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U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Public Affairs Religious Freedom Report 2004 - [ in Khmer ] American Corner [Read More]
Cambodia (04/05)
Vietnam's occupation army of as many as 200,000 troops controlled the major population centers and most of the countryside from 1979 to September 1989. The Heng Samrin regime's 30,000 troops were plagued by poor morale and widespread desertion. Resistance to Vietnam's occupation continued. A large portion of the Khmer Rouge's military forces eluded Vietnamese troops and established themselves in remote regions. The non-communist resistance, consisting of a number of groups which had been fighting the Khmer Rouge after 1975--including Lon Nol-era soldiers--coalesced in 1979-80 to form the Khmer People's National Liberation Armed Forces (KPNLAF), which pledged loyalty to former Prime Minister Son Sann, and Moulinaka (Movement pour la Liberation Nationale de Kampuchea), loyal to Prince Sihanouk. In 1979, Son Sann formed the Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF) to lead the political struggle for Cambodia's independence. Prince Sihanouk formed his own organization, National Unit ... [Read More]
Cambodia Information Page
This agreement replaces emergency restrictions imposed by the United States in December 1999 on the import of Khmer stone sculpture. It will extend greater protection to the cultural patrimony of Cambodia, which is in jeopardy from pillage. Through this new agreement, the United States Government is committed to restrict the importation into the U.S. of all categories of Khmer archaeological material, as identified on a list to be promulgated. Both governments will also seek to encourage academic institutions, non-governmental institutions, and other private organizations to cooperate in the exchange of knowledge and information about the cultural patrimony of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and to collaborate in the preservation and protection of such cultural patrimony through appropriate technical assistance, training and resources. ... [Read More]
Press Releases-Speeches-Remarks
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Human Rights in Cambodia
Human Rights in Cambodia Supporting Human Rights & Democracy: The U.S. Record 2003-2004 - [ in Khmer - PDF 16 KB] Trafficking in Persons Report (Victims of Trafficking & Violence Protection Act of 2000) [Read More]
Cambodia Federal Register Notice, December 2, 1999
SUMMARY: This documentamends the Customs Regulations by imposing emergency import restrictionson certain Khmer stone archaeological material of the Kingdom of Cambodiaof the 6th century through the 16th century A.D. These restrictions arebeing imposed pursuant to a determination of the United States InformationAgency issued under the terms of the Convention on Cultural Property ImplementationAct in accordance with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganization (UNESCO) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventingthe Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property.The document contains the Designated List describing the Khmer stone archaeologicalmaterial of the Kingdom of Cambodia to which the restrictions apply. ... [Read More]
Political Unit - U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The Political Unit provides support on political issues to the United States Ambassador to Cambodia. The unit monitors all aspects of U.S. political relations with the Kingdom of Cambodia, and reports to Washington on key developments in Cambodia and Southeast Asia. The Political Unit represents the official views of of the United States government to officials of the Royal Government of Cambodia. Political officers within this office work with the Cambodian government to resolve bilateral issues and to coordinate our positions in multilateral fora. Examples of the types of issues the Political Unit deals with include advancing democracy and civil society, promoting huma ... [Read More]
USIS -- Issues of Democracy, May 1996 -- Malamud onCambodia
Kiernan said he felt "fairly confident that some legal orquasi-legal body will be established to provide some form ofaccountability for what happened in the Khmer Rouge period." TheAbrams and Ratner report concludes "there is a prima facie casethat genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes were allcommitted by the Khmer Rouge." ... The databases, according to Yale University, will includecomputerized maps of prison sites and victim graveyards; adatabase of the Cambodian elite of the time, many of whom werekilled; a database of the Khmer Rouge leadership; thousands ofphotographs of victims before their execution; archives oforiginal documents of the Pol Pot regime; and a comprehensivebibliography. ... [Read More]
U.S. - Cambodia Agreement, 2003
A. The Government of the United States of America, in accordance with its legislation entitled the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act, shall restrict the importation into the United States of certain categories of Khmer archaeological material, identified on a list to be promulgated by the United States Government (hereinafter known as the "Designated List"), unless the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia issues a certification or other documentation which certifies that such exportation was not in violation of its laws. ... [Read More]
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