on the health of trafficked women in Monterrey, Mexico. For the present study a total of 60 women were interviewed using a snowball method between 2007 and 2013. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0a9d07887d84497bb81306a784ae63c2022-12-22T02:13:22ZengCogitatioSocial Inclusion2183-28032015-02-013110311210.17645/si.v3i1.179101Trafficking of Women in Mexico and Their Health Risk: Issues and ProblemsArun Kumar Acharya0Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, 64930 Monterrey, MexicoTrafficking in women is one of the most corrosive forms of human rights violation. It results in the gradual destruction of a woman’s personal identity and her right to live as a free human. The victim is subjected to violence, humiliation and violation of her personal integrity, which may result in life threatening diseases like HIV/AIDS, STDs or lifelong trauma, drug addiction or personality disintegration. It can also be seen as denial of the right to liberty and security of the person, and the right to freedom from torture, violence, cruelty or degrading treatment. Over the last few decades, international trafficking of women has been given more attention by researchers. However at present internal trafficking is drawing more attention and concern from researchers. The complexity of obtaining visas and strict patrolling on international borders has caused a boom of internal trafficking around the world. Thus, the current paper aims to investigate trafficking of women for sexual exploitation including the recruitment process, methods of trafficking and working conditions of the victims; as well as to explore the determinants of sexual violence and its impact on the health of trafficked women in Monterrey, Mexico. For the present study a total of 60 women were interviewed using a snowball method between 2007 and 2013.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/179femicidelife threatening diseasesMexicosexual exploitationtrafficking in women |
| spellingShingle | Arun Kumar Acharya Trafficking of Women in Mexico and Their Health Risk: Issues and Problems Social Inclusion femicide life threatening diseases Mexico sexual exploitation trafficking in women |
| title | Trafficking of Women in Mexico and Their Health Risk: Issues and Problems |
| title_full | Trafficking of Women in Mexico and Their Health Risk: Issues and Problems |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Trafficking of Women in Mexico and Their Health Risk: Issues and Problems |
| title_short | Trafficking of Women in Mexico and Their Health Risk: Issues and Problems |
| title_sort | trafficking of women in mexico and their health risk issues and problems |
| topic | femicide life threatening diseases Mexico sexual exploitation trafficking in women |
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