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		<title>New York Times: The Evil Behind the Smiles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nicholas Kristoff just wrote an op-ed in the New York times about Sina Vann&#8217;s heart-wrenching story. Sina was sold into slavery in Cambodia, but escaped (thanks to a raid organized by Somaly Mam), and now works with Somaly to fight human trafficking. From the article:
&#8220;After being freed, Sina began studying and eventually became one of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://somaly.org/news/new-york-times-the-evil-behind-the-smiles/</link>
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		<title>Somaly Mam honored by Time Magazine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard that Barack Obama was named Time Magazine&#8217;s 2008 Person of the Year. However, Time also honored several other influential figures, including Somaly Mam, as part of their 2008 &#8220;People Who Mattered&#8221; list. Other notables who made the list include senator John McCain, olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, and many others. Here&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://somaly.org/news/somaly-mam-honored-by-time-magazine/</link>
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		<title>Human Dignity Award Ceremony to be Broadcast Live via Internet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Roland Berger Foundation will be providing a live stream of the Human Dignity Award Ceremony taking place in Berlin on Monday, November 24th at 8pm. To access this live video please follow the link: www.rolandbergerstiftung.org/stream. Please join us online for the presentation!
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		<link>http://somaly.org/news/human-dignity-award-ceremony-to-be-broadcast-live-via-internet/</link>
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		<title>Somaly Mam Receives Roland Berger Human Dignity Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Roland Berger Foundation chose Somaly Mam as the recipient of its first Human Dignity Award. This prestigious honor will take place on November 24th in Berlin. The award is presented by the German Federal President. Click the link below to read more. http://www.rolandberger.com/news/2008-11-13-rbsc-news-SomalyMam.html
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		<link>http://somaly.org/news/somaly-mam-receives-roland-berger-human-dignity-award/</link>
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		<title>New York Times: Fighting Sex Trafficking in Cambodia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Nicholas D. Kristof interviews Somaly Mam, who was sold to the brothels as a young teenager and now runs shelters for rescued girls.&#8221;
View the video here
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		<link>http://somaly.org/news/new-york-times-fighting-sex-trafficking-in-cambodia/</link>
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		<title>Human Trafficking Awareness Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mission 
The mission of the Human Trafficking Awareness Conference (HTAC) is to partner and collaborate with local, national, and international organizations to raise community awareness, provide training for our local citizens and encourage engagement in the fight against human trafficking
Who are We and Why are We Doing This? 
Human trafficking is a form of modern [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://somaly.org/news/human-trafficking-awareness-conference/</link>
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		<title>Reuters: Ex-sex slave crusades against forced prostitution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Abandoned as a child in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge&#8217;s murderous reign, Somaly Mam has no memory of her family and doesn&#8217;t know her true age or name. But she recalls when she was sold to a brothel.She traces a dramatic and haunting journey from sex slave to crusader against forced prostitution in her newly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://somaly.org/news/reuters-ex-sex-slave-crusades-against-forced-prostitution/</link>
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		<title>Photos From An Evening of New Dreams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Evening of New Dreams fundraiser was a huge success. We&#8217;ve posted a slideshow of photos from the event. Check them out:
View the New Dreams Photo Slideshow 
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		<link>http://somaly.org/news/photos-from-an-evening-of-new-dreams/</link>
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		<title>Washington Post: Of Human Bondage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recently published article in the Washington post discusses Somaly Mam&#8217;s efforts to lobby Congress for  stricter human trafficking laws, and recounts her harrowing childhood spent in a brothel:
&#8220;Along the way, somehow she learned not to be silent. That is the most extraordinary part of her shocking life&#8217;s journey, an achievement she still cannot fully [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://somaly.org/news/washington-post-of-human-bondage/</link>
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		<title>New York Times: A Heroine From the Brothels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new op-ed in the New York Times by Nicholas D. Kristoff discusses Somaly Mam&#8217;s fight against human trafficking, her new book, and recounts her inspiring story:
&#8220;World leaders are parading through New York this week for a United Nations General Assembly reviewing their (lack of) progress in fighting global poverty. That’s urgent and necessary, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://somaly.org/news/a-heroine-from-the-brothels-new-york-times/</link>
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