Activist set to receive recognition in Boston

3 June 2014
VOA Khmer
Civil society / Gender / Government / Human rights / International relations / Judiciary and courts / Land / Land policy and administration / Land tenure and land titling / Law and judiciary / Public land lease / Social development / Women in development
Boeng Kak / James Lawson Award / US / Yorm Bopha

Housing rights activist Yorm Bopha, who spent nearly a year in jail for leading demonstrations, will receive a reward and recognition for her work. The James Lawson Award, named for an American activist and given for nonviolent achievements, will grant her $6,000 in Boston later this month, Yorm Bopha said Tuesday. … “This award shows that our demands so far are acknowledged internationally,” she [Yorm Bopha] said Tuesday. “This award makes Khmer women strong and non-violent in their demands.”

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