04 March 2007By Mayarith
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
The opposition against the Vietnamese authority which recently jailed and defrocked 9 Khmer Krom monks, is still being pursued.
On Saturday, more than 30 Khmer Krom people and monks met at a Khmer Krom pagoda in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, to plan for more opposition against Vietnam, and to seek help and intervention from the International community.
A Khmer Krom monk who led the demonstration in the USA to oppose the jailing and defrocking of 9 monks in Kampcuhea Krom (current south Vietnam), issued a plea on Saturday to demand for intervention from the International community to help 200 other Khmer Krom monks who are prevented from going out from their pagoda to beg for their daily alms.
Monk Thach Birong made the call during a meeting of Khmer Krom monks and Khmer Krom people at a Khmer Krom pagoda in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Monk Thach Birong said: “We are asking the International community, foreign embassies, and in particular, the USA and the United Nations commission for Human Rights and Religious Freedom, to pay attention and to help intervene urgently. Otherwise, 200 [Khmer Krom] monks who have been already threatened will be defrocked one after another soon.”
Human Rights Watch (HRW) officials told RFA on Saturday that they have observed the successive demonstrations held by Khmer Krom people in the world in the last few days, HRW is conducting its own investigation on the accusations made.
A report indicated that Trinh Ba Cam, the Viet ambassador in Cambodia, denied all the accusations made against Vietnam.
During this week, several demonstrations against Vietnam which jailed and defrocked 9 Khmer Krom monks in Kampuchea Krom, were held in several locations both inside and outside of Cambodia.
On Friday, Duong Vanny, a demonstrator from Virginia state, USA, who participated in the demonstration held in front of the Viet liaison office in Washington DC, said that Vietnam must abide by International law to protect human rights and religious belief.
Duong Vanny said: “The Vietnamese government must resolve the issue for Khmer [Krom] people, fairly and according to the UN law stipulated in Article 13/132 regarding the original people of the land. The Viet government does not respect Khmer Krom rights.”
Demonstrations held overseas are also aimed at demanding justice for a Khmer Krom monk who died recently in Cambodia.
Monk Eang Sok Thoeun who participated in demonstrations in Vietnam and who also participated in the 27 Feb demonstration in front of the Viet embassy in Phnom Penh, was said to commit suicide [by the police], however, doubts are raised about the cause of the death because of the number of markings found on his slit throat.
On Saturday, more than 30 Khmer Krom people and monks met at a Khmer Krom pagoda in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, to plan for more opposition against Vietnam, and to seek help and intervention from the International community.
A Khmer Krom monk who led the demonstration in the USA to oppose the jailing and defrocking of 9 monks in Kampcuhea Krom (current south Vietnam), issued a plea on Saturday to demand for intervention from the International community to help 200 other Khmer Krom monks who are prevented from going out from their pagoda to beg for their daily alms.
Monk Thach Birong made the call during a meeting of Khmer Krom monks and Khmer Krom people at a Khmer Krom pagoda in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Monk Thach Birong said: “We are asking the International community, foreign embassies, and in particular, the USA and the United Nations commission for Human Rights and Religious Freedom, to pay attention and to help intervene urgently. Otherwise, 200 [Khmer Krom] monks who have been already threatened will be defrocked one after another soon.”
Human Rights Watch (HRW) officials told RFA on Saturday that they have observed the successive demonstrations held by Khmer Krom people in the world in the last few days, HRW is conducting its own investigation on the accusations made.
A report indicated that Trinh Ba Cam, the Viet ambassador in Cambodia, denied all the accusations made against Vietnam.
During this week, several demonstrations against Vietnam which jailed and defrocked 9 Khmer Krom monks in Kampuchea Krom, were held in several locations both inside and outside of Cambodia.
On Friday, Duong Vanny, a demonstrator from Virginia state, USA, who participated in the demonstration held in front of the Viet liaison office in Washington DC, said that Vietnam must abide by International law to protect human rights and religious belief.
Duong Vanny said: “The Vietnamese government must resolve the issue for Khmer [Krom] people, fairly and according to the UN law stipulated in Article 13/132 regarding the original people of the land. The Viet government does not respect Khmer Krom rights.”
Demonstrations held overseas are also aimed at demanding justice for a Khmer Krom monk who died recently in Cambodia.
Monk Eang Sok Thoeun who participated in demonstrations in Vietnam and who also participated in the 27 Feb demonstration in front of the Viet embassy in Phnom Penh, was said to commit suicide [by the police], however, doubts are raised about the cause of the death because of the number of markings found on his slit throat.
13 comments:
Way to go khmer krom...
The kk people should report to Amnesty International for more public expose of the crime committed by the vietnamese gouvernment.
dead to ah hun sen and his famalies.........yeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhh
All Monks in US must be at UN in New York to protest regarding this issue. KKK in USA what are you doing ? If you protest the media
will pay attention.
Bati
Khmer blood nationals are cheap and cheaper than Yuan illegal immigrants in Cambodia. Government of Cambodia led by Hun Sen is silent in protecting and valuing Khmer nationals.
Eventhough monk has been murdered wildy and cannot find perpetrator...the suspect would be true that Hok Long Dy can know about this. Hok Long Dy is feeding many Vietnamese thug and murderers to kill Khmes who are courageous against Yuan.
As a Khmer, I am really bitterly that Yuan has used Khmers to damage Khmers, and used Khmer land as their expansionism benefit.
This is really urgent for all Khmers to change our current leaders, if not so, our Khmer land will be a grave...
Jeyo Preah Sangha Khmer Krom !
Jeyo Preah Sangha Khmer Krom !
Jeyo Preah Sangha Khmer Krom !
One for All and All for One !
IT is time for TEP VONG to step out of his cocoon and do something now.Your monks buddies really need you. Com'on be useful.Show us your true color idiot? remember you are the BOSS of all the monks, if you still afraid of yuons ,and then get the fuck out of the monkhood, stay out of wat LANGKA ,and move out to live among your fishemen buddies on the river ok.
Man, what kind a mohasangareach are we having now?....
People, Tep Vong is Hun Sen's DOg. And Hun Sen is Vietcongs' Dog.
So, they both dogs and their both killed their own kind for their Master Vietcong.
or amost forgot even Khmer King and former King their both are Vietcongs' dog too.
Well, it is certainly better to
side with winner (Vietcong) than
loser (An Khmer-Yuon Jau Maseert).
If I can help to save the world I would drop hydrogen bombs on Vietnam and Cambodia. Why too many dumb pets in Cambodia like this 8:01 AM.
8:01 A,. you are not human but a pet eg., dig, snake. People like you are too dangerous to the society. That's why Yuan Viet Cong took Cambodia easily because too many dumb down with a low IQ like you around. You need Frankeinstein to open your brain and put a new one.
No way, Fluke's boy, it is only
your stupid and worthless theory.
Hi,
Thank you for what you all believing in and standing up for.
2L/PaperChase
Majority of Vietnameses people
know well that their government violated KKK, and many of them
claims they are Chinese even they
born in Vietnam. Viet have the same
new year as Chinese, Their writting
was create and help by French.
The creation of Indochina systems, also is the French ideas, when French was in our land they're treat Khmer as a second citizen or slaves. Viets work closeely with French in Province, District and any office and Khmer work in farm.
Look around the world, any country
under the French have problems.
Example; Haiti locate in the same
Island with Dominican (in 1 Island)
Dominican doing OK, but Haiti problems are remain. Just ask Jewish people about the French.
I can keep going, but keep for next comments.
Bati
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