Cambodian prime minister lashes out at UN envoy
Phnom Penh (dpa) - A UN human-rights envoy who visited last week was unnecessary, unwelcome and bent on destroying Cambodia's international reputation in the interests of collecting his own salary, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday.
In a speech broadcast on national media, Hun Sen reiterated earlier promises that he would never agree to work with Yash Ghai, the UN human-rights envoy to Cambodia, telling the Kenyan he should get his own country's human-rights record in order before daring to criticize Cambodia.
"You said the Cambodian government violates human rights systematically. This seems to me a very strong term," Hun Sen said at a series of bridge inaugurations in Kandal province just outside the capital.
"This guy comes from a country which completely violates human rights," the premier added. "You can come here, but I do not need you. If I live to be more than 1,000 years old, I will still never meet with you, so please do not come to see me. The prime minister is not obliged to meet you."
Ghai's visit was meant to gather additional background before he presents his report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva later this month.
In it, he accuses the Cambodian government of systematic human-rights abuses, derides wielded by the government and laments the country's notoriously inept judicial system as a tool of oppressionwide-scale land grabs by the rich and powerful.
He was snubbed by all members of the government during his visit except for Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng.
Hun Sen said Ghai's report could be compared to a Cambodian proverb that says the dog barks, but the ox cart still rolls forward.
"However, I will not compare you to a dog," he said, referring to Yash Ghai. "They try to destroy us from Geneva, but we strengthen human rights ourselves."
The Interior Ministry on Friday issued a press release that did not deny human-rights abuses existed in the country but claimed Ghai's report was unfair, biased and failed to acknowledge any progress the government had made, focusing instead only on negatives.
Ghai has been consistently critical of the Cambodian government's human rights record during three visits to the country since he took over the position from Peter Leuprecht in 2005, and Hun Sen's speech Monday indicated that his relationship with the government would not improve in the foreseeable future.
Hun Sen said Monday that he had told former UN secretary general Kofi Annan personally that he never expected to hear a good report on Cambodia's human-rights record while the human-rights envoy worked for a salary.
"If you say good things about the government's human-rights efforts, you will lose your salary," he said, adding that he viewed UN human-rights officials as tourists.
"But do not worry. I will not close your office because you rent out the homes of Cambodian people and they pay the government 10-per-cent tax. Bring 500, 1,000 more to work here," he said.
In a speech broadcast on national media, Hun Sen reiterated earlier promises that he would never agree to work with Yash Ghai, the UN human-rights envoy to Cambodia, telling the Kenyan he should get his own country's human-rights record in order before daring to criticize Cambodia.
"You said the Cambodian government violates human rights systematically. This seems to me a very strong term," Hun Sen said at a series of bridge inaugurations in Kandal province just outside the capital.
"This guy comes from a country which completely violates human rights," the premier added. "You can come here, but I do not need you. If I live to be more than 1,000 years old, I will still never meet with you, so please do not come to see me. The prime minister is not obliged to meet you."
Ghai's visit was meant to gather additional background before he presents his report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva later this month.
In it, he accuses the Cambodian government of systematic human-rights abuses, derides wielded by the government and laments the country's notoriously inept judicial system as a tool of oppressionwide-scale land grabs by the rich and powerful.
He was snubbed by all members of the government during his visit except for Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng.
Hun Sen said Ghai's report could be compared to a Cambodian proverb that says the dog barks, but the ox cart still rolls forward.
"However, I will not compare you to a dog," he said, referring to Yash Ghai. "They try to destroy us from Geneva, but we strengthen human rights ourselves."
The Interior Ministry on Friday issued a press release that did not deny human-rights abuses existed in the country but claimed Ghai's report was unfair, biased and failed to acknowledge any progress the government had made, focusing instead only on negatives.
Ghai has been consistently critical of the Cambodian government's human rights record during three visits to the country since he took over the position from Peter Leuprecht in 2005, and Hun Sen's speech Monday indicated that his relationship with the government would not improve in the foreseeable future.
Hun Sen said Monday that he had told former UN secretary general Kofi Annan personally that he never expected to hear a good report on Cambodia's human-rights record while the human-rights envoy worked for a salary.
"If you say good things about the government's human-rights efforts, you will lose your salary," he said, adding that he viewed UN human-rights officials as tourists.
"But do not worry. I will not close your office because you rent out the homes of Cambodian people and they pay the government 10-per-cent tax. Bring 500, 1,000 more to work here," he said.
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Shit head Hun sen. Not just yash Gai would said Cambodian government violated human rights. Every cambodian has the same emotion as Yas Gai. Ask me I'm cambodian and I would said the same as Yas Gai.
Hun Sen's speech is baseless...his sarcasm reflects his uneducated and ignorant leadership in dealing with national issues.
But he expects to have support only from those few less educated Cambodian individuals. He is moving in the toll of fighting against educated and intellectual Cambodian citizens and aliens.
Khmer proverb says "ignorants are good in associating with ignorants and professional in doing evils, but wise can associate with both wise and ignorants...and they are professional in doing only good..."
Yash Ghai cannot deal with Kanyan's because he is not PM or President of Kanya...
Yash Ghai is a UN permanent envoy for Cambodia, he doesn't expect for salary from his work, but UN envoy sacrifices their time and energy to help the weak people who have been abused by authority.
Yash Ghai doesn't shake with HS's damning words but he is happy to see Cambodian people have been respected their fundamental rights and their lives are improved...
KY
Sok An= Yuon
khiev Kanhas rith= Yuon
Swa Kimhong= yuon
Heng Somrin= Kanhchaiss Yuon
Hun Sen = kanhchaiss Yuon
Get real. The real government represent peoples of Cambodia. The Cambodians are suffering not the corrupted government members.
You stole votes from Cambodians not you stole helps from international.
I support 100% report from Mr. Yash Ghai. He is a foreigner but he is very human, justice, trust... help us khmer.
I feel so ashame instead of incapable prime minister Hun Sen. He has one eye can look around him but noooooooooo he never concerns about khmer, he has no feeling on nature. He kills khmer who want to raise the voice. Hmmmm
The best enermy, money can buy. That is him, Hun Sen sells himself to neighbor country. He never works for khmer. I beg you to the power countries please help us khmer. Bring him out of country.
I love nature, I love green.
He is a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these other things though the father has done none of them:
"He eats at the mountain shrines.
He defiles his neighbor's wife.
He oppresses the poor and needy.
He commits robbery.
He does not return what he took in pledge.
He looks to the idols.
He does detestable things.
He lends at usury and takes excessive interest.
Will such a man live?
He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he will surely be put to death and his blood will be on his own head.
Congrats to Mr. Gash Ghai for his bravery for this very difficult task. Thank you to UN personnalS who sees the oppression upon Cambodian and hopefully voice back what you have seen.
Ah Hun Sen is an idiot. You can tell by the way he talks. He is from the jungle. Tarzan has better sense than he is.
Hahaha, get hello to Ah Khmer-Youn
(Hen Soy), Ah Chkout (Ghai) Receives
no salary, hahaha, LOL, hahaha.
FYI, Ah Chau Maseert, so does
Somdach Hun Sen works for free!
I just don't see how AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave can be charged with corruption because there are no laws to charge him with!
Is there anyway to pass anti-corruption law?
Of course there are way to pass
the anti-corruption law. All it
needed is for Ah Sam Nazi to shut
the fuck up and go to work.
MURDER "systematically," maybe....
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