Trafficking of Women and Children in the International Sex Trade: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, September 14, 1999, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000 - 105 pages |
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