What does empathy be translated into action? Do you know that the people of the Cambodian women movement couldn't even dare to open their mouth to support what is their main purpose in their organization? How shameful is that? That organization is there only when it is benefit them. They would not stand for their cause when there is danger before their eyes. What kind of organization is that? Now, you are mentioning about participation. Have you seen any groups in Cambodia help the cause of that woman? None...........
On May 6, 1:19 pm, Khmer Young <[email protected]> wrote: > Women in the world not really cannot do anything. More than this, > their activities can draw more empathy and participation...let see > Kangaroo. > > Dare you bet with me? > > KY > > On May 6, 6:58 am, kangaroo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > What can Hillary clinton do in this matter? > > NOTHING....... > > > On May 5, 3:57 pm, "Sam Rainsy Party of North America" > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Gaffar Peang-Meth > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1:43 PM > > > Subject: Women call for Third World rights > > > > PACIFIC DAILY NEWS > > > May 6, 2009 > > > > Women call for Third World rights > > > > A. Gaffar Peang-Meth, Ph.D > > > > Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during her February Asian trip, > > > "Clearly, > > > the path we have taken in imposing sanctions hasn't influenced the > > > Burmese junta," but "reaching out and trying to engage them has not > > > influenced them either. > > > > "We want to see a time when citizens of Burma and the Nobel prize winner > > > Aung San Suu Kyi can live freely in their own country. Because we are > > > concerned about the Burmese people, we are conducting a review of our > > > policy," she said. > > > > In the Apr. 20 Washington Post, Archbishop Desmond Tutu wrote that while > > > we await the "thoughtful review," the Burmese junta "is not waiting, > > > ... it moves a step closer to ... eliminating opposition and > > > consolidating power." He says the Obama administration "must somehow > > > think and lead at the same time, before it loses the initiative, and > > > misimpressions about where it stands spread. > > > > "The brave Burmese people who have struggled for their freedom believe > > > this > > > is a moral universe, where right and wrong still matter," he wrote. > > > "They need to know that the world's most powerful democracy still > > > believes it, too." > > > > Surely, all the peoples who struggle for rights and freedom want to know > > > that. > > > > When the Vital Voices' Global Leadership Awards honored the world's women > > > leaders for expanding democracy at grassroots level, promoting legal > > > reforms and human rights, among others, on March 19 at the Kennedy > > > Center, Clinton received the Global Trailblazer award. > > > > She told those attending the ceremony, "No nation can be successful if it > > > invests only in or listens to only half of the population," and pledged > > > to "do all we can to ensure that America is not only an example of the > > > best values that humanity has to offer, but that we pursue every chance > > > we can to give every woman a vital voice on behalf of herself, her > > > family, her community and her country." > > > > Tutu wrote, "My sister, ... Suu Kyi, the heroic and beloved leader of the > > > Burmese democracy movement, remains under house arrest and cannot speak > > > to the world." > > > > But standing next to Clinton was a 55-year-old Khmer woman, Mu Sochua, a > > > mother of three daughters, herself a 2005 awardee of Vital Voices' > > > Global Leadership Awards for Human Rights and Anti-Human Trafficking. > > > She urged Clinton "to send a delegation to Cambodia to hear what the > > > people have to say" in a country in which "life is still cheap." > > > > Sochua, one of 1,000 women proposed for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, told > > > Katrin > > > Redfern of The Independent Media Center in New York City that she seeks > > > the Obama administration's support for democracy and human rights in > > > Cambodia, "a democracy on paper but in reality a dictatorship." > > > > When asked if she was hopeful about improvement, she said, "No, not until > > > there is a change of regime. That can only happen when we have a real > > > election that is free and fair. The West should insist on that, > > > otherwise all the aid they have poured into Cambodia will not work." > > > > But she knows no dictator trades a free and fair election to keep him from > > > power, and many countries put their interests above other people's > > > rights and freedom. > > > > Her stubborn belief in the power of ideas and actions prevents her from > > > being complacent. > > > > On April 24, The Cambodia Daily's front page article, "Mu Sochua To Sue > > > Premier For Defamation," reports Hun Sen's nationally broadcast speech > > > that he wouldn't help villagers who side with the opposition; he told > > > about a woman "cheung klang," or "strong legs," a derogatory term, in > > > the 2008 election campaign who had "hugged" someone, and complained her > > > "blouse" had been unbuttoned by force. > > > > The Daily states that last June, an army officer "twisted her am, thus > > > making her blouse buttons come undone," so Sochua filed an "assault > > > complaint." > > > > At an April 23 news conference, she announced her lawsuit against Sen for > > > defamation, for 500 riels, or 13 cents, and a retraction of his > > > statement. > > > > In a country where "disappearances" and "accidents" are routine, Sochua's > > > action makes her either foolhardy or the symbol of renowned Khmer > > > Pundit Krom Ngoy's advice, "Kom chloah noeung srey" or "Don't fight > > > with women." > > > > But Sen chooses to fight with Sochua: The April 27 Daily's front page > > > read, "Prime Minister To Countersue Mu Sochua." > > > > Sen controls all branches of government, but Sochua says she's not scared. > > > > Born in 1954 to an affluent family, Sochua attended a French school. As > > > Cambodia was engulfed in the Vietnam War in 1972, she and her sister > > > were sent away to Paris and never saw her parents again -- her father > > > died of starvation under Pol Pot, her mother's fate was unknown. > > > > A refugee who lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, she earned a > > > bachelor's in psychology at San Francisco State University, and a > > > master's in social work at the University of California, Berkeley. > > > Canada's Guelph University bestowed upon her an honorary doctorate in > > > law. > > > > In 1981, Sochua left the United States to work in refugee camps along the > > > Khmer-Thai border where she met her husband. In 1989 she returned to > > > Phnom Penh and devoted her all to advancing women's rights. > > > > She was elected a lawmaker in 1998 on a royalist ticket, served as > > > minister > > > of women's and veteran affairs in 1998-2004, left the royalist party > > > after a political falling out, and became secretary general of > > > Cambodia's largest opposition party. > > > > Clinton's resounding words at the Vital Voices' Global Leadership Awards > > > shine on Sochua and others in their struggle. > > > > But words are even more awesome when backed by actions. > > > > A. Gaffar Peang-Meth, Ph.D., is retired from the Universityof Guam, where > > > he taught political science for 13 years. 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