How our culture normalises human trafficking
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Technically, human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receiving of another person by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion.
It also involves abduction, use of fraud or deception, abuse of power or abuse of a position of vulnerability. It can include 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 of that person.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...