Khmer petition to Senators/Congressman on alarming violations of human rights in Cambodia

Dear Friends,

Our group of about 18 Cambodian civil organizations residing outside of Cambodia has created a petition "Alarming violations of human rights in Cambodia" to U.S. Senators/Congressmen.

Please click here to open the Google Form to sign the petition above. If you have any questions about these petitions, please contact us. Thank you for helping make Cambodia a better place!

Dr. Nicole Ung
Phone: 786-548-0092
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Sympathy and Condolence for the death of Mr. Sean Pengse

It is sadden for Khmers around the world to learn Mr. Sean has passed away. He was truly a Cambodia border expert who worked tirelessly to try to protect Cambodia's border and its sovereignty.

Cambodian Americans for Human Rights and Democracy would like to sincerely express our sorrow and sadness for the loss of Mr. Sean.  May his soul rest in peace and May his spirit rest with all Cambodians.

Khmer petitions to Senators/Congressman on deterioration of human rights in Cambodia

International Human Rights Day 2016 - Stand up for someone's rights today

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On this 68th Anniversary of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2016, the Cambodian Americans for Human Rights and Democracy (CAHRAD) joins people around the world in the celebration of this auspicious day and to mourn countless people who have fallen for the defense of these sacred rights that they were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.

The United Nations’ theme for this year is to "Stand up for someone's rights today." Many activists have said that your government or the rich and powerful may violate your neighbors’ rights today.  Tomorrow, they might violate your family’s rights and then one day they will violate your own rights.  That is if you don’t stand up for someone’s rights today, one day it will be your rights that will be violated.  Let’s help improve the system so that one day it will be fair to everyone including ourselves, our family and our neighbors. 

Our family or your family may be powerful at the moment.  It does not mean that it will last forever; nothing lasts forever according to the Buddha’s teaching.  Our best interest is to create a fair system so that it will be worthy for all of us whenever we fall out of favor or we no longer remain powerful.  Let do the right things.  The right things may not mean that we are winning at every game.  This will be alright because, in a fair game, the individuals who deserve to win should win.  We would not be happy if the other guys win through cheating and so would they. 

Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy, operating in a framework of a parliamentary, representative democracy.  Cambodia’s constitution enshrines the rights stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  Cambodia ratified the international human rights treaties, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which guarantee the freedoms of expression, association, peaceful public assembly, and other key civil and political rights: As citizens or leaders, our responsibility is to work harder to honor the Cambodian people these unalienable rights.  By honoring those rights we will be building a lasting peace, leading Cambodia to a more prosperous nation.

During this International Human Rights Day, we urge the government of Cambodia to release all prisoners of conscience, the political prisoners including lawmakers and activists from the opposition party, senior members of civil society organizations involved in the defense of human rights and a senior executive staff of the National Election Committee (NEC), and other land rights activists; and we urge the government to stop all actions that violate the rights guaranteed under the Constitution and international human rights treaties ratified by the government. 

Cambodian Americans for Human Rights and Democracy (CAHRAD)

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