UPCOMING EVENTS

Artists for Human Rights Presents:

Women Leading Change Globally
with Mu Sochua, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and Human Rights Activist
On sex slavery and the fight to end this brutal reality and empower women in Cambodia

“War and  genocide took me away from my native Cambodia when I had just completed high school, in 1972...I left my war-torn country as a young adolescent and returned 18 years later as a mother and an activist, working with women’s networks and human rights organizations to promote peace and the inclusion of strong provisions in the 1993 Constitution to protect the human rights of women...I have been tirelessly dedicated to this cause ever since...As Cambodia is preparing for the next commune elections in 2012 and parliamentary elections in 2013, the voice of women remains strong in ensuring that at least 30% will gain seats at all levels. As a woman leader, I lead with the strong belief that women bring stability and peace, at home, in their communities and for the nation.”

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

For more than 25 years, Mu Sochua has been a leading human rights advocate. She has worked forcefully to prioritize women’s issues in the wake of Cambodia’s decades of tragedy. Joining with local and international actors, she has been working to stop human trafficking, child abuse, domestic violence, worker exploitation, corruption and government oppression. Mu Sochua is currently battling governmental abuse of power and is facing a possible jail term if the Cambodian Supreme Court upholds her criminal defamation conviction for criticizing the Prime Minister.

Photography by Philip Skoczkowski