Kek Galabru, founder of LicadhoBy Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington
10 October 2008
For the first time since the Paris Peace Accords, Cambodia will not have a UN human rights envoy from the secretary-general, but will instead have a rapporteur assigned by the UN Human Rights Council.
Kek Galabru, a leading human rights activist in Cambodia who founded the group Licadho, said she "regretted very much" the change.
"We still see the UN human rights envoy as being able to help promote human rights in Cambodia," she said Thursday, as a guest on "Hello VOA."
Former rights representatives of the UN secretary-general have been unbiased in their reporting, she said.
This reporting has sometimes led to a strain on relations between the UN and Cambodia, especially with the previous envoy, Yash Ghai, who resigned earlier this year.
Kek Galabru said the Paris Peace Accords required an envoy from the secretary-general, but on Sept. 24, the Human Rights Council chose instead a posting for rapporteur. This will make a difference, she said, because the rapporeur will not report directly to the secretary-general.
Om Yentieng, head of the government's human rights committee, said in a recorded statement Ghai had made inaccurate reports on Cambodia.
Om Yentieng declined to comment on the current human rights situation in Cambodia, leaving it to "third parties" in order to avoid sounding "proud."
Kek Galabru, a leading human rights activist in Cambodia who founded the group Licadho, said she "regretted very much" the change.
"We still see the UN human rights envoy as being able to help promote human rights in Cambodia," she said Thursday, as a guest on "Hello VOA."
Former rights representatives of the UN secretary-general have been unbiased in their reporting, she said.
This reporting has sometimes led to a strain on relations between the UN and Cambodia, especially with the previous envoy, Yash Ghai, who resigned earlier this year.
Kek Galabru said the Paris Peace Accords required an envoy from the secretary-general, but on Sept. 24, the Human Rights Council chose instead a posting for rapporteur. This will make a difference, she said, because the rapporeur will not report directly to the secretary-general.
Om Yentieng, head of the government's human rights committee, said in a recorded statement Ghai had made inaccurate reports on Cambodia.
Om Yentieng declined to comment on the current human rights situation in Cambodia, leaving it to "third parties" in order to avoid sounding "proud."
5 comments:
who care...uuuuuuuuu vote for him and his cpp....should enjoy and live with it....until one day yuon will take over 100% as lao...then...uuuuuuuu will be yuon..no matter what???? be awake and stand up...no one will help uuu unless uuu help your self.....
We have to replace kek galabru by the khieu sampan in the summit of Likadho it is better.
Kek Galabru is just good to dance karaoke.
Retard Bitch (Kek Galabru)!
Unbiased Report?
Kek Galabru is not even good to dance the karaoke with her littles teats and her small buttocks of monkey.
Excellent point 3:43 but how?because the mojority of Cambodians people are so slow to wake up.Klean,Khlach,Khlauv are all over Cambodia.I think Cambodian people are sound like a story of "A Lee Houv" when he eat someone rice,he will protect that person,it does't matter that person kill his father or not.Please help before too late.Wait another decade may be too late.If plan "A" fail,We are looking for option plan "B".
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