This op-ed by NYC writer Nicholas Kristof was written in order to raise awareness for the modern-age slave trade. Kristof has been awarded with two Pulitzer Prizes, and has written for the New York Times for 14 years, and works to bring attention to the many human rights issues that are still in the world.
The article itself uses empathy through a interview with a women who was a victim of human trafficking, as well as cold, hard facts in order to show the tragedy that it is. Kristof's purpose was to argue against Amnesty International's proposal; to decriminalize the the sex trade. He believes that " it’s certainly true that some women (and men) work in the sex trade voluntarily. Yet in practice, approaches similar to Amnesty’s have ended up simply empowering pimps...the police would no longer have a reason to raid brothels to search for girls like Poonam. [sex trafficking victim]"
I believe that Kristof partially fulfilled his purpose, because while he brought attention to the proposal, he didn't do a lot to fight it, and the op-ed felt a little underwhelming.
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