Writes Aris, Content Writer, Headline Diplomat eMagazine, LUDCI.eu
The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that the modern-day slave (human trafficking) is a $150 billion industry and the most profitable form of planned crime, only behind drugs and arms. Globally, there are around 21 million victims of human trafficking, with 200,000 victims of human trafficking in the USA alone. This number features human trafficking in forced labor and prostitution.

What’s worrying is that many human traffickers walk scot-free, mainly because of a lack of extraterritorial jurisdiction to prosecute human traffickers. For instance, many EU human trafficking criminals flee from the countries they commit crimes; thus, not providing any jurisdictional rights to try them and bring them to justice.

At the moment, it’s estimated that one in every 800 human trafficking criminals is prosecuted. Hence, they have ample freedom and space to continue carrying out their heinous crimes and get away with it. But with proper extraterritorial jurisdiction, most of these criminals can be pursued and prosecuted, even if they leave the country of crime.

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