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more about #sextrade more comments → MargaretMoony: A really, really good movie that deals with the results of child exploitation is Gardens of the Night. I have so much love for that movie even though... more » maude_flanders: The idea that sexually active girls somehow become damaged goods that no one wants to deal with is incredibly depressing, but it's just another illust... more » LaComtesse: Generally, judges don't try child prostitutes as adults because they somehow deviate from the standard of innocence. It's because there are shitty law... more » yvanehtnioj: "A lot of places don't want to take responsibility for girls that are known to be sexually active." I don't think it's necessarily that they're seen... more » DutchessOfDork: So it's only statutory rape if it is a loved young girl? Geez Louise. They are CHILDREN. What the fuck is the matter with you people? more » BeckySharper: What's shameful is that these girls are seen as prostitutes instead of what they are: rape victims. There are so many charities out there that provid... more » CherriSpryte: I just read "Babylon by Bus" over the weekend, and I HIGHLY recommend it - its about two guys who kind of wandered into Iraq in 2004 and wound up work... more » screwtapeletters: And let's not forget the issue that underscores the trafficking problem, which is that it flourishes in places where there are military bases and inst... more » lizbang: I'm sure that it's just me being naive or under-informed, but if the U.S. State Department knows about the sex trafficking and acknowledges that the I... more » Kate- Kate: I'm sure there is a stigma there about mental illness so I would assume that people aren't completely honest in surveys like this and the number is ac... more » morninggloria: Maybe Iraqis should stop complaining. more » Moloko: On Saturday, Time also reported that women's rights in Iraq have actually regressed since the fall of Saddam Hussein and sex trafficking is now rampan... more » ceejeemcbeegee is not here: When our military thinks it's OK for men to rape a fellow soldier, what makes us think they'll give a flying fig about our foreign sisters? more » MizJenkins: Ah yes, and this would be why I get annoyed every time someone asks if my parents met in the war. more » LaFemme: This happens in every country where any foreign government is stationed for a long period of time going all the way back to the Crusades. I am less su... more » -
#tragictrade
Frying Pan Into The Fire: Former Child Prostitutes Have Nowhere To Turn
Experts say former child prostitutes need "24/7 residential care for a long period of time." But with over 100,000 kids competing for 44 beds nationwide, many are out of luck. More » -
#womenatwar
Women In Iraq Are Suffering A "Silent Emergency"
Though security is improving in Iraq, conditions for women have worsened according to two new studies. Many Iraqi women, according to reports, are suffering from mental illness, lack of necessities, and a flourishing sex trade. More » -
#governmentpimps
South Korea, U.S. Military Accused Of Encouraging Prostitution
A group of former sex workers in South Korea have accused the South Korean government and the United States military of encouraging the sex trade near military bases from the 1960s through the 1980s. More »
