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wacki
04-25-2005, 01:34 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4478913.stm

A "hidden army" of girls - some as young as eight - is being forced to work for armed groups involved in conflicts worldwide, a charity says.

A Save The Children report found over 120,000 girls and young women have been abducted and pushed into conflict.

The charity says they often end up serving as soldiers or performing domestic jobs but almost of them all are forced into becoming sex slaves.

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wow. That is a lot of rape.

istewart
04-25-2005, 01:35 AM
This is a very vague report.

peachy
04-25-2005, 02:59 AM
120k doesnt even begin to describe the # of girls this happens to

InchoateHand
04-25-2005, 03:07 AM
Another well supported claim.

Chris Daddy Cool
04-25-2005, 05:43 AM
the sex trade has been running rampant for decades in south east asia where [insert number here because i'm not sure of the actual figures] girls, boys and women are abducted every year and either forced into prostitution or sold into sexual slavery overseas. indonesia and thailand in particular have had terrible waves of abduction, rape, and sex related murders.

though i'm sure someone out there can write a better report on it then me (or find a good website)

JaBlue
04-25-2005, 05:48 AM
yeah, this is actually kind of well-known so i'm surprised so many of you are shocked and btw I think 120k is a very conservative estimate but I really have no idea.

InchoateHand
04-25-2005, 06:10 AM
I don't think Indonesia has had a terrible wave of abductions, and I'd be curious to see reports that substantiate that claim.

Thailand, however, has long been tarnished with very legitimate claims of this nature.

The fuller picture of sex workers/sex industry throughout Southeast Asia is far more complex and nuanced than most people want to hear, so I'll leave it at that. Without defending many of the abhorrent practices that exist, I would suggest a caveat to consider the sources, and the agendas, of many of the most alarming reports.

Shoe
04-25-2005, 06:37 AM
Definitely a conservative estimate.... 120k were abducted after the tsunami alone. /images/graemlins/mad.gif

InchoateHand
04-25-2005, 06:46 AM
Really, please cite a credible source if you are going to claim that "120k were abducted after the tsunami alone."

Shoe
04-25-2005, 06:57 AM
It was in all the news reports... not sure of the exact number but it was estimated at a lot.

TStoneMBD
04-25-2005, 07:30 AM
what is the membership fee?

KaneKungFu123
04-25-2005, 08:06 AM
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sick

JaBlue
04-25-2005, 09:34 AM
eternal damnation

PoBoy321
04-25-2005, 10:20 AM
So, how many 5 year old sex slaves...

jakethebake
04-25-2005, 10:30 AM
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ni han