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Contributor [1]
Thursday, March 6, 2003 - 02:00
Categories: 
Women & gender [2]
Issue Number: 
102 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Mercy escaped her slavers last year. Like many Nigerian women smuggled or lured into Italy with the promise of jobs, Mercy was forced into prostitution to earn her freedom. But escape did not end her nightmare. Three weeks after speaking publicly to human rights groups about her experience, her sister was reported dead in Florence, true to the threats made by her former captors.

Category: 
Gender & Minorities [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/wgender/13721 [5]
Country: 
Nigeria [6]

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