Daran Kravanh is a Cambodian-American musician and politician. He is the leader of the Khmer Anti-Poverty Party.[1][2]

He is since 2016 as well the President of the human rights NGO "Justice for Cambodia Committee".[3]

During several visits to Brussels in November and December 2017, he succeeded to convince the European Parliament to vote on 14 December 2017 an urgent resolution on the human rights situation in Cambodia, asking among others that the EU Commission should prepare a list of individuals responsible for the dissolution of the opposition and other serious human rights violations with a view to imposing possible visa restrictions and asset freezes on them.[4]

Early life

Kravanh was born in Pursat province. He grew up in a musical family and was an accordion player. While he was attending college, he was taken by Khmer Rouge soldiers to be killed along with other students and intellectuals.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Maynard, Steve (6 January 2008). "He survived "Killing Fields," now he wants to lead Cambodia" (PDF). Cambodia Tribunal. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  2. ↑ de Luna, Ruby (5 March 2008). "A Tacoma Man's Quest to Lead Cambodia". KUOW-FM. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2022-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Texts adopted - Cambodia: the banning of the opposition - Thursday, 14 December 2017". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  5. ↑ "Crossing East: Surviving Pol Pot, with Music". NPR.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Lafreniere, Bree (2000). Music through the Dark: A Tale of Survival in Cambodia. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 9780824822668. Retrieved 16 June 2016.


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