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Fig 1. Girl's view of man (retrieved http://soulpants.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/anti-trafficking-and-marketplace-redemption/)

Cambodian Child Sex Industry

Child prostitution is an issue plaguing our world today. It is children as young as 6years old, partaking in sexual acts for payment, forced or not. It thrives typically in Cambodia’s shanty town of Svay Pak. Imagine a child you are close to working as a sex slave in a brothel. Because of the horrors, child prostitution in Cambodia must be stopped.

Fig.2 Many of Cambodia's prostitutes are underaged, BBC photographer unknown. Retrieved fromhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/921781.stm

What it is

According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, “the act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations, especially for money” constitutes as prostitution. It has long been identified as history’s oldest profession, and the act of selling one’s body for sexual acts is not limited to only women. The Oxford Companion to the Body remarks that “while women's prostitution is far more easily talked about, male homosexual prostitution has existed alongside female heterosexual prostitution at least since the time of the ancient Greeks, but it is rarely discussed or studied” (Blakemore, Jennet). Many assume that it is only adult women that are prostitutes; however, this is incorrect as there are children, boys and girls that are forced in the profession. Cambodia’s Svay Pak is a notorious hotbed for child prostitution in particular. UNICEF estimates 50,000 to 100,000 women and children sex workers are active in Cambodia (Girl).

Corruption

Mu Sochua, a former minister of women's and veteran's affairs who is an anti-sex trade activist, said that there are millions of Cambodians living off of 50 cents a day. Poverty drives parents to sell their children and, for some, to turn to prostitution themselves (Girl).

Mu Sochua is interviewed in this video, particularly speaking about a case where a man was apparently guilty and the speculation that judges and people of the law were paid off.

This video does contain nudity. Two boys were sexually abused and had padlocks put on their genitals, that were later welded off. Pictures of this were used as evidence.

"Stolen Innocence-Cambodia." Youtube. uploaded 21 Sept. 2002 by username Journeyman. Web. 10 Dec. 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ieL2PezjE This video's embedding is disabled by request. It is meant as a link.

Why

The movie “Sacrifice” by Ellen Bruno is a powerful glimpse into the lives of girls who were forced into the sex industry. Because of poverty, one girl lived in a house with a roof made out of grass. There were stories of girls that were forced to be a prostitute, because they were told that they owed a debt to the pimp, or were repeatedly raped. I found on Youtube.com uploaded sections of Bruno's movie, "Sacrifice: The Story of Child Prostitutes from Burma." uploaded 10. May. 2007 by user BrunoFilms acessed 10. Dec. 2008

Don't be fooled by the title, although many girls in Svay Pak are Cambodian, many girls from Burma are kidnapped and taken to Taiwan or Svay Pak. This enforces how many people are involved in the sex industry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfWY_09UYQg ( this is intended to be a link only, as the user disabled embedding otherwise)

Beliefs

Also, beliefs that sex with virgins can cure sexually transmitted diseases, and that it gives rejuvenating powers to the participants, and the thrill of power an experienced man may have with an inexperienced child, ensures virgins as a product always in high demand (Blakemore, Jennet). Children as young as six years old are sold as virgins to customers with these beliefs.

Celebrities and Media

The British Glam-rock star Gary Glitter was charged numerous times with child molestation in many parts of the world. Being a foreigner and celebrity, he is a highly publicized example of what happens to child sex slaves. He began with child porn, found on his computer in 1999. "More than 4,000 such images, mostly of young girls but many of young boys, were found "(Glitter). Later he was expelled from Cambodia in 2002 over unspecified allegations. In March of 2006, convicted of molestion two girls ages 10 and 11 (Profile).

"Gary Glitter Back from Bangkok" accessed 11/3/08 on Youtube.com user name johnsmoonfruit2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0FWSE4Ntw0

Shunned

And when I accessed the United State’s H.R. 1356, the Freedom from Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999, it mentioned that many times, the prostitutes, or children, are more severely punished than the actual perpetrators, or the brothel owners and affiliates. Most Americans hold the idea of prostitution as something dirty that people choose to participate in. Burmese families hold similiar ideas, seen through the video Sacrafice, that some of the girls are afraid to go home if given the chance to escape. Most likely, they are afraid of being shunned upon return.

Another Viewpoint

An estimated 200 prostitutes protested peacefully against the alleged sexual abuse when taken into custody after a Cambodian police crackdown. Sex work is their livelihood and they believe that they should never have been arrested to begin with. Cambodian police take prostitutes into custody. Pich Sokchea, a 42-year-old transvestite sex worker with the Women's Network for Unity "We do not think that sex work is wrong. It is just a means to an end" (Cambodian).

International and Media Pressure

The United States frowns on Cambodian Child prostitution. The U.S. Department of State issued a release about the attack on a trafficking shelter earlier that month. The Agir pour les Femmes En Situation Précaire--Acting for Women in Distressing Situations (AFESIP), runs the non governmental organization that receives U.S and international assistance. All but one of the 91 women at the shelter were kidnapped.
Alas, much is being done to stop this evil practice, amendments and hearing in the U.S government as well as international organizations. The BBC and MSNBC are making great strides in introducing child prostitution to the general public; the media is making this issue more known to the public, and thus more proactive anti-slavery support is uncovered. Much is being done to help end child prostitution, but it is far from being solved. There are many organizations built to help the situation, humantrafficking.org, the Salvation Army, U.S Department of Justice among others.

"Child Sex Tourism In Flight Radio".YouTube. User name marchinvietnam. 20 Oct. 2008.

Air France shows this video in flight to passengers to discourage participating in the child sex industry and to promote awareness about child prostitution.

Life After Prostitution
In the U.S. H.R. 1365 Freedom from Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999, serial number 106-62, states "In order to deter international sexual trafficking and to bring its perpetrators to justice, nations including the United States must recognize that sexual trafficking is a grave offense...and must act on this recognition by prescribing appropriate punishment ...by giving the highest priority to its investigation and prosecution..."(pp.13 Section 6 line 13) The overall mentality of what needs to be done is clear, that it must be severely discouraged, and thus stopped. Not only that, but safe houses are also established for rescued prostitutes, where they learn trade skills and are counseled.

Many women are given shelter, as there are some shelters available.

"Cambodia: CHILD SEX SLAVERY ." Youtube. 16. April 2007. Web. 20 Oct. 2008 user name AhmekKhmer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyIpOCeYSIw

Child prostitution caters to the selfish needs of pedophiles. Also, it takes the importance of childhood away for so many innocents. This issue is on our doorstep, and we see this through examples like Gary Glitter, demonstrating that Cambodia is not the only place with pedophiles. This is a global issue, and is not contained to a single nation, or people. No child deserves such a life, and it needs to be stopped.

Works Cited

Blakemore, Colin and Jennet, Shelia. “Prostitution.” 2001.Web. 8 Dec 2008.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O128-prostitution.html

“Girl, 6, embodies Cambodia's sex industry.”CNN. CNN, 26 Jan. 2007. Web. 8 Dec. 2008.

“Cambodian Prostitutes Protest Police Crackdown: Cambodian prostitutes protest police crackdown, allege physical and sexual abuse.” Associated Press. ABC. 4 Jun, 2008. Web. 9 Dec. 2008.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4996865

"Glitter jailed over child porn." BBC. BBC, 12 Nov.1999. Web. 10 Dec. 2008.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/517604.stm

"Profile Gary Glitter." BBC. BBC, 21 Aug. 2008. Web. 10 Dec. 2008.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4766890.stm

The Movie, Sacrifice, a film by Ellen Bruno VHS 20027 C.2 from Washington State University, Pullman Media Materials and Reserves

United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.Title H.R. 1356, the Freedom from Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999

United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights. Title H.R. 1365 Freedom from Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999, Markup before the subcommittee on international relations house of representatives, on August 4, 1999 serial number 106-62

United States. Department of State. Cambodia---Attack of Trafficking Shelter. By Adam Ereli. 9 Dec. 2004. Web. 10 Dec. 2008

Child Prostitution must be stopped.

Heidi Ekroot
Engl101.03 Waters
10/31/08
Multi-Modal Essay


Child prostitution is a very real issue plaguing our world today. It is children, ages 5 to 18, partaking in sexual acts for payment, forced or not. It thrives typically in Cambodia,particularly the shanty town of Svay Pak. It influences all the people in the world, particularly in first world countries, where customers of foul practice are highly publicized. Imagine a child you are close to, anywhere from the age of five years and older, working as a sex slave. No child should have to undergo this torture; it is a crime against humanity and must be stopped.



This distinct form of slavery is not limited to little girls, but boys as well; and it has drastic emotional and physical effects. Many of these children do not choose prostitution; they are lured into traveling to a foreign place under the lie of working as a waitress or in a factory. Poverty forces children to work at an early age, to support themselves and their family. They learn differently, upon arrival, however, as many are either forced immediately into work, or the price of their virginity is bargained over a period of a few days to a couple weeks while the child is trapped in a cage within the brothel.

Accessed 10/20/08 BBC.com. This image fully displays how children, or these Cambodian children become shells of what they once were once their virginity is taken. Reentering into the mainstream society, these girls are seen as dirty creatures that don't respect themselves. They don't respect themselves because they were willing participants, but because they were forced.

Typically, the prisoners are told that it is they that owe the debt to the pimps for food and shelter, and thus, must work willingly as prostitutes. Working willingly ensures that the prostitutes will not run away. Because of the stigma of all prostitutes being willing and dirty creatures, many families would not take back their children if they were to escape and come back home. Many do not have that choice, as kidnap by pimps and those who sell to pimps is not uncommon, so visas and identification that is necessary to enter their homeland renders it inaccessible. These children are trapped in a cycle of torture and entrapment. And when I accessed H.R. 1356, the Freedom from Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999
it mentioned that many times, the prostitutes, or children, are more severely punished than the actual perpetrators, or the brothel owners and affiliates. More like slave drivers.


Prostitution has long been identified as histories oldest profession. Pedophilia and sodomy has long been recorded in ancient texts, such as the bible. It has been around for a very long time, yet proactive measures taken against such acts has lowered the amount of participants of such. Child pornography being illegal in most countries, as Gary Glitter himself learned first hand.

The British Glam-rock star Gary Glitter was charged numerous times with child molestation in many parts of the world. Being a foreigner and celebrity, he is a highly publicized example of what happens each day to child sex slaves.


Cambodian officials are doing little solve this everyday crisis. Many policemen are pimps themselves and stand to make a large profit from tourists and Cambodian customers alike. Brothels are shut down, and as little as 3 days later re opened for business. Almost no one is jailed for partaking in this practice.However, another view point are from those who use the prostitutes. These people remain anonymous, as it is still a crime, even in Cambodia to partake in such actions, although it is pretty much ignored as the police are corrupt and consistently paid off. In Cambodia Shuts Down Red-Light district, it is mentioned that many men pay top dollar to fornicate with a virgin, believing that it will cure them of AIDs, no doubt acquired from previous interactions with prostitutes, as the spread of AIDs is becoming a pertinent issue in Cambodia and other countries with the strong presence of brothels. This speaks of not only the stupidity of the customers, but also the hopelessness of the situation speaking to the young women shanghied by deceit to work. The movie, Sacrafice, by Ellen Bruno, is a powerful glimpse into the lives of girls who were forced into prostitution, one even lived in a house with a roof made out of grass.
Some believe that because of the Cambodian Civil War, a generation of people without morals were raised, resulting in child prostitution as a greater boom than it ever was in the past.



Alas, much is being done to stop this evil practice, amendments and hearing in the U.S government as well as international organizations. The BBC and MSNBC are making great strides in introducing child prostitution to the general public, the media is making this issue more well known to the public, and thus more proactive anti-slavery support is uncovered. Much is being done to help end child prostitution, but it is far from being solved. There are many organizations built to help the situation, humantrafficking.org, the salvation army, U.S Department of Justice among others.


This video, accessed on Youtube 10/20/08 From: marchinvietnam
Added: December 22, 2006. It is promoted against child prostitution and even provides links to learn more about being proactive in ending it. This video demonstrates how widespread this occurance "Support businesses fighting child sex tourism. Visit www.thecode.org to learn more."

In H.R. 1365 Freedom from Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999, serial number 106-62, states "In order to deter international sexual trafficking and to bring its perpetrators to justice, nations including the United States must recognize that sexual trafficking is a grave offense...and must act on this recognition by prescribing appropriate punishment ...by giving the highest priority to its investigation and prosecution..."(pp.13 Section 6 line 13) The overall mentality of what needs to be done is clear, that it must be severely discouraged, and thus stopped. Not only that, but safe houses are also established for rescued prostitutes, where they learn trade skills and are counseled through their troubled minds. These children do have futures, and these safe houses reinforce that fact. Otherwise, many continue feeling like dirt.


Child prostitution is a terrible leach of society. It caters to the selfish needs to pedophiles and the greedy alike. Also, it takes the importance of childhood away for so many innocents. This issue is on our doorstep, and if we don’t take measures to stop this horror, it will kill in more ways than one.




Works Cited:
Rhetorical Analysis A).
The Movie, Sacrafice, a film by Ellen Bruno VHS 20027 C.2 from Washington State University, Pullman Media Materials and Reserves, seemed fairly credible. Interviews were conducted to three different girls about their experiences in prostitution, many focusing on Burmese woman moving to Thailand to ultimately become prostitutes. These women were lied to and deceived, or forced into the profession by poverty. One of the girls lived in a house where grass was used as roofing material. Another was a single mother in need of money to support her infant son. The other was simply promised work for money,washing dishes was what what she was led to believe. The movie portrayed how girls are not happy with themselves, having sex with men. One of the girls was kidnapped at the young age of 12 and raped. This demonstrates how many are forced into this profession,especially children who have no idea what they are getting themselves into. It changes the notion of people that are prostitutes for fun.
Rhetorical Analysis B).
In H.R. 1365 Freedom from Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999, Markup before the subcommittee on international relations house of representatives, on August 4, 1999 serial number 106-62, states "In order to deter international sexual trafficking and to bring its perpetrators to justice, nations including the United States must recognize that sexual trafficking is a grave offense...and must act on this recognition by prescribing appropriate punishment ...by giving the highest priority to its investigation and prosecution..."(pp.13 Section 6 line 13) The overall mentality of what needs to be done is clear, that it must be severely discouraged, and thus stopped.
Rhetorical Analysis C).
Cambodia shuts down red light district, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2686963.stm, is held by the BBC which is credible considering the BBC is commonly known as being reputable in it's research as it is such a big organization.
Rhetorical Analysis D).
This video, accessed on Youtube 10/20/08 From: marchinvietnam
Added: December 22, 2006. It is promoted against child prostitution and even provides links to learn more about being proactive in ending it. This video demonstrates how widespread this occurance "Support businesses fighting child sex tourism. Visit www.thecode.org to learn more." It is reputable because it shows tourism industries fighting this practice.
Rhetorical Analysis E). This video,Cambodia: CHILD SEX SLAVERY (2of2) [EN&KH],http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyIpOCeYSIw accessed on youtube.com 10/30/08 from : AhmekKhmer is showing how brutalized these children become and how few safe houses there are.
F). Thursday, 23 January, 2003.BBC. Friday, 10 October 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2686963.stm>
G).An overall summary of the happenings of Cambodia and the explanations of such are well explained in this article Accessed 10/21/08 http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0012537 Maclean's Magazine online Child Sex-Trade Thriving in Cambodia by Maclean's November 24, 2003 Author Susan McClelland.
H).United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Title H.R. 1356, the Freedom from Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999
it mentioned that many times, the prostitutes, or children, are more severely punished than the actual perpetrators, or the brothel owners and affiliates. More like slave drivers
I). Gary Glitter Back from Bangkok, accessed 11/3/08 on Youtube.com johnsmoonfruit2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0FWSE4Ntw0

Prostitution is commonly seen as a distasteful practice, a profession that women choose. Think of a child soliciting sex for money. No child wants sex; they are forced into it. Child prostitution is no small issue. It influences all of us. We must put an end to this foul practice.

A look into the lives of these prostitutes, mostly young girls but also boys, is essential in beginning to understand why this must be put to an end, as the practice is horrendous and mainstream, particularly in Cambodia, the shanty town of Svay Pak. Many children are forced into the industry of sex workers, either by being kidnapped, or even sold by their own parents. Poverty is a great issue, seeing as sex can be sold for as little as three dollars a session. These girls have no respect for themselves, and if they did, it disappeared once their virginity was taken. They are sold again and again, several times a day with no days off. So not only is the profession itself is evil, but the working conditions are horrendous. Imagine children having sex, children that are close to you working with strange men each day with unprotected sex. Not only that, but the girls that try to run away are locked in a cage, starved and beaten. Is this how we want to present ourselves to the world? That we encourage this illegal event to take place? There are American men traveling to Cambodia simply for sex, Cambodian officials encourage this practice to continue because it is a source of income and revenue for the company. From http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/920000/images/_921781_prostitute.jpg Accessed 10/20/08 BBC.com. I found this powerful image: This image fully displays how children, or these Cambodian children become shells of what they once were once their virginity is taken. Re entering into the mainstream society, these girls are seen as dirty creatures that don't respect themselves. They don't respect themselves because they were willing participants, but because they were forced. Most don't have families to return to, and others don't have Visas, or the means to return to their mother country. They are stuck in this cycle of rape and torture. Imagine a young child in your life, as young as six years old, giving "yum yum" to grown men? Six year olds are too young for "boom boom" sex, but not too young for oral sex. Disgusting. Virgins are trapped in cages for long periods of time until the highest bidder scores her first time. Some of the younger girls get surgical procedures done to repair their torn hymen, so that they can be sold for a higher price a second or third time.

Much is being done to help end child prostitution, but it is far from being solved. There are many organizations built to help the situation, humantrafficking.org, the salvation army, U.S Department of Justice among others.
News stations help to spread the word, as well as thecode.org, which recruits tourism industries worldwide to spread awareness, including the punishment of customers of the practice. Meaning, the men from the modern day world going specifically to Cambodia for prostitution who are already aware of it's illegality, but see it's enforcement loosely, if not regulated at all,in Cambodia, yet see that in many countries around the world, it is a crime against humanity and warrants 5 years or above, sometimes 17 years in prison.
We see children being abused, growing into abused men and women, yet many do little to change that. Those need to keep in mind that it is not only Cambodian men that solicit, but also American, European, and men from other parts of the world that partake in prostitution as customers.
If we leave this practice as is, who are we allowing into our society? Allowing these predators to exist near our children without due punishment, to lead their lives as respectful citizens, though secretly child rapists?
It is despicable in the least, when not even taking into account the lives of the children being bought and sold. Who deserves that, especially in the very beginning of life? Nobody. In today's modern world, child pornography is seen as terrible, despicable, and disgusting. There are many movements to discourage such actions from taking place, as education for children and legal reinforcement for this crime against children and how we perceive ourselves in humanity. In H.R. 1365 Freedom from Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999, Markup before the subcommittee on international relations house of representatives, on August 4, 1999 serial number 106-62, states "In order to deter international sexual trafficking and to bring its perpetrators to justice, nations including the United States must recognize that sexual trafficking is a grave offense...and must act on this recognition by prescribing appropriate punishment ...by giving the highest priority to its investigation and prosecution..."(pp.13 Section 6 line 13) The overall mentality of what needs to be done is clear, that it must be severely discouraged, and thus stopped.
However, another view point are from those who use the prostitutes. These people remain anonymous, as it is still a crime, even in Cambodia to partake in such actions, although it is pretty much ignored as the police are corrupt and consistantly paid off. In Cambodia shuts down red-light district. Thursday, 23 Janurary, 2003.BBC. Friday, 10 October 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2686963.stm>, it is mentioned that many men pay top dollar to fornicate with a virgin, believing that it will cure them of AIDs, no doubt acquired from previous interactions with prostitutes, as the spread of AIDs is becoming a pertinent issue in Cambodia and other countries with the strong presence of brothels. This speaks of not only the stupidity of the customers, but also the hopelessness of the situation speaking to the young women shanghied by deceit to work.
Child pornography is a subject which renders people capable of one of two radical views, for or opposed. The number for child prositution is slowly dwindling, but it is not nearly enough as thousands of children are subject to it ranging from Russia to Asia and beyond.

Putting it Together: Draft 1

Child prostitution is no small issue. It influences all of us. We must put an end to this foul practice.

A look into the lives of these prostitutes, mostly young girls but also boys, is essential is beginning to understand why this must be put to an end, as the practice is horrendous and mainstream, particularly in Cambodia. Many children are forced into the industry of sex workers, either by being kidnapped, or even sold by their own parents. These girls are ashamed to be where they are,From http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/920000/images/_921781_prostitute.jpg Accessed 10/20/08 BBC.com. I found this powerful image: This image fully displays how children, or these Cambodian children become shells of what they once were once their virginity is taken. Re entering into the mainstream society, these girls are seen as dirty creatures that don't respect themselves. They don't respect themselves because they were willing participants, but because they were forced. Most don't have families to return to, and others don't have Visas, or the means to return to their mother country. They are stuck in this cycle of rape and torture. Imagine a young child in your life, as young as six years old, giving "yum yum" to grown men? Six year olds are too young for "boom boom" sex, but not too young for oral sex. Disgusting. Virgins are trapped in cages for long periods of time until the highest bidder scores her first time. Some of the younger girls get surgical procedures done to repair their torn hymen, so that they can be sold for a higher price a second or third time.

Much is being done to help end child prostitution, but it is far from being solved. There are many organizations built to help the situation, humantrafficking.org, the salvation army, U.S Department of Justice among others.
News stations help to spread the word, as well as thecode.org, which recruits tourism industries worldwide to spread awareness, including the punishment of customers of the practice. Meaning, the men from the modern day world going specifically to Cambodia for prostitution who are already aware of it's illegality, but see it's enforcement loosely, if not regulated at all,in Cambodia, yet see that in many countries around the world, it is a crime against humanity and warrants 5 years or above, sometimes 17 years in prison.
We see children being abused, growing into abused men and women, yet many do little to change that. Those need to keep in mind that it is not only Cambodian men that solicit, but also American, European, and men from other parts of the world that partake in prostitution as customers.
If we leave this practice as is, who are we allowing into our society? Allowing these predators to exist near our children without due punishment, to lead their lives as respectful citizens, though secretly child rapists?
It is despicable in the least, when not even taking into account the lives of the children being bought and sold. Who deserves that, especially in the very beginning of life? Nobody. In today's modern world, child pornography is seen as terrible, despicable, and disgusting. There are many movements to discourage such actions from taking place, as education for children and legal reinforcement for this crime against children and how we perceive ourselves in humanity. In H.R. 1365 Freedom from Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999, Markup before the subcommittee on international relations house of representatives, on August 4, 1999 serial number 106-62, states "In order to deter international sexual trafficking and to bring its perpetrators to justice, nations including the United States must recognize that sexual trafficking is a grave offense...and must act on this recognition by prescribing appropriate punishment ...by giving the highest priority to its investigation and prosecution..."(pp.13 Section 6 line 13) The overall mentality of what needs to be done is clear, that it must be severely discouraged, and thus stopped.
However, another view point are from those who use the prostitutes. These people remain anonymous, as it is still a crime, even in Cambodia to partake in such actions, although it is pretty much ignored as the police are corrupt and consistantly paid off. In Cambodia shuts down red-light district. Thursday, 23 Janurary, 2003.BBC. Friday, 10 October 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2686963.stm>, it is mentioned that many men pay top dollar to fornicate with a virgin, believing that it will cure them of AIDs, no doubt acquired from previous interactions with prostitutes, as the spread of AIDs is becoming a pertinent issue in Cambodia and other countries with the strong presence of brothels. This speaks of not only the stupidity of the customers, but also the hopelessness of the situation speaking to the young women shanghied by deceit to work.
Child pornography is a subject which renders people capable of one of two radical views, for or opposed. The number for child prositution is slowly dwindling, but it is not nearly enough as thousands of children are subject to it ranging from Russia to Asia and beyond.

Solutions to Child Prostitution

Much is being done to help end child prostitution, but it is far from being solved. There are many organizations built to help the situation, humantrafficking.org, the salvation army, U.S Department of Justice among others.
News stations help to spread the word, as well as thecode.org, which recruits tourism industries worldwide to spread awareness, including the punishment of customers of the practice. Meaning, the men from the modern day world going specifically to Cambodia for prostitution who are already aware of it's illegality, but see it's enforcement loosely, if not regulated at all,in Cambodia, yet see that in many countries around the world, it is a crime against humanity and warrants 5 years or above, sometimes 17 years in prison.
We see children being abused, growing into abused men and women, yet many do little to change that. Those need to keep in mind that it is not only Cambodian men that solicit, but also American, European, and men from other parts of the world that partake in prostitution as customers.
If we leave this practice as is, who are we allowing into our society? Allowing these predators to exist near our children without due punishment, to lead their lives as respectful citizens, though secretly child rapists?
It is despicable in the least, when not even taking into account the lives of the children being bought and sold. Who deserves that, especially in the very beginning of life? Nobody.

More Sources

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/920000/images/_921781_prostitute.jpg Accessed 10/20/08 BBC.com. I found this powerful image:
This image fully displys how children, or these Cambodian children become shells of what they once were, and from what the previous video mentioned, their lives leave them once their virginity is taken, that it only takes on rape to take an extreme toll on a child.

Because many of these children never get the opportunity for a formal education, the first movie mentioning that one of the sex workers in Thailand (from Burma) had sex with over a 1,000 men a year over a period of six years, that 'you' (her audience) knows how much that is, but she doesn't, because she never went to school. They know only sex.

Accessed 10/21/08 on http://www.bildbyransilver.se/_chilsex1.htm, photo by Q.Sakamaki on http://www.bildbyransilver.se. This powerful image is accompanied by a brief article on how poverty forced this girl into Cambodian prostitution, how she sees 4 to 5 men a day for over a year, her only days off during her menstrual periods. The least surprising part of her story is that she tried to committ suicide six different times.


An overall summary of the happenings of Cambodia and the explanations of such are well explained in this article Accessed 10/21/08 http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0012537 Maclean's Magazine online Child Sex-Trade Thriving in Cambodia by Maclean's November 24, 2003 Author Susan McClelland.

The ease of obtaining a child as young as six years old is ridiculous, as only a brief request was necesary. Thailand, as a tourist attraction, is mentioned as cleaning up their act when it comes to their child brothels, however, in Phnom Penh and overall Cambodia is a strong source of income. Under international pressure do the police actually shut down their brothels- but only for a few days. The emotional control that is over these children is prevalent in most of the article. They are decieved in terms of job opportunities, then tortured, raped, beaten, and starved. Back home, these children are seen as dirty creatures that had a choice in whether or not to be a prostitute. Children are mentally scarred and in need of not only trade jobs but counseling as well.

More Sources!

Rhetorical Analysis:
D.)
This video, accessed on Youtube 10/20/08 From: marchinvietnam
Added: December 22, 2006. It is promoted against child prostitution and even provides links to learn more about being proactive in ending it. This video demonstrates how widespread this occurance "Support businesses fighting child sex tourism. Visit www.thecode.org to learn more."

E.)

Rhetorial Analysis

Rhetorical Analysis A).
The Movie, Sacrafice, a film by Ellen Bruno VHS 20027 C.2 from Washington State University, Pullman Media Materials and Reserves, seemed fairly credible. Interviews were conducted to three different girls about their experiences in prostitution, many focusing on Burmese woman moving to Thailand to ultimately become prostitutes. These women were lied to and deceived, or forced into the profession by poverty. One of the girls lived in a house where grass was used as roofing material. Another was a single mother in need of money to support her infant son. The other was simply promised work for money,washing dishes was what what she was led to believe. The movie portrayed how girls are not happy with themselves, having sex with men. One of the girls was kidnapped at the young age of 12 and raped. This demonstrates how many are forced into this profession,especially children who have no idea what they are getting themselves into. It changes the notion of people that are prostitutes for fun.
Rhetorical Analysis B).
The Freedom from Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999, it pretty much a meeting for what needs to be changed in terms of laws and attitudes within the U.S and beyond. Its pretty credible. Simply states that it is a meeting being held and our current attitudes toward such.
Rhetorical Analysis C).
Cambodia shuts down red light district, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2686963.stm, is held by the BBC which is credible considering the BBC is commonly known as being reputable in it's research as it is such a big organization.

Perspectives on Child Pornography

In today's modern world, child pornography is seen as terrible, despicable, and disgusting. There are many movements to discourage such actions from taking place, as education for children and legal reinforcement for this crime against children and how we perceive ourselves in humanity. In H.R. 1365 Freedom from Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999, Markup before the subcommittee on international relations house of representatives, on August 4, 1999 serial number 106-62, states "In order to deter international sexual trafficking and to bring its perpetrators to justice, nations including the United States must recognize that sexual trafficking is a grave offense...and must act on this recognition by prescribing appropriate punishment ...by giving the highest priority to its investigation and prosecution..."(pp.13 Section 6 line 13) The overall mentality of what needs to be done is clear, that it must be severely discouraged, and thus stopped.
However, another view point are from those who use the prostitutes. These people remain anonymous, as it is still a crime, even in Cambodia to partake in such actions, although it is pretty much ignored as the police are corrupt and consistantly paid off. In Cambodia shuts down red-light district. Thursday, 23 Janurary, 2003.BBC. Friday, 10 October 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2686963.stm>, it is mentioned that many men pay top dollar to fornicate with a virgin, believing that it will cure them of AIDs, no doubt acquired from previous interactions with prostitutes, as the spread of AIDs is becoming a pertinent issue in Cambodia and other countries with the strong presence of brothels. This speaks of not only the stupidity of the customers, but also the hopelessness of the situation speaking to the young women shanghied by deceit to work.
Child pornography is a subject which renders people capable of one of two radical views, for or opposed. The number for child prositution is slowly dwindling, but it is not nearly enough as thousands of children are subject to it ranging from Russia to Asia and beyond.

Library Research

In process.
My first article was about the problem with the government in the prostituion in Cambodia.
For example, it is thought in the article,by Finckenauer, James O.
Asian transnational organized crime and its impact on the United States [electronic resource].
Imprint [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, [2007] that the cambodian government is keep the brothels as a means of tourism and thus profits in the country.

And when I accessed
United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Title H.R. 1356, the Freedom from Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999 : markup before the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first session on August 4, 1999.
Imprint Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1999.,
it mentioned that many times, the prostitutes, or children, are more severely punished than the actual perpetrators, or the brothel owners and affiliates. More like slave drivers.

Preliminary Research

In beginning my research, I've looked through both BBC and The New York Time's website. I've found numerous snippits of information, mostly relating to my research question of what can be done to end child prositution?

I've flipped through the customers of these brothels, Cambodia's government turning a blind eye to the 20 some odd brothels, harboring 10 to 30 woman apiece.

Most woman are forced into this profession by either poverty or enslavement by kidnapping. They are beat or confined to the house to ensure their stay. The Cambodian government took no action in the infamous Svay Pak shantytown until the Association of South-East Nations tourism conference was within the near future. The woman are worth hundereds of dollars for their virginity, as many men with the AIDS virus believe that fornication with these girls will cure them. Afterwards, however, they are sold for as low as $3 afterwards. To speak more of the corrupt Cambodian government, although prostitution is illegal, brothels are allowed to function and are even re-opened days after being 'shut down' by the police. Svay Pak is infamous enough where westerners are coming into the down just for sex, as an Italian man was fined for sex with boys ages 10 to 14.

This is disgraceful to think of the human race partaking in such acts, but more research is in order for me to continue.

Works Cited:

Cambodia shuts down red-light district. Thursday, 23 Janurary, 2003.BBC. Friday, 10 October 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2686963.stm>

Girls for Sale. Janurary 17, 2004. New York Times. Nicholas D. Kristof on New York Times. October 7, 2008
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9d0deedf1639f934a25752c0a9629c8b63">

Lets Go Exploring

What little I know of child prostitution is enough to infuriate me. I know that it takes place in different areas of the world, I first heard of it's existance in Moscow, Russia. When deciding what human right's topic to focus on, I read Nicholas D. Kristof's Girls For Sale, and discovered that child prostitution was also happening in Cambodia. What does this say of the overall culture and values of the Cambodian and Russian people, as in most cases, brothels can only exist with customers. One may even go as far to say that the younger prostitutes, anywhere from age 10 and older has customers that may be considered pedophiles. Pedophilia is severely looked down upon in American society, our image of the countries that allow this to occur will and should be damaged.
How often and where does this occur? How may it be stopped? What are the long standing emotional effects to the woman, customers and we as spectators of this evil? Noone deserves to be thrown into a life of prostitution, which is an abusive profesion by definition.
Sources that could be credible to me are news sources on the internet and different human right's activist's writings and studies of such. I could even research what the actual government of chosen countries say about the issue at hand. Sources that may bring a new perspective could be videos of the living conditions of the areas where child prositution run rampant. It would bring a heightened understanding of why these girls are thrown into the life they live. Different opinions could be hard to swallow, but I can try to find out why these girls are placed in this line of work. I will search and see who has a more major problem in terms of numbers, and will focus my research on that particular region.

What can be done to stop child prostitution?





Accessed October 7, 2008 Girls For Sale ,published Janurary 17, 2004 by Nicholas D. Kristof on New York Times website.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DEEDF1639F934A25752C0A9629C8B63

My thoughts on the internet.

Technology has grown leaps and bounds since the birth of the internet. We have grown from Web 1.0, a simple imput of data was available. This has changed dramatically in the emergence of social networks and the much broader expansion of data. With websites such as facebook, commnity is established electronically with each member responsible for imputing data. Essentially, we can live two or more different lives, how we conduct ourselves in person versus how we present ourselves online. Online, it is much more of a fantasy world, because no one can prove data wrong. A 300 pound man can claim that he is a noted ballerina and it is highly probable that some may believe him. This leads me to the concept of Big Brother. Through the emergence of web 2.0, IP addresses can be tracked. This means that whenever a website is accessed, the frequency and legnth of such can and is tracked and noted.

What does this mean for us as a society? That even in our homes, we are watched through our actions on the internet. It seems somewhat different to go to a store and know that a camera is on, as it protects the safety of the consumers and the store. To choose to go to a particular website seems to infringe upon a right to privacy, should everybody's specific actions be documented? It was our choice to walk into a store, who's choice is it to walk into our IP history?
We as a people are becoming accustomed to this through the means of a participatory panopticon. We are only slightly if not at all aware of being watched. We are being watched without knowing who is watching and when. A big brother is always watching and monitoring our actions. Little brothers, as the society has now become respect and accept this.
ut is it a bad thing, to be monitored constantly, even if the information that is produced is never looked at, even if on file? I believe that even though the advancement in technology can prove helpful, as a means of reducing internet related crime by the aforementioned constant documentation, there must be a limit. People cannot function correctly without a least a little privacy. There must be a defined line to who can access this information, when and under what circumstances.
As for who I want to be online, I want to be a much more introverted part of myself, more professional, for I don't know who can bring up any personal information that could be posted, so I avoid it. Anonymity would help this, but nothing I could ever say would be credible without respsonibility taken for my words.

All Accessed 10/2/07
"Have we all become little brother?"http://socialmediatrader.com/have-we-all-become-little-brother/

"Explaining Web 1.0..." http://www.resourcefulidiot.com/2008/05/explaining-web-10-web-20-web-30/