Villagers from Koh Kong province who were victims of a land grab camp outside the National Assembly earlier this year. Amnesty International this week cited continued land grabs of evidence of Cambodia's ongoing rights abuse issues.Top Advisor Accuses Amnesty International of Colonialism
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
25/05/2007
A top adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen and head of the government's human rights committee Friday accused Amnesty International of colonialism, after the right group's sharp criticism of the government's rights record in 2006.
Amnesty released "State of the World's Human Rights 2007" earlier this week, in which it said rights abuses in Cambodia continue.
"I don't understand Amnesty International," Hun Sen adviser Om Yentieng said. "It wants to put colonial rule on Cambodia, and it seems like it is too much. It is about time this should stop, the urge to rule Cambodia. Please let Cambodia have its freedom for development, and don't bother it too much."
The Amnesty report cited the eviction of 10,000 urban poor from their homes in 2006, the loss of land and livelihoods of the rural poor, abuse of the courts and restrictions on freedom of assembly as evidence of ongoing human rights abuses.
"Land concessions and other opaque land deals between business interests and the authorities continued" in 2006, report says. "Long awaited reform including laws governing the judiciary and criminal justice system did not take place."
The report highlights the incarceration of Born Samnang and Sok Samoeun for the alleged murder of unionist Chea Vichea and cites death threats to journalist as further proof of abuses.
Agreeing with the findings in the report, opposition leader Sam Rainsy said the corruption law should be passed as soon as possible.
Seng Theary, executive director of the Center for Social Development also supported the report's overview.
"We appeal to the government and the leadership to pay attention to human rights issues and to our society in general," she said. "If we do not pay attention to human rights causes of individuals as a whole—the people in one society, one country—we cannot believe the country can progress in the field of the country's quality and way of life of the people."
Cambodia Center for Human Rights Director Ou Vireak said the country's powerful leaders "seem to use their power without reasonable limit."
"They use serious threats on local people," he said.
Amnesty released "State of the World's Human Rights 2007" earlier this week, in which it said rights abuses in Cambodia continue.
"I don't understand Amnesty International," Hun Sen adviser Om Yentieng said. "It wants to put colonial rule on Cambodia, and it seems like it is too much. It is about time this should stop, the urge to rule Cambodia. Please let Cambodia have its freedom for development, and don't bother it too much."
The Amnesty report cited the eviction of 10,000 urban poor from their homes in 2006, the loss of land and livelihoods of the rural poor, abuse of the courts and restrictions on freedom of assembly as evidence of ongoing human rights abuses.
"Land concessions and other opaque land deals between business interests and the authorities continued" in 2006, report says. "Long awaited reform including laws governing the judiciary and criminal justice system did not take place."
The report highlights the incarceration of Born Samnang and Sok Samoeun for the alleged murder of unionist Chea Vichea and cites death threats to journalist as further proof of abuses.
Agreeing with the findings in the report, opposition leader Sam Rainsy said the corruption law should be passed as soon as possible.
Seng Theary, executive director of the Center for Social Development also supported the report's overview.
"We appeal to the government and the leadership to pay attention to human rights issues and to our society in general," she said. "If we do not pay attention to human rights causes of individuals as a whole—the people in one society, one country—we cannot believe the country can progress in the field of the country's quality and way of life of the people."
Cambodia Center for Human Rights Director Ou Vireak said the country's powerful leaders "seem to use their power without reasonable limit."
"They use serious threats on local people," he said.
12 comments:
That is right, and Ah Corrupted
Amnesty should get the fuck out
of Cambodia. We don't have time
to hear any of their stupid
complaint. We got too much work
to care for millions of people.
"Exagerated" is an understatement,
Om Yentieng. "Beyond Reality" is
more appropriate, not to mention
those idiots don't even know what
Human Right is.
I am very convinced that Om Yin Tieng was sent by Hanoi to guide and to control CPP leadership. Sometime, he has to make statement instead of Hun Sen because he worry Hun Sen make wrong statement. I hope USA, international communities can see that way too that Cambodia is presently highjacked by Hanoi completely. The democracy system now in Cambodia is just a joke to confuse the whole world for foreign aids only. The stability in Cambodia is also a fake one. Any big bang can happen anytime. There is no real National Institution which can guarantee Public security at all. Areak Prey
FYI, fool (4:59), right now people
don't give a damn about democracy,
nor do they give a damn who's
controlling Om Yentieng. People is
just looking for jobs, and they
love the CPP for delivering it to
them. Futhermore, they want the
CPP to rule forever. They don't
want no more contest with their
tax moneys. Get it?
5:16 am goes to love CPP alone but do not include me OK..
And why not?
whoever supported Ah Pom Yin Tieng, I say FUCK YOU and GO TO HELL with this animal brainwashed by Yuon.
Calm down, you freak? Om Yentieng,
is a lot better than Ah Sam Nazi.
What is called Colonization by Amnesty International when they are trying to protect the weak people in Cambodia?
Power leaders in Cambodia is favoring to oppress the people more, so they are so furious when we are trying to protect the weak.
That is what the French
protectorate was, and we don't want
none of that crap no more.
nonymous said...
Those, who are barking like a dog at the lowest level I' ever seen among the kinds of making a verbal statement from the mouth of a human being, are YOU. I don't know whether you are a Cambodian living in an English speaking country or you're a None-Khmer living in Cambodia or other country. First of all, if English is supposed to be your linguistic mean for the communication, than MIND YOUR ENGLISH!!! "fucking, sucking, kdor..." is that all what you can? From your talking style I can tell who you are. You belong to people coming back to Cambodia with a fake diploma, trying to talk untruth or committing libel against members of other political parties or against other people who are just better than you. Pol Pot wrote the bloody and darkest chapter of Cambodian history. Let's say, Pol Pot with his chapter is in the past. But, brainless head like you destroy Cambodia in the present and future time.
To be continued.....
As a Cambodian living abroad and as a childhood friend of Om Yentieng, I know his biography in full details and I know the best about his high consciousness for Cambodia. Before the war, we were together in the high school and the university. He was one of the best students ever. Concerning the academic achievement in the country and abroad, guys like you are nothing to compare with him. During the Pol Pot time he was suffering from starvation like other millions of Cambodians as well. The spreaded untruth about him from you or other ignorant people, he should be brought up by Viet Cong, is just unmoral, unfair and extremely attacked and violated to person. If you do not know anything about making politics, ask him and learn from him. The first step to progress oneself – in this case yourself- is to treat your own people with respect.
As an academic, PhD in international Law and Economics, I remark that people of high level of education and of good character in the western countries or anywhere would never make a statement like: “Cambodians should learn from the western” But who are you? You make such an arrogant phrase. You must be a person of a primitive character. If you are a Cambodian, you are a blame and a problem self for the nation. If you are a Citizen of a western country, you are bringing a disgrace on your nation. I think, in spite of problems, Cambodian Universities have well developed. Cambodian universities, Universities of South-East-Asia and Western universities are stepping the ongoing procedure of collaboration in network and other form of working together.
Finally, as an academic collaborating in networks of universities in the whole world, I know exactly how to proof if somebody blows him- or herself up in Cambodia to be a very important person by using fake diplomas or spreading an untruth that he or she’s got a high graduation from abroad. In the hope that a lot of innocent Khmer would accept and trust him or her, this person misuses the trust of the huge number of Khmer people for his or her own benefit.
Has Sam rangsy ever completed his exam as a financial expert at any official university in France or where ever? In France, like in many western countries, anyone can call himself Expert in Finance. This title is not protected. The one which is officially acknowledged and protected by the federative institutions is something else. Was Sam Rangsy successful in France in his vocational career? In Cambodia he is puffing himself up using his oppositional role in political landscape.
Seng Theary: Graduated in Law, at which university? For sure none!! In America, it is even worse than in France. People can buy accreditation from some private institutions. Has she ever been officially accepted as an attorney in America? After learning some phrases of Human Rights by heart she puffs herself up by making Cambodia down as if no one would understands about this subject but her.
Those psychologically ill people are lacked of success in achievement of their career in the western countries. Coming to Cambodia, they misused the innocent belief and blank trust of the uneducated Khmer to make themselves important. Like this, they can satisfy their own need of the personal benefit that they would never get in the western country.
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