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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 107
Author: Lara (D), et al.
Introduced:2/8/16
Vote: 21
SUBJECT: Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the week of April 11 to
April 17, 2016, inclusive, as Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)The relationship between the United States and Cambodia had
been forged through educational and professional exchange, and
therefore in 1975, with the impending overthrow of the
government by the totalitarian Khmer Rouge regime, the United
States accepted over 4,000 Cambodian evacuees to ensure their
safety.
2)Between April 17, 1975, and January 7, 1979, the Khmer Rouge
of Democratic Kampuchea, led by Pol Pot, Secretary General of
the Communist Party of Kampuchea, and other members of the
Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist
Party of Kampuchea and their agents, committed acts of
genocide and other crimes against humanity which led to the
deaths of over 1,700,000 Cambodians, which was 21 percent of
the nation's population.
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3)The Khmer Rouge regime also sought to eliminate all aspects of
Cambodian culture by systematically killing those with
education, separating families, and destroying institutions
such as Buddhist temples, schools, libraries, dance, and
music.
4)After the overthrow of the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979, over
140,000 Cambodians came to the United States as refugees, a
group of special humanitarian and foreign policy concern to
the United States because of the well-founded fear of
persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality,
membership in a particular social group, or political opinion
and thus in need of protection in accordance with the United
Nations' 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
5)The Cambodian genocide was a human tragedy and must be
remembered for the scale of violence and devastation
perpetrated against the people of Cambodia, so that it does
not happen again, there or in any other country.
6)The Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week will honor the survivors
and their descendants for their courage and contributions to
our state and country. This week will serve as a way to
remember those who lost their lives in Cambodia and in
genocides around the world.
This resolution recognizes the week of April 11 to April 17,
2016, inclusive, as Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week, and calls
upon all Californians to observe the week by participating in
appropriate activities and programs.
Prior Legislation
SR 21 (Lara, 2015) recognized the week of April 13 to April 17,
2015, inclusive, as Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week.
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FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified2/17/16)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified2/17/16)
None received
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
2/17/16 15:59:17
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