Published by UNPO
2007-12-04
The Hague, 03 December 2007 – The UNPO Secretariat in The Hague played host to the Third Session of the UNPO Presidency on 30 November and 01 December 2007. Presided over by UNPO President Mr. Ledum Mitee (Ogoni) the meeting brought together UNPO Presidency Members from all corners of the globe, including those elected Members from Abkhazia, Ahwazi, East Turkestan, Khmer Krom, Mapuche, Scania, Taiwan, Tibet and Zanzibar.
KKF PRESS RELEASE: 08 November 2007
On November 8, 2007, the Vietnam Court of An Giang Province brought Venerable Tim Sakhorn to the court for a trial after imprisoning him since June 30, 2007.
URGENT ACTION NEEDED
KHMER-KROM MAN FARMER IS SUMMONED TO VIETNAM COURT
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 06 November 2007 Pennsauken, NJ, USA
BACKGROUND: The Khmer-Krom people are the Indigenous Peoples of the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam (Kampuchea Krom). On June 4, 1949, Kampuchea Krom was transferred to Vietnam by the French colonial government without the consent of the Indigenous Khmer-Krom Peoples. The land is still inhabited by millions of the Khmer-Krom people who remain deeply attached to their culture, religion, customs, traditions and ancestral land. Living under the control of the Vietnamese Communist government, the indigenous Khmer-Krom people have suffered tremendous Human Rights violations, confiscation of ancestral lands, and economic and social deprivations. The Khmer-Krom people are not allowed to learn their own language, history, or to freely practice their Theravada Buddhism.
Our people compatriot must stop the present leader let our country plunging again and again. The Khmer leader must learn our history well before thinking to lead this nation.
Remember Kampuchea Krom? Remember Prey Nokor? A primary example is the Ho Chi Minh.
Original report by Voice of America (Khmer)
English Translation by SoDa Huu
A conference was held on October 20th until Sunday 21st 2007 with representatives from France and other different states in America in order to resolve some issues that could be create more problem regarding Cambodia and its people.
Radio Free Asia
8 October 2007
Translated by KKF
As a representative of Khmer Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) globally, he’s really disappointed when he heard the news about Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen sending a letter to former King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk regarding the issue of former Khmer Krom monk, Venerable Tim Sakhorn.
Press Release by the Montagnard Foundation Inc.
4 October 2007
BACKGROUND: The indigenous Degar Montagnard Peoples have suffered decades of persecution by the Vietnamese communist government, namely; confiscation of ancestral lands, Christian religious repression, torture, killings and imprisonment. Hundreds of Degar prisoners have been subjected to beatings and electric shock torture with many were repeatedly beaten to cause deaths from internal injuries. One Degar man named Y-Ngo Adrong was tortured to death on 13 July 2006 - of which the US State Department described as "a credible report of extrajudicial killing by security forces". Christian House churches remain under attack as Vietnam tries to eliminate them by falsely accusing them of being political crimes. See also: "Degar Montagnard Torture Victims Speaks Out": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOSKDjYPyXU.
An open letter signed by KKF President Mr. Thach Thach and UNPO General Secretary Mr. Marino Busdachin was sent on Sunday 23 September to Human Rights High Commissioner Ms. Louise Arbour.
The letter kindly urges Ms. Arbour to:
2007-09-24
The Hague, 24 September 2007 – On Sunday 23 September 2007, the Kampuchea-Krom Foundation (KKF) in collaboration with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) staged a highly successful demonstration through the streets of Geneva to coincide with the sixth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC)
13 September 2007 - The General Assembly today adopted a landmark declaration outlining the rights of the world’s estimated 370 million indigenous people and outlawing discrimination against them – a move that followed more than two decades of debate.
