International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 9th August 2012

In the five years since the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, communities and individuals have been taking advantage of the reach of traditional and new media to tell their story and make their voices heard.

The focus of this year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is "Indigenous Media, Empowering Indigenous Voices".  From community radio and television to feature films and documentaries, from video art and newspapers to the internet and social media, indigenous peoples are using these powerful tools to challenge mainstream narratives, bring human rights violations to international attention and forge global solidarity.  They are also developing their own media to reflect indigenous values and fight against myths and misconceptions. 

Rivers Coalition in Cambodia sent Joint statement to Thai Prime Minister to Cancel the Power Purchase Agreement and to Lao government to stop all construction activity until further studies

The Rivers Coalition in Cambodia (RCC) have recently sent out a Joint statement  to Thai and Lao government regarding the Xayaburi Dam. The main object to urge the Thai government to decisively to act to stop this project by cancelling the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and to order to CH Karnchange to stop all construction activity until further studies.

Vietnamese Company cuting trees in the Reservoir of Lower Sesan II Dam in Stung Treng Province

Anticipating construction of the Lower Sesan II dam, more than 50 Vietnamese company workers, protected by policemen from Sesan district police station, have begun marking and removing trees greater than 20cm in diameter in Srekor village and Kbal Romeas village, in Sesan district, Stung Treng Province.

Trees which has been marked for removal

Community Concern on Lower Sesan II dam in Stung Treng

Just bring your attention to watch community video on Lower Sesan II dam in Stung Treng province, Cambodia,

Five villages from northeastern Cambodia participated to create videos to express their concerns about the proposed Lower Sesan 2 dam project. Each village chose filmmakers that received basic training on operating a video camera and using a microphone. These five videos were then edited together to make a composite "statement film" to represent a spectrum of feelings about the proposed dam.

3S Living Rivers Newsletter Edition 5

Welcome to the 5th edtion of 3S Living River Newsletter. The 3S Rivers (Sesan, Srepok and Sekong) in north-eastern Cambodia contribute more than fifteen percent of the Mekong’s water flow and are representatives of important and biologically diverse ecosystem types. The 3S Region is also home to numerous minority groups and indigenous people including; Brov, Jarai, Kachok, Kavet, Kreung, Kreung Lon, Lao and Tampoun. Riverside communities in the 3S Region have always starts stated that their way of life has been dependant on the wild rivers’ resources which include fresh water, fish, other aquatic fauna, and wild vegetables. 

In this volume will bring you some main stories around 3S area and the Mekong such as; Regional Media Tour “Promoting Regional Understaning of Community Concerns in the 3S Region",