Mira’s Cambodia Journal – Final Thoughts
By Mira Sorvino, Special to CNN (CNN) - My time in Cambodia is over. On the plane and beyond, it is time for me to reflect. One journalist told me that Khmer people smile all the time, no matter how...
View ArticleMira’s Cambodia Journal – Day Six: Hope and Healing
By Mira Sorvino, Special to CNN Siem Reap, Cambodia (CNN) -This morning we got up bright and early to go to the temples of Angkor Wat. It was a boiling hot day, and by 7 a.m. it was already beginning...
View ArticleMira’s Cambodia Journal – Day Five: The Future
By Mira Sorvino, Special to CNN Siem Reap, Cambodia (CNN) -Today we drove two hours north in rural Cambodia to meet with a group of student activists. As we arrived at the school, we saw a group of...
View ArticleMira’s Cambodia Journal – Day Four: Holding Feet to the Fire
By Mira Sorvino, Special to CNN Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CNN) - Today we scored a last-minute interview with Chou Ben Eng, the head of Cambodia’s Human Trafficking Task force: the Secretary of State of...
View ArticleMira’s Cambodia Journal – Day Three: The Front Lines
By Mira Sorvino, Special to CNN Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CNN) – This morning Don Brewster takes us to the Agape Restoration Center, a secure facility in Phnom Penh for the protection and development of...
View ArticleMira’s Cambodia Journal – Day Two: Meeting Heroes and Survivors
By Mira Sorvino, Special to CNN Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CNN) - Today we drove out to Svay Pak, a slum notorious as a hub of child sex trafficking. There we met Don Brewster, a white haired, blue-eyed...
View ArticleMira’s Cambodia Journal – Day One: Arrival in Cambodia
Editor’s note: Mira Sorvino, a human rights activist and Academy Award winning actress, went to Cambodia with the CNN Freedom Project to expose child sexual exploitation. This is an edited journal from...
View ArticleHow students in Cambodia take up the fight against trafficking
Cambodia has a young population and awareness about the dangers of modern day slavery is spreading, thanks in part to student activists. During filming for the documentary "Every Day in Cambodia",...
View Article'Every Day in Cambodia' repeat showing
The Freedom Project documentary, "Every Day in Cambodia", first broadcast last year, airs again this weekend. The film, presented by actress Mira Sorvino, documents the appalling plight of children...
View ArticleThe fight against child sex trafficking
In 2013, the Freedom Project went to Cambodia with Oscar-winning actress and UNODC Goodwill Ambassador against Human Trafficking Mira Sorvino. The result was "Every Day in Cambodia: A CNN Freedom...
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