Saturday, December 08, 2007

Human Rights in Cambodia: The Charade of Justice Report 2007


December 2007
Licadho

The Cambodian justice system has failed. Despite the UNTAC intervention and 15 years of aid to legal and judicial reform, in 2007 the primary functions of the courts continue to be to:
  1. Persecute political opponents and other critics of the government,
  2. Perpetuate impunity for state actors and their associates,
  3. Protect the economic interests of the rich and powerful
This report examines the performance of the Cambodian judiciary since the Consultative Group (CG) donor meeting of 2-3 March 2006. It seeks to point out patterns in injustice and impunity, highlight the Cambodian government’s ongoing lack of tangible action to promote rule of law, and to urge the international community to revise its strategies in assistance to legal and judicial reform.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Does USA envoy read this story. KI please forward info the US Embassy in Phnom Penh.
Thanks

Anonymous said...

Of course not, US envoy reads Vietnam's lips and Hun Sen's nightly whisper. When do they ever listen to NGOs?

Anonymous said...

I am sure they read it and they know it's all political bullshits. So they tossed it out of the embassy's window.

Anonymous said...

They need the jobs. What else do they care? USA is paying lips service to the people of Cambodia when they are talking about promoting democracy and the rule of laws.

Anonymous said...

that's right. that is how these rich government works with their NGOs. They need the relationship because they profit from it, if they say something bad, they get risk of being ban from their host country, then they make no money from their own country. Unfortunately that how they work, i been told first hand from these people.

tsk!

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a win-win situation for all then; that is the government is happy, the ngo is happy, and the people that the ngo helped is happy. What else can anyone asked for?

Anonymous said...

the people the ngo help is happy? are you listening. you are a dumb fart. ngo can only help the people if the government listen to ngo advice.

Anonymous said...

Hey, I only go by what 1:22 was saying. That is rich government work with their NGO, and they profit from it. Accordingly, if you make profit, you are happy. Get it?

Anonymous said...

are you happy from making money or are you suppose to help the people? Money covers corruption. That makes you happy? Get it?

Anonymous said...

No, you misunderstand me, 5:15. What I meant was you have to have money to help people. For cry out loud, how can you help anyone without money. You be starving to dead before you can help anyone. Comprendre?