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UN: Situation concerning the exhumation of Hmong graves at Wat Tham Krabok
"The Special Rapporteur again urges the Government of Thailand to engage the Hmong community to resolve this situation and he expresses his willingness to aid in the resolution process to ensure compliance with international legal norms. He reiterates his call to the Government to take appropriate steps to remedy the situation, including: 1) acknowledging the harm the Hmong community has suffered, and expressing a commitment to not allow similar exhumations of Hmong graves in the future; 2) urging the abbot of Wat Tham Krabok to issue an apology for past desecrations; and 3) ensuring the re-burial at Wat Tham Krabok of the 211 bodies of Hmong people still located at Hulin cemetery."
Group gathers testimony on Hmong grave desecration
St. Paul, Minn. — A Hmong organization collected testimony in St. Paul Sunday on the desecration of Hmong grave sites in Thailand. The Minnesota chapter of the National Hmong Grave Desecration Committee is gathering the testimony in preparation for a national conference in North Carolina later this month....Hmong-American History
Written by Dr. Gary Yia Lee Website; www.garyyialee.com Refugees from Laos: Historical Background and Causes (Ethnic Affairs Commission of New South Wales, Australia) Original article based on research on the impact of the Indochina War on Laos conducted in 1971-72, with supplementary field research in refugee camps in Thailand during 1985. The latter was made possible by an Indochina Studies grant from the American Social Science Research Council (NY), which is here gratefully acknowledged. The views expressed here are those of the author, and not of the Ethnic Affairs Commission where he is currently employed. ...
News on Hmong Graves Desecration
ST. PAUL (November 9, 2007) – U.S. Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) met with members of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Grave Desecration Committee, as well as about 30 family members that were directly impacted by the grave desecrations in Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand, during a Veterans Day meeting at the Laos Family Community Center in St. Paul....
United Nations expert to hear testimony from Hmong families grave desecration in Thailand
MEDIA NOTE: Testimony will begin at 10 a.m. and witnesses will be made available for media interviews between 1:15 and 1:45 p.m. in 324 Coffman Union. Contacts: Kelly O'Brien, College of Liberal Arts, (612) 624-4109, obrie136@umn.edu Ryan Maus, University News Service, (612) 624-1690, maus@umn.edu ...
Message from the Chairman
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