We all have an opinion of Donald Trump: Whether you think he's evil, stupid or fearless, everyone has their own views on what's going to happen to the country when he steps into office. We at The Roe3 Trafficking Project are thinking of things through a different lens: the lens of human trafficking in our developing and developed nations.
Now, more than ever, we need the U.N. As you may recall from one of the first articles I wrote for this blog, the United Nations did technically create the first international list of rights every human being is entitled to that didn't have a ton of issues. If we really want to create a way of life in which everyone is safe from being a product rather than a person, we need to make sure our countries still uphold the rights outlined by the U.N. so many years ago.
Although things do seem to be looking up as the most recent U.N. conference focused on human trafficking and human exploitation, and they've invited people to speak on behalf of the problem, we still have a long way to go. It seems in recent years to always be "one step forward two steps back" when it comes to human rights movements. However, I believe in the American people. We can't stop fighting for the rights we hold dear; for ourselves and others. If we know trafficking still exists, isn't it our duty to put an end to it? Fellow human beings being bought and sold like cattle; that's the kind of behavior that should have ended hundreds of years ago if it ever began at all.
I personally worry it will be difficult, with America's drastic change in government, to continue tightening the bonds we have with the other nations we share this earth with. I hope I'm wrong.
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