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Anuradha Koirala Wins Hero Of The Year - Anuradha Koirala received a CNN Hero award for her work in “protecting the powerless” and advancing the cause of human and equal rights at an awards ceremony at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. Koirala and her group, Maiti Nepal, have worked to rescue more than 12,000 Nepalese girls and women from human trafficking and sexual exploitation, according to CNN. “I ask everyone to join me to create a society free of trafficking. We need to do this for all our daughters," Koirala said Koirala at the CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute which aired Thanksgiving night and will continue to air worldwide on CNN International through Saturday. CNN`s Anderson Cooper announced the Top 10 result from their online poll at the conclusion of the award show. The show was taped before an audience of 5,000 on Nov. 20. According to the Maiti Nepal website, it was founded in 1993 by a group of teachers, journalists and social workers. Its focus has always...