Trafficked, beaten and raped: raids reveal scale of abuse of women in Asia’s cyberscam centres

As tens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly men

Trafficked, beaten and raped: raids reveal scale of abuse of women in Asia’s cyberscam centres

TL;DR

  • Tens of thousands of people are being freed from cyberscam compounds.
  • Female survivors are reporting gender-based violence.
  • These compounds were previously believed to hold mainly men.
  • The reports reveal an increasing scale of abuse against women.