Thousands of women and girls are being trafficked to Italy from Nigeria, into a life of forced prostitution. Abused and desperately vulnerable, they have a champion in Princess Okokon, who was herself trafficked from Nigeria in 1999. Okokon fled her captors, and, with her husband, Alberto, set up the NGO Piam Onlus. Together they have helped hundreds of women in Asti and Sicily – including those who have just stepped off the boat after being hidden among migrants – to escape their traffickers, giving them refuge and support.
2017 /
WINNER
FREEING GIRLS FROM TRAFFICKED TO ITALY FOR SEX: ‘YOU WILL NOT BE A SLAVE FOREVER’
Director & Producer: Clementine Malpas,
Claudine Spera and Annie Kelly
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
2016 |
9 min
Italy
Languages: Online
AWARD:
Humanitas Award
Type:
Impact Video
Themes:
Women, Refugee, Human Rights
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