Ex-sex slave crusades against forced prostitution

[Coventina]

Source: Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Abandoned as a child in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge's murderous reign, Somaly Mam has no memory of her family and doesn't know her true age or name. But she recalls when she was sold to a brothel.

She traces a dramatic and haunting journey from sex slave to crusader against forced prostitution in her newly released memoir, "The Road of Lost Innocence," which reads like a Dickensian tale of triumph over adversity.

Remarkably, she does not see her path from a remote mountain region of Cambodia to an international campaigner as awe-inspiring.

"I never feel that way, I'm still Somaly. I used to work in the fields and now I help victims," she told Reuters in an interview.



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE48R1TG20080928

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Heartbreaking...

[juno jones]

1. K&R!

[Mabus]

2. Heartbreaking but hopeful

K&R

[Kire]

3. one more rec and this extremely important issue goes to the greatest page

to find out more about what you can do in this country, check out

http://www.freetheslaves.net

But, I would strongly recommend getting yourself checked out by a counselor if you plan on getting deep into it.

[prayin4rain]

4. True heroes never cease to amaze me :) n/t

[sudopod]

5. Kick and R