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When Kek
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Galabru as the ninth member of the National Election Committee, her dual citizenship prevented her from this contention as she holds both French and Canadian citizenships on top of our Khmer citizenship.
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Pung Chhiv Kek
Galabru and Eva Galabru were extremely helpful under very difficult circumstances and they have my utmost admiration for the tremendous work they do to further the cause and practice of human
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as "undemocratic". With the development of Phnom Penh, much of her work has been dedicated to seeking compensation for evictions, often adversely affecting women with children, such as in the case of the
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It could be easy for us to take our suitcases, pack and then take an airplane and not look back. But then we said, "Impossible, they trust us." If we only save one person - it's a victory.
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following the peace agreement." She criticized the moving of the
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considered to have "played a significant role in bringing
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to represent Khmer interests in France and in Europe.
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