South Korea: Sexual slavery

Posted 7 July 2006 3:51 GMT

Countries	South Korea
Topics	Human Rights, Women & Gender

South Korea

James J. Na in Korea Liberator discusses about trafficking of women for sexual service from South Korea to D.C. “South Korea is a source, transit, and destination country for women who are trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation…“

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