Bopha lived in a rural village and married at 17. Her husband immediately took her to a hotel in another village and left her.
Bopha discovered the hotel was a brothel and tried to escape, but she was forcibly detained and told she must pay off the price the hotel owner had paid for her. Bopha's debt kept increasing due to charges for her food, clothing, and other necessities. Bopha could not leave. Ravaged by HIV/AIDS, she was thrown out on the street and finally found her way to an NGO shelter in Phnom Penh. She has been there for two years receiving treatment; it is not known how much longer Bopha will live.
- Bopha, trafficked in Cambodia, originally from Cambodia
Special Thanks to: US Department of State
Website: http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2004/34021.htm |
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