One crime that has become easier to commit nowadays is human trafficking, a form of modern slavery. Human trafficking is dehumanization, human objectification and reduction to the level of commodities. Humans are characterized by freedom of decision and the ability to choose, which is zeroed out when traded. Humans are stripped of their human characteristics. 
The international community understands the dangers of such activities and trade, so in more than one treaty, it has been banned, and attempts have been made to eradicate it, including the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in 2000. Despite these efforts, about 30 million people are trafficked worldwide annually, 70% of whom are adult women and girls. Deprivation of rights, especially economic and social rights, can help create an environment in which one is threatened by such fate. Discrimination and poverty, gender and racial-based violence, are among the most pressing reasons for the decline of human options. Women and girls are the main victims of trafficking, used for both labor and sexual purposes. Therefore, special attention has been paid to these two groups in human rights treaties in general. 
According to the International Organization for Migration, modern slavery in Iraq affects 221,000 people. Most of them go to Turkey and Iran to work. Some are misinformed, making them more likely to be exploited. According to the US State Department, both the Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Governments do not have the necessary plans, will and measures to deal with such a phenomenon. Some victims are treated as defendants, including charges of prostitution and illegal immigration. In addition, there are some shortcomings in the 2012 law, including the use of children for sexual purposes, where coercion must be proven to be a crime. The Kurdistan Region has not issued the necessary guidelines to implement the Iraqi law. In contrast to 212 cases of sex trafficking and 1496 cases of labor in Iraq, 12 cases of sex trafficking and four cases of labor were registered in the Kurdistan Region. That is, both the law needs to be amended, and the relevant agencies need to be intensified and accelerated.