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Born into brothels: Behind the scenes of Calcutta's notorious red-light district where thousands of girls are forced into sex work

Posted by Krishna Kalki on January 20, 2014 at 6:07pm in Alternative Media, World Events & News
Sonagachi slum in Calcutta, India, is one of Asia's largest red-light districtsEstimated 12,000 girls under age of 18 are involved in sex trade in the notorious shantytown run by gangsLondon-based photographer Souvid Datta, 21, created series of photos called The Price of a Child shedding light on Sonagachi's sex industrySlum was the subject of Oscar-winning 2004 documentary Born Into BrothelsIn the sprawling, rough-and-tumble Sonagachi shantytown in Calcutta, India, crushing poverty is forcing thousands of girls barely into their teen years to sell their bodies for less than $2 a day.London-based photographer Souvid Datta has traveled to Sonagachi - one of Asia's largest red-light districts - to capture the young sex workers plying their trade on the dangerous streets of their filthy makeshift town.Datta, a 21-year-old Mumbai native who moved to the UK when he was 8, said in a statement that Sonagachi is effectively an illegal network run by street gangs and sex traffickers.Read More Plus See Photos @ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2541018/Born-brothels-Behind-scenes-Kolkatas-notorious-red-light-district-thousands-girls-forced-sex-work.html
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  • Ara January 21, 2014 at 5:42am

    nothing have changed socially ... indeed very sad ...

    There are more slaves today than were seized from Africa in four centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The modern commerce in humans rivals illegal drug trafficking in its global reach—and in the destruction of lives.

    http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0309/feature1/

    Today, 27 million men, women and children are held, sold and trafficked as slaves throughout the world. In Slavery: A 21st Century Evil, Rageh Omaar embarks on a worldwide journey to uncover the truth about the flourishing 21st century slave trade. Episode by episode, his investigation will expose the brutal reality of modern slavery and unpick the reasons why this age-old evil persists.

    http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/slaverya21stcenturyevil/

    Governments do not care: it's partly plan of nwo (which majority of the world countries belong too) ... 

  • Krishna Kalki January 20, 2014 at 6:14pm
    This is happening on Planet Earth ...the leaders and governments know about it but do they care.
    These girls need food, clothing and education to get out of poverty ...yer the leaders and governments spend millions on space travel...yet some of the rich temples in India are loaded with wealth...yet the wealthy of India enjoy high living instead of helping the poor...what a sad state of affairs..very sad
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