Andhra Pradesh, India has became a safe haven for young
girls that have fallen victim to the sex trafficking crimes that are on the
rise in India. The rescued girls range from the youngest at 13 years old. These
girls come from brothels in big cities where they have faced abuse, slavery and
inhumane treatment. Andhra Pradesh accounts for nearly half of all sex
trafficking cases in India. It is reported that nearly 300,000 women and girls
have been trafficked for sex work out of Andhra Pradesh but only 3,000 have
been rescued so far. This area is India is known to be one of the poorest in
the world and because of the poverty many girls are tricked into sex
trafficking without knowing. They are approached with promises of jobs, a
better life and money and then are sold to brothels were they are forced to
sleep with numerous men over time before they are even given some type of
compensation. Government is trying its best to rescue these women and girls
from traffickers and place them in rehabilitation. By the time many of these
females get to rehabilitation their mental and physical state is beyond fixing.
The sex trafficking of women shows that inequality for women is still very well
present all around the world. There needs to be more opportunities for women to
educate and better themselves for a better life instead of being trapped into
demining situations such as these. Opportunities for women to go to school and
get jobs or hold political positions just like their male counterparts need to
be fought for all over.
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