Monovithya Kem, born in 1981, is the eldest daughter of Cambodian politician and human rights activist Kem Sokha. She successfully campaigned for her father's release from Cambodia's prison in 2006. She is American-educated and had been working as a social advocate in Cambodia and now lives in the United States.
She was an organizer and speaker for the 2006 campaign to free her father and four other Cambodian human rights activists where she lobbied international rights groups and the U.S. State Department and Senate for their support.[1] A candelight vigil at the White House, organized by United Cambodian International Council was also held to seek intervention from the U.S. to free the prisoners of conscience detained in Cambodia.[2]