International Court of Justice building in The Hague, The Netherlands.1st November, 2008
By Moeung Tum
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
On the 1st of November a numbers of overseas Khmer have held a peaceful protest in front of the International Court of Justice building in The Hague, The Netherlands, to demand this international institution stop Thailand from violating Khmer territorial integrity.
Mr. Kiri Sena, one of the seven members of the protest organising committee, told Radio Free Asia through telephone today that: “We held a protest on the 1st (of November) with the aim to stop Thailand from violating the Khmer people. At 11:30 AM to 12:10 midday, all the protesters will gather in front of the International Court of Justice building in The Hague. All protesters can express their opinions freely, but the organising committee has set a condition that won’t allow attacks/criticism on any particular groups that would lead to the disunity of the Khmer people, so as to draw the court’s attention to Thailand’s violations of the court’s 1962 verdict.”
Mr. Kiri Sena added that there are more protest plans on the day. He said: “At 12:30 PM, the protest will start with the following agenda: First, we make a short speech informing the protesters about the aims of the protest. Second, we sing our national anthem. Third, we stay in a minute of silence to pay respect to our three dead soldiers who were killed a few days ago (15th October). And fourth, we start chanting prayers in order to pacify those who violated us to change their mind. And lastly, we will hand in our complaints and petitions to the court and at the same time we will raise our placards and chant slogans until 1 PM after which we will march to the Thai embassy.”
Mr. Kiri Sena said that the petitions, which were signed by about 600 people from around the world, will be handed in to the court as well as to the Thai embassy in The Netherlands. He said: “When we reached the Thai embassy we will chant some slogans to demand that Thailand respect our territorial integrity and respect various treaties, respect the Paris Peace Accords of 23rd October, 1991. We will stay there for about 20 minutes after which we will hand in our petitions, like what we have done with the International Court, and after that our representative will go to the front gate of the embassy and ask them to receive the petitions.”
Mr. Kiri Sena, one of the seven members of the protest organising committee, told Radio Free Asia through telephone today that: “We held a protest on the 1st (of November) with the aim to stop Thailand from violating the Khmer people. At 11:30 AM to 12:10 midday, all the protesters will gather in front of the International Court of Justice building in The Hague. All protesters can express their opinions freely, but the organising committee has set a condition that won’t allow attacks/criticism on any particular groups that would lead to the disunity of the Khmer people, so as to draw the court’s attention to Thailand’s violations of the court’s 1962 verdict.”
Mr. Kiri Sena added that there are more protest plans on the day. He said: “At 12:30 PM, the protest will start with the following agenda: First, we make a short speech informing the protesters about the aims of the protest. Second, we sing our national anthem. Third, we stay in a minute of silence to pay respect to our three dead soldiers who were killed a few days ago (15th October). And fourth, we start chanting prayers in order to pacify those who violated us to change their mind. And lastly, we will hand in our complaints and petitions to the court and at the same time we will raise our placards and chant slogans until 1 PM after which we will march to the Thai embassy.”
Mr. Kiri Sena said that the petitions, which were signed by about 600 people from around the world, will be handed in to the court as well as to the Thai embassy in The Netherlands. He said: “When we reached the Thai embassy we will chant some slogans to demand that Thailand respect our territorial integrity and respect various treaties, respect the Paris Peace Accords of 23rd October, 1991. We will stay there for about 20 minutes after which we will hand in our petitions, like what we have done with the International Court, and after that our representative will go to the front gate of the embassy and ask them to receive the petitions.”
17 comments:
Way to go brothers and sisters.Next, we should build a real democracy in Cambodia and defend our homeland against all enemies.
My hat off for the people who attended The Hague protest. You have done us proud. This is the way to go to kick the Thai out of Cambodian territories.
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I am proud of the Khmers abroad; the Westerners ideology paid off & hopefully to ward off the Thais.
This is the way that I have pride to be born as Khmer.
Reaj
Thanks brothers and sisters,
You make me so proud of you!! Thank you very much for everything you have done, our country needs us... do us deathly......
"Khmer unite khmer survive, khmer divides khmer khmer."
Koun Khmer
Many of us khmer would have been there also if it wasn't too far for us.
Let's stand and voice up khmer people. Spread the word, spread out the need for unity and support.
The jew, the korean are very good group of people who stand up and support each other for example. Us khmer NEED to do the same and even better.
Go Cambodian go!
Two thumps up!
We can't back down for bad Thai blood born.
Down to the Thai
Hun Sen should also think about the economy with all the Yuon product entering the country without any tax and the border guard not doing their job, Cambodia's economy will go to hell.
You must put tax on the Yuon products, you will have a major problem on your hands Hun.
...We thank these overseas Cambodian for doing the right thing. Hun Sen's government should take this legal action shown by our brothers at the Hague. WE should not waste our time and our blood for a second longer with these Thai thieves stealing and encroaching illegally into our lands.
Thank you!!!!!
Thank you brothers and sisters.
Thank you brothers and sisters.
More protests like this one should be organized at Thai embassies, UN headquarters, Asean headquarters and UN institutions. We have to put pressures on the Thai on the diplomatic and legal fronts.
Yes, more like this should be organized in New York, Geneva, Bern, Berlin, Paris, California, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Melbourne, Sydney, Montreal, Quebec, ... ect to wake up the world that khmer territory is bullied by the greedy neighbors. Go on khmers abroad, do you work on this. God bless all Cambodians inside the country and abroad.
Khmer blood
ICJ is a corrupted Nazi's court.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to those who make efforts to protest against these barbarians. You are setting a shining example for what a true patriotism is. Thank you, thank you and thank you!!!
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