Alika Kinan
Alika Kinan Alika Kinan (born 24 June 1976) is an Argentina-born feminist who is a part of the Open Hands Foundation. She was born into a violent family with rough life conditions including sexual assault, separation of parents, drug addictions, and various exploitations. Alika attended a German school prior to her parent's separation which led to her abandonment with her sister at the young age of 16.[1]Kinan turned to brothel sex, alcohol, and cocaine as a source of protection for her and her sister. The money acquired through these means were used for shelter and to pay for her younger sister's classes, computers, clothes, and food.[2]Kinan would later marry only to leave her husband nine years later when he turned increasingly violent towards her eldest daughter.[1]Kinan regularly opposes decriminalizing prostitution due to its violent tendencies saying, "When you get to the part (sex) with a man, you do not know how you come out, whether you will commit, and if you will go get the condoms. You have to provide legitimate rights to women in the brothel system to not have to expose themselves to prostitution".[3] In 2015, Kinan was invited to speak at the World Youth Violence Slavery and May 9th and May 10 in the National University of Villa María, Córdoba.[1]
- ^ a b c "Fui una esclava sexual durante 20 años y ahora busco justicia". Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "La dura historia de Alika, esclava sexual durante más de 20 años". Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Alika Kinan: "Estoy tratando de desprenderme del lugar de víctima. Es todo un proceso"". Retrieved 2 September 2016.