Trial of Tim SakhornKhmer Krom Network
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Khmer Krom people in Cambodia are facing new threats of arrest as Vietnam attempts to continue their terrifying crack down on human right activists across the border.
According to a report by Radio Free Asia in the Vietnamese program on Monday 16th June 2008, Vietnamese authorities in Vietnam are threatening to arrest one Khmer Krom man and one Khmer Krom Buddhist monk currently residing in Cambodia.
Mr. Chau Ni and Venerable Thach Binh have been accused of inciting the recent land protests by Khmer Krom farmers in Swai Ton (renamed Tri Ton) and Kro Bao (renamed Tinh Bien) districts.
In 1978, thousands of Khmer Krom families from the above districts were forced to evacuate to Khleang province (renamed Soc Trang) by the communist Vietnamese authorities. When they were allowed to come back to their villages early 1980, many found themselves landless, most of their ancestral land and homes were confiscated by the Vietnamese government.
For centuries, wet rice farming has been Khmer Krom traditional means to sustain their livelihood. Without land, many of the Khmer Krom farmers have found themselves without a mean to survive, further marginalized and entrenched in poverty.
For over 30 years, the Khmer Krom farmers have lodged numerous appeals to the Vietnam authorities for the return of their confiscated lands but have received little sympathy or compensation from the communist government.
In the last two years, Khmer Krom farmers have stepped their campaign to demand for the return of their ancestral homelands by traveling to Prek Rukssey (renamed Can Tho) and Prey Nokor (renamed Ho Chi Minh City) to conduct peaceful demonstrations.
Instead of attempting to resolve the issues of increasing land grabbing by the Vietnamese authorities, they continue to resort to their traditional form of threat by arresting peaceful protestors and accusing them of “disturbing society”. Threats of imprisonment have been declared against Khmer Krom farmers if they continued to demand for the return of their ancestral homes.
Two Khmer Krom women, Neang Don and Neang Doun from the Swai Ton district was arrested and imprisoned since April 11 1008 for demanding the very same issue. Their fate remains unknown.
Will Mr. Chau Ni and Venerable Thach Binh be another Venerable Tim Sakhorn case?
Venerable Tim Sakhorn was arrested, defrocked and deported to Vietnam by Cambodian authorities as ordered by Vietnamese authorities on June 30, 2007.
The Khmer Krom victims are appealing to all human rights agencies and foreign governments to help remind Vietnam not to use arrest, intimidation and threats as the reasons to resolve land confiscation issues. Also that such means not only violates its constitution, international human right treaties as well the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in which Article 1 and Article 10 are particularly relevant.
According to a report by Radio Free Asia in the Vietnamese program on Monday 16th June 2008, Vietnamese authorities in Vietnam are threatening to arrest one Khmer Krom man and one Khmer Krom Buddhist monk currently residing in Cambodia.
Mr. Chau Ni and Venerable Thach Binh have been accused of inciting the recent land protests by Khmer Krom farmers in Swai Ton (renamed Tri Ton) and Kro Bao (renamed Tinh Bien) districts.
In 1978, thousands of Khmer Krom families from the above districts were forced to evacuate to Khleang province (renamed Soc Trang) by the communist Vietnamese authorities. When they were allowed to come back to their villages early 1980, many found themselves landless, most of their ancestral land and homes were confiscated by the Vietnamese government.
For centuries, wet rice farming has been Khmer Krom traditional means to sustain their livelihood. Without land, many of the Khmer Krom farmers have found themselves without a mean to survive, further marginalized and entrenched in poverty.
For over 30 years, the Khmer Krom farmers have lodged numerous appeals to the Vietnam authorities for the return of their confiscated lands but have received little sympathy or compensation from the communist government.
In the last two years, Khmer Krom farmers have stepped their campaign to demand for the return of their ancestral homelands by traveling to Prek Rukssey (renamed Can Tho) and Prey Nokor (renamed Ho Chi Minh City) to conduct peaceful demonstrations.
Instead of attempting to resolve the issues of increasing land grabbing by the Vietnamese authorities, they continue to resort to their traditional form of threat by arresting peaceful protestors and accusing them of “disturbing society”. Threats of imprisonment have been declared against Khmer Krom farmers if they continued to demand for the return of their ancestral homes.
Two Khmer Krom women, Neang Don and Neang Doun from the Swai Ton district was arrested and imprisoned since April 11 1008 for demanding the very same issue. Their fate remains unknown.
Will Mr. Chau Ni and Venerable Thach Binh be another Venerable Tim Sakhorn case?
Venerable Tim Sakhorn was arrested, defrocked and deported to Vietnam by Cambodian authorities as ordered by Vietnamese authorities on June 30, 2007.
The Khmer Krom victims are appealing to all human rights agencies and foreign governments to help remind Vietnam not to use arrest, intimidation and threats as the reasons to resolve land confiscation issues. Also that such means not only violates its constitution, international human right treaties as well the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in which Article 1 and Article 10 are particularly relevant.
10 comments:
Political monks should not be practicing Buddhism.
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De Bury Chau - 10:44 - 1 nou
Please, please, please, get Ah Khmer-Yuon criminals outta here. Khmer people has been suffering enough.
Mr SAM RIANSY will save all khmer include KHMER KROM from all danger.
Thank Mr SAM RAISY thank you , only you can save khmer peoples and khmer land..
Do they give rice to their soldier, they don't look very healthy.
Except the chubby on the left corner, maybe he ate the rice portion of all his fellow.
Hello All;
I disagree some of comments above:
Here are my thoughts:
1.If we don't defend our native (Khmer Krom) now, Cambodia contry will be the second of Kampuchia Krom, sooner or later.
2.You are right! The monks should not join in politics or any political parties.However, do we want to pratic our religion to Viet Namses traditional monks?
Do you want to put AO DAI ( Long skirt) on?
You should be ashame yourself if Viet Namese spy can enter to our contry freely.
3. Why don't Viet Nam ask US government for help (threaten)to rest Kher Krom in US or any westren contries?
4. In this comming general election, The Viet Nameses will do whatever they can to support their slaves (Hun, Sen) in order to strenthen their invading purposes.
Thanks, All;
Kan Douy mair ah Youn HO Chi Minh Gaot face evil! and ah PHD shit head Hun Xen!
the vietcong gov't should respect the rights of the indigenous khmer krom people if they don't won't any trouble. khmer krom already suffered the loss of khmer krom land to the administration of vietcong, and i don't think they need the vietcong gov't to make it worse for them anymore than what they went through living in their own ancestral land as a minority. enough already. treat all people with love and respect!
What ah Khmere traitors did and do to help Ah Youn Vietnamese Gaot face to oppress the people are evil and stupid!
may lightning stike ah kwack Hun Xen PHD of shit from the fucking place of ah Youn Hanoi!
DEATH TO THE 7:44PM CRIMINAL VIET POSTER. YOUR UNCIVILIZED FUCKING CRIMINAL VIET RACE "WILL" BE DONE AWAY WITH. DEATH TO YOU AND YOUR POISONOUS ROOTS. DEATH TO THE VIET RACE.
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