To understand the background of human organ trafficking, we first need to look at the background of organ transplants. Organ transplants did not become prevalent until the 1980s. Before this, they had usually been very risky, rare operations. The very first lung, liver, and pancreas transplants only took place in the 1960s and they were not even successful at the time. In the 1980s, the US government passed the National Organ Transplant Act in order to monitor ethical issues and address organ shortages. The law established a centralized registry for organ matching and placement while outlawing the sale of human organs. This was just about the time that many other western countries also began to recognize and police organ transplants. In 1985, the World Medical Authority denounced organs being sold for commercial use, as well as many other conventions taking notice of this issue over the next 20 years. The recognition of organ trafficking was a slow one, due to the extreme underground nature of this business. The Declaration of Istanbul is the most notable catalyst for recognition of organ trafficking, it being among the first to fully define the term and propose solutions to the problem. Although it is not legally binding, thousands of transplant organization claim to support its principles and many countries chose to strengthen their laws around organ trafficking around this time.

       There is really nothing that governments did in the beginning to catalyst organ trafficking. As technology and medicine developed, a new need was discovered. Some individuals or groups saw that there was not enough supply to meet the demands that now existed, and their solution to that problem was organ trafficking. Of course, the reason organ trafficking is illegal in the first place is dude to the fundamental belief that selling organs is wrong. All but one country (Iran) has laws against selling organs. Every other member state requires that the giving of organs must completely be a volunteer effort, with no monetary reward. This is one of the main reasons why the organ trafficking industry exists in the first place. However, organ trafficking would probably still exist without these laws in place, seeing as there would still probably be a shortage of organs. There are over 100,000 people on the organ donor waiting list in the US and it would be difficult to meet this demand even if people were getting paid. 

       What is considered the ‘awakening’ of the United States to the problems of the organ trafficking industry happened only in 2009. Self proclaimed organ ‘matchmaker’, Levy Rosenbaum was discovered to be running a large organ trafficking ring in which organ donors were brought in from Israel to the United States, where they underwent surgery to remove organs. Most of these surgeries consisted of kidney transplants. Rosenbaum’s ring was discovered through an FBI sting operation that infiltrated his circle under the guise of buying an organ. A fee of 160,000 dollars was settled on and laundered through a charity bank account. Then samples of the patient’s blood was sent to Israel where doctors found the perfect donor. The donor was then flown in to The States and the surgery took place. Rosenbaum was widely considered the ‘top man’ in the United States to reach for illegal organ transplants. While he was not a surgeon, Rosenbaum easily fooled the hospitals where the donations took place into thinking that the donor was simply helping their friend. This 10 year long scheme went entirely under the noses of many until 2008, when the investigation began. Seeing as he is the very first major organ trafficking operation that this been busted in the US, Rosenbaum is sure to be remembered and his case should be learned from.

       As mentioned previously organ trafficking is a current issue that just expands within time. According to BBC “It is difficult to know exactly how much transplant tourism generates annually worldwide but it is estimated that the illegal organ trade conservatively generates approximately $840 million to $1.7 billion annually”. This industry is so huge but it’s managed to be hidden in plain sight. One of the events that contributes to this disgraceful event is money laundering. One thing to remember is that while going abroad to acquire an organ might be legitimate in specific nations, related money related exchanges would even now be viewed as reportable in numerous wards as the demonstration of buying an organ might be illicit inside their nation of citizenship. This position gives AML experts an intriguing point of view well beyond that of law implementation as they are in a situation to present knowledge that law authorization offices may have no understanding on, nor a prerequisite to.Starting today, the degree of organ dealing is still obscure with regards to the quantity of such transplants performed yearly. Besides, the full combination of the issue inside the human dealing field all in all is as yet deficient. So as to viably battle organ dealing and furthermore raise its perceivability among different types of transnational composed violations, it is crucial to take part in successful open private associations. The private part, including the money related industry, can be basic in this worldwide battle.

        This topic can show many twists and so does the different opinions on each of them. It is almost impossible to make all the countries on CCPCJ ally on common grounds that’s why this has aspired to many conflicts surrounding human organ trafficking. While some of the forms of exploitation covered by this research are specific to countries directly involved in conflict child soldiering and organ trafficking to treat wounded fighters - the remaining types of trafficking in human beings have many points in common in conflict and post-conflict periods. Recruitment methods, psychological control techniques and the forms of exploitation do not depend on particular geographic zones.