First Step Cambodia

First Step Cambodia strives to promote the issue of the sexual abuse of males as a global issue and also the collaboration of services and individuals within Cambodia, the region and the world.

We are therefore delighted to announce that we have been asked by US based ‘Male Survivor’ to become affiliate sponsors for their forthcoming conference due to take place in New York City in November of this year. Details are below and more information can be found on their web site on the link below.

Representatives from First Step plan to attend the conference and make presentations, so if you are based in Cambodia and wish to find out more about this conference, and find out more about how we can help you to get there, please contact Yaim Chamreun or Alastair Hilton at the First Step office.

Male Survivor 13th International Conference: A World of Healing

November 15-18, 2012 John Jay College New York, New York

This international conference provides a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth, networking, and the dissemination of new knowledge in the area of sexually traumatised boys and men. This four-day event will feature numerous workshops for male survivors of sexual abuse, their loved ones/partners, and professionals who work with them.

For more information visit the male Survivor Website at the link below:

http://www.malesurvivor.org/default.html

The Sexual Violence Research Initiative has recently published a briefing paper related to the care and support of male survivors of sexual violence in post conflict situations. Alastair Hilton (The First Step Cambodia Technical Advisor) is one of the contributing authors.

http://www.svri.org/CareSupportofMaleSurviv.pdf

Sexual Abuse of Boys & Men - Global Research

The problem of Male Rape, Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking makes the headlines:

In recent weeks there appears to be growing interest in the issue of the sexual abuse of boys and men in the media. We at First Step are committed to raising and sharing new research and accurate information about the problems men and boys face locally and globally, and have therefore placed links to the following articles for you to download.

An artcle written by Will Storr of the Observer newspaper in the UK called 'The Rape of Men' highlighted the rape and abuse of men in war torn countries in Africa and the struggles victims face when seeking services and support.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jul/17/the-rape-of-men

Will Storr and others were then involved in a short program on the Al Jazeera News Channel - and features contributions from researchers, practitioners and UN representatives.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/29/male-rape-victims-sexual-violence-towards-men-_n_913223.html

An academic piece written by Samuel Vincent Jones, Associate Professor of Law at The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois - called 'The Invisible Man' highlights the problem of human trafficking and abuse involving men and boys, and how society tends to ignore these issues.

http://cl.ly/393v0w3j3q3a0o2T0d2i

Male Rape and Human Rights by Lara Stemple (UCLA School of Law):
http://uchastings.edu/hlj/archive/vol60/Stemple_60-HLJ-605.pdf

Khmer Website:

This site is now available in Khmer. Please click on the Khmer icon in the top right hand side of the site to access these pages. Since the site's launch in September 2010, we have had thousands of visitors from over 70 countries - about 50% of visitors are from Cambodia but some have visited from countries such as Argentina and Yemen. A warm welcome to you all! As awareness of the issue of the sexual abuse and exploitation of boys and men grows globally, we happy that so many are able to make use of our site.

We would like to thank Yejj for their work on the site and for helping us to make this such a useful resource that is available to so many.