by Free the Slaves | Nov 22, 2010 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News
In October, the Associated Press reported on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Siem Reap, Cambodia where she visited with non other than 2009 Freedom Award winner Sina Vann. Sina was among a group of survivors of slavery in Cambodia, who met with...
by Free the Slaves | Nov 16, 2010 | Slavery in the News
The Economist: Death of a mockingbird: “Toshiro Igari, a former prosecutor who worked on cases against the yakuza, Japan’s mafia, was found dead in August. His death was ruled a suicide. But Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who specialises on yakuza...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 1, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Originally released back in 2009, ‘Red Light’ follows the plight of girls kidnapped and sold into brothels in Cambodia. Lucy Liu, who is a co-producer of the film, narrates. It will be airing on Showtime September 9, 8pm. Lucy Liu became a UNICEF...
by Free the Slaves | Aug 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Sina Vann walks into her worst nightmare every day. For more than two years she was tortured and raped as a sex slave in Phnom Penh. She now goes back to the brothels to help sex slaves escape, and to provide health advice for those unable to break free. Last year,...
