Andhra Pradesh and Telangana state in more than 45 per cent of the forced into flesh trade every year, both the states together top the country in terms of hundreds of minor girls are trafficked and as many as 558 victims were rescued by the police ealier this year.
Over 70 per cent of trafficked women and children across the world are initiated into prostitution when they are less than 14 years of age, According to a WHO report.
Sunita Krishnan, founder of PrJwala said, “After prostitution was legalised in the Netherlands, it is estimated that between 1996 and 2001, the number of children in prostitution increased by over 300 per cent going from 4,000 to 15.000, and that 5,000 of these children were trafficked from other countries. When it was legalised in Victoria, Australia, the number of legal brothels doubled and in just one year, there was a 300 per cent growth in illegal brothels.”
Geeta Vaidya said,a doctor in fact, “Not a single person in flesh trade can control any transaction in prostitution. The person always must do what the buyer wants. Studies have shown that most children have little or no bargaining power on condom usage. This results in HIV/AIDS. STDs, cervical cancer and all forms of psychological disorders.”