On September 27, 2013, four ethnic Khmer (Khmer Krom) Buddhists were sentenced to prison by the Soc Trang Provincial Peoples' Court.. These included Buddhist monks Lieu Ny (far left) and Thach Thuol (third from right, in white shirt), who were sentenced to four and six years, respectively, and lay Buddhists Thach Phum Rich and Tra Quanh Tha, who received three and four year sentences, respectively.
Reports - Human Rights in Vietnam
Limbo on Earth: The Situation of Stateless Ethnic Vietnamese in Cambodia
Minority Rights Organization, March 18, 2014. Vietnam: At Least 200 Political Prisoners Behind Bars
FIDH and VCHR, March 6, 2014. Abandoned People: Khmer Krom Seeking Asylum and Refuge in Thailand
Minority Rights Organization, February 5, 2014. Vietnam 2013 Human Rights Report
by Dan Lam Bao (Citizen Journalism), January 2, 2014. |