Saturday, October 23, 2010

Cambodians Abroad To Demonstrate Ahead of Ban Visit

Cambodian demonstration in New York in September 2010 (Photo: Michael Duong)
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington, DC Friday, 22 October 2010
“We want Cambodia's suffering heard by Ban Ki-moon.”
Cambodian groups abroad say they are preparing demonstrations this weekend, just ahead of the visit of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon next week.

Organizers say they want to call attention to encroachment on Cambodia's sovereignty, its human right violations and backslides on principles of democracy.

Demonstrations, to be held in France, Canada and the US, will also coincide with the anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreement, the UN-brokered accord that brought peace to Cambodia after decades of fighting in 1991.
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