Subverting standards within the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
Tue the 11th Waxing Moon of Visakha BE2555, May 1, AD2012 Year of the Dragon
Courtesy Human Rights Watch
Phil Robertson
HRW Deputy Asia Director
by Phil Robertson
Published in: Strategic Review
April 26, 2012
In July, the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Phnom Penh will receive one of the most important documents drafted since the adoption five years ago of the ASEAN Charter. The ASEAN Declaration on Human Rights supposedly rings in a "new ASEAN" that is "people-oriented" with popular participation at its core. Read more...
The 2012-2018 Khmer Senators
Fri the 7th Waxing Moon of Visakha BE2555, April 27, AD2012 Year of the Dragon
Australia: Urge Human Rights Improvements in Vietnam
Thu the 6th Waxing Moon of Visakha BE2555, April 26, AD2012 Year of the Dragon
Courtesy HRW
"Vietnam has mastered the practice of harassing, arresting, and charging activists brave enough to speak their minds with vaguely worded national security crimes that carry severe penalties," said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
UN Convention on Migrant Workers now available in Khmer language
Friday the 14th Waning Moon of Citta BE2555, April 20, AD2012 Year of the Dragon
The first-ever Khmer translation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW) was launched on 20 March in an event attended by 130 participants from the government, business companies and civil society organizations. The CMW publication, printed in English and Khmer languages, is a collaboration of the UNOHCHR and UNWOMEN in Cambodia. Courtesy UNHR Cambodia
Appeal: The 63rd Annual Kampuchea Krom Commemoration
Left: Heroic Buddhist Patriarch Most Ven. Ganda Dhammo Kim Toc Chon; center: Khmer hero Oknha Son Kuy; right: Heroic Buddhist Patriarch Most Ven. Dhamma Viriyo Kim Sang, and many more heroes, heroines, patriots, both known and unknown not listed here.
Quote, "No Suffering is greater than the loss of Kampuchea Krom and become
an ethnic minority on own land."
Hon. Thach Setha,
SRP Senator, Permanent Committee Member and Executive Director of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community, KKC, attends a seminar on Role of Opposition Party in the Legislative and Executive branches in the Kingdom of Cambodia on April 9, B.E.2555, A.D.2012
Thursday the 6th Waning Moon of Citta BE2555, April 12, AD2012 Year of the Rabbit
An Exclusive Interview with Hon. Sam Rainsy on the current political situation, rights to publish and receive news, human and religious rights in Cambodia
Tuesday the 4th Waning Moon of Citta BE2555, April 10, AD2012 Year of the Rabbit
Courtesy Templenews TV
[Cambodian] Government eyes fuel taxes
Tuesday the 4th Waning Moon of Citta BE2555, April 10, AD2012 Year of the Rabbit
Courtesy The Phnom Penh Post
Saturdayday the 13th Waning Moon of Phussa BE2555, January 21, AD2012 Year of the Rabbit, Courtesy AFP
The United States will not sell lethal weapons to Vietnam until it reverses the "backward movement" in its human rights situation, US Senators including John McCain said Saturday.
Eleven (11) Khmer Krom NGOs based in Cambodia representing more than 12 millions Khmer Buddhist monks and people jointly request Vietnam to respect their rights
Friday the 10th Waxing Moon of Assayuja BE2555, October 7, AD2011 Year of the Rabbit
The Khmer Krom Associations & NGOs Observe the
the 4th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples on September 13, 2011 in Cambodia
For U.S. residents and other countries, please kindly make payable personal check or traveler’s check and send it to: Ra Thach,
P.O. Box 37502,
Philadelphia, PA 19148 U.S.A.
E-mail: KKCpressoffice@yahoo.com
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For Canada residents, please kindly make payable personal check or traveler’s check and send it to: Suvong Kim,
25 Galsworthy Avenue,
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For residents of Cambodia and Kampuchea Krom, please kindly contact us at an address below:
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community (KKC)
House No. 10B, Street 234, Tuk Laak 3 commune, Tuol Kork district
Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
Phones: 011 855 12 908 882 or 011 855 090 477 007 ---------------------------------------------------
Commemoration and the Buddhist Offering Ceremony to 1,949 Buddhist Monks to honor Khmer heroic Budhdist monks, Buddhist monks, heroic emperors, heroic kings, heroes, and servicemen and women, on Friday the 9th Waxing Moon of Jeṭṭha BE2555, June 10, AD2011, held at Wat Siri Sophea Ang Ta Minh, Joam Jao commune, Dangko district, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
The 62nd Annual Kampuchea Krom Loss
Commemoration and the Buddhist Offering Ceremony to 1,949 Buddhist Monks to honor Khmer heroic Budhdist monks, heroic emperors, heroic kings, heroes, and servicemen and women, on Friday the 9th Waxing Moon of Jeṭṭha BE2555, June 10, AD2011, held at Wat Siri Sophea Ang Ta Minh, Joam Jao commune, Dangko district, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
Sunday the 11th Waxing Moon of Jeṭṭha BE2555, June 12, AD2011 Year of the Rabbit Play Slideshows
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Canada Prime Minister, Responds to KKC-North America Deputy Executive Director and KKC-Canada President Mr. Suvong Kim
Thursday the 2nd Waning Moon of Visakha BE2555, May 19, AD2011 Year of the Rabbit
Thank you for your kind words of congratulations following the May 2 election.
Our Conservative Government is deeply honoured and humbled to have been returned to Ottawa with the decisive endorsement of so many Canadians. Rest assured that we will be faithful to the trust that you have placed in us.
Our strong, stable, national majority government will be able to focus on building a great future for all Canadians. We will defend your interests and stand on guard for all regions of the country. Our strengthened mandate will enable us to pursue our plan to eliminate the deficit, while focusing on creating jobs and economic growth.
Together, we will uphold the values of a freer, stronger, more united Canada. Personally, I return to Ottawa with a renewed sense of purpose and the powerful conviction that our great country can reach for even higher aspirations.
Once again, thank you for your kind words and continued support.
Sincerely,
The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada
Hon. Thach Setha on Light of Candle on Sep. 4 on the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Treaty
Thursday September 16, B.E.2554, A.D.2010 Year of the Tiger Special
Hon. Thach Setha, KKC Executive Director, SRP Phnom Penh Concilman, SRP Senator of Cambodia (1999-2006), is a special guest on live call-in Light of Candle Radio organized by SRP, on the friendship treaty of Cambodia-Vietnam. Which country benefits most from that treaty? Listen now
Koh Tralach
Saturday August 21, B.E.2554, A.D.2010 Year of the Tiger
Courtesy The Travel Pod
Former Buddhist Monk and Abbot Tim Sakhorn at his house in Phnom Den, Kirivong district, Takeo province, Kingdom of Cambodia on April 6, 2009
Former Buddhist monk and abbot Tim Sakhorn uses this S.R. Vietnam-issued international border pass to re-enter Cambodia on April 4, 2009.
Former abbot Tim Sakhorn in Vietnamese civilian clothe in his his Takeo home with KKC Executive Director and former SRP Senator Thach Setha holding Tim Sakhorn's Vietnam-issued international border pass book and identification card
Former abbot Tim Sakhorn poses for picture with visiting domestic Khmer Krom human rights activists. KKC Photos
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No foreigners Love Khmers Than Khmers Love Khmers.
Any one serves foreign interest would be condemned by the Khmer nationals and history. Phuchhuoy Kong is an example.
Khmer Krom, Khmer Kandal, and Khmer Loeur are Khmers.
