The Khmer Krom Network

The Khmer Krom Network

Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) and Degar Foundation at the U.S. Capital, Washington D.C.

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:46 AM PDT


From left: Mr. Tran Mannrinh, Mr. Tran Giap, Mr. Kok Ksor (President of Degar Foundation) and Mr. Duong Hoang

After becoming a member of WTO in 2007, the Vietnamese government has systematically and tactically used the so-called "National Security Laws" to oppress the human rights advocates, especially the Khmer-Krom (Indigenous Peoples of Mekong Delta) and Degar (Indigenous Peoples of Central Highlands), people who advocate for the freedom of expression, association, and land rights. In recent years, the Khmer-Krom and Degar advocates were summoned to interrogate and facing imprisonment. Some of them had to escape to Thailand seeking for refugee status with the UNHCR in Bangkok.

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