Boeng Kak Women Attempt to Meet US Official
Siem Reap City – Four women evicted from the Boeng Kak lake community and released from jail last month arrived here Friday in an attempt to meet Melanne Verveer, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for women’s affairs, who is part of a delegation visiting the country with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “I want to meet her, and I hope that I will meet her to ask her to help us bring our issues to the government,” said Tep Vanny, a representative for the Boeng Kak community. “We are sure that we will meet her.”…
