Advocacy Group Calls to End Mistreatment of Khmer Krom

A local minority-rights advocacy group has called on the government to end the mistreatment of Khmer Krom people and recognize their rights as citizens of Cambodia as the world marks International Human Rights Day on Tuesday. The Khmer Krom, or “lower Khmer,” refers to ethnic Khmer people living in the Mekong Delta region of what is now southern Vietnam. The Minorities’ Rights Organization (MIRO) said in a statement on Saturday that Cambodia is failing in its obligations to respect the rights of Khmer Krom, as well as ethnic Vietnamese, residing in Cambodia. “The human rights situation of these people leaves a lot to be desired,” MIRO said. …

Lauren Crothers
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