Women's Rights

Women's Rights In Islam
The Conditions of Women in Arabia Before Islam

In those days before Islam, women were treated like slaves or property. Their personal consent concerning anything related to their well-being was considered unimportant, to such a degree that they were never even treated as a party to a marriage contract.Women were used for one purpose, and then discarded. They had no independence, could own no property and were not allowed to inherit. In times of war, women were treated as part of the prize. Simply put, their condition was unspeakable.In addition, the birth of a daughter in a family was not an occasion for rejoicing, but was regarded with humiliation. The practice of killing female children was uncontrolled.With the advent of Islam came the verse from the Quran condemning those who practiced female infanticide:

"And when the news of (the birth of) a female (child) is brought to any of them, his face becomes dark, and he is filled with inward grief! He hides himself from the people because of the evil of that whereof he has been informed. Shall he keep her with dishonor or bury her in the earth? Certainly, evil is their decision."(An-Nahl 16:58-59)

And as part of a description of various events on the Day of Judgment, the Quran mentions:

"And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do)shall be questioned. For what sin she was killed? (At-Takwir 81:8-9)

Outside Arabia conditions for women were no better. In India, Egypt, and all European countries in the Dark Ages, women were treated worse than slaves. They were not regarded as human beings but as sort of a sub-species between humans and animals.

Allah (SWT) Gave the Arab Women Their Rights

The rights of Muslim women were given to us by Allah (SWT), who is All-Compassionate, All-Merciful, All-Just, All-Unbiased, All-Knowing and Most Wise. These rights, which were granted to women more than 1400 years ago, and were taught by the perfect example of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), were given by the one Who created us and Who alone knows what rights are best for our female natures. Allah (SWT) says in the Quran:

"O You who believe! You are forbidden to inherit women against their will, and you should not treat them with harshness, that you may take away part of the Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at time of marriage) you have given them, unless they commit open illegal sexual intercourse. And live with them honorably. If you dislike them, it may be that you dislike a thing and Allah bringsthrough it a great deal of good." (An-Nisa 4:19)

The most basic right of a woman in Islam is the knowledge and recognition that she never has to ask or demand or fight for her rights which are guaranteed to her by Allah (SWT) Himself.

Rights That Islam Gives to Women

Human Rights

Islam considers a woman to be equal to a man as a human being and as his partner in this life. Women have been created with a soul of the same nature as man’s. Allah (SWT) says in the Quran:

"O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife (Eve), and from them both He created many men and women and fear Allah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever and All-Watcher over you." (Al-Nisa 4:1)

And in the words of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW),

"Assuredly, women are the twin halves of men." (Sahih reported by Abu-Dawud (RA)

Islam does not blame Eve alone for the First Sin. The Quran makes it very clear that both Adam and Eve were tempted, that they both sinned and were both forgiven after their repentance. Allah (SWT) says in the Quran:

"Then Satan whispered suggestions to them both in order to uncover that which was hidden from them of their private parts (before); he said: "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree save you should become angels or become of the immortals." And he (Satan) swore by Allah to them both (saying): "Verily, I am one of the sincere well-wishers for you both." So he mislead them with deception. Then when they tasted of the tree, that which was hidden from them of their shame (private parts) became manifest to them and they began to stick together the leaves of Paradise over themselves (in order to cover their shame). And their Lord called out to them (saying): "Did I not forbid you that tree and tell you: Verily, Satan is an open enemy unto you?" They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers." (Allah) said: "Get down, one of you an enemy to the other (i.e. Adam, Eve, and Satan, etc.). On earth will be a dwelling-place for you and an enjoyment, - for a time." He said: "Therein you shall live, and therein you shall die, and from it you shall be brought out (i.e. resurrected)."(Al-A’raf 7:20-25)

In Islamic law a woman is an independent, unique individual in her own right. She has the same responsibilities towards herself, towards Allah (SWT) and towards other human beings as the male, and will be punished or rewarded in the Hereafter without discrimination towards her female gender.

Civil Rights

There is no compulsion in religion according to the Quran:

"There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Taghut [anything worshipped other then the Real God (Allah)] and believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower."(Al-Baqarah 2:256)

A Muslim woman is not permitted to change her family name to her husband’s name upon marriage. She is always known by her father’s name, as a mark of her own identity. In choosing a marriage partner, her consent to accept or reject any prospective suitor for marriage must be respected.

A Muslim woman has the right to seek divorce, if necessary within the laws of Islam. Muslim Women Have the Right to Go Outside of Her Home . Muslim women are not forbidden from going out in the community, working, or visiting relatives and female friends, if there is no objection from their guardian/husband and they are covered and behave and speak according to Islamic guidelines and, if necessary, escorted by their Mahram (a close male relative). However, a woman’s home should be the main base that she works from. Allah (SWT) instructed the wife’s of the Prophet (SAW):

"O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women. If you keep your duty (to Allah), then be not soft in speech, lest he is whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy or evil desire for adultery, etc.) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honorable manner. And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance, and offer prayers perfectly (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah wishes only to remove Ar-Rijs (evil deeds and sins, etc.) from you, O members of the family [of the Prophet (SAW)], and to purify you with a thorough purification." (Al-Ahzab 33:32-33)

A Woman in Islam Has the Right to Get an Education

In the words of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW):

"To seek knowledge is obligatory on every Muslim."(Declared Authentic By Shaikh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen Al-Albaani)

Muslim here meaning male and female Muslims, as women are the twin halves of men. The Prophet (SAW) also said:

"Whoever follows a way to seek knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a way to paradise." (Declared Authentic By Shaikh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen Al-Albaani)

A woman in Islam has the right to knowledge and education. Allah (SWT) encourages women to read and keep up the learning process. He also bestows His mercy upon all who seek knowledge, and gives them high status:

"Is one who is obedient to Allah, prostrating himself or standing (in prayer) during the hours of the night, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the Mercy of his Lord (like one who disbelieves)? Say: "Are those who know equal to those who know not?" It is only men of understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allah’s Signs and Verses). (Az-Zumar 39:9)

"O you who believe! When you are told to make room in the assemblies, (spread out and) make room. Allah will give you (ample) room (from His Mercy). And when you are told to rise up (for prayers, Jihad, or for any other good deed), rise up. Allah will exalt in degree those of you who believe, and those who have been granted knowledge. And Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do. (Al-Mujadilah 58:11)

This is referring to religious knowledge, in the first place, and to any other kind of knowledge, in the second place, where one has the intention of benefiting herself, her family and the Islamic society. Additionally, a husband should not forbid his wife from going out of the house to seek basic religious knowledge, unless he is teaching her at home. The Quran advises mankind to pray:

"Then High above all be Allah, the True King. And be not in haste [O Muhammad (SAW)] with the Quran before its revelation is completed to you, and say: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge." (Ta-Ha 20:114)

The Right to Go to the Mosque

The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said:

"If someone’s wife asks his permission to go to the mosque, he should not deny it to her."
Women should be covered Islamically, according to the Muslim woman's dress requirements .At the same time, a woman’s prayer in her home is better, from the standpoint of her household duties and duties as a mother. Also it is better in the sense that it prevents unnecessary mixing with men. The Prophet (SAW) also stated on another occasion:

"But their homes are better for them." (Reported by Abu Dawud and Ahmed)

Islam Gives Men and Women Equal Rights

In reality, and in Islam, the rights and responsibilities of a woman are equal to those of man, but they are not necessarily identical with them. Equality and sameness are two very different things. I think you’ll agree that, for one thing, women and men are physically very different from one another, although they are equal to each other in other important ways.In the West, women may be doing the same job that men do, but their wages are often less. The rights of Western women in modern times were not created voluntarily, or out of kindness to the female. The modern Western woman reached her present position by force, and not through natural processes or mutual consent of Divine teachings. She had to force her way, and various circumstances aided her.

Shortage of manpower during wars, pressure of economic needs and requirement of industry forced women to leave their homes to work, struggling for their livelihood, to appear equal to men. Whether all women are sincerely pleased with these circumstances, and whether they are happy and satisfied with the results, is a different matter.

But the fact remains that whatever rights modern Western women have, they fall short of those of her Muslim counterpart! Islam has given woman what duties her female nature. It gives her full security and protects her against becoming what Western modern women themselves complain against: a "mere sex object."

The Right to Seek Employment

If you take a look at many societies today, a woman is only valued and considered important if she performs the functions of a man, (while at the same time displaying her feminine attractions to the public). While these women may carry the immense responsibility of bearing and rearing children, you have to admit that they may still be at par with men in nearly every area of life.

The result is the present-day confusion concerning sex role differentiation, resulting in very large numbers of divorces and emotionally distraught children.In Islam, however, the value and importance of women in society and the true measure of their success as human beings, is measured with completely different criteria: their fear of Allah (SWT) and obedience to Him, and fulfillment of the duties He has entrusted them with, particularly that of bearing, rearing and teaching children.

Nevertheless, Islam is a practical religion, and responds to human needs and life situations. Many women need, or wish, to work for various reasons. For example, they may possess a needed skill, such as a teacher or a doctor.While Islam does not prohibit women working outside the home, it does stipulate that the following restrictions be followed to safeguard the dignity and honor of women and the purity and stability of the Islamic society, (the conduct of women, after all, is the "backbone" of any society):

1. Outside employment should not come before, or seriously interfere with her responsibilities as wife and mother.

2. Her work should not be a source of friction within the family, and the husband’s consent is required in order to eliminate later disagreements. If she is not married, she must have her guardian’s consent.

3. Her appearance, manner and tone of speech and overall behavior should follow Islamic guidelines. These include: restraining her glances in relation to any men near the work place, wearing correct Islamic dress, avoiding men, not walking in a provocative manner, and not using make-up or perfume in public.

4. Her job should not be one which causes moral corruption in society, or involve any prohibited trade or activity, affect her own religion, morals, dignity and good behavior, or subject her to temptations.

5. Her job should not be one which is mixing and associating with men.

6. A woman should try to seek employment in positions which require a woman’s special skills, or which relate to the needs of women and children, such as teaching, nursing other women, midwifery, medicine with specialization’s like pediatric or obstetrics-gynecology.

A Muslim Woman is Required to Dress a Certain Way When She Goes Out in Public
For a Muslim woman, her modest dress is an expression of a universal sisterhood. An Islamic dress also liberates the Muslim woman, and she is then automatically respected for her mind instead of her body.

For me, muslims women can dress anything as long as it is not against the shariah....

Global Boycott

"To effectuate a just, equitable, prompt and sustainable resolution to the conflict in Palestine."

boycott!!!!!!!!

p/s LET US WEAKEN THOSE WHO OPPRESS PALESTINIANS ~ SEEK FOR JUSTICE!!!

PALESTINE ISSUES~

ISRAEL WILL BE PALESTINE

A meeting between Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Israeli deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon ended abruptly Wedensday. The dispute followed the Israeli deputy foreign minister's demand that the meeting's summary should refer to the notion of 'two states for two peoples,' rather than just 'two states.'

"I wanted that at the very least it will note two states for two peoples. I demanded to know what they meant. One Palestinian state and one bi-national state, or another Palestinian state?" the deputy minister told Ynet. "I made it clear that we were out of the picture if the summary didn't say two states for two peoples."

The Palestinian PM could not accept such a demand for very many reasons: Israel is located on historic Palestine. It came to life through robbery and ethnic cleansing. It is maintained by theft. At least a fifth of Israel's population are Palestinians. And if this is not enough, not a single living Palestinian negotiator is ever going to let the refugee issue go, and for a good reason. The right of return is still the crux of the Palestinian cause.

Interestingly enough, within the context of the two states solution, a Palestinian state would be geographically defined: it would be a state of its citizens, and it would also be a civilised amalgam of different ethnicities and religions. Israel, on the other hand, would be a racially orientated setting: it would be the Jewish State, where Jews come first. I wonder why anyone in the international community would support such a solution or such a state. However, I wasn't surprised to read in Ynet that Tony Blair, who participated in the earlier part of the meeting yesterday, "supported the Israeli stance." I guess that after dragging us all into a religious war with no end, Blair has developed an affinity with Judeo-centric arguments and the Zionist way of thinking. After all, let's not forget, it was Zionist Lord Levy and the Labour Friends of Israel who funded his party at the time it launched the war in Iraq.

It also shouldn't take us by surprise that the current rounds of talks are leading nowhere. In fact, given that Zionism does not include peaceful political precepts, the Israel-Palestine conflict cannot be resolved by the current peace talks or any kind of resolution dominated by the Zionist worldview. The Jewish state presents itself as a revival of the Biblical Israelite nation, and this means, in practice, a disastrous conflict with no end. This conflict is probably the greatest threat to world peace, but it is certainly tragic also for Israelis who are being born into a doomed reality set by a phantasmic Biblical tale.

In the meeting, Ayalon said that "Israel will continue to support the Palestinian economy, even without its consent," but he also noted that "Israel's security needs must also be taken into consideration."

Instead of being motivated by a sincere desire for peace and a spirit of reconciliation, Israeli policy makers are committed to the philosophy of 'carrot and stick': they offer a combination of 'rewards' and 'punishment' to induce 'good subservient behaviour' amongst the Palestinians. The Palestinians are constantly offered very little while at the same time, the IDF is ready to unleash its deadly might.

Israelis are basically buying time, yet, by doing so, they clearly sacrifice their future. It is no secret that for Palestinians to win, all they need is time.
The 'two states solution' is a futile idea and it is about time the international community stopped wasting any effort in trying to achieve such a resolution. The facts on the ground are clear, as Daniel McGowan clearly suggested a few months ago: "Within the current borders controlled by Israel (including pre-1967 Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights) there is in fact a single state. It has one electrical grid, one water system, one currency, one major highway system, one postal service, and one external border. Goods and people entering this de facto state come through harbors, airports, and a restricted number of crossings. Bills of lading and passports are checked and stamped by officials of this single state."

This one state is momentarily called Israel, and it is dominated ideologically by Jewish racism and fuelled practically by Talmudic supremacy. However, this will change. Against all odds, the Israeli nuclear power, Jewish lobbies around the world, F-35 stealth planes and Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Ayalon's enthusiasm, Israel will become a state of its citizens and by the time this happens, it will be called Palestine.

by Gilad Atzmon from Online Journal

note : history wrote very well....thats all i can say...peace settlement do not give any solution...thus it remains the same...the issue will continue....refresh our memory by revisit the history relating to the establishment of Israel in 1948, it was Britain that brought jews to enter Palestinian land under the Balfour Declaration, in that agreement British recognised jewish people to live under the land of Palestine i.e establish the homeland for the jewish...This British policy tht stated :

His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country." Balfour Declaration

Lets us scrutiny the history of jews...even before the holocaust, jewish people had no home due to anti-semitism and discrimination, that brought them to migrate to Palestine, US and england. During Nazi's rule, almost 6 million jews were murdered in the World War 2.

jews was killed in holocaust

so, as we can see, jews actually has been persucuted by the europeans for centuries, injustice had been inflicted uopn the jewish people....and for centuries, no right has been given to them....so now such injustice has been compensated with another injustice imposed on another community, should it be done?~ now palestine was stolen...and was given to the minority jewish....i cant see any justice being imposed here....what else can they do? killed women? children? where is justice now???

“Justice Must Not Only Be Done, It Must Be Seen To Be Done.”

people talk about justice everyday....but does justice be done?? what happens in Palestine is totally inhumanity...where is justice now?

slaughter of innocent men, women and children in Gaza by Israel’s military, supported by the United States, Britain and the European Union is another example of the brutality of the strong against the weak and illustrates also the double standards, hypocrisy and the failure by the international community to condemn the crimes committed by the most powerful military power in the Middle-East against the long suffering defenceless Palestinians. So where is justice they are talking about??

Meanwhile the Palestinians have been subjected to condemnation for defending as best they could but the Western Press played up the futile retaliation by the Palestinians as terrorism. That the Israelis attack, kill, destroy and arrest Palestinians thus terrifying them does not make them terrorists.

~The fog of wars has blurred our vision and our ability to grasp the fundamental truth that only in peace, will we find justice.

There cannot be justice when men, women and children are massacred with impunity, massacred legitimately!

There cannot be justice, when children are denied their basic right to education and to realise their fullest potential!

There cannot be justice when there is no hope for a better future!

This is not a religious war. The Jews have been living in Muslim land for centuries. In fact they seek refuge in Muslim land from the oppressions and pogroms of the Europeans. But if the Jews reward their Arab hosts by seizing their land then they and their European invaders will have to pay the price.

The tragedy of Gaza will be repeated again and again. But those who think that the Palestinian will be cowed into submission are mistaken. For every Gazan killed many will replace them. Even i think peaceful settlement also cannot erased the issue~

~Wallahuallam

Human Trafficking~

INTRODUCTION

Human trafficking is the widespread crimes around the globe. Human trafficking can be said as the practice of humans being tricked, lured, coerced or otherwise removed from their home or country, and then forced to work with no or low payment or on terms which are highly exploitative. The practice is considered to be trade or commerce of people, which has many features of slavery, and which is illegal in most countries. Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminals in the world together with the drug smuggling and other criminal organization as well. Trafficking is a lucrative industry. In some areas, like Russia, Eastern Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, and Colombia, trafficking is controlled by large criminal organizations and always been associated with crime actives.

Basically, women are particularly targeted by traffickers, especially for the sex industry. Often, the traffickers promise of good jobs or opportunities for work or a better life, and then force the victims to become prostitutes. Through agents and brokers who arrange the travel and job placements, women are escorted to their destinations and delivered to the employers and end with the sex slaves. The major factor that leads to human trafficking is that of the poverty. Poverty in certain countries has forced people to sell their children and wives in order pay debt and so on due to the poor living. I mostly focus on the women and children trafficking as they are always been discriminated and have a high rate of becoming slaves.

In addition to that, I also focus on how human trafficking effected globally and focus on the relationship between terrorism and human trafficking. I also discussed about the violation of human rights as the human trafficking is totally violates human rights.



BACKGROUND

WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING?

According to the definition by United Nation, human trafficking refers to the “movement of the people violence, deception, or coercion for the purpose of forced labor, servitude or slavery-liked practices”. It is known as slavery because the traffickers use violence, threats, and other form of coercion to force their victims to work against their will. ( Sandra Keefer, 2006). This is mean that the traffickers control their live and their freedom is in the hand of the traffickers. Thus, human trafficking as define by the United Nation is “the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. ( Sandra Keefer, 2006).

In addition, trafficked persons are often treated as criminals, rather than as victims of crime, they have no freedom and it is the worst than the old types of slavery. Many of them especially women and children are subject to become sex slavery. Human trafficking is not a new issue, in fact, it is the largest criminal activities in the world. Every country in the world is affected by these crimes. The challenge for all countries whether it is rich or poor, is to target the criminals who exploit desperate people and to protect and assist victims of trafficking and smuggled migrants.

In addition, women and children are more being trafficked compared to men. Basically, women are being forced to the sex industries as sex slaves. The major reason is that of poverty that these women had face forced them to involve in this sex industries. Mainly, women always been discriminate in the society, thus, they are always being abandoned especially in the poor countries. Moreover, due to the extreme poverty, the parents are willingly selling their children in order to survive. The State Departments conservative estimate calculates that 2-4 million people are trafficked annually, but some estimates range as high as 27 million. 800,000 people are trafficked across international boarders each year; 80 percent woman and 5 percent children. According to Condoleezza Rice, as many as 17,500 people are trafficked to the United States each year. The United Nation’s Protocol to Protect puts the number of people the victims of human trafficking at any given time at 12.3 million. (Armstrong,2008)


CAUSES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

1) Poverty

The main problem of and causes of women and children trafficking is poverty. Poverty forces women to work and earning money in order to survive. Women that live in the poor country are much more affected by this and force them to sell their children and becoming the victims of the traffickers. The economic crisis for example is more affected the poor women. The economic crisis has made it extremely difficult for families to survive on a single wage, forcing additional women into the labor force to meet the rising cost of living and the decreased wage-earning capacity of man due to the unemployment or wages cut. ( Visvanathan,Duggan,Nisonoff & Wiegersma, 1997,p.267). This situation had force women to find a job in order to support their family and they willing to do anything including selling themselves to the traffickers that promise them a good job. This is how the traffickers control over them and sell them as a sex slaves and so on. Exporting women is a big business. It actually gives profit not only to the traffickers but also to the country as they are searching for a hard currency due to the fact of the global sex trade. It also

In addition, not only women are the victims of the poverty, but also the children. Parents who can not afford for their children will sell their children in order to survive. And these children then will become slaves and work to the labor force outside the countries. Trafficking of children often involves exploitation of the parents' extreme poverty. The latter may sell children to traffickers in order to pay off debts or gain income or they may be deceived concerning the prospects of training and a better life for their children. Trafficking always violates the child’s right to grow up in a family environment. Children who have been trafficked face a range of dangers, including violence and sexual abuse.

2) Lack of political, social, and economical stability or political conflict.

The political instability is also the main problem that leads to the human trafficking. The countries that are undeveloped most probably lead to the human trafficking due to the fact that they have high rate of unemployment. The political conflict leads to the economic decrease of the country where the other countries refuse to invest in that country that has a political instability. The gross domestic product (GDP) will decrease thus affect the development of the countries.

Moreover, the discrimination against women is also one of the factors that lead to human trafficking. Women have been discriminate for decades. Women always been left behind men and being oppressed by men. This is actually the major factor that leads to human trafficking among women when they think that women are not valuable, but only for sex trade. Women are unequal to men in all these places both under law and in life. (MacKinnon, 2006,p.105).Women also being left in term of education, thus make them being abandon in the society and hardly find a job in order to survive, thus make them easy to sell themselves to the traffickers.

3) Lack of effective anti-trafficking legislation

The lack of anti-trafficking legislation creates a huge problem since there is no restriction on that. Human is still being trafficked domestically and internationally without any restriction and it affected the country itself by distorting the development of that country. In addition, women particularly are more affected by these, as they are everywhere overwhelmingly responsible for family and household maintenance and because there is no restriction on this matter, the crime continuously happened in most countries rich and poor.


GLOBAL IMPACT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Human trafficking is the increasingly widespread form of international criminal and it has given many impacts domestically as well as globally. Human trafficking happens to be a serious problem that should be taken into consideration among all people around the globe due to its impact on international matters. There are several consequences of the human trafficking which are:-

1) Impact to the international and national security

Human trafficking can give impact to international security. Human trafficking basically related to international organized crime. After the attack of September 11, the war on terrorism has been spread widely. Human trafficking is also related to terrorism where it is believe that the migration of the people are involved in terrorism and the money made from human trafficking are linked to funding terrorist attack. This is also discussed about the issues of migration, where people migrate across the border and this affecting the national security. Thus, it is believe that human trafficking is relating to terrorist movement that can lead to terrorist attack. It is maybe the criminal’s agenda to enter one’s country in order to attack those countries. It is the global threat that should be taken as a serious problem by everyone.

In addition, the transports of people annually across the national border have made significant influence to the national security. These people may involve in terrorist activities due to the fact of the national security attacked. Terrorism is really dangerous not only to that country but also to all people around the world, as it can give a broader impact to the whole system of the country, thus can distort the development of that countries for example the attack on the World Trade Center had leads to the economic destruction this due the fact that the Bush administrations focus more on the war on terrorism. It not all that, all the country around the world also been affected, this is because, as we all know that U.S is the ‘truly superpower’. The U.S is an extraordinarily wealthy and powerful state. Due to the September 11 attack, U.S was in recession and it is joined by all the world’s major economies. Thus, it means that, the migration of the people across the national borders may lead to the terrorism that can affect the whole society.

2) Impact on the human health

In addition, besides terrorism, human trafficking may also affect human health as well. The sex industries for example may bring many contagious diseases to the people’s health. The spread of HIV and AIDS for example is the main problem that is caused by human trafficking. Women are trafficked for sexual exploitation and forced labor in factories or as domestic servants and because of this, the spread of HIV and AIDS is wider. This actually can affect the human health thus, also affect the national development as well. UNAIDS estimates 5.4 million people were living with HIV in the Asia Pacific region in 2006, with anywhere between 140,000 and 610,000 people dying from AIDS-related illnesses. That makes it the world's second largest number of people living with HIV after sub-Saharan Africa, where 25.8 million people are infected with the virus.

The sex sector is never give benefits but disasters. The spread of AIDS actually can affect the economic of the countries. The countries have to spend a billion in order to overcome these issues. Thus, it also distorts the human development due to this factor. The number of women infected with HIV in some African Countries is high, particularly in the urban area. The extreme poverty, lack of resources and the heavy burden of work are the actually caused for women to be infected by AIDS. As discussed earlier, these women will have no choice because of their poorness, thus forces them to sell themselves to the traffickers in order to survive and these may lead to the spread of AIDS. ( Visvanathan,Duggan,Nisonoff & Wiegersma, 1997,p.305)

3) Impact on the Human Rights





Human trafficking actually violates human rights. The sex abuse among women is totally violates women’s rights. The status of women must be clear because women are also a human being that should be treated equally. The trafficking of women for the sex slaves and sexual exploitation is an organized, criminal phenomenon that has given bad consequences for the safety, welfare and human rights of its victim. Not on a women but also the children as what have been mention that human trafficking is totally violates the basic human rights.

What is human right? Human right is establish in order to protect the right of the people. human rights refer to the basic right and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of expression and thought, and also the equality before the law. In addition to that, poverty is also directly linked to the questions of rights. Poor nations are in no position to exercise their right of free expression in international level especially if they are heavily indebted to international banks an so on and these factor affected women very hard. Women will be discriminate by paying the lower salary and so on and as mentioned earlier, this is what lead to the women trafficking that is totally violates the women’s right (as the rights of the women have been long time violated due to this poor living). Children that have been trafficked also being manipulated by these people, and they have no right to live as a human being rather than they have to be slaves and live in the dark. These is actually violates their right as they can not have the right to live as a normal children.

SOLUTIONS

In order to stop human trafficking that gives so many impacts to the global world, some strategies should be taken. This is to ensure that the widespread of these criminal organizations is prevented and the dignity of human being is preserved. There are several ways to stop human trafficking that are being done which are :-

1) International movement to eliminate trafficking in women

The realization by the international community is important in order to know that trafficking represents violence against women. In 19993, the United Nation World Conference on Human Rights, which took place n Vienna, spelled out the concept of human rights and pointed the elimination of trafficking in women as one of the subjects to be addressed in solving the problem of violence against women. The General Assembly of the United Nations also adopted the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against women as violence in the society.

The platform from action adopted by Beijing conference, points out 12 area of violence against women that should be concerned which among them are :
1) Punishment of perpetrators through both criminal and civil laws
2) Dismantling networks in trafficking
3) Cooperation with NGO’s in providing social, medical and psychological care for victims and
4) Educational campaigns to prevent sex tourism and trafficking. (Yayori Matsui, 1996,p.30)

2) Take preventive strategies

This is including increase more programs on human trafficking. Non governmental organizations and human rights commission should be more alert in order to combat human trafficking as well as to promote peace in the globe. The United Nation also should be more alert in order to stop human. In addition, the public should be more aware and understand the effect of human trafficking and the cooperation between institutions and development agencies are very important to stop human trafficking. As mentioned earlier, human trafficking violates the basic human rights especially women and children where their rights have been abuse. Women are more affected by these, women are violated in many ways, from dehumanization to sexual murder, but sadly said, these issues have been taken seriously by none. What does it mean to recognize a principle called human right that does not really apply to the systematic violations of the dignity and integrity and security and life of over half the human race? Is it death of a full human being is less serious to them? Therefore, the human rights commission and other non governmental organization should take these issues as serious issues in order to protect human being from being abused.

CONCLUSION

Human trafficking had given a huge impact globally and the most hit by that are women. Human trafficking also gives a huge impact on international security. It also leads to terrorism that becomes a big threat to the whole world. In addition, human trafficking also violates the basic human rights where the victims are mostly being abuse by the traffickers. The have no right to live and do whatever they want. Women and children are the most victims and become the targeted of the traffickers. Women especially has been trafficked as a sex slaves and it is absolutely violates women’s right. There are many reasons that forced these women as well as children to be sell to the traffickers, one of the reasons is that of poverty. Extreme poverty actually forced women and children to look for a better job in order to survive, thus, they believe anything that have been promised to them.

Moreover, human trafficking has become as a global threat as its leads to terrorism. After the attack on the World Trade Center, the world has been shocked by the terrorism and people around the world live in constant fear. Terrorism always been associated with human trafficking as the people that come illegally may form the ‘terrorist organization’. People should take the issues of human trafficking as a serious problem due to the fact that it can give a huge impact to the political, social, as well as economic. Furthermore, human trafficking has ‘taken away’ the right of the people as a human, especially women that mostly become sex slaves. Women should be protected not to be exploited or abused or trafficked for sexual enjoyment. Where do international human rights law and humanitarian law stand on this? “ A human is not one who is sexually and reproductively violated”

By : Nor Hazwani Bt Mat Rashid

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Poverty

Poverty is the state for the majority of the world’s people and nations. Why is this? Is it enough to blame poor people for their own predicament? Have they been lazy, made poor decisions, and been solely responsible for their plight? What about their governments? Have they pursued policies that actually harm successful development? Such causes of poverty and inequality are no doubt real. But deeper and more global causes of poverty are often less discussed.

Behind the increasing interconnectedness promised by globalization are global decisions, policies, and practices. These are typically influenced, driven, or formulated by the rich and powerful. These can be leaders of rich countries or other global actors such as multinational corporations, institutions, and influential people. Most of humanity lives on just a few dollars a day. Whether you live in the wealthiest nations in the world or the poorest, you will see high levels of inequality.

The poorest people will also have less access to health, education and other services. Problems of hunger, malnutrition and disease afflict the poorest in society. The poorest are also typically marginalized from society and have little representation or voice in public and political debates, making it even harder to escape poverty.

By contrast, the wealthier you are, the more likely you are to benefit from economic or political policies. The amount the world spends on military, financial bailouts and other areas that benefit the wealthy, compared to the amount spent to address the daily crisis of poverty and related problems are often staggering.

A mojor causes of poverty has been discussed long ago, and the problem seems not to find an end..women and children are the most affected by this.

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Around the world, in rich or poor nations, poverty has always been present.
In most nations today, inequality—the gap between the rich and the poor—is quite high and often widening.The causes are numerous, including a lack of individual responsibility, bad government policy, exploitation by people and businesses with power and influence, or some combination of these and other factors.

Many feel that high levels of inequality will affect social cohesion and lead to problems such as increasing crime and violence. Inequality is often a measure of relative poverty. Absolute poverty, however, is also a concern. World Bank figures for world poverty reveals a higher number of people live in poverty than previously thought. Poverty leads to hunger and hunger can somehow leads to revolution...poverty is not the small issue that can be put aside but need to be concern more.

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