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Anuradha Koirala, proclaimed winner of CNN Hero of the Year 2010, warmly greeted upon her return. Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. A woman whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery has been named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year. Anuradha Koirala was chosen by the public in an online poll that ran for eight weeks on CNN.com. ?Human trafficking is a crime, a heinous crime, a shame to humanity,? Koirala said after being introduced as one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010. ?I ask everyone to join me to create a society free of trafficking. We need to do this for all our daughters
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2020 – A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus
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Connect the World
Modern-Day Slavery; Interview with Yury Fedotov; Freedom Project: Undercover; 30 Million Held in Slavery Worldwide; Outpouring of Support for Tortured Gadhafi Domestic Servant; Documentary Highlights Horrific Practices of Modern-Day Slavery; Experts Share How Public Can Help End Slavery; Viewers Take Stand; Director of Anti-Slavery International Calls for Better Law Enforcement Against Slavery
Aired October 26, 2011 - 16:00 ET
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The Nepali Embassy and the Non-Resident Nepali Association Korea unveiled its culture center with a charity night on Thursday. The opening ceremony for the Nepal House was marked by dignitaries including Nepali Ambassador Kaman Singh Lama and Lee In-jung, head of the Korean Alpine Federation. Also showing support for the house was CNN’s 2010 Hero of the Year, Anuradha Koirala, who provided support and shelter for over 12,000 women and children who have been rescued from brothels in Nepal since 1994. Nepali Ambassador Kaman Singh Lama gives a speech to mark the official opening of the Nepali House in Seoul on Thursday. (Robert Lee/The Korea Herald) “The Nepal House may have started out small but with all of your help it will grow to become bigger,” said Lama. “I hope that the opening of the Nepal House will serve as a means to promote the diversity of Nepal’s culture and the beauty of Nepali nature that is surrounded by the Himalayan Range,” said Koirala. The cultural center was set up to help the growing number Nepali children and spouses of multicultural families adjust to life in Korea, according to a press release by the NRN. The association also wished to educate the community here about the country’s culture and religion. It found that the majority of Koreans believe that India is the birthplace of Buddha, when it is acknowledged that Lumbini, Nepal is thought to be the actual birthplace. The cultural center will serve as an umbrella for several different functions for Nepali expatriates, Koreans and those visiting the country. The Nepal House will offer tourism information to the country known for its scenic beauty, including culture and language, as the country is famous for mountaineering, with Everest lying in the Himalayan Range. For those looking to invest in the country the center will also provide information regarding opportunities. The Nepal House will regularly provide cultural events as
BECKY ANDERSON, HOST: Welcome to a special edition of CONNECT THE WORLD.
I'm Becky Anderson in London.
Now, it's a multi-billion dollar business driven by ruthless greed, one that claims millions of victims worldwide, destroying lives and robbing innocent boys and girls of their childhood. We're talking about modern-day slavery, a problem that can no longer be ignored.
CNN is devoting an entire year to our Freedom Project, raising awareness and putting a face on the suffering so that one day, the despicable practice might be stopped.
Remember the heart-wrenching story of Shweyga Mullah. The former nanny was horrifically abused in a compound of the Gadhafi family in Libya. We'll have the latest on her recovery.
Also, we're on the trail of human traffickers in Spain following along as undercover investigators get ready for their biggest bust ever.
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ROBERT BILHEIMER, DIRECTOR, "NOT MY LIFE": How can we go to bed at night knowing that that night, a million acts of sexual violence are being committed against 10-year-olds?
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ANDERSON: And a director takes his camera to five continents documenting what he calls the true heart of darkness. Robert Bilheimer talks to us about his new film, "Not My Life".
Well, these stories are painful, shocking and hard to hear, but they're going to have to be told because giving victims a Nepal House offers glimpse of Himalayan Range