By Ryan Schlief |
The Witness Blog
December 9th, 2010
“Happy Human Rights Day?” Is that what we say?
“Merry Human Rights Day?” That doesn’t sound quite right either.
“All the best for Human Rights Day?” “Remember on Human Rights Day?”
I don’t think there is a universal greeting for the 10th of December when we recognize human rights and human rights defenders around the world. I want one – well at least for this year.
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights is profiling over a dozen human rights defenders, including the Venerable Luon Sovath, on Human Rights Day this year. It’s great to have a human rights defender working on forced evictions recognized in this way. As I type, the UN’s video featuring the Venerable is having technical problems – but hopefully these will be fixed soon.
Specifically for Human Rights Day this year, our partner LICADHO produced a video where the Venerable speaks personally about how he uses video to fight for the rights of his community in Chi Kreng District and other communities across Cambodia. It’s a great interview!
It has been a busy week for the Venerable.
Dr. Pung Chhiv Kek, founder and president of LICADHO, and the Venerable were special guests at our Focus for Change Gala this year. Both Kek and the Venerable spoke at the event. I was backstage, so I did not see the standing ovation when it started- I heard it first. Cheers came from the 400+ audience immediately after their personal stories about how LICADHO and communities at risk of forced evictions are using video to document and to advocate for their rights. Here are excerpts from their speeches:
Dr. Pung Chhiv Kek speaks at the WITNESS' Focus for Change Benefit Dinner & Concert 2010
“When you see with your own eyes a community that has been robbed of its land, that has been violently attacked, and that has nowhere to go – you cannot argue with this injustice. We believe that through video, minds can be changed and justice can be won.”
- Dr. Pung Chhiv Kek
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The Venerable Luon Sovath at WITNESS' 6th Annual Focus for Change Gala
“Communities facing forced eviction are now using cameras in their struggle. We have been threatened, but we won’t stop – because these images tell the truth.”
- The Venerable Luon Sovath
Everyone went home that night wearing a krama, a traditional Cambodian scarf, as a sign of solidarity with communities resisting the take over of their land, homes and livelihood through forced evictions.
We won’t forget the Venerable reminding us that “See it. Film it. Change it.” is more than a catch phrase – but a call to action. That’s a good message for all of us on this Human Rights Day – it will be mine!
“Merry Human Rights Day?” That doesn’t sound quite right either.
“All the best for Human Rights Day?” “Remember on Human Rights Day?”
I don’t think there is a universal greeting for the 10th of December when we recognize human rights and human rights defenders around the world. I want one – well at least for this year.
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights is profiling over a dozen human rights defenders, including the Venerable Luon Sovath, on Human Rights Day this year. It’s great to have a human rights defender working on forced evictions recognized in this way. As I type, the UN’s video featuring the Venerable is having technical problems – but hopefully these will be fixed soon.
Specifically for Human Rights Day this year, our partner LICADHO produced a video where the Venerable speaks personally about how he uses video to fight for the rights of his community in Chi Kreng District and other communities across Cambodia. It’s a great interview!
It has been a busy week for the Venerable.
Dr. Pung Chhiv Kek, founder and president of LICADHO, and the Venerable were special guests at our Focus for Change Gala this year. Both Kek and the Venerable spoke at the event. I was backstage, so I did not see the standing ovation when it started- I heard it first. Cheers came from the 400+ audience immediately after their personal stories about how LICADHO and communities at risk of forced evictions are using video to document and to advocate for their rights. Here are excerpts from their speeches:
Dr. Pung Chhiv Kek speaks at the WITNESS' Focus for Change Benefit Dinner & Concert 2010
“When you see with your own eyes a community that has been robbed of its land, that has been violently attacked, and that has nowhere to go – you cannot argue with this injustice. We believe that through video, minds can be changed and justice can be won.”
- Dr. Pung Chhiv Kek
________________
The Venerable Luon Sovath at WITNESS' 6th Annual Focus for Change Gala
“Communities facing forced eviction are now using cameras in their struggle. We have been threatened, but we won’t stop – because these images tell the truth.”
- The Venerable Luon Sovath
Everyone went home that night wearing a krama, a traditional Cambodian scarf, as a sign of solidarity with communities resisting the take over of their land, homes and livelihood through forced evictions.
We won’t forget the Venerable reminding us that “See it. Film it. Change it.” is more than a catch phrase – but a call to action. That’s a good message for all of us on this Human Rights Day – it will be mine!
13 comments:
Hun Sen is former Khmer Rouge and brain is still communist or dictator for his life. As proof in between 1970-75: no Lon Nol sodiers killed Nonks or take pagoda as the base for fighting but Khmer Rouge yes. That is the communism in Cambodia.
All real Khmer must die near by the future. The Viet and Viet's slave must lead this country for ever, that is the fact für Khmer destiny.
You are right because the keep barking at each other like dogs on this website
I just bought a dog, I call him KI
Hun Sen is going to be jailed or hanged IF he loose power. so he trying to stay in power by using threat or killed people!
ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាមានសិទ្ធមនុស្សគឺរាប់រយពាន់ឆ្នាំ
មកហើយគ្មាននរណាម្នាក់គិតទេសិទ្ទមនុស្សនៅ
ស្រុកខ្មែរដែលដូនតាលោកបានទុកឲ្យនោះគឺ
ល្អជាងសិទ្ធុមនុស្សនៅស្រុកអាមេរិកាំងទៅទៀត។
សិទ្ធមនុស្សទាំងនោះមានបីយ៉ាងសម្រាប់ជនជាតិ
ខ្មែរគោរពគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក។មិនថាអ្នកតួចឬអ្នកធំ
មិនថានាម៉ឿនមន្ត្រីសម្តេចគ្រប់ជានថ្នាក់នោះទេ
ម្នាក់ៗពិតជាដឹងនៅសិទ្ធមនុស្សដែលខ្មែរមាន
រាប់ពាន់ឆ្នាំមកហើយ។
easy to answer if u ask that monk in video..." as human right as i'm a monk i wish they can feed me with good food every noon. plus have a young nun virgin to serve me, and then i'd start to work out a bit becuz right now i'm kind of chunkym my rayban glasses no longer fit my face.
DON'T FORGOT KR IN SIDE MADE BY VIETNAM AND THEY INTENCES TO KILL ALL KHMER THAN THEY ACT LIKE CAME TO RESCUE KHMER PPLE THAN OCCUPY CAMBODIA
IT'S YOUN DESIGN FOR TAKE OVER CAMBODIA, THE SAME AS A HUNSEN TODAY
Today Viet and Hun Sen are glad,but tomorrow,they'll be dead.
Why? Because Central Khmer,Khmer Krom,champa,montagnards,Lao, Hmong,Khmer surin will rise against Yuon and ah Hun Sen.
My tears drop,and really sad to hear this,but I really excited with your achievement and defending my dirt poor helplessness brothers and sisters the heaven await for you and the tenth hell down under waiting for loke hun sen.
Thanks you for your brave heart for dirt poor Cambodian,there will be thousand of you are cloning and have the brave heart to save these poor people.
Thank you
Respectfully kone khmer nov USA
យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នាជេរ អាស្តេចសីហនុ ថា៖
"អាឆ្កែកញ្ជះចិនប៉េកាំង និង យួនហាណូយ"
យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នាជេរ អាក្បត់ជាតិហ៊ុន សែន ថា៖
"ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះ យួនហាណូយ"
ជេរហើយជេរទៀត ដើម្បីអោយជាតិ និងអន្តរជាតិ
ដឹងឮ ពីអំពើក្បត់ជាតិនឹងអំពើអាក្រក់របស់ពួកវា
ទូទាំងពិភពលោក។
ក្រោកឡើងខ្មែរគ្រប់គ្នាដល់ពេលវេលាហើយត្រូវប្រើកាំបិត, ពូថៅ,, ដាវ , ខ្វែវ, ផ្គាក់, ព្រួញ, សរ, ច្បូក, លំពែង, ធ្នូ,
ដំបង,.. ព្រនង់,... កាំភ្លើង,... គ្រាប់បែក, បេសែសិប, បេសែមួយ, មីន, មីនកន្ត្រាក់, មីនបង្កប់, មីនក្លេម័រ, មីនតោន, កាំភ្លើងធំ, កាំភ្លើងត្បាល់,ក្រោកឡើងជាមួយ
យុទ្ធភ័ណទាំងអស់នេះបាញ់និងកាប់ក្បាលអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួន
សងសិកអោយខ្មែរស្នេហាជាតិនិងដើម្បីការពារ
មរតកជាតិរបស់យើង។
If some groups set their goals to do somethings,they could accomplish their ambitions.
If someone wants to get PhD,s/he can because s/he can.Even you can too.
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