Global InformationUrairat Soimee information
Urairat Soimee | |
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 Urairat Soimee in Thailand several months before her death | |
| Born | 1968–1971 Lom Sak District, Thailand |
| Died | 31 May 2006 Thailand |
| Known for | Victim of human trafficking in Japan |
Urairat Soimee (อุไรรัตน์ สร้อยมี) (1968, 1970, or 1971[1] – 31 May 2006)[2] was a Thai activist and a victim of human trafficking in Japan.
Soimee was from Phetchabun's Lom Sak district in Thailand and had lived in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, where she was forced into prostitution. She was incarcerated for several years in a Japanese prison until she was released in September 2005 due to the development of a terminal form of ovarian cancer. She was allowed to return to her hometown in Thailand to spend her final days with her family. Upon her return, Soimee filed a civil lawsuit against her traffickers in Thailand, reported to be the first suit of its kind in the country. However, she died in May 2006 before the case was adjudicated. Her adoptive mother said that she would continue her case in court.
- ^ According to the Mail & Globe, she was 29 years old in 2000 (which would make her year of birth 1970 or 1971), although most sources cite 1968, mg.co.za; accessed 29 January 2018.
- ^ Kaewmorakot, Chatrarat (6 June 2006). "Adoptive mother vows to fight on". The Nation. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2018.