CSO CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAMBODIA 2011 A Report Commissioned by The Cooperation Committee for Cambodia March 2012 Disclaimer: © The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and of the various informants and they do not necessarily reflects the views and opinions of the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC). Reprints or reproductions or portions or all of this document are encouraged provided due acknowledgment is extended to CCC and the author. CSO Contributions
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Cambodian lives were rattled in 1975-1979 when the Khmer Rouge Regime (Red Cambodians) took over Cambodia. Pol Pot‚ the leader of the Khmer Rouge‚ attempted to turn Cambodia into a communist nation. During this time‚ there were one and a half to three million deaths due to execution‚ starvation and disease. The Khmer Rouge took many Cambodians to camps to work on farms. Killing fields were set up over the country. Killing fields were where the Khmer Rouge took Cambodians who were no longer considered
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Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia who I believed went through a Genocide just as bad as the Holocaust. In April 1975‚ armed Cambodians known as the Khmer Rouge had invaded Cambodia after winning a five-year-long civil war. The Khmer Rouge came and forced all of the Cambodians out of their homes‚ took their money and more without explaining their reason. In the first chapter of book David Chandler’s book Voices from S-21‚ Terror and History in Pol Pot’s Secret Prison‚ it talked about how after
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and laws in Cambodia Riding around the city of Phnom Penh can sometimes be challenging. Whether your mode of transportation is a car‚ tuk tuk‚ motorbike or a bicycle‚ the traffic is horrendous‚ and sharing the road with all types of transportation can be dangerous. Traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of death in Cambodia. Speeding and drunk driving are the main causes‚ and motorbikes are the most common vehicle involved in traffic accidents. The traffic laws in Cambodia are not regularly
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Rural Education Problems in Cambodia Education is very important to build up a strong society‚ and it is need for every people in a society. For the developing country like Cambodia‚ education is very prior especially for the young generation. Even thought we can see that government had improved the education system in Cambodia from the past‚ it still cannot access nationally to all the area yet for instance in rural areas. There always unequal in the delivery of education services‚ including large
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Domestic Violent in Cambodia Society One of the most serious society problems in Cambodia today is domestic violence. A study revealed that more than 10 per cent of Cambodian men reported that they used violence on their wives. Between 15 and 25 percent of Cambodian women are beaten by their husbands and nearly 74 percent of women know someone who has been a victim of domestic violence. Domestic violence is defined as ’’ assault and coercive behaviors that adults use against their intimate partner
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outside world were living the life of their dreams‚ the Cambodians were left all alone with their broken hearts that’s been shattered into pieces. It was the time period between 1975 and 1979‚ when the Khmer Rouge organized the mission to “reconstruct Cambodia on the communist model of Mao’s China.” (Peace Pledge Union) Many intellectuals and educated people at the time were eliminated‚ along with their extended family and their affiliates. According to The Angry Skies‚ “Cambodians that are associated
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Treaty in1863 [Cambodia-France] Before 1863‚ Cambodia mainly served as a vassal territory for either the Thai or Vietnamese government. As stated earlier‚ King Norodom was seeking to end this cycle and gain power for Cambodia by signing a protection treaty with France. France viewed Cambodia as a buffer zone between southern Vietnam and British-aligned Siam. They hoped that by signing the treaty they would be protecting their own interests in southern Vietnam. In turn‚ Cambodia relied on French protection
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The History of Cambodia: Exacerbating Human Trafficking Introduction A tragic fact that plagues the world today is the practice of selling humans as chattel every day. Reduce‚ reuse‚ and recycle is not only just a motto for a greener environment‚ but also a concept that can be applied to selling human lives. The oppressors reduce the millions of victims that are enslaved into the human trafficking system to objects to sell. The victims are reused daily by their buyers and are recycled by society
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Cause of increasing crime rate in Cambodia: -Poverty: because most of the poor don’t have enough money to get education and food‚ so they will do whatever for getting food without thinking well like rob or steal someone. -Imbalance between rich and poor: As we can see in our social‚ there are a lot of poor people and the gap between rich and poor is very far. The rich have many cars in their house but the poor don’t have any cars even food to eat. Thus they will think it is not fair and try to
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