KKF Staff and Three KK Buddhist Monks in Washington, DC.

Venerable Tim Sakhorn (Photo: VOKK)

Venerable Danh Tol (Photo: VOKK)

Venerable Kim Muon (Photo: VOKK)

May 05, 2010
By Lenny Thach,
KK HR Advocacy

The KKF Staff and three KK Buddhist Monks visited the U.S State Department – Vietnam Desk, Cambodia Desk and Refugees Officer on May 04, 2010, to raise the issues on Refugees case, Khmer Krom human rights violation in Vietnam, Religious Freedom and the most important to bring the live witnesses to meet them; the victims below are the live witness:

• Ven. Tim Sakhorn Former Chief monk of Phnum Den, Cambodia.
• Ven. Danh Tol Former Buddhist monk from Soc Trang, Kampuchea-Krom
• Ven. Kim Muon Former Buddhist monk from Bac Lieu, Kampuchea-Krom

During their visit, they met with U.S State Department Staff Mark-Vietnam Desk, Adam West-Cambodia Desk and Refugees Officer to discuss the Khmer Krom issues in Vietnam and Cambodia. The Khmer Krom people in Vietnam are still restricted of their freedom of religious practice, human rights violations against Khmer Krom, detain, imprison, place under house arrest for the people who expression their freedom assembly in VN.

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