Cambodian Democracy and Human Rights Under Siege
September 22, 2009
World Affairs Council
“You cannot hide a dead elephant with a lotus leaf,” according to Mu Sochua, Cambodian parliament member and human rights advocate. This local Cambodian proverb best describes the disconnect she finds between the positive image presented to the international community by Prime Minister Hun Sen and the daily troubles faced by the average person in the country. Mu Sochua spoke last Thursday about her view of the current political situation in Cambodia. Discussing the difficulties women have in receiving the most basic human rights, education and health care, she argued that women must be given healthy bodies and minds in order for them to reach a power-equality. Sochua urged the audience to work with her to fight government corruption, raise the status of women, and support NGOs by writing to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, with whom she recently met in Washington DC, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
For more on Sochua’s trip to Washington and her presentation to the Human Rights Commission, read this post from the blog of the Vital Voices Global Partnership, which awarded Sochua the Vital Voices Human Rights Global Leadership Award in 2005 for her work to end human trafficking.
For more on Sochua’s trip to Washington and her presentation to the Human Rights Commission, read this post from the blog of the Vital Voices Global Partnership, which awarded Sochua the Vital Voices Human Rights Global Leadership Award in 2005 for her work to end human trafficking.
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Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Executions
Executed members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.
Here, she is a true leader whose can bring Cambodia foward. A leader who can speak in the world stage. Unlike Hun Sen who can only thread their own people by his masses bodyguards.
Congratulation to you Madame Mu Sochua !! You are a real hero and a real Head of State.
Areak Prey
Recently at Le Monde.fr, there was one article saying that all dictatorship regimes have created the world instabilities.
That is totally true.
In Cambodia, we have heard more often that Hun Sen has rejected many international views on his regime and have thread opposition parties many times in each term.
Areak Prey
Yes she hero for liar khmer people and no way back to Cambodia country!
Anonymous said...
"A house built on the hill cannot be hidden." Domreislab york chan-er teuv baing min chit te. There is no secret about human rights violation in Cambodia. Hun Sen government is a big lake of leeches and crocodiles.
It is still really encouraging to do the good deeds to serve other human needs.
May Buddha blesses her for this selfishless act!.
Neang SA
The politician like her never got last long.She will be the criminal later on.
The politician like her never got last long.She will be the criminal later on.
9:25 AM
but ah kwack goes first....
9:25 AM
at least she is not committed crimes like ah kwack/hun shit
Well done Sochua Mu you are the best. it time for women to stand up and defend for our rights. Men have long been using and abusing their power toward vulnerable women, so enough is enough. E.g. Mew can have as many young women as many as they like and hit them whenever they wan to because originally, physically they weak and they are powerless to do anything.
Democracy and human right in Cambodia is not under siege,but disgrace Mu Sochua is under siege. The disgrace Mu Sochua is not fighting to protect human right and democracy, but she fight to protect her ass.
The disgrace Mu Sochua is not a Cambodian heroin, but a Cambodian traitor.
The Cambodian government is working to protect rule of laws, but disgrace Mu Sochua is working to protect lawlessness.
The government is working hard to built Cambodian economy, but disgrace Mu Sochua is working hard to destroy Cambodian economy.
thes dek..what are you seeing here?...you have been in the US for long, instead you turned to lick the hunyuonslave ass?..i can't believe you...you are a traitor, not mu sochua...you and hundogslave yuon only dare to the khmer innocents! ALl of them got phd from the toilet of pagoda.
OH my god she had a beautiful speech,
May God bless YOU MU,
With out you the dictator leader Hun Sen is still bull shit to the world .Now the shit is hitting the fan
Believe it or not! If these two (Mu Sochua) and (Sam Rainsy) didn't stand up for us we in deep crap all and night.
To AH New Phally
Only stupid peoples like you think that the CPP win election by 2/3. When you cheated, you do not win. Do you understand? If you don't, what you can do is go and ask your children. They would tell you right or wrong.
Intimidations
Threatening
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
International Observers declared that the Cambodian election doesn't meet international standard.
AH New Phally, when are you going to stop acting stupid?
You are making the CPP look bad.
Why the CPP's supporters are so stupid?
Can someone answer this question?
Perhaps, AH New Phally can answer this question.
He's gone to La Lune across the street from me. That's what he get pay for going after us for information about Save Remained Party.
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