Cambodia

Cambodia: Violence against Women and Children



Primary Source 1: [|Poverty] This sources talks about how many citizens of Cambodia live in Poverty which leads to many problems and bad things. Even though there are more commitments to making life safer for kids and women people are still using them for things like sex slavery. This source proves that people living in poverty will do a lot to get out of it even if it's not a good thing they are doing so therefore the problem of women and children not being treated right can be linked back to poverty. Primary Source 2: [|Project on women's rights in Cambodia] This project done on women rights in Cambodia proves how bad things are there. In that society men are seen as being better than women and therefore are given all the power to do things and make decisions. That leaves women doing as they are told and even if they are being raped, used as a sex slave, or abused they can't say anything to get help and change things. This source proves that women in Cambodia do not that the same rights as men which leads to risky behaviors and bad consequences. Artifact 1: [|Article on sex trade in Cambodia] Women and young girls are used as sex slaves to get money as shown in this article. This article shows that women and girls are treated poorly and are used for sex. At a young age girls are being forced into sex slavery and grow up knowing no better, therefore they grow up thinking that they should keep doing it because many members of society are for it. Artifact 2: [|Picture of acid vicim] This picture shows the abuse many women and children go through almost daily in Cambodia. This women had made her husband jealous and he attacked her with acid burning most of her body. Women in Cambodia are not treated the same and therefore are abused by men in many different ways, acid being one of the ways as show in the picture. Artifact 3: [|Acid attacks in Cambodia] The idea of women being treated unfairly in Cambodia is prevalent in this article. Men use acid many times to hurt the women forever, which in many ways is worse then murdering the women. The women end up having to live with a body and face this is burned and scarred everywhere making people laugh and stare at them, make the victim feel ugly and worthless, and it makes it a lot harder for the victim to every get married again or get a job. Therefore acid is used as a way to harm women in Cambodia and make the rest of their life painful both physically and emotionally.