Enough of proof from high enough level? (pizzagate)

submitted ago by anonOpenPress

I'd say yes. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime outlines the impetus for its report:

Trafficking in persons and corruption are closely linked criminal activities, whose interrelation is frequently referred to in international fora. Yet, the correlation between the two phenomena, and the actual impact of corruption on trafficking in persons, are generally neglected in the development and implementation of anti-human trafficking policies and measures. This lack of attention may substantially undermine initiatives to combat trafficking in persons and prevent the customization of responses as needed. Only after recognizing the existence and the effects of corruption in the context of human trafficking, can the challenges posed by it be met.

Most common among the corrupt practices used in trafficking persons, according to the report, are bribery and the abuse of power by border and visa officials. This chain extends farther, however, in some cases widening to include actors such as law enforcement and security officials, as well as parliamentarians and embassy staff.

Above quotes are from a published UNODC report dating back to 2011: The Role of Corruption in Trafficking in Persons (pdf)

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MyNameIsLuka ago

We know this is real. Children are currency. Globally. This world is so sick.

Blacksmith21 ago

Currency and commodity. Like heads of livestock. They can generate money as soon as they are born until their ripe age of harvest. Sounds harsh, but that is what those kids are to these monsters. Sheep for slaughter. Hence the contempt directed at the common folk.

anonOpenPress ago

I remember another article citing a trusted organisation (sorry, don't remember which) maybe couple of years back, claiming that human trafficking generates $30,000 every half minute (globally). Must be even more today.

psynapz ago

Put another way, that's a thousand dollars a second!

The phrase "too big to fail" springs to mind...

anonOpenPress ago

Let me present you a new phrase "There's that much opportunities to find more evidence"