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Pung Chhiv Kek [Cambodia, Activist], Pung Chhiv Kek
Pung Chhiv Kek [Cambodia, Activist], Pung Chhiv Kek
Digital Narratives of Asia
Dr Pung Chhiv Kek is the Founder and President of the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) and was nominated in 2005 for the Nobel Peace Prize as part of the 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize project. Apart from her work to improve the rights and lives of Cambodians, she talks to DNA about her efforts to bring Hun Sen and Sihanouk together for talks, which later led to the Peace Accords of 1991.
Chea Vannath [Cambodia, Activist], Chea Vannath
Chea Vannath [Cambodia, Activist], Chea Vannath
Digital Narratives of Asia
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Chea Vannath fled Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge attempted to arrest her husband. She returned to her homeland 12 years later and began working to help heal her war-torn country. She speaks to DNA about life under the Khmer Rouge, her struggle to come to terms with what they had done to her homeland and what led her to work for the Khmer Rouge to be involved in the reconciliation process.