Presenter(s)

Sarah Naughton

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9:00-10:15, Kennedy Union Ballroom

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This paper aims to analyze, evaluate, and address the ongoing issue of human trafficking of young girls through and from Eastern Europe to Asia, as well as how sovereign states within this region are in clear violation of international protections and law. Clearly, the boundaries between prostitution, trafficking, and forced labor migration are blurred due to independent legal proceedings within each sovereign state. Geographically, this paper addresses Russia and surrounding states’ inaction towards the exploitation of women and young girls after the collapse of the Soviet Union by sovereign states in Asia, such as China, Japan, and Taiwan, specifically focusing on why there is a high market for young girls from Eastern Europe. The geographic trafficking routes, while having altered in the past century, maintain their structure and organization for the purposes of transporting young, hopeful girls seeking a better life and new opportunities across continents. Today, there remains little research into the industry of trafficking because underground modeling institutions tend to cover any malpractice, and how they manage to transport young girls under the guise of a better future. Overall, by contrasting the legal standard of each sovereign state with international protections and signed treaties, it is evident that these states are in violation of international policy and that “trafficking” is not clearly defined across nations. Keywords: International Protection, Children’s Rights, Eastern Europe, Asia, Trafficking

Publication Date

4-23-2025

Project Designation

Capstone Project

Primary Advisor

Masha I. Kisel

Primary Advisor's Department

Global Languages and Cultures

Keywords

Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

Institutional Learning Goals

Scholarship; Community; Critical Evaluation of Our Times

How Eastern Europe is Failing to Protect Young Girls

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