But, there is another side to this fascinating country. A side that not too many tourists get to see...
With a population of over 14 million people, Cambodia is located on the Gulf of Thailand, between Vietnam and Thailand. It has the youngest population of any country in the world. Still recovering from Civil War and the Pol Pot era, it is plagued with sexual abuse, exploitation and human trafficking activities.
Child labor, rape, and sex tourism are common, everyday events in Cambodia.
The United Nations placed child rights at the top of the agenda by declaring this the global decade of non-violence for the children of the world. Their investigation into Cambodian child welfare revealed 1.5 million Khmer children – between the ages of 7 and 17 – are engaging in child labor. Indeed, the UN considers this figure conservative.
Human trafficking was cited by the United States Central Intelligence Agency as one of the most pressing social issues in Cambodia.
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