WEEK 9
TOPIC: HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON VICTIM
SUB-TOPIC:- SOLUTION TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING
What is human trafficking?
Human trafficking is defined as the illegal recruitment, transportation, harbouring or receipt of people for the purposes of slavery and forced labour and servitude
Human trafficking denotes exploitation which includes:-
(a) Sexual exploitation
(b) Forced labour
(c) Slavery
(d)Removal of organ
(e)Beggars
(f)Recruitment as child soldiers
(g) Kidnapping etc.
HEALTH IMPLICATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
- They suffer severe physical abuse
- Malnutrition – Malnourishment
- Unwanted pregnancy
- Exposure to infectious diseases
- Loss of life
- Pain and discomfort
- Low self-esteem
- Depression and anxiety
- Starvation
CAUSES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
- Abject poverty
- Lack of public awareness
- Lack of access to education
- Domestic violence and violence
- Political instability
- Lack of employment opportunities
- Lack of social amenities
SOLUTIONS TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING
- Education and public enlightenment:- Human trafficking can be prevented by educating the citizens on the dangers and evils of human trafficking
- Poverty alleviation:- These programmes should be geared towards reducing the desperation that derives some people into the illegal act
- TIGHT SECURITY:- Security at the borders should be tightened to check the activities of human traffickers.
- LEGISLATION:- Government should make tougher laws against human trafficking and agencies
- INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION:- There is need for more cooperation among countries in order to wage war against human trafficking
- ESTABLISHMENT OF REHABILITATION CENTRES:- This will aid their recovery from physical and psychological effects
Government Agencies on human trafficking
- NAPIP – National agency for prohibition of trafficking in persons and other relation matter
- EFCC – Economics and financial crime commission
- NOA – National orientation agency
EVALUATION
1. Define human trafficking
2. State four solutions to human trafficking
ASSIGNMENT
- Mention the cause of human trafficking
- Explain four health implication of human trafficking
- State four government agents on human trafficking and their functions
WEEK 10
TOPIC: SPORT LAWS
Meaning and definition of sport laws: sport law is the body of legal issues at work in the world of both amateur and professional sports. Sport law overlaps substantially with labour law, contract law, competition or anti-trust law, and tort law. Issues like defamation and privacy right are also an integral aspect of sports laws.
SOME TERMS UNDER SPORT LAW
- Negligence: This legal concept in the common legal system usually used to achieve compensations for injures (not accident).
- Legal liability: it is the legal bound obligation to pay dept or responsible for action done. A person is legally liable when they are financially and legally responsible for action taken.
- Torts:-Are wrong doings that are done by one party against another. As a result of the wrong doing, the injured person may take civil action against the other party
- Assault in sports: A person commits the offence of assault upon a sports official at an athletic contest in any sport at any level of amateur or professional competition, the person does any of the following:
- Purposely causes bodily injury to the sports officials
- Negligently cause bodily injury to the sports officials or athletes with a weapon
- Purposely makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with the sports or athletes.
EVALUATION
1. Explain sports law?
2. List four sports laws and expain two
ASSIGNMENT
State five offences a player can commit in the field of play