Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
Media Statement
For Immediate Release
Phnom Penh, 9 February 2009 - The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) is concerned by reports of AngkorNet’s move to block access to the website of the UK-based corruption watchdog Global Witness; and of the Prime Minister’s support for the censorship of works which depict Buddhism.
The Global Witness recently released a 98 page “Country for Sale” report (Khmer version) which accuses the corrupt ruling elites of monopolising the country’s mining and oil industries. It is obvious that the government reaction was to discredit the validity of the report and thus minimise its dissemination. On its part, AngkorNet, a local internet service provider (ISP) blocks its customers from access to the website.
Back in June 2007 the Cambodian government banned the Global Witness’s “Family Trees” report. The reaction usually leads to censorship among those institutions that could impart the information such as the media and internet providers.
The Prime Minister’s full support of the monks’ outcry for the modification of some parts of the rock opera Where Elephants Weep is another instance of curtailing free expression in Cambodia. His advice that authors, filmmakers and playwrights have to seek permission from the Ministry of Cults and Religions before their works related to Buddhism go public is nothing less than containing freedom of expression.
The CCHR urges the Royal Government of Cambodia to tolerate creativity and free expression. Freedom of expression must be the norm in Cambodia; restriction the exception.
For more information, please contact:
Mr. Ou Virak, President, CCHR
Tel: +855 12 404 051
Email: ouvirak@cchrcambodia.org
Mr. Abbot Rupert, Director, Development & Programs
Tel: +855 17 500 778
Email: rupertabbott@cchrcambodia.org
The Global Witness recently released a 98 page “Country for Sale” report (Khmer version) which accuses the corrupt ruling elites of monopolising the country’s mining and oil industries. It is obvious that the government reaction was to discredit the validity of the report and thus minimise its dissemination. On its part, AngkorNet, a local internet service provider (ISP) blocks its customers from access to the website.
Back in June 2007 the Cambodian government banned the Global Witness’s “Family Trees” report. The reaction usually leads to censorship among those institutions that could impart the information such as the media and internet providers.
The Prime Minister’s full support of the monks’ outcry for the modification of some parts of the rock opera Where Elephants Weep is another instance of curtailing free expression in Cambodia. His advice that authors, filmmakers and playwrights have to seek permission from the Ministry of Cults and Religions before their works related to Buddhism go public is nothing less than containing freedom of expression.
The CCHR urges the Royal Government of Cambodia to tolerate creativity and free expression. Freedom of expression must be the norm in Cambodia; restriction the exception.
For more information, please contact:
Mr. Ou Virak, President, CCHR
Tel: +855 12 404 051
Email: ouvirak@cchrcambodia.org
Mr. Abbot Rupert, Director, Development & Programs
Tel: +855 17 500 778
Email: rupertabbott@cchrcambodia.org
15 comments:
fuck of global witness talking bad with my government.You just bad with khmer opposition party only not talk bad with my CPP. You will not get back to Cambodia. You never known khmer people were suffered in the past by pol pot regime.
Hey you CPP leech 8:02 PM,
Eat shit and die!
Yes Mr 8:02! But whtat have Cambodian people been suffering from after Pol Pot regime?
Do you agree that Cambodia is plagued by systematic corruption at all levels.
Do you agree that we are victim by the big social injustice?
Do you agree that people are suffering from corruption and land grabbing?
Do you agree that " your CPP " protect corrupt officials and businessmen?
That's the big problems Cambodian people are facing.
FUCK AH TEPVONG, HUN SEN, SOK ANN, HO NAM HONG (HO CHI MINH) HONG KIM VAR AND THE REST OF THE VIETNAMESE PUPPET IN PHNOMPENH. FUCK AH HENG SAMRIEN, CHEA SIM AND THE REST OF THE CPP SUPPORTER.
Pouk Ah Scam Rainxy is currently burning from the inside out. Their days are numbered.
No Scam Rainxy = No Nonsense Global Witness.
No Samransy=Khmerouge or pol pot regime once again,Am I correct.
Does Sam Ransy bleeding or defaming your country Cambodia ? I do not think so ,hahahhahahh this i s cowardly personal from the top to the bottom has no their own guts to accept their own crimes ,if you and your government has no ball,please step out ,I do not care who are individual be control the government but your government are crooks, leech and do harm more than good to my country Cambodia got the facts?
No, you're wrong, Ah Potato Digger (12:13).
Pol Pot = Lon Nol II (or A Scam Rainxy)
no you CPP leech 1:19 AM, go eat shit and die!
50%+1 = ban anything you like.
Don't listen to Ah Loser Potato Diggers.
member of UK watchdog Global Witnes also concerned and conscient of viet mass explotation of natural resources,oil, forest, ect... in Laos, why so silent here?
Because it's all bullshit for Ah Scam Rainxy political gain. SEA is virtually the same everywhere. If Cambodia have any problem, we'll see it in the rest of SEA as well, but that is not the case.
Eat shit and die you Viet slave CPP leech at 6:18 AM!!!
Shall we examine the facts for just a moment? The ISP didn't block the site but rather Global Witness did it themselves because of fears of electronic attack. Perhaps KI Media would do well to better check their facts - this has been reported in the international media already...
LMAO!
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