The whistleblower: sex trafficking, military contractors, and one woman's fight for justice

Published to wide acclaim and glowing reviews, the riveting and heartbreakingstory of Kathryn Bolkovac has now been turned into a fantastic new film that is already winning international acclaim. When Bolkovac first saw a recruitingannouncement for private military contractor DynCorp International, she applied and was immediately hired and shipped out to Bosnia. Once there, assigned as a human rights investigator, she was amazed at the lack of proper training, in particular in Sarajevo. At great risk to her personal safety, she began to unravel the ugly truth about officers involved in human trafficking and forcedprostitution and their connections to private mercenary contractors, the UN, and the State Department. After bringing this evidence to light, Bolkovac was demoted, felt threatened with bodily harm, was fired, and ultimately forced toflee the country under cover of darkness - bringing the incriminating documents with her. Thanks to the evidence she collected, she won a lawsuit against DynCorp, finally exposing them for what they had done. This is her story and the story of the women she fought to bring justice. KATHRYN BOLKOVAC is a former Police Investigator from Nebraska, USA, who served as an International Police Task Force Human Rights Investigator in Bosnia. She cooperated with Human Rights Watch to expose the misconduct and human rights abuses committed against young girls, forced into prostitution and used as sex slaves by U.S. military contractors such as DynCorp and other UN-related police and international organizations. She lives in Nebraska, USA, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. CARI LYNN is the author of three books of narrative nonfiction, including Leg the Spread: A Woman's Adventures Inside the Trillion-Dollar Boys Club of Commodities Trading. Lynn has written for numerous magazines and newspapers including O, Health , Good Housekeeping , and the Chicago Tribune. She lives in Los Angeles, USA.

• ISBN: 978-0-230-11522-4
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 19/07/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés