Newsletter October 2007




This month has been an active month for SISHA and we have seen some very important activity involving police and policy change.

Thailand and Cambodia had some high profile media attention this month with the arrest of Canadian national Christopher Neil for rape
and indecent sexual acts with young boys in Thailand and Cambodia. The documented evidence against Neil indicates that he and other pedophiles have been operating in Thailand and Cambodia with reasonable impunity from prosecution and had unlimited access to young children for several years. Unfortunately, Cambodia has in recent years seen an increase in foreign pedophiles and child sex offenders and it is imperative that organisations like SISHA continue to investigate and prosecute these offenders and protect women and children from exploitation..

On the 17th of October, SISHA assisted
NGO - International Justice Mission and the Cambodia National Police with the arrest of a Russian millionaire in Sihanoukville province. The Russian has been charged and remanded in custody for rape and debauchery (indecent sexual acts) of eighteen (18) underage girls ranging from 9 years to 15 years of age.
Three other Cambodian offenders have also been charged and remanded in custody for procuring and selling the girls to the Russian offender.




'Police locate pornographic evidence’


Due to the increase in exploitation and trafficking incidents in Cambodia and an inability by under resourced policing units to proactively detect such crimes, it is imperative that organisations like SISHA continue to operate in Cambodia, detecting trafficking and exploitation and working in co-operation with local police to rescue victims from these terrible crimes.

‘Police use armed police escort to transport the offender to Phnom Penh Municipal Court’

SISHA Bank Account – SISHA is constantly seeking financial support from socially conscious companies and like minded individuals who wish to assist SISHA in rescuing victims from trafficking, sexual and non-sexual exploitation, bonded labor, rape and sexual assault. For those who wish to provide financial support, SISHA now has a Cambodian bank account and all donations can be sent to the following account.

Beneficiary’s Bank (BKK)
ANZ Royal Bank Of Cambodia Limited
Swift Code: ANZBKHPP

Beneficiary (BNF)
Account Name: SISHA Limited
Account Number: 662656