Cambodian-American from at least five States gathers in front of the US
State Department on Tuesday to demonstrate against land grabbing and forced
evictions as Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong holds a bilateral meeting
with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other US officials to discuss
regional issues and bilateral cooperation.
Michael Duong, who organized the demonstration, said serious rights issues
need to be addressed in those talks, especially the recent arrests of 15 women
protesting a land eviction case in Phnom Penh and the shooting death of an
environmental activist in April. Michael said his group met with US Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State Joseph Yun before the meeting of Hor Namhong and
Madam Clinton.
The protesters are from, Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C, North
Carolina, New York and Pennsylvania. They all asked the U.S. to pressure
Cambodia to stop human right abuse and improve democracy.
Michael said Mr Yun promised to convey the issues to Cambodian Prime
Minister Hor Namhong. VOA Khmer's Sok Khemera and Poch Reasey report.
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