Somaly Mam's book published in German

German UNICEF Chairwoman Heide Simonis, right, poses with Somaly Mam from Cambodia, left, following a news conference on child prostituion in Berlin on Tuesday, March 21, 2006. Somaly Mam introduced her book titled 'The Silence of Innocence' in which she describes her own way out of the prostitution. She was sold at the age of fourteen to a Cambodian brothel in the capital Pnom Penh from which she escaped at the age of twenty. Mam later founded the organisation AFESIP ('Agir pour les femmes en situation precaire') to help young prostitutes. UNICEF supports the organisation's efforts since 1997. (AP Photo/Fritz Reiss)

In 2006, Ms. Somaly Mam was one of the eight women Olympic flag bearers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.