Hun Sen (L), Condoleezza Rice (R)By Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
13 March 2008
Cambodia's human rights record "remained poor" in 2007, the US State Department says in its annual human rights report.
"Although there were no reports that the government or its agents committed politically motivated killings, security forces committed extrajudicial killings and acted with impunity," according to the report, which was issued March 11.
"Detainees were abused, often to extract confessions, and prison conditions were harsh," the report said. "Human rights monitors reported arbitrary arrests and prolonged pretrial detention, underscoring a weak judiciary and denial of the right to a fair trial. Land disputes and forced evictions, often accompanied by violence, were a continuing problem."
The report praised as a "positive turn" the government allowing a human rights march in the capital in December, as well as the arrests of five former Khmer Rouge leaders, who are awaiting trial in the tribunal dock.
Cambodian People's Party lawmaker Cheam Yeap told VOA Khmer Wednesday that the government had never been careless in protecting human rights and worked under a UN charter that allowed many personal freedoms.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement Thursday rejecting the report.
"After having carefully reviewed this country report, we have found that many of the accusations contained in this report do not even exist or are simply overly exaggerated," the statement said.
"Although there were no reports that the government or its agents committed politically motivated killings, security forces committed extrajudicial killings and acted with impunity," according to the report, which was issued March 11.
"Detainees were abused, often to extract confessions, and prison conditions were harsh," the report said. "Human rights monitors reported arbitrary arrests and prolonged pretrial detention, underscoring a weak judiciary and denial of the right to a fair trial. Land disputes and forced evictions, often accompanied by violence, were a continuing problem."
The report praised as a "positive turn" the government allowing a human rights march in the capital in December, as well as the arrests of five former Khmer Rouge leaders, who are awaiting trial in the tribunal dock.
Cambodian People's Party lawmaker Cheam Yeap told VOA Khmer Wednesday that the government had never been careless in protecting human rights and worked under a UN charter that allowed many personal freedoms.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement Thursday rejecting the report.
"After having carefully reviewed this country report, we have found that many of the accusations contained in this report do not even exist or are simply overly exaggerated," the statement said.
12 comments:
Heng Pov will the cats out the bag! Come to his trial and see/hear for yourself if the CPP really living up to the standard. All of those HunSen cronies always have somethings to say to discredited the claimed. They (CPP) now know that America is pressuring the Cambodia government to protect and respect the citizens. WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE THE BIG BROTHER WATCHING...
HUN SEN YOU BETTER WATCH OUT, YOU WILL BECOME LIKE SADDAM HUSSEIN IF YOU CONTINUING ABUSING THE PEOPLE OF CAMBODIA. GO BACK TO VIETNAM NOW.
Dear Excellency Hun Sen,
You must RE-EDUCATE yourself in order to win this new election, July 2008. This is a new millennium, not in 1800's and not 1900's either. People are the government, not you. You are just representing the people. People voted for you because people believe on you, but what you did you give people back? Human Rights Violation,land disputes,forced evictions with violence. These are the results you gave back to the people. Your time is coming to end day by day.
Go back to school. it's never too old to learn.
Thanks
Is This Fair, Even for a New PM?
Idiot, 3:48, before you tell us to re-educate ourself, go look at yourself in the mirror.
HunSen will hung in public like his brother Saddam Hussein!
And you Viet/Yuon troller @8:06AM pretending to Khmer, speaking for Khmer, on behalf of Khmer people using such word as "us" should leave Khmer people alone and go hang yourself...enough said?
Passer-by
If Yash Ghai was Cambodian, he will be assassinated like many outspoken Cambodians. This man Hun Sen is a Criminal surrounded by bands of criminals and Maffia.
Yeah, and I will be that assassin too.
We should kill and cook this Youn 10:32am and eat him like dog.
LOL, these two are related! Wow! they look so alike.
Oh yeah? Make my day, Punk (11:20)!
Dollars get Hun Sen's face bloated and Bunrany's ass enlarged.
I am sure most of us are the same way.
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