By Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Original report from Washington
07 April 2010
Lorreta Sanchez, a Democratic congressional representative from California, begins a short visit to Cambodia today, where she plans to spend two days in Siem Reap province to look into child trafficking, officials said.
Sanchez is the vice chairwoman of the House of Representatives’ Homeland Security Committee. A US Embassy spokesman confirmed her visit but declined to give more details.
A representative for a human rights organization, who asked not to be named, said Sanchez is scheduled to visit healthcare centers and an orphanage and to meet victims of trafficking.
The trip follows a gathering of 250 women from 30 US states last month who lobbied congressional representatives to do more to fight child trafficking and high infant and maternal mortality rates.
Cambodia is a favorite destination for child traffickers and pedophiles, and the government has made a number of arrests of Americans in recent years.
The US estimates a total of 1 million children are trafficked globally each year into the sex trade, with another 1.2 million trafficked into child labor. An estimated 24,000 children die each day from preventable diseases like diarrhea, measles and malaria.
Sanchez is the vice chairwoman of the House of Representatives’ Homeland Security Committee. A US Embassy spokesman confirmed her visit but declined to give more details.
A representative for a human rights organization, who asked not to be named, said Sanchez is scheduled to visit healthcare centers and an orphanage and to meet victims of trafficking.
The trip follows a gathering of 250 women from 30 US states last month who lobbied congressional representatives to do more to fight child trafficking and high infant and maternal mortality rates.
Cambodia is a favorite destination for child traffickers and pedophiles, and the government has made a number of arrests of Americans in recent years.
The US estimates a total of 1 million children are trafficked globally each year into the sex trade, with another 1.2 million trafficked into child labor. An estimated 24,000 children die each day from preventable diseases like diarrhea, measles and malaria.
8 comments:
I wonder who pays for all the expenses for her trip to Cambodia for just to see if all these issues exist?
According to weather prediction, there will be a lot of rain and thunder. And Hun Sen will be killed by thunder same as Hok Lungdy. don't forget to drink when thunder kill Hun Sen.
Khmer in Sydney CBD
The vietnamese goverment baned her form visit vietnam she can not visit vietnam
Such an ugly wrinkled cunt
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"Great leader"? You are ridiculous. This is America and we are free to bash our so-called leaders. Just google: loretta sanchez scandal.
Communist Sanchez didn't ask her Dr. to fill up more Botox on her face to compete with moon face of Hun Sen's wife, and she forgot to add another star on her right shoulder.
Yeahh Communist Sanchez is happy to meet her communist friends with 5 stars in a little land called Cam-Bot-Chia.
5:06 PM,
Do you mean you work for the New World Order?
Hurry up because in 2012 there will be a greatest disaster upon this earth by the Super Sun Storm wil cripple this earth for many months or years, and billions will die. It's warned by NASA.
How great your leaders are, will see.
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