Several social and human costs to development are attributable to trafficking in persons.
Victims of trafficking could hardly care for the elderly and their children. In several cases,
the forced absence of wo
men leads to the breakdown of families and neglect of children.
Both human trafficking and HIV greatly threaten human development and food security.
The notion of fearful communities that all trafficked persons are infected with HIV/AIDS
leads to further s
tigmatization of all women returning to their communities. Ironically,
many ex
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victims of trafficking hardly find relationship with men, let alone marriage. This
type of experience on their return is not only traumatic, but equally devastating. Thus, the
s
uccessful reintegration into their communities had positive impact on individual and
general human development.
Human trafficking affects democracy and democratization in many developing nations. The
ever
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growing proportion of trafficking in human beings
is perpetuated by organized and
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sophisticated criminal enterprises. These criminal activities and the official corruption
linked to trafficking undermine democratic institutions and challenge the principle of the
rule of law