The Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares to promote human rights, equality, justice, peace, liberty and rebellion against tyranny and oppression at the national and international level, but not all people of all nations promote respect for individual rights. and freedom. In Articles 3 and 4: People have the right to be free without fear of being reduced to slavery. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Slavery has been abolished in the United States for over a hundred years, but today, different types of slavery are still practiced in some countries, and even here in the United States, adults and children are tricked, caught, kidnapped, forced and sold into slavery. The continuation of the slave trade is in direct contradiction to Articles 3 and 4 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Human trafficking, the name commonly used for the slave trade industry, is a booming business that affects millions of people of all ages, genders and races. First, let's define human trafficking. Human trafficking is a criminal activity that involves the exchange of human beings for the purposes of prostitution, servitude, forced labor and/or organ or tissue removal. It is a serious violation of human rights when, every year, thousands of women and children fall victim to these traffickers in their own countries and abroad and then find themselves surrounded by unknown culture and language, without identity papers, fearing for their lives and those of others. their families, treated as possession and property. Why are some of these women and children such easy targets? It is sad that here in this country people are being brought, sold and smuggled like modern day slaves. These people are often caught in the middle of a sheet of paper. Why are even those we should trust to protect us from such things the ones promoting such behaviors? “Rath served a year in prison under Malaysia's strict anti-immigration laws, then she was supposed to be repatriated. She thought a Malaysian police officer was escorting her home when he drove her to the Thai border, but he then sold her to a trafficker, who peddled her to a Thai brothel. (Excerpt from “Half the Sky” by Nicholas Kristoff.) How can we make a difference in this world, to ensure that our women and children are safe from extreme treatment? Who can we really trust to protect us and save us from such cruelty? I guess only time will tell or maybe with enough pressure from the nations citizens the government will surely take notice and make an effort to resolve this issue.