{"product_id":"we-cry-in-silence","title":"We Cry In Silence","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeginning in 2015, photojournalist Smita Sharma embarked on an investigation into the trafficking of minor girls across South Asia, after meeting Meena, a schoolgirl from West Bengal who was lured away from home with promises of marriage, only to find herself trapped in a brothel hundreds of miles away. Her story became the starting point for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe Cry In Silence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an in depth photographic investigation into the realities of child trafficking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough photographs, testimonies from survivors of sex trafficking, and an illustrated self-defence educational insert, Sharma examines the vulnerabilities that traffickers exploit and the circumstances that allow such abuse to persist. The book also brings attention to the under-reported trafficking of Indigenous girls into domestic servitude, broadening the conversation beyond the more visible forms of exploitation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombining visual documentation with first-hand accounts, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe Cry In Silence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is both a record of lives affected by trafficking and an invitation to confront a deeply entrenched social issue. Sharma’s investigation asks readers to look beyond individual stories and consider the structures that enable exploitation, while creating space for greater awareness, dialogue and meaningful change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA part of this project was commissioned and published internationally as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStolen Lives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in October 2020. The work received recognition at the 2021 Amnesty International Media Awards in the photojournalism category.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotographer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Smita Sharma (born in Shillong, based in Delhi)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhoto Editor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sarah Leen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e+++\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English, Hindi, Bengali\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFormat: Hardcover | 136 pages\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 170\u003cspan\u003e x 225mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e| 716g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Year: First Edition | June 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 978-1-7324711-9-1\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eEdition of 200 copies\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Foto Evidence","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50706951241890,"sku":null,"price":235.0,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/8521\/files\/WeCryInSilence.png?v=1792753105","url":"https:\/\/zontiga.com\/products\/we-cry-in-silence","provider":"Zontiga","version":"1.0","type":"link"}