Sad Little Girls. Susan McClelland.
by McClelland, Susan; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 204Family. Publisher: Maclean's, 2003ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Cambodia -- Politics and government | Child prostitution -- Cambodia | Child sexual abuse | Sex tourismDDC classification: 050 Summary: "According to United Nations estimates, tens of thousands of children (under 18) are forced into the sex trade around the world each year. Some countries, including Thailand--long considered the world's child-sex capital--are cracking down on the trade. In Cambodia, though, the industry thrives. While having sex with a child is illegal, law enforcement is ineffective. Efforts to stop the trade are undercut by corrupt officials and by Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party government, which so far has been loath to interrupt the windfall of a 'tourism' industry worth millions a year." (MACLEAN'S) The author investigates the child-sex trade in Cambodia and reports on efforts to rehabilitate child sex workers.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
Originally Published: Sad Little Girls, Nov. 24, 2003; pp. 46+.
"According to United Nations estimates, tens of thousands of children (under 18) are forced into the sex trade around the world each year. Some countries, including Thailand--long considered the world's child-sex capital--are cracking down on the trade. In Cambodia, though, the industry thrives. While having sex with a child is illegal, law enforcement is ineffective. Efforts to stop the trade are undercut by corrupt officials and by Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party government, which so far has been loath to interrupt the windfall of a 'tourism' industry worth millions a year." (MACLEAN'S) The author investigates the child-sex trade in Cambodia and reports on efforts to rehabilitate child sex workers.
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