Kenya woman's ordeal highlights newly identified sex trafficking route


  • World
  • Wednesday, 19 Aug 2020

Sharon Dimanche, Chief of Mission at International Organization for Migration (IOM) Kenya, speaks during a Reuters interview in Nairobi, Kenya August 4, 2020. Picture taken August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jackson Njehia

NAIROBI (Reuters) - J's cousin promised her a well paid job in India as a housekeeper. Instead, she found herself in a brothel until the United Nations brought her home to Kenya when it was alerted to the human trafficking route.

"When I heard there were job vacancies in India, I was so happy," said J, asking that only her initial be used to protect her privacy.

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