PRESS RELEASE

International Conference

The Case of the Indigenous People Khmer-Krom: Human Rights in Vietnam

The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) together with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) organize a one-day international conference on ‘The Case of the Indigenous People Khmer-Krom: Human Rights in Vietnam’ in Paris on 2 June 2018 from 9am to 5pm to raise awareness about human rights violations perpetrated against the Khmer-Krom in the Mekong Delta, Kampuchea-Krom (Southern Vietnam). The conference will be hosted by French Senator Mr. André Gattolin and will take place in Palais du Luxembourg, salle Clémenceau, 15ter rue Vaugirard, 75006 Paris.

Nowadays, the indigenous Khmer-Krom communities suffer under the lack of a fair and uncorrupted judiciary system to deal with land claims but also under the excessive use of force by the authorities particularly towards Theravada Buddhist monks, the poor implementation of their rights to freedom of religion, expression and self-determination, as well as tactics of coercion based on intimidation, imprisonment without a fair trial and torture. Although the Vietnamese government has incorporated key human rights standards in the national Constitution and ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the implementation of these human rights is severely lacking.

The conference will gather members of the Khmer community, scholars, elected officials and members of the civil society. While the morning session will feature panels focusing on contemporary human rights abuses in the Mekong Delta, Kampuchea-Krom, the afternoon session will focus on the international human rights system meant to protect and promote the fundamental rights for the Khmer-Krom. The event will be held in English.

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For detailed information, please visit: http://unpo.org/article/20747