ABSTRACT
Humanitarian law focuses on the protection of life, the dignity and worth of individuals, and the prohibition of inhumane treatment, while human rights focus on freedoms, justice, and peace. Human trafficking is considered to be one of the most severe forms of human rights violations. It disrupts human dignity, autonomy, integrity, justice, quality of life, and beneficence. Trafficking is associated with extreme violence and includes physical, sexual, and mental anguish. Violating the most comfortable ethical value may result in the most ethical outcome for clients. Social workers must be cognizant of their own biases, because prostitution may conflict with their own values and interfere with ethical interventions. Social workers must understand the complexity of human trafficking, identify the high risk factors, and use evidenced base interventions to provide safety, support, and treatment to victims as quickly as possible. Human trafficking occurs across the globe; therefore, national and international interventions, services, and supports must be implemented.
