Modern-Day Slavery: Photos of Human Sex Trafficking from Nigeria to Italy – Feature Shoot

Modern-Day Slavery: Photos of Human Sex Trafficking from Nigeria to Italy – Feature Shoot

Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram’s unfathomable kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls in early May—not the first or last occurrence—and their promise to make the girls sex slaves and sell them has drawn some focus to the sickening industry of human sex

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In her long-term project Pipeline, Paris-based photographer Elena Perlino draws focus to this horrific reality by concentrating specifically on women trafficked to Italy from Nigeria, 80% of whom come from Benin City. Perlino spoke with us about the project