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                         <p class=\"date\">29th \u064a\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0648 2017<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"column is-12\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"title\">The lion within: Sex trafficking survivors speak<\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                <div class=\"columns\">\n                                    <div class=\"column\">\n                                        <div class=\"categories\">\n\n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                                \n                                                    \n                                                    \n                                           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                          <li>\n                                            <a class=\"QLanchor\" href=\"#summary\" style=\"color:#001745\">Summary<\/a>\n                                        <\/li>\n\n                                    \n                                <\/ul>\n\n                            \n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n        <a name=\"summary\"><\/a>\n\n\n<div class=\"full-width-content-block\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n            <div class=\"columns\">\n                <div class=\"column\">\n\n                    <p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Equality Now and the Sophie Hayes Foundation have collaborated on an immersive audio piece \u201cThe Lion Within\u201d to honour the powerful first-hand experiences of three survivors of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.<!-- \/wp:quote --><\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"full-width-content-block\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n            <div class=\"columns\">\n                <div class=\"column\">\n\n                    <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Lion Within: Sex Trafficking Survivors Speak by Equality Now\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F347153404&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"full-width-content-block\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n            <div class=\"columns\">\n                <div class=\"column\">\n\n                    <p><!-- wp:paragraph --><em>Produced by Ben Mawson &amp; Equality Now<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph -->Our partnership illustrates the need to work at both ends of the spectrum \u2013 the Sophie Hayes Foundation directly supports the women harmed by exploitation, while Equality Now works to address and eliminate the root causes of that exploitation and discrimination.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph -->Listening to the voices of women gives us a glimpse of what they have lived through and an insight into understanding how to combat such harms.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph -->Interwoven are comments taken from a UK website where buyers of sex post reviews about their encounters, and the piece highlights how male perceptions diametrically differ from those of women we feature.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph -->All the words spoken by both the women and men are genuine and come directly from those who are featured.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph -->Globally, there is evidence of a strong push-back on women\u2019s rights, worsened by a rise in forces attempting to limit women and girls. Gratefully, there\u2019s a palpable new energy from a young and re-vitalised citizenry wanting to get involved to make a positive difference.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph -->By sharing experiences, \u201cThe Lion Within\u201d seeks to harness some of that energy for justice, bring new audiences into the discussion and share space for creative thinking on how we can better work together for an end to sex trafficking.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","post_tag":[],"resource_type":[260],"law_status":[],"law_type":[],"issue":[],"region":[10],"class_list":["post-39763","resource","type-resource","status-publish","hentry","resource_type-podcasts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The lion within: Sex trafficking survivors speak - 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