Raquel Rolnik, Special Rapporteur on adequate housingSource: UN News Center
30 January 2009 – The forced evictions of tens of thousands of Cambodia’s poor constitute a “grave breach” of human rights, a United Nations independent expert said today, calling for damages to be paid for lost homes and the provision of alternative housing.
In the middle of the night last week, over 130 families were forced to leave their homes without prior notice in the capital, Phnom Penh, so that a private company could redevelop the site. The shelters in the poor community were destroyed, and there have been reports that before the eviction, the community suffered intimidation and that the area’s representatives were subject to criminal charges.
“It is regrettable that the ongoing negotiations with residents were abandoned, casting aside a valuable opportunity to reach a just and lawful solution to this longstanding dispute,” said Raquel Rolnik, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, in a statement. “It is now of utmost importance that the rights of the residents to fair compensation for their lost homes and property and the provision of adequate alternative housing are fully respected.”
She noted that last week’s evictions in Phnom Penh are not isolated, but are “[alarmingly]” on the rise, with tens of thousands of people losing their homes and becoming even more destitute.
In the South-East Asian nation, the expert said, there has been a “consistent pattern” of rights violations tied to forced evictions, including the systematic lack of due process, inadequate compensation, and the excessive use of force.
“Given the disastrous humanitarian situation faced by the victims of forced evictions, I urge Cambodian authorities to establish a national moratorium on evictions until their policies and actions in this regard have been brought into full conformity with international human rights obligations.”
Ms. Rolnik, who reports to the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council, took up her post last May and serves in an independent and unpaid capacity, as do all Special Rapporteurs.
In the middle of the night last week, over 130 families were forced to leave their homes without prior notice in the capital, Phnom Penh, so that a private company could redevelop the site. The shelters in the poor community were destroyed, and there have been reports that before the eviction, the community suffered intimidation and that the area’s representatives were subject to criminal charges.
“It is regrettable that the ongoing negotiations with residents were abandoned, casting aside a valuable opportunity to reach a just and lawful solution to this longstanding dispute,” said Raquel Rolnik, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, in a statement. “It is now of utmost importance that the rights of the residents to fair compensation for their lost homes and property and the provision of adequate alternative housing are fully respected.”
She noted that last week’s evictions in Phnom Penh are not isolated, but are “[alarmingly]” on the rise, with tens of thousands of people losing their homes and becoming even more destitute.
In the South-East Asian nation, the expert said, there has been a “consistent pattern” of rights violations tied to forced evictions, including the systematic lack of due process, inadequate compensation, and the excessive use of force.
“Given the disastrous humanitarian situation faced by the victims of forced evictions, I urge Cambodian authorities to establish a national moratorium on evictions until their policies and actions in this regard have been brought into full conformity with international human rights obligations.”
Ms. Rolnik, who reports to the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council, took up her post last May and serves in an independent and unpaid capacity, as do all Special Rapporteurs.
23 comments:
It is a shame, an undisciplined world
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=sVLTFmWX4VE
Khmerboyz
oh! mon dieu!! il est plus que stupid ce roi!!
plus de 2 millions de morts, en partie a cause de lui, pis il est encore capable de rire...
hope UN can encourage on goverment to treat own people to be better.
our people had a voice in united national .
That why we reported in advance that what for ah Viet nam un educated servants they do not care about human resources ,these hyenas train to be the human killer not the server.Please God and UN condemn this regime to get out our Cambodian do not need any more dictator or Ironic claws to be our leaders.
Note to the DMC that any organization that fails to prepare, with the expectation that the International Community can come to rescue them, will be tragically wrong; because they (the international community) operate on the idea of “We don’t want to fine people….. But we want to change their behavior”
I appeal to UN office in Cambodia to use their ability and capacity to force 7NG into bankruptcy and to freeze all their assets and all their funds in all banks in Cambodia to pay all damages inflicted them to their victims. Areak Prey
I won't appeal to any corrupted UN that keep people in the slum for eternity.
We can improve the slum by not stealing the slum in daiylight. We should call for an appraisal by a real estate company and offer them accordingly. The authority should stay away from all commercial discussions and interferences. Authority should act fully independent from all private business and will take their responsiblity in transfering the ownership of all properties after a dealt completed by their lawyers. This is a completed robbery. Please do not blame for the slum. we must blame the government for being blind to protect social justice and create a system to protect every citizen interest. Areak Prey
No, the slum must be rebuild to make it more valuable.
10:01AM excellence comment the slum prime minister and it government should be demolished and rebuild a better ,valuable and educate to serve it citizen.
That is why they put him in office.
Yeah only group of retarded lowlives and no school like him included 10:45?
Nonsense, idiot, you got everything backward and upside down. It's you (asshole) who's mis-educated, not the millions and millions who put PM in office.
In every single civilised country except Cambodia where the robbers are from the Top Prime Minister to the bottom of small police man, noone has solved slum problem the same as Cambodia did. All civilised Nation governments didn't put their hand into any commercial transaction at all. You either government official or in private sector. The buyer should contact a real estate company to contact the owner and offer the price. If the owner didn't like the price, they can sign a counter-offer. Until both side have accepted the price, the buyer can go ahead by depositing their offer commitment to the real estate. On settlement day, the buyer should pay the vendor in full price if not an interest penalty would have incured. The local government role is to make sure the transfering of ownership is correct and claim a fee for the transaction. The central Government should ask the real estate agent to GST for the service and income tax for the income from the commission. That is the rule. It is not a daiylight robbery like 7NG at all. This 7NG should forced to bankruptcy and all his assets and moneys should be frozen and make distribution to the victims. At present the damage is very grave. 7NG should not only pay for the land, but all damages to each vendors and then have to put in jail for life. Areak Prey
What a shit load of crock? Cambodia needs to develop, and at the same time, it needs to move people out of the way into a better place. There is nothing uncivilized about that.
Don't listen to Ah potato diggers, 12:46.
Hello folks!
I support Areak Prey 100%. Areak Prey, you are the man of justice and honour.
Hey Potatoe digger 3:25 PM! If u still did not understand what Mr. Areak Prey was trying to say, then U MUST BE THE DUMMIEST Khmer (Oops! I mean YOUN) EVER!
Way to go Areak Prey!!!
Bopha Prey Phnom
^Thanks Arak Prey and Bopha prey Phnom that the way normal and educated government do,now the slum and head State of the crook they do not care about the lives ,because those leaders were raise from the cow dung so they thing their actions to their own poor dirt are legally but under of the word watching this State are worth of shit and inhuman.
The old said you grow corn you'll receive the corn in the return but Mr.Hun Sen you are growing another POL POT and Khiev Somphan once again.
Who are you trying to kid Ah Potato diggers (1:27). Just get lost. We don't want to understand any retarded westerner slave here.
2:04AM you used medicine in th wrong package? Everything you mentioned are backward Your prime minister Hun Sen is Viet Nam slave and you lick the water under Mr.Hun armpit you are the worst slave,go back to bed re think twice you will think the same what I told ya. wake Up khmer do not need that
There is nothing to think about, Ah Potato Digger (3:08). It's still better than you liking you westerner master's balls everyday.
7:22AM
It doesn't matter white ,black or yellow they are consider the ball what is the differences with lick Viet ball and White ball,licking white ball more prestige than lick the viet ball the ball from the Viet are dog ball (Viet see sake') So people that lick the dog and it ball are no value especially 7:22AM your self ,are you nut or mad dog or something? You are so happy while your own people homelessness sleep on the street no place that they call home to stay?
Yeah you definitely happy because you and Mr, Hun Sen are the same type of person heartless,immoral,un-educate worthless compare to homeless dogs
with cold blood if I do not make mistakes you can go to check Mr.Hun Sen closet how many skulls and one more thing please open his sleeve you'll see Cambodian blood is fresh fresh and stained there,so please do not judge me wrong.
Very good, then keep on licking your white master balls, Ah Potato digger (7:39).
9:25pm I love to eat potatoes ,especially your slave potatoes ,your thicken slave face no right to speak up ,just yes and no that enough for you ah youn servant
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