Om Yentieng, the personal theatrical and drama king of PM Hun Sen. Rather than studying the accusations made by the UN Special Representative on Human Rights in Cambodia, the Hun Sen regime has been hiding under a paper thin wall of denials. (Photo: RFA)Cambodia says UN criticism not worthy of response
Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa
Friday September 29, 2006
Phnom Penh- Any response to a stinging attack on Cambodia's human rights record by a UN envoy this week would be beneath the government, a senior official said Friday. Referring to the extremely critical address to the UN Human Right's Council in Geneva by envoy Yash Ghai on Wednesday, Cambodian government human rights advisor Om Yentieng said Ghai's hate had blinded him and it would not be appropriate to respond to the accusations, which he said were not based on fact.
"He wrote that report out of his own hate," Yentieng said. "It is simply not true. Cambodia is not like he says. It is beneath Cambodia to respond to people like this."
Ghai, who is UN Special Representative for Human Rights in Cambodia, told the council in Geneva that the Cambodian government had undermined the opposition and democratic process and that senior figures used public assets for the accumulation of personal wealth.
Last March, Ghai earned the ire of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen with similar allegations made at a press conference, prompting the government to accuse him of relying on opposition non-government organizations for his information.
But opposition groups welcomed Ghai's comments, saying there was truth in his report.
Leading human rights activist and founder of local rights group Licadho, Kek Galabru, said the report was "generally correct."
"I want the government to look for good ways to improve the human rights record in Cambodia. There is some way to go yet," she said.
Opposition Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian Son Chhay said that there had been some progress made in the area of human rights in Cambodia, but that it was insufficient.
"The change has been small. Cambodia has come forward, but not enough. The opposition is still not allowed enough voice, even though they allow me to sit in parliament," he said.
He said human rights abuses at a village level remained of particular concern, and especially in the areas of land ownership and land grabbing by the rich and powerful.
On Thursday, US Ambassador to Cambodia Joseph Mussomeli launched his own critical assessment of Cambodia's progress, also naming land grabbing as a major issue and saying that corruption was a major obstacle to Cambodia's development.
"Cambodia cannot afford the luxury of corruption," Mussomeli said, accusing the government of failing to show the political will to combat the problem.
"He wrote that report out of his own hate," Yentieng said. "It is simply not true. Cambodia is not like he says. It is beneath Cambodia to respond to people like this."
Ghai, who is UN Special Representative for Human Rights in Cambodia, told the council in Geneva that the Cambodian government had undermined the opposition and democratic process and that senior figures used public assets for the accumulation of personal wealth.
Last March, Ghai earned the ire of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen with similar allegations made at a press conference, prompting the government to accuse him of relying on opposition non-government organizations for his information.
But opposition groups welcomed Ghai's comments, saying there was truth in his report.
Leading human rights activist and founder of local rights group Licadho, Kek Galabru, said the report was "generally correct."
"I want the government to look for good ways to improve the human rights record in Cambodia. There is some way to go yet," she said.
Opposition Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian Son Chhay said that there had been some progress made in the area of human rights in Cambodia, but that it was insufficient.
"The change has been small. Cambodia has come forward, but not enough. The opposition is still not allowed enough voice, even though they allow me to sit in parliament," he said.
He said human rights abuses at a village level remained of particular concern, and especially in the areas of land ownership and land grabbing by the rich and powerful.
On Thursday, US Ambassador to Cambodia Joseph Mussomeli launched his own critical assessment of Cambodia's progress, also naming land grabbing as a major issue and saying that corruption was a major obstacle to Cambodia's development.
"Cambodia cannot afford the luxury of corruption," Mussomeli said, accusing the government of failing to show the political will to combat the problem.
10 comments:
According to the book of Hun Sen, his Human rights records are perferct. He has killed anyone in a year. Give hime a break.
It is now official. Om Yentieng is one of the STUPIDEST CPP officials ever. He is even dumber then Hun Sen.
Ah (Viet) Yuon "OM Yentieng" Playing hatred card game against U.N envoy? I bet Yentieng himself thinks that the word "YUON" is pejorative and deragatory just as does that Viet cash cow Trudy Jacobsen, doesn't it?
09/29/06
AKnijaKhmer
Yes, I agreed. Om Yentieng can be in the World Guinea Record for the Stupid man of the year.
This vietcong man Om Yientieng has been assigned to Cambodia to teach Hun sen what to say in public and make sure that Hun sen is being controled perfectly by vietcong policies.
Khmer don't forget that Om YienTieng is ah Yuon. Om YienTieng is one of the Ah HoChiMinh's seeds in Cambodia. HoChiMinh planted a lot of Yuon seeds in Cambodia such as Hok Lundy. These Yuon hidden faces are the blood line of the CPP in Cambodia right now.
So to speak of Human Rights...what human rights???Under Yuon's control, human rights don't exist but human unjust does!!!
Om YienTieng went to school to learn how to oppress people and not to give rights to people.
Om YienTieng= Ho Van Tieng (in Vietnamese)
"Opposition Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian Son Chhay said that there had been some progress made in the area of human rights in Cambodia, but that it was insufficient"
I am sure that that man does not know what is human rights about. Mr. Son Chhay, please! look at within the National Assembly where you have been regularly. All parlimentarians need to vote by raising their hand, instead of vote of confidence. A new law that to be approved soon is to shut up all parliamentarians whoever dares to speak up agains the CCP. That's the violation of freedom of speech which is part of the universal human rights, Mr. MP.
The languages used by the CPP's people, in particular Prime Minister Hun Sen, is best described as the most bullying and derogatory language to everybody. That is a verbal abouse to other citizens. This is a violation of the rights of the other.
Please Son Chhay! you must think again and look again about human rights in Cambodia before you said that...
we think you don't know any more about human rights...
According to the government's human rights committee headed by Om Yentieng, people's rights have never been abused, people have never been evicted from their lands, people have never been arrested for their political views, people have the rights to vote, people are entitled to organise their community action groups, people are given land titles, people are given protection by the national security forces, people are free to run their businesses and political parties, people are given Cambodian identity cards without question, and so on. Apparently, the people, to whom Om Yentieng is referring, are Viets living in Cambodia.
Ah Slap Om Teak Trey!!!!!!!!!
Ah Chap Chrorvak!!!!!!! Ah Combot Kor!!!!!!!!
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