In a turn of events which remains a rather "untold story" of Cambodia,[8] this former diplomat and his wife flew to Phnom Penh in early 1987 to meet Hun Sen,[9] in order to organize a meeting between Prime Minister Hun Sen and then-Prince Norodom Sihanouk in December 1987 at Fère-en-Tardenois, north of Paris for talks that eventually led to the 1991 Paris Peace Accords.
She drew on her networks in France for funding, approaches and ideas[11] in order to found the rights group Licadho on 10 December 1992[12] which was intended "to monitor the Khmer Rouge following the peace agreement.
"[13] She criticized the moving of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia to a military base miles away from the city center as she argued that this would not help witnesses and victims feel safe.
[14] She has since signaled human rights abuses under the watch of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia[15] as well as taking a courageous stance to defend the freedom of the press after the restoration of the monarchy,[16] as was seen when she criticized government's suspension of the Kampuchea Bulletin 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,[17] such as in the case of the White Building She was a special adviser to Prince Ranariddh and was in charge of international cooperation and foreign aid from September 1993 to January 1994.
[21] She has been consistent in defending the dignity of women in Cambodia and she is considered to have "played a significant role in bringing domestic violence law to fruition".