Original report from Phnom Penh
21/04/2007
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Association and the Sam Rainsy Party Saturday condemned the violence that ensued between two groups of monks in protests Friday.
Separate press releases said the clashes between Kampuchea Krom monks and another group of Cambodian monks should be considered an abuse of religious freedom.
The two groups clashed outside Wat Ounalom Friday morning, the Cambodia Daily reported Saturday.
The Kampuchea Krom monks had been protesting the alleged rights abuses of fellow monks and others in Vietnam by authorities there.
"Using violence the wrong way against human rights and the expression of opinion is a violation on human rights," Sam Rainsy Party Secretary-General Mu Sochua said. "More seriously, using force to destroy what is culture, the religion of the Khmer people, Buddhism. SRP condemns this action."
Separate press releases said the clashes between Kampuchea Krom monks and another group of Cambodian monks should be considered an abuse of religious freedom.
The two groups clashed outside Wat Ounalom Friday morning, the Cambodia Daily reported Saturday.
The Kampuchea Krom monks had been protesting the alleged rights abuses of fellow monks and others in Vietnam by authorities there.
"Using violence the wrong way against human rights and the expression of opinion is a violation on human rights," Sam Rainsy Party Secretary-General Mu Sochua said. "More seriously, using force to destroy what is culture, the religion of the Khmer people, Buddhism. SRP condemns this action."
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I could not believe. No idea. thanks.
In Cambodia, violence is also rooted in the most-calm-nonviolent human beings-monks. How can the leaders claim that Cambodia is in peace? leaders produce verbal violence everyday.
CCHR calls for investigation in the violent crackdown on peaceful Khmer Krom Monks' protest
Phnom Penh, April 22, 2007
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) condemns the violence and suppression of peaceful protest of Khmer Krom Monks on April 20, 2007 . Again the Cambodian Government resort to its usual way of suppression and intimidation. CCHR is saddened to see yet again another dirty trick of the Government to use thugs in disguise to disperse otherwise peaceful protest.
On the morning of Friday April 20th, 2007 , about 70 monks protested outside the Vietnamese Embassy wanting to hand over a petition demanding for the rights of the indigenous people, the Khmer Krom of the southern Vietnam region. At the same time, a group of people who appear to be monks confronted the protesters with violence. A few monks were hurt in the scuffle. According to witnesses, one Khmer Krom monk got an injury to the head by a plain clothes man in front of a troop of armed police. No one is brought to justice for the crime.
Such peaceful protest is guaranteed by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Cambodian Constitution. Yet once again the Cambodian authorities resort to the use of excessive forces of Military Police and others arm forces in suppressing the very same people they are paid to protect.
CCHR believes that the people who resort to use violence are neither monks nor good citizens. They are thugs who need to be brought to justice. We have seen often peaceful protests are broken up in the same manor many times before. We calls upon the government to investigate and punish those responsible, including the police that allow and encourage such violence to happen in front of their eyes. We also call upon the Cambodian Government to change its attitude of intolerance to tolerance and suppression to democracy and the respect of human rights.
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For questions and interviews, please contact Mr. Ou Virak, CCHR's Advocacy Program Director, telephone number: 012 40 40 51, or e-mail at ouvirak@cchr-cambodia.org
A bunch of stupid monks who attacked the kk monks are nothing but TEP VONG's body gards.
1:05, don't depend too much on
CCHR. I think the US cut their
funding to them by 75%. Mua
hahahaha, It will be lucky if they
have enough money to keep their
quarter clean, hehehe, LOL, hehehe.
1:11, what country is this, South
Vietnam or Cambodia? Isn't it clear
that you are on the wrong turf?
Our Khmer monks does not like your
Khmer-Yuon's monk invasion of their
country.
You obviously are misguided, you have no understanding of your own history. These are your brothers who are tortured for being Khmer. If you are truly Khmer, I suspect that you are not, then you would love Khmer wherever they are. If you don't know, the Khmer Krom who are khmer and the original people of the Mekong delta.
Yeah, but you are talking about
my brothers who stabed be in the
back and burnt my house down to
the ground. And now, he want to
finish off of what I have left.
Sorry, Dude, no can do.
1:30 PM hey fucker you are one fucking blind idiot I have ever come across with and properly the most fucking stupid Yuon ever. Take a look at the Illelgal Yuon Immigration motherfucker. So what do you have to say to that motherfucker, put your fucking glasses on next time fuck face. Pathetic to the max and don't tell me you got PhD too.
This guy 1:30Pm is one of the Viet thug. Just read his/her remarks.
No place is safe if we have this kind of people around.
Sorry folks, but life is full
of dissapointments.
Yep! Life is full of disappointments and you know that the Vietcong is a full of disappointment to all Khmer! ahaha
Nop, Vietcong is only dissapointed
to Ah Khmer-Yuons, no one else
on this planet.
an you what? mee lop lop rite.
which one is you mee leu keu?
I'm smae and you mee yuon lop lop.
What are mumbling about, fool?
What goes up must come down and ah viet cong will go down too.
Ah Viet Minh and ah Viet Cong will pay the price for their KAMA.
DEATH to Ah Chor Yuan.
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