A Brief History of Kampuchea-Krom

The map shaded light blue that says "Cochin-China" is the Kampuchea Krom territory. A Brief History of Kampuchea Krom” was commissioned by the Khmer Kampuchea-Krom Federation, the sole legitimate worldwide organization of Khmer Kampuchea Krom living abroad, in response to the need of this document.The document is produced basing on historical events and circumstantial evidences rather than referenced documentation. The fact is, there are not many history books or...

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The Khmer Krom People

The Khmer Krom people are the inhabitants of the South Eastern parts of Cambodia and Vietnam, where they are an ethnic minority, in the area that makes up the delta of the Mekong River. There are no less than eight million Khmer Krom people around the world; most of them living in different parts of Cambodia, while a little over million are found in Vietnam. The Khmer Krom people speak the Khmer language, which is also the national language of Cambodia. The Khmer Krom people are mostly Buddhists...

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Empowering Khmer Krom Youths Internationally

The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation Youth Committee (KKFYC) is an active committee of the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF). The committee represents all Khmer Krom youth groups, clubs, and associations internationally that are recognized by the KKF. KKFYC is an international youth organization created for the sole purpose of developing activities and programs to fulfil the mission of KKF as an indigenous organization representing millions of Khmer Krom people in the Mekong Delta of...

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About Khmer Krom

STATISTICS By: UNPOStatus: Unrecognised Indigenous GroupPopulation: 8,240,000Capital City: Prey Nokor, later named Saigon/ Ho Chi Minh City.Area: 89,000km² (in Vietnam)Language: Khmer Religion: Theravada Buddhism. UNPO REPRESENTATION The Khmer Krom are represented at the UNPO by the Khmer Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF). They were admitted to the UNPO as a member in November of 2001.OVERVIEW Kampuchea Krom means "Cambodia Below" or "South Cambodia". "Krom" in Khmer also indicates "Southern."...

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948. Download Khmer version of this declaration.On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the full text of which appears in the following pages. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally...

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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples Adopted by the General Assembly on 13 September 2007. Download Khmer version of this declaration.Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfillment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter. Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to...

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