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Sat 12 Dec 2008Call to free jailed sex trafficking victim
THE DETENTION in prison over the Christmas period of a 22-year-old Nigerian recently trafficked into Ireland to work in the sex trade has been deplored by Ruhama, the Dublin-based group that helps women involved in prostitution.
In a statement yesterday, Gerardine Rowley, spokeswoman for the organisation, said: "We are concerned that a woman who has been identified as a possible victim of human trafficking is continued to be incarcerated by the State.
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