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In 2004, he “bought the freedom” of two women working in brothels in Poipet, Cambodia with the intention of returning them to their villages.
One thing Obama can ignore in his first week in office « Bound, Not Gagged 2009
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What he fails to mention or even consider is when he asks for a virgin, someone has to go out and find one - so maybe there is now a girl sitting in a brothel in Poipet who was kidnapped or bought off desperately poor parents just for Kristof.
One thing Obama can ignore in his first week in office « Bound, Not Gagged 2009
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At the time of his purchase, Kristof had been travelling to a wild and dangerous part of north-western Cambodia, and had checked into an $8-a-night hotel-cum-brothel in the town of Poipet.
Half the Sky: how the trafficking of women today is on a par with genocide 2010
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In 2004, he "bought the freedom" of two women working in brothels in Poipet, Cambodia with the intention of returning them to their villages.
Melissa Gira Grant: Obama, Please Ignore Kristof For Now 2009
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Kristof wasn't prosecuted under US law for the purchase of sex slaves -- he wrote of this sale as an "emancipation," and in 2005, he was back in Poipet to check up on the women.
Melissa Gira Grant: Obama, Please Ignore Kristof For Now 2009
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On July 27, a Khmer Rouge artillery shell struck Poipet, killing 3 civilians and wounding five others.
Cambodia News Archive Mekong Network 2008
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On May 7, Cambodian Foreign Minister Ung Huot announced the formation of a joint Thai-Cambodian commission to establish permanent border checkpoints at Koh Kong and Poipet.
Cambodia News Archive Mekong Network 2008
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When these peasants appear in squalid squatter camps in Poipet and around Pnhom Penh, is it the responsibility of the international community to care for these displaced persons and let the soldiers get away with their land grabs?
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A year after the New York Times columnist rescued teenaged Cambodian prostitute Srey Mom from a Poipet brothel by purchasing her freedom for $203, she was back in the brothel.
Spare Us Paternalism Say Organizing Chicago Sex Workers 2008
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On July 8, seven civilians were killed and 21 injured when the Khmer Rouge shelled a crowded market near Poipet, and on July 12 Poipet was shelled again, killing three and wounding 14 more.
Cambodia News Archive Mekong Network 2008
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