HUMAN TRAFFICKING: A THREAT TO STATE SECURITY AND HUMAN SECURITY

Abstract

The study observes the core of both traffickingin persons and security offering a preliminary understandingthe interconnection between the two concepts which is indeed aprecondition of the more thorough contemplation of this securityproblem. Noteworthy is also the further elaboration of the riskthat link between violence and modern-day slavery representshaving in mind society and the individual. This informal economyviolates the principle of morality and is understood to be one of themost offensive crimes. Its elementary features are psychological and/or physical torture, coercing into engaging in the violation of the lawand established social norms as well as transporting and harboring.The consequence of all of this is the material gain, whereas the victimappears as Machiavellian means the gain will justify. Traffickingemerges in different forms, the most discernible of which are forcedlabor and sexual exploitation that is among the hardest forms ofdesecrating human soul. Unfortunately, it is a common phenomenonthat many people (some independent estimates mention a figure ofseveral million) around the world, women and children, in particular,every year become victims of this violence. Tough living conditions,as well as uncertain economic future, are among fundamentalcauses infecting healthy society. If a well-organised criminal networkor a ‘hidden economy’ succeeds to impose the rule of conduct, thenhuman trafficking finds fertile soil in which to grow. Having beenlured the victims later realize where they are, but many never returnto their families, and that terrible fate should make society do whatcan be done and help them.