Now available: CAGE The Horror and the Hope
Posted on June 3rd, 2011.
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A cage is the most emotive symbol of the sex trade.
SOS and our partners in India are now making our coffee table book CAGE: The Horror and the Hope available to our donors as part of our campaign to raise support for the rescued girls.
For a limited time, we are offering it as a premium for special gifts of $60 or more (regularly $75) made to the project.
If you wish to receive CAGE as for your gift of $60 or more to the project, click here.
CAGE: The horror and the hope, takes is on a terrifying journey through Kamathipura, one of the world’s most notorious red-light districts. These photographic biographies are disturbing portrayals of India’s sex trade, but the effect is mitigated by the discovery of humanity and hope. Indeed, the genius of this book is the revelation that a cage can never define or restrain the human spirit; beauty and redemption can be found in the darkest places.
The book goes on to tell the story of three girls abducted into sex slavery in the cages of Kamathipura. The primary means of storytelling is through a series of dramatic photographs that chart their journeys from abduction to sex slavery and beyond. These are not only tales of tragedy and horror, but tales of hope.
Multiple initiatives are being organized to expose and stamp out sex trafficking and to rescue and rehabilitate its victims. A village of hope has been built to accommodate and rehabilitate former sex slaves and their children. Project Red Light Rescue is part of this effort. This book offers a look into the lives of real modern-day slaves, before and after the rescue. Your decision to enter the fight for these girls’ freedom is the next step towards ending this form of slavery.
“Through the barred window, you are looking at one of the most atrocious crimes of the century. Don’t look away. Indifference is not an option. The girl with the painted face could be your daughter. She is related to you by a common humanity. Your outrage and action could change her life. You have the power to open her cage.”
With contributions by Hazel Thompson, Andrew Brandon and Ettiene Coutinho.
*Excerpts taken from CAGE: The horror and the hope.
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