Khmer Krom: Appeals Persecution of Monks
UNPO.org, March 27, 2007
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- Below is an appeal issued on 20 March 2007 by
Thach Ngoc Thach, President of Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation and UNPO
Representative, addressed to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
regarding the recent persecution of Khmer-Krom community members:
“Dear Mr. Prime Minister:
I, on behalf of the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) representing the
indigenous Khmer-Krom people of the Mekong Delta (South Vietnam) and the Khmer
Krom diasporas around the world, would like to seek your immediate attention
and support in ending the unjust prosecution of Khmer-Krom Buddhist monks, in
Soc Trang province in South Vietnam, for the alleged crime of organizing and
participating in a peaceful demonstration partaking with 200 Khmer-Krom
Buddhist monks on 8th February 2007 to request for religious freedom.
The two hundred Khmer-Krom Buddhist monks taking part in the demonstration and
members of their immediate families have been and continue to be subjected to
elevated acts of intimidation, harassment, and oppression as Vietnamese
authorities continue to crack down on human rights related activities.
On 22nd February 2007, nine Khmer-Krom Buddhist monks were forced to disrobe:
Thach Do aged 27 from Wat Ta Sek, Vinh Hoa commune, Vinh Chau district, Kleang
(Soc Trang) province.
Ly Hoang aged 22 from Wat Sam Rong, Phuong 5, Kleang (Soc Trang) province.
Ly Tang Thong aged 23 from Wat Sam Rong, Phuong 5, Kleang (Soc Trang) province.
Ly Thanh Suoi aged 28 from Wat Teok Praiy, Long Phu district, Kleang (Soc
Trang) province.
Thach Xuan Hien aged 21 from Wat Ta Meon, Vinh Binh commune, My Xuyen district,
Kleang (Soc Trang) province.
Tang Phien aged 22 from Wat Ta Meon, Vinh Binh commune, My Xuyen district,
Kleang (SocTrang) province.
Ly Suong aged 21 from Wat Teok Praiy, Long Phu district, Kleang (Soc Trang)
province.
Kim Muon from Wat Ta Sek, Vinh Hoa commune, Vinh Chau district, Kleang (Soc
Trang) province.
Thach Thuong aged 28 from Wat Teok Praiy, Long Phu district, Kleang (Soc Trang)
province.
Currently, three disrobed monks (Kim Muon, Ly Suong, and Thach Thuong) are
still imprisoned in the unknown location. The other six disrobed monks have
been released but are under housearrested.
Forced disrobement of these Buddhist monks continues to be used as a
discriminatory means of punishment against these monks for taking part in a non
violent demonstration. It serves to further prohibit the rights of the
Khmer-Krom Buddhist monks and civilian to practice their religion and customs
according to their indigenous ways. Such acts can also be seen as means to
undermine the minority communities and to halt the important role that Buddhist
monks play in preserving and passing of the Khmer-Krom language, customs and
values.
>From December 1982 to December 1985, Vietnamese Communist government
>imprisoned 195 Khmer Krom and Khmer Krom Buddhist monks in Tra Vinh province.
>Mr. Prime Minister, your government tortured eleven Khmer Krom and Khmer Krom
>Buddhist monks to death in the prison. One of them was Venerable Kim Toc Chon
>who was a chief Khmer Krom Buddhist monk in Tra Vinh province. Four Khmer Krom
>committed suicide because they refused to admit the allege crimes that your
>government framed for them.
Mr. Prime Minister, Vietnam is a member of the United Nations and now
officially became a member of WTO. I would like to appeal for your support to:
Immediately release three disrobed Khmer Krom who are still imprisoned without
any condition.
Intervene by implementing measures to end arbitrary and unlawful persecution of
these Khmer-Krom Buddhist monks.
Allow Khmer-Krom Buddhist monks to organize their own Buddhist associations
without interfering by the government.
Allow Khmer-Krom Buddhist monks to freely use the Internet to contact other
Buddhist organizations around the world.
Acknowledge and allow the right of individuals and religious practitioners to
take part in non violent demonstrations as a means to express their concerns
and opinions.
Vietnam was removed from the Country of Particular Concerns (CPC) list by the
U.S. government last year because the U.S. government believes that the
religious freedom in Vietnam has improved. Unfortunately, the recently
prosecution of these Khmer-Krom Buddhist monks by the Vietnamese Communist
government is a clear reflection of the increasing human rights and religious
violations against the Khmer-Krom people.
Mr. Prime Minister, if your government does not release our Khmer Krom Buddhist
monks, the Khmer Krom in Kampuchea Krom and around the world will continue to
protest until they are safely released and continue to freely practice their
religion as stated in Vietnam’s Constitution and the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights.
Respectfully Yours,
Thach Ngoc Thach
President of Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation”
THIS BOOK : " GIAI PHONG " by T Terzani. It describes a Vietnamese as THIEF, A
LIAR, A KILLER, A DECEIVER , a sleeper ......
"Prime Minister Pham Van Dong called on me and, in the presence of Premier
Chou En-lai, swore in the name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam that the
latter would always respect the land frontiers as well as all islands belonging
to the "Kingdom of Cambodia" March 1970 by Sihanouk . Wilfred Burchett book
"The China Cambodia Vietnam triangle " P-176-177
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Subject: VIETNAMESE SPIES IN CAMBODIA VS Thai spy sentenced to 10 years jail or
a hoax ?
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:49:49 -0800
While Chou Enlai pushed Sihanouk to adopt an Anti American stand , Mao and Chou
had betrayed him in this way ? Did Sihanouk realize it
President Reagan's address to the 43d Session of the United Nations General
Assembly in New York, New York,September 26, 1988.
"Mr. Secretary-General, there are new hopes for Cambodia, a nation whose
freedom and independence we seek just as avidly as we sought the freedom and
independence of Afghanistan. We urge the rapid removal of all Vietnamese troops
...."
THE VIETNAMESE MILITARY OFFICER , WEARING THE CAMBODIAN FLAG AS HEAD OF
"CAMBODIA" POLICE AND HEAD OF INTERPOLE IN CAMBODIA
WHAT RIGHTS DO THESE VIETNAMESE INVADERS HAVE TO RUN CAMBODIA IN VIOLATION OF
THE 10 UN RESOLUTION?
WHO IS Cheam Yeap?
OUR MORPHOLOGY ON RACE AND FORENSIC DATA ANALYISIS REVEALS THAT CHEAM YEAP
IS A VIETNAMESE COMMUNIST , HIDING BEHIND THE LABEL "CAMBODIAN" CPP/MP.
Mr. Cheam Yeap (A VIETNAMESE )(pictured), MP from the ruling Cambodian People's
Party (CPP),
THE VIETNAMESE TRICKS IN CAMBODIA OCCUPIED BY VIETNAM.THE VIETNAMESE WEARING
THE LABEL "CAMBODIAN"
Khieu Kanharith, the minister of Information, during a press conference held
on 04 January 2009. KHIEU KANHARITH , A VIETNAMESE WEARING THE LABEL"CAMBODIAN"
Sok Kong's Sokimex in line for big rewards from Hun Sen regime
Sok Kong(a Vietnamese ), the owner of Sokimex, a crony of Hun Sen
Sokimex gas station in Cambodia (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)
SOK KONG SAYS HE IS A VIETNAMESE , CAN A VIETNAMESE OWN ALL THIS IN CAMBODIA ?
THE FACTS ARE :
UN Passes Strong Resolution on Cambodia Human Rights Abuses
Feb. 27, 1982 : UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a
resolution condemning Vietnam’s occupation of Cambodia as a violation of
Cambodian human rights. The vote was 28 in favor, 8 against, and 5 abstentions.
Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote
of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces
from Cambodia.
this woman , the Deputy Prime Ministers Men Sam An(A VIETNAMESE ), Nhek Bun
Chhay and Keat Chhon.
Ms Chea Leang seen here on this picture ,the so called "CAMBODIAN"
CO-PROSECUTOR, is a Vietnamese woman
Phnom Penh (Cambodia) 20 November 2006. Co-prosecutors Robert Petit talked to
Chea Leang(a Vietnamese posing as "Cambodian" co-prosecutor) during the plenary
session of judges for the KR Tribunal (Photo: John Vink/Magnum)
Tribunal Prosecutors Differ on Added Suspects
Chea Leang(a Vietnamese )posing as "Cambodian" co-prosecutor)Tribunal judges
will determine whether more suspects should be investigated.
WHAT RIGHTS DO THESE VIETNAMESE INVADERS HAVE TO CONTINUE TO
REMAIN IN THE COUNTRY AS MASTERS OF THE LAND?
Bury
_________________________________________________________________
Chat with Messenger straight from your Hotmail inbox.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/hotmail_bl1/hotmail_bl1.aspx?ocid=PID23879::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-ww:WM_IMHM_4:092009
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group.
This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language.
Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia.
To post to this group, send email to [email protected]
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
[email protected]
For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc
Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
