Martin Khor : Indefatigable fighter for justice, equity for Global South (PRIV)
(Chakravarthi Raghavan, Geneva)
Martin Khor Kok Peng (1951-2020), an indefatigable fighter for justice and equity for the Global South, close associate and comrade-in-arms for over three decades, passed away peacefully, after a five-year-long fight against cancer, in the early hours of 1 April 2020 in his home in Penang, Malaysia, with wife Meenakshi Raman by his side.

Martin Khor : True revolutionary with vision, purpose & practical know-how (PRIV)
(Chee Yoke Ling, Penang)
Seventeen law students and their lecturer took a train ride from Kuala Lumpur to Penang in 1980. Waiting on the platform, as we pulled into the Butterworth train station (on the mainland from where a ferry ride takes passengers to the island of Penang), was a bespectacled young man dressed in casual cotton pants and white short sleeved shirt who, in a very calm way, somehow managed to look eagerly welcoming.

Martin Khor : Reflections and reminiscences (PRIV)
(TWN-SUNS, Penang)
It is with the deepest sorrow that we share the news that Martin Khor (1951-2020), TWN's Chairman and former Director, passed away peacefully in the early hours of 1 April 2020 in his home here.

Martin Khor : Leading voice of South for equity & justice (PRIV)
(Vandana Shiva, New Delhi)
I first met Martin in the early 1980's, when I was in Penang, at the invitation of S M Mohamed Idris head of the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP), for a meeting on tropical forests. Mr Idris invited me because of the study* we had done in 1981 on the World Bank Funded Social Forestry project in Karnataka, promoting Eucalyptus monocultures on farms.

Martin Khor : A luta contina! (PRIV)
(Roberto Bissio, Montevideo)
I first met Martin in November 1984 in Penang, during the conference in which some two hundred intellectuals and activists from around the world met and concluded that a Third World Network needed to be created to face the global neoliberal offensive led by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher and mandated the host organization, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) to set it up.

Martin Khor : Third Worldist extraordinaire (PRIV)
(Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Kuala Lumpur)
Martin Khor Kok Peng, who passed away just after the end of the first quarter of 2020, leaves behind an unusually rich legacy. Atypically for people mainly working in the world of ideas, he was also a very practical and pragmatic advocate and activist who successfully built and sustained several important initiatives.

Martin Khor : Undaunted fighter for the poor and under-privileged (PRIV)
(Yilmaz Akyuz and Richard Kozul-Wright, Geneva)
We are greatly saddened by the passing of Martin Khor, a long-time friend and colleague, an undaunted fighter for the poor and underprivileged, a passionate believer in a more balanced and inclusive multilateralism, a rare intellectual and eloquent orator, an icon of the Global South worthy of veneration, greatly respected for his struggle for justice and fairness against the dominance and double-standards of big economic powers.

Martin Khor : Life extraordinaire, tireless supporter of alternative ideas (PRIV)
(Andrew Cornford, Geneva)
Martin's death is a sad event. But one also looks back on a life extraordinarily well spent as an effective initiator and director of organisations and projects, and perhaps most importantly as a tireless supporter of alternative ideas concerning economic and social development.

Martin Khor : An intellectual giant and a legend (PRIV)
(Gurdial Singh Nijar, Penang)
Martin Khor passed away in the early hours of April 1, after a 5-year formidable struggle with cancer.

Martin Khor : Inspiration to all in global development fight (PRIV)
(Jayati Ghosh, New Delhi)
Martin was an inspiration to all of us, because of his steadfast commitment, indefatigable energy, infectious enthusiasm and truly impressive capacity for hard work. His dedication to countries of the Global South was strong and his tenacity ensured that he would carry on and keep pushing a progressive agenda despite all obstacles. In addition to his sharp mind and analytical abilities, he also brought humanity and humour to his work. It is difficult to imagine the world of global development fighters without him. We will miss him greatly, even as we continue to benefit from his work.

Martin Khor : Had profound understanding of North-South issues (PRIV)
(B. K. Zutshi, Jaipur)
Indeed, very sad to learn about Martin having passed on. I didn't know him personally that well, having met him only once in Jaipur some years back, when he was visiting here. However, I knew about his work for the developing countries, and found him quite charming with a profound understanding of North-South issues in trade and finance. May his soul rest in peace.

Martin Khor : Deep commitment to his convictions (PRIV)
(S.P. Shukla, Pune)
I saw the sad news about Martin, and it was a shock to me as he was much younger to me in age.

Martin Khor : A tower of the Global South (PRIV)
(Rammanohar Reddy, Hyderabad)
For those of us who started thinking about GATT issues in the late 1980s and then about global environmental changes and sustainable development, Martin Khor was a figure who loomed large. By then he was writing and speaking about these issues and clearing the fog surrounding the major proposals that were on the table both as part of the Uruguay Round and ahead of the 1992 Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro.

Martin Khor : Formidable campaigner and fighter (PRIV)
(Bhagirath Lal Das, New Delhi)
Using sharp intellect, objective facts and persuasive capacity, Martin Khor was a formidable campaigner and fighter for the causes he had determined through reasoned thinking. His patience and humility facilitated his work and enhanced the effects of his efforts. I had the privilege of seeing all such qualities in him in full play for nearly twenty-five years, from 1995 onward.

Martin Khor : Champion of South-South Cooperation (PRIV)
(Hardeep Singh Puri, New Delhi)
Deeply saddened to know that Martin Khor has passed away,

Martin Khor : An irreplaceable leader, trusted by all CSOs (PRIV)
(Prof. Jane Kelsey, Auckland)
When someone who has left an indelible footprint on the world has left us, it is like a giant totara tree falling in the forest.

Martin Khor : His legacy, example will help to shape a better world for all (PRIV)
(Vicente Paolo Yu, Geneva)
Martin Khor, by his writings, work and activities at TWN, encompassing a vast array of issues and subjects, proved to be seminal and inspirational for a whole generation of activists in the Global North and the Global South engaged in a common fight against corporate- and finance-driven global economic integration that adversely affected the economic, social and environmental rights of the poor in developing countries.

Martin Khor : A tireless defender of the Third World (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
I had known and worked with Martin Khor for more than 20 years and was deeply saddened when I heard of his passing away.

Martin Khor : Great helmsman in fight for trade-environment justice (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Almost 23 years ago, I received a telephone call from Martin Khor at Geneva. I had heard about him from then Indian ambassador to WTO, S Narayanan, and Mr Bhagirath Lal Das, former India's trade envoy to the GATT.

Note to Readers : This is a special issue of the SUNS, in honour of, and tribute to, Martin Khor (PRIV)
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