Kampuchea Krom

KKF Secretary General Rebuttal To Vietnam’s Article, “Human Rights for development of ethnic minorities”

KKF Secretary General Rebuttal To Vietnam’s Article, “Human Rights for development of ethnic minorities”

Rebuttal to the Article “Human rights for the development of the ethnic minorities“ By Hua Son KKF Secretary General First and foremost, the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) is a legitimate not-for-profit and the non-governmental organization (NGO).  It is the nonviolent civil rights movement which inspires and trains emerging Khmer-Krom leaders.  We base our strengths upon the legacy of Khmer-Krom heroes, […]

Khmer Krom Attend UPR Session on Vietnam

Khmer Krom Attend UPR Session on Vietnam

On 5 February 2014 the human rights record of Vietnam was examined during the 18th session of the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. With the support of UNPO, our Khmer Krom Member used this opportunity to hold a large demonstration in front of the United Nations and to send […]

The Echo of Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Second Cycle

The Echo of Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Second Cycle

On February 5, 2014, the Khmer and Khmer-Krom around the world, especially in Europe, under the leadership of KKF Chairman, Mr. Thach Vien and KKF President, Mr. Thach Ngoc Thach, protested in front of the United Nations in Geneva to voice their concerns regarding to the human rights violations committed by the Vietnamese government against the Indigenous Khmer-Krom Peoples. The […]

Khmer Grammar Book Seized by Vietnamese Authorities and Prohibited from Distribution

Khmer Grammar Book Seized by Vietnamese Authorities and Prohibited from Distribution

According to a report by the Voice of Kampuchea Krom (VOKK)  on the 13-14th February 2014 a Khmer Grammar book that was published in Thailand and sent to Kampuchea Krom was seized by Vietnamese authorities and prohibited from distribution. Entitled, “វេយ្យាករណ៍ខ្មែរសង្គ្រោះ” the Khmer Grammar book was originally written by Thach Ek in  Kompong Spean (rename Cau Ke) District, Preah Trapeang […]

Human Rights Council starts interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief

Human Rights Council starts interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief

MORNING 10 March 2015 Concludes Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on Torture and on Human Rights Defenders The Human Rights Council today started its interactive dialogue with Heiner Bielefeldt, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. It also concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment […]

Vietnam: Letter to Member states of ECOSOC in support of the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation

Vietnam: Letter to Member states of ECOSOC in support of the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation

July 18, 2012 To: Member states of ECOSOC Re: Support for the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation Your Excellency, We, the undersigned group of civil society organizations from around the world, are writing to express our strong support for the special consultative status with the United Nations granted to the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) and its right to exercise […]

UN silences group seeking human rights in Vietnam

UN silences group seeking human rights in Vietnam

The UN’s 19-member committee that oversees non-governmental organizations voted overwhelmingly to silence a human rights group fighting oppression in Vietnam, in violation of the UN’s own freedom of expression and association guarantees under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The vote was 13-4, with only Greece, Israel, the U.S. and Uruguay voting to support the human rights group. Those voting to censor […]

UN Committee on NGOs: Don’t deny NGO the right to speak

UN Committee on NGOs: Don’t deny NGO the right to speak

In a decision that must be reversed by ECOSOC, States that are members of the UN Committee on NGOs have moved to silence an NGO and deny it access to the UN in violation of the rights to freedom of expression, association and due process. Update 1 February 2016 The NGO Committee has voted to close the application of the  Khmers Kampuchea-Krom […]

Geography of Kampuchea-Krom

Geography of Kampuchea-Krom

Kampuchea-Krom literally means “the lower land of Kampuchea.” “Krom” in Khmer also means “below” to indicate “Southern” part of Cambodia. Kampuchea-Krom was the southernmost territory of the Khmer Empire, and was once known as Cochinchina (French). It covers an area of 67,700 km2 with Cambodia to the North, the Gulf of Thailand to the West, the South China Sea to […]

The Culture of the Khmer-Krom

The Culture of the Khmer-Krom

By The KKF Research Team (Extracted from the same name of the culture document in  “The Khmer-Krom Journey to Self-Determination” book) The Khmer-Krom People The term “Khmer-Krom” denotes the ethnic Khmer in Kampuchea-Krom. The term “Khmer-Krom” is used to differentiate from the Khmer (Cambodian) who live in Cambodia. Physically, the Khmer-Krom people look exactly the same as the Khmer in […]

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