Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Khmer-Krom: No ID Card in Cambodia

2006-11-15
Posted at UNPO

Cambodian police in Kien Svay district, Kandal Province refuse to issue identification paper to Khmers from Kampuchea-Krom (Khmer Krom) citing provincial authorities’ order. According to a Radio Free Asia report, Khmer who were born in Cambodia to Kampuchea-Krom (Southern Vietnam) parents are also denied identification paper.

Spokesman for the ministry of interior, Khieu Sopheak, states that anyone who can prove their citizenship as Khmer and has a birth certificate will be issued with the identification paper. He also states the local police who refuse to issue identification paper to those eligible is not acting according to the laws.

Local Cambodian authorities in the past have refused to issue Khmer-Krom with identification paper required to seek work and other official businesses.

Over a million Khmer-Kroms sought refuge in Cambodia. Some Khmer-Krom faces discrimination in Cambodia including being labeled as Vietnamese due to some have a slightly lighter skin than the general Khmer population as well as their unique Khmer accents.

Early this year, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHC) refused to provide assistant to Khmer-Krom refugees fleeing from Kampuchea-Krom citing the Cambodian government pledge to treat Khmer-Kroms as Cambodian.

Source: Khmer Krom Network

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Anyone beleive that A Kwak Hun sen will be assassinated by his body gurad...??? Then our Khmer Krom will be united ...

Anonymous said...

The Cambodian government need to get on with the program to recognize the Khmer Krom as Khmer! If the Khmer don't recognize their own kind and who will? When the French gave the Khmer Krom land to the Vietcong, the French never said the Khmer Krom could be Viet citizen! How foolish is it to think that all Khmer are dark skin and ugly looking with low mentality? If the Cambodian government and the general Khmer population think that the only real Khmer is a dark skin stupid fool then they need to observe the whole makeup of Cambodian government officials and start counting one by one who is dark skin and who is light skin! I will tell what! The whole makeup of so called Cambodian Royal government are mostly light skin corrupted officials with light skin Vietcong affiliation! Somebody better prove me wrong!

It is not in their accent or the way the Khmer Krom talk to show that they are Khmer! It is in their mind, their heart, and soul to show that they are Khmer!

Right now the Khmer Krom desperately need Khmer help from all corner of the glob! The Vietcong are hunting down the Khmer Krom to be their slave. Please lend our brother and sister a helping hand! Never again will the Khmer Krom slave to the Viet!

Anonymous said...

HUn sen will be assassinated by his bodyguard. That bodyguard will be considered as a hero in Cambodia...

Anonymous said...

Khmerk spirits will live forever even thought some Dumb fuck, mother fucker Khmer leaders like Hun Sen and a few of his dumb fuck puppets try to weaken us. Hun Sen, you are nothing but a fucking loser. Real Khmer don't kill their own blood for power. History will judge as fucking Khmer loser. In the future you be ending up like Sadam.

Anonymous said...

Oh Lord Buhdda please help our Khmer people from Vietcong and Dumb fuck Hun Sen.Lord Buhdda only you that keep Khmer spirit a live. Khmer spirit will live as long as the spirit of Buhdda live.