Desperate to flee abuse in Cambodian scam compounds, these young Indonesians are now facing suspicion back home

Desperate to flee abuse in Cambodian scam compounds, these young Indonesians are now facing suspicion back home

Framing returnees as potential criminals is politically convenient but counterproductive. It leads to victims being reluctant to go to authorities to ask for help.

In the first two weeks of March, two young Indonesian women died alone in a hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The first, who Indonesian officials have identified as 22-year-old Susi Yanti Br. Sinaga… [+6823 chars]