More trafficked in 2014: gov’t
A mother whose daughter was trafficked into the Malaysian sex industry has pleaded with lawmakers to help rescue her child, as new figures from Cambodia’s Interior Ministry reveal an upswing in human trafficking victims rescued last year. … According to the ministry, although sex trafficking cases increased by only one last year compared to 2013 – from 93 to 94 – the number of victims rescued from the trade had risen from 256 to 352. Last year saw 119 people, including 44 women and 14 foreigners, charged with sex-trafficking offences, compared to 116 in 2013, according to the figures. …
Sen David, Buth Reaksmey Kongkea and Pech Sotheary
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