Unofficial translation from Khmer
CAMBODIA WATCHDOG COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL
# Havreveien 94, 4635 Kristiansand City, Norway, Tel: +4790818257/+4799489347
E-mail: cwci_secretariat@yahoo.com / cwci@start.no
Website: www.cwcinternational.wordpress.com
# Havreveien 94, 4635 Kristiansand City, Norway, Tel: +4790818257/+4799489347
E-mail: cwci_secretariat@yahoo.com / cwci@start.no
Website: www.cwcinternational.wordpress.com
Kristiansand, 12 June 2009
Statement
On 12 June, the Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU) was prevented by several hundreds of Cambodian government police force from holding a peaceful demonstration during the official visit of Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in Cambodia. The demonstration goal was to demand that Thailand pays damage compensations for Cambodian people living near the Preah Vihear temple. The action [of the Cambodian government] clearly confirms that Mr. Hun Sen’s government is nothing but a client-state of Thailand, and it agreed to dismiss Cambodia’s honor and benefit altogether. Furthermore, the prevention of this peaceful demonstration by CCU only encourages Thailand to pursue further its aggression on Cambodia because the Cambodian government is taking all measures to silence its own people, and preventing them from protesting. This is a clear violation of the Cambodian Constitution which grants full rights to Cambodian people to hold public gathering, and to hold peaceful demonstration and strikes.
With its plan turned down by the authority, CCU led by Mr. Rong Chhun and his colleagues decided to hold a press conference at its office instead. Nevertheless, Mr. Rong Chhun and his colleagues were still followed by the authority, and especially by secret government agents. This is tantamount to intimidation and threat against the personal safety of Mr. Rong Chhun and his colleagues.
CWCI is very concerned about the safety of Mr. Rong Chhun and his colleagues who could suffer from [ill will] attempts by Cambodian government secret agents. Due to past mishaps suffered by union and political activists after they were followed and threatened by government agents, these activists became target of murder attempts and the perpetrators of these crimes were never apprehended by the government nor were they brought in to face justice.
CWCI strongly condemns the actions taken by the government authority against CCU, and we call on International and National human rights groups to pay close attention to this case, we also call on them to push the Cambodian government to immediately cease all its threatening actions, as well as its prevention to hold public gathering and peaceful demonstration, and its repression against union and association activists.
CWCI President
(Signed) Men Nath
6 comments:
gentleman
it is time to turn to our KING for his role in preventing abuses of any exercise by authority. And it is also to uphold cambodian rights, which stipulate in our national constitution. Be reminded that the constitution was the agreement of Peace Accord in 1991.
I hope we now can distinguish between PUBLIC AUTHORITY, and INDIVIDUAL POWER that should not exist.
Neand SA
What can that freaking King do besides having tail between his four legs kowtowing and bowing to the Viet-boy Hun Sen and Viet cronies for his survival?
Damned, what a waste!
The King of Cambodia has chosen to side with the government of PM Hun Sen at all cost due to His lack of courage, wisdom and principles and His possessing desire to maintain constitutional monarchy in Cambodia even though its influence is dying slowly and eventually the monarchy itself will cease to exist as a credible institution.
Sometimes one has to be willing to die in order to survive!
The cowardice and short-sightedness demonstrated by the current King and the current monarchical institution slowly erode His reputation and the very founding reason for the meaningful existence of His institution.
With time, Cambodians will be more educated, especially among the younger and more enthusiastic generation. They then will begin to think seriously and deeply of the need for such monarchical institution whose history has not been that impressive.
Anet Khmer
Anet Khmer,
Are you sure you "អាណិត" Khmer?
Hahaha...ប្រាប់គេប្រាប់ឯងអោយបាន
ច្បាស់មើលលោក/លោកស្រី Ahnet Khmer?
[Est-on sûr alors?]
អក
HAhahahhahahahhahhahahhaah.that called trasak paem seed now this seed become to be rotten they scare for their life not the same Varamarn VII time,they know how to save Cambodia from bad to good but they choose to be clown and pick up our pay check money live in the luxury place while we hardly find the food to eat .
Is this clown Sihakmony do not know any thing how to save our mother land what this clown get that title for? We are all know ah Hun Sen sold his no brain head to Viet Nam now to the Thai for his own pocket money ,why this clown king do not do some thing to impress for Cambodia and let the protest go on for the national even.
Very sad we are all Cambodian have a fuck up Prime minister and robot king.
HELP YOUR SELF BEFORE GOD HELP YOU.
Neang Sa Va:
Do you know the difference between light bulb and pregnant girl like yourself, Neang Sa Va?
You can't unscrew your pregnancy.
Pi Anh: PPU
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