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'''Somaly Mam''' (b. 1970 or 1971) is a [[Cambodian people|Cambodian]] author and human rights advocate, focusing primarily on needs of victims of human [[sexual slavery|sex trafficking]], and has garnered official and media acclaim for her efforts.
'''Somaly Mam''' (b. 1970 or 1971) is a [[Cambodian people|Cambodian]] author and human rights advocate, focusing primarily on needs of victims of human [[sexual slavery|sex trafficking]], and has garnered official and media acclaim for her efforts.
{{Infobox person
| name = Somaly Mam
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| caption =
| birth_date = 1970 or 1971 (?)<ref name="Ref" group="Note"/>
| birth_place = [[Mondulkiri]] , [[Cambodia]]
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place =
| nationality = [[Cambodian]]
| other_names =
| known_for = Anti-Sex trafficking, Philanthropy
| occupation = Human rights activist
}}


==Early life==
==Early life==


Like most Cambodian children, Mam does not have any birth records showing when she was born or who her parents were. In the mid-1970s, when the Pol Pot and the Khmer Rougue terrorized Cambodia and drove thousands of people into the country side, Mam's parents left her. Essentially orphaned, Mam lived in the forest until a man picked her up and promised to find her mother. She became his slave. Mam was raped by the man until she was 13, when she was sold to a brothel and forced into prostitution. Mam tried to escape but was caught and subsequently tortured. After witnessing her best friend's murder, a fearful Mam successfully escaped. <Correction> According to her book, "The Road To Lost Innocence"<c> 2005 Speigel & Grau, Somaly was not raped by "grandfather" but was sold to a merchant in her town for one experience when she was 13. Later, at age 14 "grandfather" sold her to a military man as his "wife" during which time she worked in a hospital as a nurse and was raped by the chief doctor repeatedly. When her husband didn't return after a trip, "grandfather" returned and sold her into sexual slavery.
Mam does not have any birth records showing when she was born or who her parents were. It is unknown when she was born. In her memoir, she stated that she was born in either 1970 or 1971.<ref name="book1"/>{{rp|2}} In the mid-1970s, the [[Pol Pot]] and the [[Khmer Rouge]] terrorized Cambodia and drove thousands of people into the country side. During that time, Mam's parents left her. She was 10 years old. Essentially orphaned, Mam lived in the forest until a man picked her up and promised to find her father.<ref name="book1">{{Cite book|last=Mam|first=Somaly|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=The Road of Lost Innocence|publisher=Random House Publishing|date=September 9, 2008|location=United States|pages=2-45|url=|doi=|id =|isbn=978-0-385-52621-0 (0-385-52621-0)}}</ref> She became his slave. Mam was instructed to call him "grandfather" because it's a sign of respect to the elderly.<ref name="book1"/>{{rp|7}}


Mam was raped by her "grandfather" until she was 14, when she was sold to a brothel and forced into [[prostitution]]. She was also forced to marry a stranger. Her husband was a fighter in the [[Khmer Rouge]]. Mam experienced violent beatings from her husband. <ref name="book1"/>{{rp|34}} Eventually, her husband sold her off to a [[Phnom Penh]] brothel. It was in late 1980's and she was 15 years old. <ref>http://www.thestandard.com.hk/weekend_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=5939&sid=5471082&con_type=3&d_str=20051119</ref> She had five or six clients per day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article596932.ece|title=A Life in the Day: Somaly Mam|publisher=The Sunday Times (U.K.)|date=December 4, 2005|accessdate=October 7, 2010}}</ref> When Mam didn't have sex with a client, she would be taken to a cellar and stay with snakes and scorpions. Mam would be subsequently tortured and raped.<ref name="book1"/>{{rp|42-45}} She would also prostitute herself on the streets.
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== International recognition ==
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In 1998, she received the prestigious [[Prince of Asturias Award]] for International Cooperation in the presence of [[Queen Sofia of Spain]].


She saw her best friend shot by her pimp. After witnessing her best friend's murder, Mam successfully escaped.<ref name="dosomething">{{cite web|url=http://www.dosomething.org/blog/chatterbox/change-maker-women%E2%80%99s-history-somaly-mam|title=Change-Maker in Women’s History: Somaly Mam|publisher=Dosomething.org|date=March 27, 2009|accessdate=October 7, 2010}}</ref>
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In 2006, she was one of the eight Olympic flag bearers at the [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] [[2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony#Words and Symbols|Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony]] in Torino, Italy.


==Philanthropy==
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In October 2006, she was named ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' Woman of the Year at a presentation at [[Carnegie Hall]] in [[New York City]]. Her award was presented by journalist [[Mariane Pearl]], who had been present in Cambodia at the time of the kidnapping of Mam's daughter. Pearl also reported on the incident for an article that subsequently appeared in Glamour. (The article is linked below under 'External links'.)


In 1993, an aid worker from France founded Mam and helped her escaped Cambodia.<ref name="timemagazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410_1894289_1894268,00.html|title=Somaly Mam|publisher=Time Magazine|date=April 30, 2009|accessdate=October 7, 2010}}</ref> After Mam escaped the brothels, she went to [[Paris]] and got married. When she was in Paris, she was haunted that many girls were trapped into [[sexual slavery]]. She went home to Cambodia. In 1996, Mam pretended to be a nurse from [[Médecins Sans Frontières]] and handed out condoms to women in the brothels. In 1996, she founded AFESIP (Agir pour les Femmes en Situation Precaire or Acting for Women in Distressing Circumstances), a Cambodian non-governmental organization dedicated to rescuing, housing and rehabilitating women and children in Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam who have been sexually exploited.<ref name="pbs.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/february-12-2010/rescuing-child-sex-workers/5684/|title=Rescuing Child Sex Workers|publisher=PBS|date=February 12, 2010|accessdate=October 7, 2010}}</ref> She handed out condoms, educated women about HIV/AIDS, and gave out hygenic items. The organization also works with law enforcement to raid the brothels. In June 2007, she created the Somaly Mam foundation, which officially launched in September 2007. The Somaly Mam foundation is a non profit oprganization formed in the United States. The organization supports anti-trafficking groups and helps women who had been in the sex trafficking business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.change.org/changemakers/view/somaly_mam|title=Somaly Mam|publisher=Change.org|accessdate=October 7, 2010}}</ref>
In June 2007, Mam created the US-based [[Somaly Mam Foundation]] which officially launched in September 2007.


She has saved over 4,000 women from sexual slavery.<ref name="timemagazine"/> Her sanctuaries are in [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], and [[Thailand]].<ref name="pbs.org"/>
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In 2008, Mam was awarded the [[World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child]] in Sweden for her "dangerous struggle" to defend the rights of children in Cambodia.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/16/europe/EU-GEN-Sweden-Childrens-Prize.php ''Cambodian activist who rescues sex slaves wins World's Children's Prize''], International Herald Tribune, (AP), April 16, 2008</ref>.


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==International recognition==
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In November 2008, Mam received the Roland Berger Human Dignity Award from the Munich-based Roland Berger Foundation.
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*In 1998, she received the prestigious [[Prince of Asturias Award]] for International Cooperation in the presence of [[Queen Sofia of Spain]].

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*In 2006, she was one of the eight Olympic flag bearers at the [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] [[2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony#Words and Symbols|Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony]] in Torino, Italy.<ref name="dosomething"/>
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In 2009, she was named one of [[Time (magazine)|TIME Magazine]]'s 100 most influential people, with the accompanying article written by actress [[Angelina Jolie]].
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*In October 2006, she was named ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' Woman of the Year at a presentation at [[Carnegie Hall]] in [[New York City]]. Her award was presented by journalist [[Mariane Pearl]], who had been present in Cambodia at the time of the kidnapping of Mam's daughter.

* In 2006, she was named a CNN Hero.
==Bibliography==
*In November 9, 2007, she recieved an [[Honorary degree|Honorary]] Doctor of Public Service from [[Regis University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regis.edu/regis.asp?sctn=news&p1=comrel&p2=honorary|title=Honorary Degrees|publisher=Regis University|accessdate=October 7, 2010}}</ref>
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*In 2008, Mam was awarded the [[World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child]] in Sweden for her "dangerous struggle" to defend the rights of children in Cambodia.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/16/europe/EU-GEN-Sweden-Childrens-Prize.php ''Cambodian activist who rescues sex slaves wins World's Children's Prize''], International Herald Tribune, (AP), April 16, 2008</ref>.
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*In November 2008, Mam received the Roland Berger Human Dignity Award from the Munich-based Roland Berger Foundation.
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*In 2009, she was named one of [[Time (magazine)|TIME Magazine]]'s [[Time 100|100 most influential people]], with the accompanying article written by actress [[Angelina Jolie]].<ref name="timemagazine"/>
*U.S. Department's "Heroes of Anti-Trafficking" Award.<ref name="dosomething"/>
*Festival du Scoop Prize, France
==Published Works==
*''Le silence de l'innocence'' - Somaly Mam - Editions Anne Carrière (September 21, 2005) - ISBN 2-84337-336-0 (''in French'')
*''Le silence de l'innocence'' - Somaly Mam - Editions Anne Carrière (September 21, 2005) - ISBN 2-84337-336-0 (''in French'')


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*[http://www.glamour.com/news/feature/articles/2006/07/31/globaldiary06sep Profile of Somaly Mam] in [[Glamour (magazine)]] written by [[Mariane Pearl]], who was in Cambodia to interview Somaly at the time of the kidnapping of Somaly's daughter.
*[http://www.glamour.com/news/feature/articles/2006/07/31/globaldiary06sep Profile of Somaly Mam] in [[Glamour (magazine)]] written by [[Mariane Pearl]], who was in Cambodia to interview Somaly at the time of the kidnapping of Somaly's daughter.
*[http://www.afesip.org/read.php?theId=55 AFESIP announces Somaly Mam Foundation]
*[http://www.afesip.org/read.php?theId=55 AFESIP announces Somaly Mam Foundation]
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2099-1891955,00.html/ A Life in the Day - Sunday Times Magazine]
*[http://www.thestandard.com.hk/weekend_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=5939&sid=5471082&con_type=3&d_str=20051119 Stolen innocence - The Standard newspaper]
*[http://www.thestandard.com.hk/weekend_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=5939&sid=5471082&con_type=3&d_str=20051119 Stolen innocence - The Standard newspaper]
*[http://www.susannaleaassociates.com/livre.asp?id=174 ''The road of lost innocence'' - Book summary]
*[http://www.susannaleaassociates.com/livre.asp?id=174 ''The road of lost innocence'' - Book summary]
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* [http://www.afesip.org/read.php?theId=55 AFESIP: Jared Greenberg and Nicholas Lumpp to Establish Somaly Mam Foundation in the US]
* [http://www.afesip.org/read.php?theId=55 AFESIP: Jared Greenberg and Nicholas Lumpp to Establish Somaly Mam Foundation in the US]
*[http://www.asiaxpress.com/Articles/2007/nov/mam_regis/1.html Mam shares tales of human trafficking at Regis] from AsiaXpress.com
*[http://www.asiaxpress.com/Articles/2007/nov/mam_regis/1.html Mam shares tales of human trafficking at Regis] from AsiaXpress.com

==Notes==
<references group="Note">
<ref name="Ref">According to her memoir, ''The Road of Lost Innocence'', it states that she was born in either 1970 or 1971. The exact date of her birthday is unknown.
</references>



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Revision as of 18:00, 7 October 2010

Somaly Mam (b. 1970 or 1971) is a Cambodian author and human rights advocate, focusing primarily on needs of victims of human sex trafficking, and has garnered official and media acclaim for her efforts.

Somaly Mam
Born1970 or 1971 (?)[Note 1]
Mondulkiri , Cambodia
NationalityCambodian
OccupationHuman rights activist
Known forAnti-Sex trafficking, Philanthropy

Early life

Mam does not have any birth records showing when she was born or who her parents were. It is unknown when she was born. In her memoir, she stated that she was born in either 1970 or 1971.[1]: 2  In the mid-1970s, the Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge terrorized Cambodia and drove thousands of people into the country side. During that time, Mam's parents left her. She was 10 years old. Essentially orphaned, Mam lived in the forest until a man picked her up and promised to find her father.[1] She became his slave. Mam was instructed to call him "grandfather" because it's a sign of respect to the elderly.[1]: 7 

Mam was raped by her "grandfather" until she was 14, when she was sold to a brothel and forced into prostitution. She was also forced to marry a stranger. Her husband was a fighter in the Khmer Rouge. Mam experienced violent beatings from her husband. [1]: 34  Eventually, her husband sold her off to a Phnom Penh brothel. It was in late 1980's and she was 15 years old. [2] She had five or six clients per day.[3] When Mam didn't have sex with a client, she would be taken to a cellar and stay with snakes and scorpions. Mam would be subsequently tortured and raped.[1]: 42–45  She would also prostitute herself on the streets.

She saw her best friend shot by her pimp. After witnessing her best friend's murder, Mam successfully escaped.[4]

Philanthropy

In 1993, an aid worker from France founded Mam and helped her escaped Cambodia.[5] After Mam escaped the brothels, she went to Paris and got married. When she was in Paris, she was haunted that many girls were trapped into sexual slavery. She went home to Cambodia. In 1996, Mam pretended to be a nurse from Médecins Sans Frontières and handed out condoms to women in the brothels. In 1996, she founded AFESIP (Agir pour les Femmes en Situation Precaire or Acting for Women in Distressing Circumstances), a Cambodian non-governmental organization dedicated to rescuing, housing and rehabilitating women and children in Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam who have been sexually exploited.[6] She handed out condoms, educated women about HIV/AIDS, and gave out hygenic items. The organization also works with law enforcement to raid the brothels. In June 2007, she created the Somaly Mam foundation, which officially launched in September 2007. The Somaly Mam foundation is a non profit oprganization formed in the United States. The organization supports anti-trafficking groups and helps women who had been in the sex trafficking business.[7]

She has saved over 4,000 women from sexual slavery.[5] Her sanctuaries are in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand.[6]

International recognition

Published Works

  • Le silence de l'innocence - Somaly Mam - Editions Anne Carrière (September 21, 2005) - ISBN 2-84337-336-0 (in French)

Translations

  • German : Das Schweigen der Unschuld - Marion Von Schröder (March 31, 2006) - ISBN 3-547-71108-8
  • English : The Road of Lost Innocence - Virago Press Ltd (May 3, 2007) - ISBN 1-84408-345-4
  • Korean : The Recovered Flowernecklace - PurpleRain Press (Sep 25, 2009) - ISBN 9788996277446

Other likely upcoming translations

The translation rights have been sold to the following international editors

  • Holland : Pimento Publishers
  • Italy : Corbaccio
  • Japan : Bungei Shunju :"幼おさない娼婦しょうふだった私わたしへ" ISBN 978-4163664101 (2006/07)
  • Latin American : Destino
  • Spain (trade): Destino
  • Spain (club): Circulo de Lectores
  • Sweden : Damm
  • Indonesia: Mizan
  • India:(Marathi) : Somali Mam

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Mam, Somaly (September 9, 2008). The Road of Lost Innocence. United States: Random House Publishing. pp. 2–45. ISBN 978-0-385-52621-0 (0-385-52621-0). {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ http://www.thestandard.com.hk/weekend_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=5939&sid=5471082&con_type=3&d_str=20051119
  3. ^ "A Life in the Day: Somaly Mam". The Sunday Times (U.K.). December 4, 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Change-Maker in Women's History: Somaly Mam". Dosomething.org. March 27, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Somaly Mam". Time Magazine. April 30, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Rescuing Child Sex Workers". PBS. February 12, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  7. ^ "Somaly Mam". Change.org. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  8. ^ "Honorary Degrees". Regis University. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  9. ^ Cambodian activist who rescues sex slaves wins World's Children's Prize, International Herald Tribune, (AP), April 16, 2008

Notes

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ref was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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