Rights Abuses of Ethnic Khmer in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta by Human Rights Watch

On the Margins
Rights Abuses of Ethnic Khmer in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
January 21, 2009

This report documents ongoing violations of the rights of the Khmer Krom in southern Vietnam and also abuses in Cambodia against Khmer Krom who have fled there for refuge. Wary about possible Khmer Krom nationalist aspirations, Vietnam has suppressed peaceful expressions of dissent and banned Khmer Krom publications. It also tightly controls the Theravada Buddhism practiced by the Khmer Krom, who see this form of Buddhism as the foundation of their distinct culture and ethnic identity.

Read more in Khmer at:
http://khmer.ka-set.info/content/view/2278/32/

Want to read more about Khmer Krom, please go to:
http://www.hrw.org/en/search/apachesolr_search/Khmer+Krom

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