Organ Trafficking Part: 1
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Show Name: Speaking for the Silenced
Episode 6: Organ Trafficking: Part 1
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In this episode of Speaking for the Silenced, we will begin a two-part segment discussing organ trafficking, perhaps one of the least visible forms of human trafficking.
Segment 1: Background
- Involves a lot of stealth and intricacy, many crime groups participate in it
- Organ demand is much higher than supply, what makes the practice so lucrative
- Most traded are kidneys
- Average wait time for a kidney is around 3-4 years
- Time is much too long, people take desperate measures
Segment 2: How does it happen?
- Traffickers target the most vulnerable as in other forms of trafficking
- Offer a lump sum of money
- Engage in insanely upscaled reselling
- Actual removal of organ is done without care for the patient
- Organ buying and selling is illegal in many countries, many engage in something known as “transplant tourism”, which is legal
- Little regulation on transplant tourism
- CoVID-19 has bred the perfect conditions for an influx of organ trafficking
- Influx of debt, traffickers can more easily extort organ removals
- Hospitals are backed up with COVID-19
- Waiting lists for organs increases, demand increases
Segment 3: What Has Been Done
- Tracking through the monetary transactions
- Raising initiative: Project Protect initiative
- Legislation targeting transplant tourism and organ trafficking
- Involving the private sector
- Working through social media platforms, where many ads are posted for organ buying and selling
Music Credits:
Brooklyn and the Bridge by Nico Staf
- At the Restaurant by Monolog Rockstars
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Sources:
- https://www.acamstoday.org/organ-trafficking-the-unseen-form-of-human-trafficking/
- https://www.scidev.net/global/features/covid-19-a-perfect-storm-for-organ-trafficking-victims/
In episode 6 of Speaking for the Silenced, we will begin a two-part segment discussing organ trafficking, perhaps one of the least visible forms of human trafficking.
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