Cambodian Women Still Lacking: Rights Group
By VOA Khmer, Re****ters
Original re****ts from Wa****ngton and Phnom Penh
10 March 2008
Women across Cambodia still lack education and other basic needs, a
leading female rights worker said ahead of International Woman's Day
Saturday.
"We have a lot of resources, so we better use them all to develop the
country and not leave them in vein," said Kek Galabru, founder of the
rights group Licadho said.
Members of Licadho traveled to PJ, Prey Sar and Takmau prisons
Saturday to highlight the conditions across Cambodia's penal system.
More than 500 women live in Cambodian prison, and in February the
group found four pregnant.
About 50 children nationwide live with their mothers in prison,
Licadho says.
Kek Galabru told VOA Khmer ahead of International Women's Day that
women need more higher education and encouragement from their families
and society in general.
