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| Ven. Loun Savath, an activist who helps victims of land-grabbing (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post) |
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| Hochimonk Non Nget |
Cambodia's land activist monk banned from Phnom Penh's pagodas
Jun 6, 2011
DPA
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's religious hierarchy has barred a prominent Buddhist monk who works with victims of land-grabbing from staying at pagodas in the capital, national media reported Monday.
The Phnom Penh Post newspaper said Supreme Patriarch Non Nget had written to monk Loun Savath to inform him of the ban, saying his actions had 'caused villagers to think badly about Buddhism.'
'What he did is not related to the monks' point of view and has broken the Buddha's rules,' Non Nget wrote.
However, Loun Savath, who has become a prominent advocate for the dispossessed and who is the sole monk to join publicly with villagers, said the ruling would not affect his work.
'The Buddha says monks must help people who have problems and educate people to do good deeds,' said the 31-year-old monk. 'When villagers have a problem, I cannot ignore them.'
He added that the latest ruling was 'a violation of human rights and Buddhist law' and maintained he had done nothing wrong.
Rights groups have long complained that the authorities are increasingly using the courts to intimidate villagers and community representatives and prevent them from speaking out on land issues.
On Thursday, rights group ADHOC said 124 people had been summoned to appear in court this year in connection with land disputes, around the same number as were threatened with legal action in 2010.
ADHOC said 36 were arrested and 18 remained in jail.
The authorities have reportedly tried to arrest Loun Savath on previous occasions. Earlier this year the religious hierarchy forbade all monks from joining public protests.
On Friday, the UN special rapporteur for human rights, Surya Subedi, said at the close of his fifth visit to Cambodia that land rights continued to dominate his concerns.
'The problem has not gone away,' Subedi said. 'Land-grabbing by the rich and powerful has been a problem, and economic and other forms of land concessions have affected the rights of the indigenous people living in rural areas.'
Rights groups say tens of thousands of people have been thrown off their land in recent years, with many more at risk from urban development and rural concessions.
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HO CHIMONK=VIETCONGMONK
សូម្បីតែព្រះសង្សជាថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំក៏ស្ថិតនៅក្រោមឃ្នាបនយោបាយរបស់គណៈបក្ស្បប្រជាជនដែលបង្កើតឡើងដោយយួនហូជីមិញដែរ។
This Non Nget should mind his own business and shut up his asshole.
I never one considered Buddhism is above me or the Cambodian people.
The CPP never obey the laws its make for the people, there is nothing wrong for the monks who are doing some good works for the victims.
នៅក្នុងឆ្នាំ១៩៧៩មានប្រជាជនជាច្រើនដែលបានមក
រស់នៅតាមជុំរំទល់ដែន។គឺមានបងប្អូនខ្មែរក្រោមរាប់
ម៉ឺននាក់មានពលរដ្ធវៀតណាមរាប់ម៉ឺននាក់បានមករស់នៅតាមជុំរំដើម្បីបានទៅរស់នៅឯប្រទេសទីបីលុះ
មកដល់ឥឡូវអ្នកទាំងនោះបានរមើះគុណដល់គណបក្សប្រជាជនទៅវិញ។នៅក្នុងពេលនោះបើរាជរដ្ធាភិបាលនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជាមិនអនុញាត្តិឲ្យជនណាម្នាក់ចេញ
ពីប្រទេសថាតើពួកទាំងនោះហ៊ានចេញទេ?
ពេលនឹងហើយដែលពួកទាហ៊ានប៉ារាធ្វើបាបពលរដ្ធខ្មែរសឹងជារាងរាល់ថ្ងៃអង្កUNHCRបានផ្តល់ឲ្យពល
រដ្ធខ្មែរឬសាស្ត្តដ៍ទៃទៀតពិតជាពុំបានអង្កនោះទាល់តែសោះពីព្រោះទាហ៊ានទាំងនោះយកទៅដាក់
ឃ្លាំងរបស់ពួកគេទាំងអស់បើមានពលរដ្ធខ្មែរចង់
បានអង្កនោះទាល់តែទិញពីទាហ៊ានទាំងនោះ។ចំណែកពលរដ្ធខ្មែរដែលចង់មករស់នៅស្រុកគេពេក
ក៍បានចោនប្រកាន់ថាពួកគាត់មិនហ៊ានរស់នៅស្រុកខ្មែរទៀតទេពីព្រោះគណបក្សប្រជាជនបានធ្វើបាបពលរដ្ធខ្មែរពេក។តាមពិតគ្មាននរណាបានធ្វើបាប
ពួកគាត់ទាល់តែសោះដួច្នេះហើយបានអង្ការសហប្រជាចាតិមិនដែលខ្វល់ខ្វាយចំពោះពលរដ្ធខ្មែរ
ដែលលោកបានរងគ្រោះហើយស្លាប់រាប់រយក្នុង
មួយថ្ងៃទល់មួយថ្ងៃដោយសារគ្មានហ្ហូបចំណីបរិភោគនឹងថ្នាំពេទ្យមកព្យាបាលដែលពួកគាត់បាននាំ
មកពីរបបពលពតនោះ។ដួច្នេះនៅក្នុងពិភពលោក
យើងនេះគឺគ្មានអ្នកដឹកនាំណាមួយដែលដឹកនាំ
ប្រទេសតាំងពីគ្មានអ្វីៗទាល់តែសោះរហូតមកមាន
អ្វីៗគ្រប់យ៉ាងដួចសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ។
សូមអំពាវនាវដល់បងប្អូនខ្មែរទាំងអស់ថាសូម
បងប្អូនកុំអោយបាយអាណុនងែតស៊ីអោយសោះ។
ទុកអោយវាស៊ីស្រកីដូងវិញ។
Sometimes we have to force ourselves to separate among religion, politics, and compassion to avert further religious or political consequences.
When one mixes religion and politics without completely understand the severity of consequences, the unintended consequences are ineluctable.
Pi Anh
Ven. Loun Savath is our new generation of Patriach. Please support him and protect him. He is doing the right things for the people. It is rare to find a monk with good heart and brave like him.
KHMER PEOPLE, PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE VIETNAMESE "YUON" WEARING THE LABEL"CAMBODIAN" WHO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY ARE NAMED BELOW:
HUN SEN, CHEA SIM, HENG SAMRIN, SOK AN, KEAT CHHON, HOR NAM HONG, HOK LANDY, SVA KIM HONG, TY SOKHUN, BOU KRY, NUON NGET, TEP VONG, SAR KENG, KHIEU KANHARITH, KHIEU SOPHEAK, CHEAM YIEP, OM YIN TIENG, MEAN SAM ANN, SEK SAM IET, SIM KA, TRY CHHEANG HUOT, NGUON NHEL, NHIM VANDA, TEA BANH, SAM HEANG , HEM HENG, CHHANG SONG ETC.....
Ven. Loun Savath is a hero monk in Cambodia.No one escapes from dying.
He loves the people and planet earth.
The heaven is on earth,not some places elves.
Where are half million monks,they eat,sleep,and do nothing.
All monks must wake up,stand up,and
rise up;and they should get out and
do huge protest.
the heaven is on earth,not in the
sky.if there is no nation,no religion.
Protest for peace and freedom,not
against the Dharma or the rules of
Buddhist laws.
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