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23 Dec

Agniputhri 30-08-12

Narrated by actress and humanitarian Lucy Liu, “The Road to Traffik” reveals the shocking world of sex trafficking that Somaly Mam, a former Cambodia sex slave, is heroically waging a crusade to expose and end. The filmmakers accompany photographer Norman Jean Roy on his painful journey to document the brutal rape and suffering that thousands of children face daily in the brothels of Cambodia and Southeast Asia. To learn more about human trafficking, SMF, and how you can get involved, click here: bit.ly
Video Rating: 4 / 5

 

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  1. TiggerRah

    December 23, 2012 at 11:04 am

    Somaly Mam deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

     
  2. XtraordinaryChannel

    December 23, 2012 at 11:37 am

    I admire you Somaly Mam for being the role model and defender of women’s right against sexual trafficking. Continue your fight against these oppressors and God will surely bless and reward you for being an instrument. Keep up the good work. We at iseXtraordinary supports you. God bless.
    iseXtraordinary
    Information with Inspiration

     
  3. AHkadawTOM808

    December 23, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    somaly mam is a very powerful woman i deeply honor her and understand the pain…i am a cambodian male i understand stuff like this happen around the world but comparing to cambodia its like a monopoly of dollar vs innocent poor life i feel deeply sadden of my country….and i notice even when war has ended the pain still countinue…….i wonder when my country people will realized our elder angkor word agian your children is like my children……

     
  4. Nicole Walker

    December 23, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    Their culture doesnt consider it perversion. In their culture they consider it a mans right, as women are nothing more than property. And a girl working in a brothel is less than worthless to them. Its a sad truth. Unfortunately, showing the faces of the men will only bring them praise, like the the band geek who hooks up with the head cheerleader and tells his friends. I wish it were that easy.

     
  5. Michael Noone

    December 23, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    The interesting thing is that in Phnom Penh international airport there are enormous posters and billboards saying that sex with underage children will be punished with life imprisonment.
    Obviously some of those in the legal professions and the police cannot read…

     
  6. Dewsta26

    December 23, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    Sad, very sad. Any person who could force another, to do this, deserves the pain n misery forced upon themselves. We have the power to help, so let’s.

     
  7. barbara amaya

    December 23, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    This video is so very sad, the little girls are so young and the predators try to take away their innocence, thank God for Somaly Mam and all she is doing, I wish I could meet her one day to thank her in person, she gives me strength to fight, I know this is happening here in the U.S. too…

     
  8. lotrfan8

    December 23, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    What a powerful story, so thankful there are people like Somaly Mam to help these women. It’s hard to watch something like this and not do anything. I went to the website and I bought an Akun bracelet!

     
  9. pintobean095

    December 23, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    I cried when I watched this. Who wouldn’t?? This is so upsetting. I pray to God that He watches over the girls who were saved from the sex trade and who are still being abused. I pray to God that we can end this!!!

     
  10. beileenb

    December 23, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    I pray to God that one day a child’s innocence can be restored after these brutal acts. These animals that not only rape a child’s body but rape a child’s soul… May God have mercy on them. My mind cannot comprehend how a man would do this to a child. This is a horrible world we live in. I so wish I had all the money in the world to help these poor women and children. So So sad.

     
  11. Tiyi Christopher

    December 23, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Omg raped at 3 years old with blood and pain. NO ONE EVER should have to go through this :'(. What kind of evil man would rape someone let alone a child…..ugh it disgusts me.

     
  12. Ob Bbfdbg

    December 23, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    man this is really sad

     
  13. marialexa10

    December 23, 2012 at 4:50 pm

    3 years ago I saw a similar documentary in one of my sociology classes, it was one of the reasons why I will be graduating this may in Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies, with the goal to get my masters in Social Work and Therapy, so one day I can also be doing something like her. People like her inspire me, and make me believe that WE CAN DO SOMETHING!!!

     
  14. MiniVideos4427

    December 23, 2012 at 5:42 pm

    I love that nobody disliked this. Nobody would dare.

     
  15. rezhear

    December 23, 2012 at 6:04 pm

    A lot of the “buyers” in Cambodia are policemen and government officials themselves, in addition to just regular people from all walks of life. Legal or not, prostitution and all the abuses that go with it are widely accepted there. (I’m getting this from Somaly Mam’s autobiography, which I just read.) Also, i believe prostitution itself isn’t illegal there, just forced prosititution and selling underage girls, so that probably makes arresting clients difficult

     
  16. 1Nayla1

    December 23, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    shame on the cambodian government for being sooooo easily bribed.

    Not only do they need to stop the pimps of these so called rape brothels…but also the people who VISIT brothels like this and rape these poor girls.

    Who the hell even wants sex with a girl who he knows is forced into this and doesn’t want this.
    Truly sick.
    Aspecialy with 8 year olds…that is pedophilia.
    Can’t beieve cambodian goverment does not want to help it’s own people but prefers to take the cash and look away…

     
  17. GiacomoKnox

    December 23, 2012 at 6:47 pm

    Great video, and I’m glad to be educated about this tragedy. I just want to know, who are the “buyers”? Why aren’t they being prosecuted?

     
  18. abuelitohh

    December 23, 2012 at 7:14 pm

    this film is so powerful exactly because the girls are real people, real victims. And their tears are real, and the feelifngs they express so eloquently hit us because we know they are real. great work  Somaly!

     
  19. MikanxChan

    December 23, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    Wow, only 11,000 views and 72 likes, I’m very shocked.

     
  20. somalymamfoundation

    December 23, 2012 at 7:59 pm

    A disclaimer: Those featured in any media from or promoted by the Somaly Mam Foundation have consented to the use of their image. They give full informed consent, and in the cases of minors, they make the decision with caretakers. These women and children are not actors and we feel that in using their images, we offer a powerful reminder: Slavery still exists in this world and it happens to real, living people.

     
  21. EmailGraceKong

    December 23, 2012 at 8:00 pm

    We appreciate Somaly Mam’s work, its so important and much needed. We do however think that the identities of the young grrls should be protected because they’re already so vulnerable and its not necessarily needed to raise awareness of this issue. The faces that should be exposed are the rapists/perpetrators. It may help deter men from continuing to exploit these young womyn if the world/their communities knew about their perversion.

     
  22. ooojenns

    December 23, 2012 at 8:14 pm

    It’s because of people like Somaly Mam that inspires and motivates me to continue to do the nonprofit work I do in educating and moving people to learn, give back, and get involved to help those who are unable to help themselves. Great video. Great work.

     
  23. EnticeMe15

    December 23, 2012 at 8:19 pm

    I’m already on the phone with the branch here in the states finding out how to get involved. I will be traveling there soon. I will also be heading up some sort of fundraiser here in south Florida. Can’t wait. This must stop now!!!

     
  24. tracyvanity

    December 23, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    Very well-done documentary. I am very grateful to all volunteers, survivors and NGO workers who have dedicated their time to helping stop human trafficking. It is appalling that it even exists and more appalling that it is as common as it is.

     
  25. Mookiebootoo

    December 23, 2012 at 9:31 pm

    Somaly is my hero–someone I look up to in life. I hope to contribute to my world as she does and help innocent women and children. Sex trafficking has got to stop; we will make it happen!
    Somaly is a brave and wonderful woman with a huge heart.
    Love and Best Wishes.