Publications related to Khmer-Krom

Nov 07, 2023

UNPO submits Universal Periodic Review Report and Letter to UN Special Rapporteur to highlight Ongoing Human Rights Violations Against Khmer-Krom in Viet Nam.

The Khmer-Krom are an indigenous community residing in the Mekong Delta region of Viet Nam. They have a rich cultural and historical heritage, with a continuous presence spanning thousands of years in the region. The Khmer-Krom constitute one of the largest minority groups in Viet Nam, with an estimated population of around 1.2 million. They have their own distinct culture, language, and religious...

Nov 07, 2023

UNPO submits Universal Periodic Review Report...

On 10 October 2023, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) submitted a report to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights as part of the fourth Universal Periodic Review...

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Jan 31, 2022

UNPO Submits Complaint to UN on China-Pakistan...

The UNPO's intervention follows five years of research and community consultation on the issue of the Belt and Road Initiative. Our work has indicated that, through its Belt and Road Initiative abroad...

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Sep 01, 2021

Denied Recognition: Vietnam's refusal to...

On 22 June 2021, independent UN experts issued a Joint Allegation Letter (JAL) to the Viet Nam government concerning the arrest and arbitrary detention of Mr. Duong Khai for his human rights work regarding...

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Dec 03, 2018

Torture & the Khmer Krom People

Vietnam signed the Convention Against Torture in late 2013, and ratified the said convention in February 2015. Since then, the South-East Asian country has prided itself for its adoption of the new penal...

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Jul 17, 2018

UNPO Submits Report for Universal Periodic Review...

Four years after the last report of the Universal Periodic Review working group on the country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has failed to implement the recommendations issued as a result of this...

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Jun 04, 2018

UNPO Publishes Report on Human Rights Abuses Towards...

  On 2 June 2018, the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) together with the UNPO convened a one-day international conference at the French Senate in Paris. The conference was the occasion...

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Feb 02, 2017

UNPO Submits Report for Midterm Universal Periodic...

In 2014, UNPO’s report on the occasion of Viet Nam’s UPR underlined that the plight of the indigenous Khmer Krom and Hmong was largely centered on poor political will from the central Vietnamese...

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Jul 29, 2016

UNPO/TFD Conference Report: Prospects for Minority...

The report contains transcripts of the speeches given at the conference, namely the instructive contributions by Mr Urma Paes MEP (ALDE), Ms Johanna Green (Programme Manager at UNPO), Dr Jolan Hsieh (Taiwan...

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Jul 07, 2015

UNPO Submits Alternative Report on Viet Nam to...

The report highlights, among others, the marginalization and discrimination faced by Degar-Montagnard women. The violation of their human rights and fundamental freedoms raises serious concern, as their...

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Nov 10, 2014

UNPO Submits Alternative Report for CESCR Review...

For this occasion, UNPO has submitted an Alternative Report to the CESCR focusing on the situation of its members: the Khmer Krom, the Degar Montagnard and the Hmong who are minority groups and indigenous...

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Nov 10, 2014

UNPO Submits Alternative Report for CESCR Review...

For this occasion, UNPO has submitted an Alternative Report to the CESCR focusing on the situation of its members: the Khmer Krom, the Degar Montagnard and the Hmong who are minority groups and indigenous...

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Apr 01, 2014

UNPO Report to the UN CESCR on Discrimination...

UNPO submitted an alternative report in relation to the 53rd pre-sessional working group of the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR) regarding the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. ...

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Dec 22, 2010

UNPO Delegation Makes Impact At UN Forum

  22 December 2010   Two UNPO staff members led a delegation of over 20 representatives of 11 minority groups to participate in the Forum, which took place over the course of three days at...

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Mar 12, 2006

Khmer Krom: WS on the Case of the Khmer Krom

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sixty-second session Item 15 of the provisional agenda INDIGENOUS ISSUES Written statement* submitted by the International Federation for the Protection of the Rights...

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Mar 12, 2006

Khmer Krom: WS on Discrimination Against the Khmer...

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sixty-second session Item 6 of the provisional agenda RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION Written statement* submitted...

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Nov 30, -0001

UNPO UN Reports Highlight Persecution Of Indigenous...

  On the occasion of the 80th Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, UNPO has submitted two reports with highlight the state persecution faced by indigenous and...

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