VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh
08/03/2007
As government workers and others in Cambodia took the day off for International Women’s Day, human rights workers said Thursday the country still had a long way to go before true celebration was warranted.
Officials from civil society and women politicians from the opposition party said violence against women persists, and victims still are not offered enough protection. Cambodia has yet to effectively implement a law that would punish domestic violence, and respect for women’s rights remains elusive, they said.
“Women's rights are written in the constitution because we share equal rights with men, but it is not implemented,” Seng Theary, executive director of the Center for Social Development, said.
In 2005, the country adopted its first anti-domestic violence law. However, women today continue to suffer – among other violations, they are constantly met with domestic abuse and human trafficking.
The idea that women are equal to men has left many skeptical.
“I do not believe in this law, it only exists on paper, because the law is not implemented nor enforced,” a 30-year-old woman told VOA on condition of anonymity.
“When my husband is drunk, he uses his rights as a husband to beat me, until my head bleeds,” she said. “Because I have children, I endured this for them.”
Project Against Domestic Violence's Executive Director Hor Phally said men and women need to communicate better, and they should not resort to violence to solve their problems.
Ung Chanthol, director of the Cambodian Women's Crisis Center, said one of the driving forces behind the problem is the lack of appropriate law enforcement.
“If we could have a 70 to 80 percent increase [in law enforcement], it would help a lot,” she said. “Instead, the perpetrators are not arrested.”
Officials from civil society and women politicians from the opposition party said violence against women persists, and victims still are not offered enough protection. Cambodia has yet to effectively implement a law that would punish domestic violence, and respect for women’s rights remains elusive, they said.
“Women's rights are written in the constitution because we share equal rights with men, but it is not implemented,” Seng Theary, executive director of the Center for Social Development, said.
In 2005, the country adopted its first anti-domestic violence law. However, women today continue to suffer – among other violations, they are constantly met with domestic abuse and human trafficking.
The idea that women are equal to men has left many skeptical.
“I do not believe in this law, it only exists on paper, because the law is not implemented nor enforced,” a 30-year-old woman told VOA on condition of anonymity.
“When my husband is drunk, he uses his rights as a husband to beat me, until my head bleeds,” she said. “Because I have children, I endured this for them.”
Project Against Domestic Violence's Executive Director Hor Phally said men and women need to communicate better, and they should not resort to violence to solve their problems.
Ung Chanthol, director of the Cambodian Women's Crisis Center, said one of the driving forces behind the problem is the lack of appropriate law enforcement.
“If we could have a 70 to 80 percent increase [in law enforcement], it would help a lot,” she said. “Instead, the perpetrators are not arrested.”
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KHMENG WAT KNONG SROK
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/history.html
8 March : International Women’s Day is the day of all women in the world
By this occasion, we memorize as memorial day for Cambodia Women who were dead, injured physically or morally by violence in Cambodia, in Kampuchea Krom, in Thailand, in Vietnam , in Taiwan, in Malaysia or in the other countries in the world.
In Cambodia there are so many women who were dead, injured physically or morally by violence particularly during 1979-1989 (communist regime of Cambodia under vietnam domination), during the ruling of CPP party (communist party) lead by dictator Hun Sen.
Pratically, wellknown actress Pisith Pilika, actress MissTat Marina, wellknown singer Touch Srey Nick, singer Poeu Pagna Pech just shot injured,... etc... were shot dead or were shot injured by Hun Sen government especially many Cambodia women dead and injured in the 30 March 1997 grenade attack in front of the national Assembly, organised by Hun Sen and also Madame DY POK (mother of Hun Sen) dead in the ending year 1997 after morally violence by Hun Sen.
Hun Sen (and his accomplices : Hok Lun Dy, Heng Pov, Ney Thol) is one of the criminals against humanity in Cambodia
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