A Photographic Showcase: Girl Rescued from Cambodian Brothel

SACRAMENTO – “Now We Have Hope,” a photographic showcase aimed at raising awareness concerning child prostitution, will be displaying photographs taken by girls rescued from Cambodian brothels during a special exhibit that begins on Aug. 9 during the Second Saturday Art Walk. “Now We Have Hope,” the event’s title and message, came from a young girl saved from a brothel and portrays the lives of these young women through the lens of hope and restoration.
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ABC NEWS : Domestic Sex Trafficking in the U.S.

433 Child Victims have been recovered in the last year… “There are children throughout the United States who are being sold as prostitutes,” said FBI special agent Mike Beaver. “It’s not uncommon to see 12- and 13-year-olds out. What we’ve learned is if you have adult prostitution in an area, there’s probably child prostitution occurring as well. So it’s more of a black market; it’s more underground, but it’s there.” To read more, visit abcnews.

Internet impeding crackdown on child prostitution

“…Now, the problem of child prostitution goes hand-in-hand with adult prostitution,” he adds. “Not many people know that most adults who are in prostitution actually started under [age] 18.” To read more, visit the American Family Association.

Ashley Judd Speaks out Against Human Trafficking

Ashley Judd Speaks Out Against Human Trafficking
4-Jun-2008
Written by: E. Van Dril

The actress appeared in front of the United Nations committee.

Ashley Judd spoke out against the unspoken human trafficking that is going on around the world, Tuesday.

She explained at the United Nations that approximately 2.5 million people worldwide (mostly women and children) are trafficked in the world today.

The industry, according to Judd, is worth around $32 billion.

“I know that the unheard are helped when they are heard,” the actress said at a press conference afterwards. “I know that compassionate listening helps me, and my goal was to help the U.N. help them.”

The way Judd became interested in human trafficking was actually somewhat of an accident when she was promoting public health on a 12-nation tour. During this time, she saw slums, hospices, brothels and other poor medical facilities.

This isn’t the only cause the 40-year-old is interested in. She also serves as a global ambassador for YouthAIDS, which is a prevention and education program that attempts to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS to young adults across the globe.

SOLD in the News

“Many say ours is a generation that is self-involved and apathetic. The SOLD Project says we are a generation hungry for social justice and full of the passion to create change.”

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Human Trafficking Becomes a Concern in Washington State

SPOKANE, Wash. — Human trafficking is a “considerable concern” in the Spokane area, contributing to teenage prostitution, forced labor and other ills, according to a new study. Prostitution accounts for the largest form of human trafficking in the region with an estimated 500 adult women and an unknown number of men and underage boys and girls providing sex for money through escort businesses, massage parlors, drug houses and on the streets, the study found.

One of those surveyed in the study said about a third of those selling sex in the Spokane area had been sold into prostitution by their mothers.

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HOLLY: A Film About Child Sexual Exploitation in Cambodia

Shot on location in Cambodia, including many scenes in actual brothels in the notorious red light district of Phnom Penh, HOLLY is a captivating, touching and emotional experience.

Patrick (Ron Livingston), an American card shark and dealer of stolen artifacts, has been ‘comfortably numb’ in Cambodia for years, when he encounters Holly (Thuy Nguyen), a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl, in the K11 red light village. The girl has been sold by her impoverished family and smuggled across the border to work as a prostitute.

Holly’s virginity makes her a lucrative prize, and when she is sold to a child trafficker, Patrick embarks on a frantic search through both the beautiful and sordid faces of the country, in an attempt to bring her to safety. Harsh, yet poetic, this feature forms part of the ‘K-11′ Project, dedicated to raising awareness of the epidemic of child trafficking and the sex slavery trade through several film projects. The film’s producers endured substantial harships in order to be able to shoot in Cambodia and have also founded the RedLight Children Campaign, which is a worldwide grassroots initiative generating conscious concern and inspiring immediate action against child sexploitation.

Please visit our friends at Holly and learn about the wonderful work they are doing and to catch a showing when they come through your area.

THE SOLD PROJECT DRAWS AWARENESS TO THE HARSH REALITIES OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING THROUGH DOCUMENTARY AND IMPASSIONED INDIVIDUALS STRIVING TO MAKE A CHANGE

GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL’S CHRISTOPHER WILLITS LENDS VOICE TO CAUSE

(Los Angeles, CA) April 30, 2008–Human Trafficking is a multi-billion dollar a year industry. It is the second largest criminal industry in the world today, just behind drug smuggling and has recently risen above arms smuggling.

These staggering facts prompted an effort to draw awareness and educate others regarding the dark world of human trafficking. The SOLD Project is a documentary and multi-media grassroots movement designed to educate people about the haunting reality of the child sex trade in Southeast Asia and the world, and to give them the tools to halt these atrocities. Read more

Thailand Tackles Human Trafficking Problem

In response to thousands of Burmese crossing the border into Thailand in search of work each year, and ending up in situations of exploitation, the Thai Government has decided to implement an anti-trafficking law. The law will focus on penalizing exploitative employers. To read more visit Radio Australia.

Prostitution Ring Involving Minors Flourishes in Iowa

The Gazette began a two-week series on April 20 that explains how a human trafficking and prostitution ring involving minors could flourish in Eastern Iowa. The stories will run daily, through May 3. To read more please visit The Gazette.

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