Additional Name(s): Ama H’Trum, Ama H'Trưm
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Ethnic Group: Jarai
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: September//2016
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Subversion
Ksor Kam is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In September 2016, authorities arrested Kam for being affiliated with the Degar Protestant Church, a church not approved by the government. Authorities accused him of using his religion as a cover to revive an insurgent group opposed to the government. Kam was subsequently charged with "undermining national unity policy" (Art. 87/1999 VCC).
Kam's trial occurred in April 2017. He was sentenced to nine years in prison and three to five years' probation.
Photo provided by Campaign to Abolish Torture in Vietnam
"Montagnard Prisoners of Conscience, February 2022" Campaign to Abolish Torture in Vietnam
"Montagnard Religious Prisoners of Conscience" Campaign to Abolish Torture in Vietnam
"Ksor Kam" The 88 Project
"Prisoners of Conscience in Vietnam" Amnesty International