01 May 2007
By Huy Vannak
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
A high-ranking official from the International Republican Institute (IRI) told RFA on Tuesday that IRI decided to cut all the funds it provides to the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) at the end of May, and that it will fund the Voice of Democracy (VOD) radio only until September 2007.
IRI’s decision to cut all the funding took place after the departure of Kem Sokha, former CCHR President, to form his own political party, and also after the splitting of CCHR into two institutions: CCHR under the leadership of Ou Virak, and VOD under the leadership of Pa Nguon Tieng.
Regarding this issue, one official indicated that one reason for the end of the funding is because IRI itself is facing a decrease in its own funding. He also indicated that the IRI will review its decision to cut or continue funding the VOD.
Nevertheless, Ou Virak, CCHR President, claimed that his organization still receives a lot support from other aid organizations.
Pa Nguon Tieng, the VOD leader, discussed his strategy to guarantee the continuity of VOD by saying: “The first strategy is to regroup human resources in answer to the various requests made by fund providers. We don’t want to depend on a single funding source, we will expand our funding sources. Our second strategy consists of strengthening our particular strength, because for VOD, our main target is information, and in the past, VOD was successful in providing independent information.”
IRI’s decision to cut all the funding took place after the departure of Kem Sokha, former CCHR President, to form his own political party, and also after the splitting of CCHR into two institutions: CCHR under the leadership of Ou Virak, and VOD under the leadership of Pa Nguon Tieng.
Regarding this issue, one official indicated that one reason for the end of the funding is because IRI itself is facing a decrease in its own funding. He also indicated that the IRI will review its decision to cut or continue funding the VOD.
Nevertheless, Ou Virak, CCHR President, claimed that his organization still receives a lot support from other aid organizations.
Pa Nguon Tieng, the VOD leader, discussed his strategy to guarantee the continuity of VOD by saying: “The first strategy is to regroup human resources in answer to the various requests made by fund providers. We don’t want to depend on a single funding source, we will expand our funding sources. Our second strategy consists of strengthening our particular strength, because for VOD, our main target is information, and in the past, VOD was successful in providing independent information.”
7 comments:
On behalf of Khmer people, thank
to US IRI. We are all sick and
tired of the nonsense from the loud
mouths (CCHR and VOD.)
UR very welcome Ah Khmer Lop, Lop!
Mr. Kem Sokha make the biggest mistake in his life!!!He did such a good job in educating Cambodian people about their right as a human!!
Now that he left and everything will leave with him!!!From now on dirt poor Cambodian people will be on their own!!!
On behalf of Khmer people, thank
to US IRI. Without you, Cambodia
will become more dictatorship lead
by Mr Hun Sen and CPP(Communist Pro
youn Party)
Wrong 1:49, Cambodian people is now
in good hands, and their live style
will continued to growth with the
country.
Tell whose growing? those who join cpp or those who believe in democracy? This is the same style as communist, you idiot. "Join the (CPP) Party and share the wealth, but we control your soul".
Average Cambodian are living in fear of a civil war. They are trying to survive from day to day.
Yep, and all we care about is food,
not democracy nor communist! get
it?
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