Thursday, June 9, 2011

Beyond borders


I find two pictures among my archives. One of I took in Israel and the other in Cambodia. The relation of the two pictures are about the every day protection. Not self protection. Protection of the human against an other "human". The sign with the child was located in the yard of Ministry of Tourism in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Campaign against child sex tourism in Cambodia supported by the government. Does the campaign is effective and successful enough? It is estimated that 1/3 of prostitutes in Cambodia are children. By the Trafficking in Persons Report of 2010 reports that the sale of virgin girls continues to be a serious problem in Cambodia. Must make pedophiles fear going to jail inside the country and not let them run away...

The other photo shows an Israeli solder girl with the machine gun on her back in a shoe store. I took this in Jerusalem.