The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration: Drafts must be published and subject to meaningful consultations with local, national and regional civil society and human rights defenders
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Courtesy U.S. Embassy in Cambodia
Vice Admiral Scott Swift, Commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, will visit Cambodia April 30 – May 3, 2012. During his stay, Vice Admiral Swift will meet with officials from the Royal Cambodian Navy and the Ministry of National Defense to discuss bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest to include Cambodian participation in this year's Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, CARAT, exercise; additional, mutually beneficial exchanges in the areas of maritime security, search and rescue, humanitarian and disaster relief, and seamanship and navigation; and developing closer military bonds. The USS Blue Ridge will also visit Cambodia from April 30 – May 4, 2012, to further strengthen the relationship between the United States and Cambodia.
Letter of King Norodom Sihamoni to Senator-reelect Thach Setha
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Subverting standards within the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
04/26/12
Courtesy Human Rights Watch
Phil Robertson
is Deputy Asia Director
of Human Rights Watch
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...
Australia: Urge Human Rights Improvements in Vietnam
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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.
"Freedom of association is the lifeblood of NGOs" UN human rights chief
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"Freedom of association is the lifeblood of NGOs" UN human rights chief
25 April 2012 -United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed concern about recent moves in a number of countries, including Cambodia, that narrow the space for non-government organizations to operate independently and effectively. In a press statement, Pillay however welcomed the Cambodian Government's commitment to pursue further consultation on the draft NGO law. Read the press release in English
The Oct. 23 1991 Paris Peace Accord on Cambodia
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Courtesy Thhai Makarar
UN Convention on Migrant Workers now available in Khmer language
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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."
An Exclusive Interview with Hon. Sam Rainsy on the current political situation, rights to publish and receive news, human and religious rights in Cambodia
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Courtesy Templenews TV
[Cambodian] Government eyes fuel taxes
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Courtesy The Phnom Penh Post
on Saturday the 9th Waxing Moon of Citta BE2555, March 31, AD2012 Year of the Rabbit at Wat Samakki Rangsey, Stung Meanchey commune, Meanchey district, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
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
An Announcement of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Association for Human Rights and Development on the Youth Convention on Jan. 30, 2011 in Prey Nokor City community
The Report of the 61st International Human Rights Day by the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Cultural Center in Cambodia on December 10, B.E.2553, A.D.2009 in Phnom Penh
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Non-Governmental Organizations in the Kingdom of Cambodia jointly observe the 61st International Human Rights Day on December 10, B.E.2553, A.D.2009 in Phnom Penh
Sean Pengse: The 1984 newly Vietnamese drawn map used in the 1985 Cambodia-VN Treaty and the 2005 Supplemental Border Treaty caused Khmers to loose land
SRP MP Yont Tharo dispatched a 2-page report on the Khmer Krom human rights vioations within 60 years by Vietnam's subsequent regimes to the European Community
Khmer Krom leader supports the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on urging the Obama administration to pressure Vietnam to respect human and religious rights of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom
MP Yont Tharo requests Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Nam Hong to take measure on the Khmer Consulate General based in Prey Nokor city to find solution for the Khmers in Kampuchea Krom
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community, KKC, welcomes the planned visit by the high ranking Royal Government of Kampuchea official Khieu Kanharith and senior ranking Buddhist leader in Wat Langka Kosamaram to Kampuchea Krom in early September
Vietnam uses old trick by apologizing to Khmer Kampuchea Krom Buddhist monks and people living in the Kingdom of Kampuchea after the Vietnamese authorities killed the Khmers in Kampuchea Krom, then they apologize.
Khmer Kampuchea Krom in Kampuchea honor Buddhist teachers and teachers for their sacrifice in teaching the Khmer language to the Khmer Buddhist monks and people in Kampuchea Krom.
Speech of the Honorable Thach Setha, Former Senator, Executive Director of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community on the occasion of the 60th Kampuchea Krom Loss Buddhist Memorial Service, June 4, 1949 - June 4, 2009, the Chaktomuk Conference Hall, Wat Botumvatei Park, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
Letter: The Phnom Penh Mayor dispatched letter to the Ministry of Interior in regard to KKC's 60th Kampuchea Krom Loss Buddhist Memorial Service to hold at the Public Garden in front of Wat Padmavatei (Wat Botumvatei) on June 4, B.E.2553, A.D.2009
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community 05/28/09 Full Story
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community leader presses the foreign ministers of ASEAN and EU to pressure the government of Vietnam to respect the rights of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom
Letter: HRH Princess Norodom Arunrasmy, Highest Representative of His Majesty The King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni, to preside over the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community’s organized 60th Kampuchea Krom Loss Buddhist Memorial Service on June 4, B.E.2553, A.D.2009 in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community 05/25/09 Full Story
KKC awaits approval from the Cambodian Ministry of Interior on its request to organize a Buddhist ceremony to be presided by 1,949 Buddhist monks on June 4, 2009 at the Public Park in front of Wat Padmavatei (Botumvatei), Phnom Penh
The Khmer race would become extinct under the [military] occupation of Cambodia by Vietnam if the USSR [The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics did not fall in 1989 1991
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 04/27/09 Full Story
Editorial: Vietnam [leader] visits Cambodia's Hun Sen to talk about the Cambodia-VN borders, keeping low profile amid the ongoing Preah Vihear dispute with Thailand in the West
Tim Sakhorn seeks asylum through domestic and international human rights organizations while obtained permission from VN authority to visit his home on April 4, 2009 at Phnom Den, Kirivong district, Takeo province, Kingdom of Cambodia
Italian MEP and MP told by Vietnam their presence is not welcome
The Transnational Radical Party 12/22/08 Full Story
Human Rights: Marco Pannella heads a delegation of the Radical Party to Cambodia, Vietnam and India. Official meetings and conferences with governments, parliamentarians and dissidents have been scheduled.
The Transnational Radical Party 12/19/08 Full Story
UN official urges Cambodia to address rich-poor divide
MP Son Chhay requests intervention from Vietnam's Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Chien Thang for
Ven. Indapanna Tim Sakhorn's return to be reunited with His father and family in Cambodia
Mr. Tim Theang, father of Ven. Indapanna Tim Sakhorn requests Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni to intervene in repatriating his son from Vietnam to the Kingdom of Cambodia
