Thailand
Local Thai NGOs discuss efforts to end commercial sexual exploitation
Deena Guzder, for the Pulitzer Center
Watch Narisaraporn Asipong of the Mercy Centre (a shelter for slum children in Bangkok) and Sarochinee Unyawachsumrith and Kurt Heck of Goodwill Group Foundation (an organization to empower disadvantaged women) speak about efforts to curb sex tourism in Thailand:
International NGO Warns Global Recession Will Increase Human Trafficking
In August 2009, ECPAT International released a global report on the trafficking of children for sexual purposes around the world. The global recession will only increase the vulnerability of children to traffickers, according to the new report. "The recent economic downturn is set to drive more vulnerable children and young people to be exploited by the global sex trade," said Ms. Carmen M. Madrinan, Executive Director of ECPAT International.
The Economics of Commercial Sexual Exploitation
UNICEF: Protecting Children from Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Thailand
Deena Guzder, for the Pulitzer Center
The Price of Sexual Torture? USD $181/month
Thailand: The World's Sex Tourism Capital
Two Southeast Asian Women, One Common Thread?
In Cambodia and Burma, Stephanie Guyer-Stevens says two female leaders embody the region's hopes for democratic reform: Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi and Cambodia's Mu Sochua.