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Josephine, "I won't leave until I point out the rapists to the police"
		Josephine*, 17, was living alone on the streets of Port-au-Prince when the earthquake hit. She lost the few belongings she had - mostly clothes. She now stays at the Jean-Marie Vincent camp for displaced families. full testimony
Arulamma Thambiraja, "I have seen things I never thought I would, so much death"
		This time last year, Arulamma Thambiraja, 99, was among tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Sri Lanka's north by fighting between government forces and the since-defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). full testimony
Rohingya waiter Solim Ullah, "I live in fear every day"
		Born and raised in Bangladesh, 17-year-old Solim Ullah* is a documented Rohingya refugee. He has a job as a waiter at a restaurant in Cox’s Bazar, southern Bangladesh’s most popular beach resort, but following a recent crackdown fears arrest. full testimony
Shanta Karki, "I don’t need rehabilitation"
		Shanta Karki was barely 13 when she volunteered to be a child soldier for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Maoists’ military wing in Nepal, in 2003. full testimony
Putting food on the table - at age 12
		Child labour in Bangladesh is fuelled by poverty, low school enrolment, a lack of government oversight and greedy employers, experts say. full testimony
Koneshwari, "I must have survived for a reason"
		The Asian tsunami left more than 220,000 people dead in 13 countries, including some 35,000 in Sri Lanka. Koneshwari Sivaganeshan, 11, who lives with her grandmother in the eastern town of Batticaloa, recalls that day five years ago. full testimony

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