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We, the Association of Khmer Rouge Victims in Cambodia (“AKRV” or “AKRVC”), are survivors of the Cambodian killing fields (April 1975—January 1979) who are joined in our fellowship of suffering, in our demand for justice, and in our work for a just peace. In coming together, we become stronger and we are shaping our past for our future.
CJR National Conference on Victims’ Participation: MOVING FORWARD, TOGETHER – Transforming Killing Fields to Healing, Living Fields at Pannasastra University, 11 Dec. 2009. AKRVC members raising their hands in response to query “who have lost father, mother, husband, or wife during the KR years?”
We are widows and orphans, former child soldiers and former prisoners; we are hard-working farmers and middle-class city-dwellers; we are well-known actresses, playwrights, journalists, authors; we are teachers, translators, security guards, taxi drivers. Some of us reside in the United States, France, Australia or another country, but the majority of us are from all the provinces and towns of Cambodia. Some of us are recognized civil parties to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia; others are still yet civil party applicants; some may become witnesses. While some of us are neither of these.
We, the AKRVC, would like to acknowledge the technical assistance provided by the Center for Justice & Reconciliation in registering us as an association and in facilitating our involvement (directly or indirectly) in the ECCC. Until our website is fully functioning (and also in the Khmer language), if you would like to become a AKRVC member or an ECCC civil party, please visit www.cjr-cambodia.org or contact Mr. SOK Leang at sokleang@cjr-cambodia.org or Ms. MORM Sokly (AKRVC president, also playwright and actress of Breaking the Silence, inter alia) at president@akrvc.org, Ms. Theary C. SENG at thearyseng@akrvc.org, a member of and founding advisor to the AKRVC and representative of the Civil Party of Orphans Class.
Many of us came together as a result of the Justice & Reconciliation public forums facilitated by Ms. Theary beginning in 2006 till 2009 and Civil Party Seminars facilitated by both Mr. Leang and Ms. Theary beginning in 2007 till 2009—engaging victims (and perpetrators) from all 24 provinces of Cambodia and generously funded by Diakonia, German Development Service (DED) and The MacArthur Foundation.
The Association of Khmer Rouge Victims in Cambodia (AKRVC) is independent of any political or religious affiliation and is officially registered with the Ministry of Interior (No. 2880 SCN, 24 December 2009), the second victims’ association to be registered and the first to be actively functioning in Cambodia.
(We have worked with the only other MOI-registered victims’ association based in France and hope to continue working and coordinating activities with them, as well as with any other groups and associations to be registered. We believe in inclusiveness and the unity of our voices as victims and are deeply distressed and saddened by the ‘competition’ or ‘hierarchy of victims’ and the ‘Super-Victim’ status we have encountered, and work to strongly dissuade this unproductive mentality.)
We have each other. We have hope.
CJR National Conference on Victims’ Participation: MOVING FORWARD, TOGETHER – Transforming Killing Fields to Healing, Living Fields at Pannasastra University, 11 Dec. 2009. AKRVC members raising their hands in response to query “who have lost father, mother, husband, or wife during the KR years?”
We are widows and orphans, former child soldiers and former prisoners; we are hard-working farmers and middle-class city-dwellers; we are well-known actresses, playwrights, journalists, authors; we are teachers, translators, security guards, taxi drivers. Some of us reside in the United States, France, Australia or another country, but the majority of us are from all the provinces and towns of Cambodia. Some of us are recognized civil parties to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia; others are still yet civil party applicants; some may become witnesses. While some of us are neither of these.
We, the AKRVC, would like to acknowledge the technical assistance provided by the Center for Justice & Reconciliation in registering us as an association and in facilitating our involvement (directly or indirectly) in the ECCC. Until our website is fully functioning (and also in the Khmer language), if you would like to become a AKRVC member or an ECCC civil party, please visit www.cjr-cambodia.org or contact Mr. SOK Leang at sokleang@cjr-cambodia.org or Ms. MORM Sokly (AKRVC president, also playwright and actress of Breaking the Silence, inter alia) at president@akrvc.org, Ms. Theary C. SENG at thearyseng@akrvc.org, a member of and founding advisor to the AKRVC and representative of the Civil Party of Orphans Class.
Many of us came together as a result of the Justice & Reconciliation public forums facilitated by Ms. Theary beginning in 2006 till 2009 and Civil Party Seminars facilitated by both Mr. Leang and Ms. Theary beginning in 2007 till 2009—engaging victims (and perpetrators) from all 24 provinces of Cambodia and generously funded by Diakonia, German Development Service (DED) and The MacArthur Foundation.
The Association of Khmer Rouge Victims in Cambodia (AKRVC) is independent of any political or religious affiliation and is officially registered with the Ministry of Interior (No. 2880 SCN, 24 December 2009), the second victims’ association to be registered and the first to be actively functioning in Cambodia.
(We have worked with the only other MOI-registered victims’ association based in France and hope to continue working and coordinating activities with them, as well as with any other groups and associations to be registered. We believe in inclusiveness and the unity of our voices as victims and are deeply distressed and saddened by the ‘competition’ or ‘hierarchy of victims’ and the ‘Super-Victim’ status we have encountered, and work to strongly dissuade this unproductive mentality.)
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Go Go Dear people:
"If you get a prudent companion who,is fit to live with you,who behaves well,and is wise,you should live with him joyfully and mindfully overcoming all dangers."
"SA-CHé LAK-PHé THAKNI-PATAING SAHA-YAING SATHI-CHARAING SATHU-VIHEAR RITHI-RAING AKPHI-PHU-YAK SAPVEAR-NI PARISAK-YEANI CHALAYAK TéNAK-DAMNO SADIMA"
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Sachjang phnom tbeng
Sachjang Phnom Tbeng (Hermit of Tbeng Mountain), Written by Mr. Chhea Sokoan is a very beautiful, interesting and unique story. It has 3 parts, about 7 hours long.
http://www.jendhamuni.com/multimedia/sachjang.htm
ពួកយើងមិនសប្បាយចិត្រ ហើយយល់ថាអ្នកដែលជួយច្បាំងរបប ប៉ុល ពត ឲ្យឈ្នះសង្គ្រាម គឺឈ្មោះ នរោត្តម សីហនុ គួរតែបញ្ជួនខ្លួនទៅតុលាការ ដើម្្បីកាត់ទោសឧក្រិតរបស់គាត់ ពីព្រោះគាត់ហ្នឹងហើយដែលស្រែកពីស្រុកចិនមកបញ្ចុះបញ្ចូលឲ្យឪពុកម្ដាយ បងប្អូនយើងរត់ចូលព្រៃចូលដៃជាមួយខ្មែរក្រហមទាំងងងឹតងងល់ ហើយត្រូវស្លាប់ដោយសារខ្មែរក្រហមទាំងអស់គ្នា ។
"Le Peuple mendiant?"
Les Khmers rouges sont aprtout qu'est ce qu'on devrait faire pour les âmes victimes. Le GRC en serait-il capable de les satisfaire?
Je crainds fortement que ce soit un 2è tribunal qui sert d'écran au GRC comme prétexte de sous-tirer les aides du monde tandis que toute invasion du sol cambodgien n'a guère été considéré comme telle et soumis jugement. Ces invasions du moins celle des années janvier 1979, devarient aussi être punies par la loi internatinale.
Chaque cambodgien pourrait ainsi reconstruire leur patrie sans difficulté avec une tête bien haute.
Pour ainsi éviter qu'on dise que les cambodgiens ne sont que peuple mendiants. Serait-il une nouvelle forme de gouvernance acceptable?
Translation by Google:
"The People beggar?"
The Khmer Rouge are aprtout What should we do for victims souls. The RCMP should it be able to satisfy them?
I crainds strongly that this is a 2nd court that serves as a screen to RCMP as an excuse to get in-aid from the world while the ground invasion of Cambodia has not been considered as subject and trial. These invasions of years less than in January 1979, devarient also be punished by law Internatinal.
Every Cambodian and could rebuild their country without difficulty with a head held high.
To avoid that and say that the Cambodian people that are not beggars
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