By Sok Khemara, VOA KhmerOriginal report from Washington
10 April 2008
At least five Khmer Kampuchea Krom minorities have been wounded and six arrested in Vietnam in the wake of a crackdown on demonstrations, according to an advocacy group and several alleged victims.
Vietnamese authorities have used tear gas, gunfire and arrests to quell demonstrators in a land dispute in An Giang province, which borders Cambodia, said Ang Chanrith, executive director of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Human Rights Organization.
Vietnamese officials could not be reached for comment, and a Cambodian embassy official said he was not aware of the situation.
The Khmer Krom are culturally linked to Cambodia, but many live in Vietnam, where they say they face government discrimination. Their treatment is a political flashpoint for many Cambodians.
"Please help me," one Khmer Krom villager said by phone from Vietnam. "They destroyed my house, and I do not know where I and my crying children will stay."
"Save us," said a second villager, "or they will arrest us all."
Vietnamese authorities have used tear gas, gunfire and arrests to quell demonstrators in a land dispute in An Giang province, which borders Cambodia, said Ang Chanrith, executive director of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Human Rights Organization.
Vietnamese officials could not be reached for comment, and a Cambodian embassy official said he was not aware of the situation.
The Khmer Krom are culturally linked to Cambodia, but many live in Vietnam, where they say they face government discrimination. Their treatment is a political flashpoint for many Cambodians.
"Please help me," one Khmer Krom villager said by phone from Vietnam. "They destroyed my house, and I do not know where I and my crying children will stay."
"Save us," said a second villager, "or they will arrest us all."
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You Viet troller/intruder admitted yourself here on KI-Media to being a Viet-born and national.
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Friendship and peace between the peoples says the wise person.
i think it is a bad idea to violate the indigenous people's rights. it could be a costly mistake for vietnam if they don't cut it out by treating everyone fairly. i don't think any gov't in the world would stand still to see that, sooner or later,it'll get to the nerve!
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