Hun Xen (R) (Photo: Reuters)By Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
25 March 2010
Days before Cambodia deported 20 Uighur asylum seekers to China, Prime Minister Hun Sen signed a sub-decree that undermined the country’s international obligations, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
The government writ “allows the interior minister to ignore both the procedures and the recommendations on refugee status of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees,” the international organization said in an open letter to Hun Sen.
“We respectfully urge you to amend the sub-decree so that it will truly be an instrument for implementing the Refugee Convention and for fulfilling the government of Cambodia’s obligations as a state party,” Bill Frelick, Human Rights Watch’s refugee policy director, and Brad Adams, its Asia director, wrote.
“We also urge you to consult with the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, to allow them access to all people seeking asylum in Cambodia, and to respect and honor the exercise of their mandate in Cambodian territory,” they wrote.
The new regulation smake Cambodia especially dangerous for asylum seekers in politically sensitive cases, such as that the Uighurs, from the restive western Chinese province of Xinjiang, found themselves in December.
In the days leading up to the deportation, Chinese officials said the asylum seekers were fleeing criminal charges stemming from unrest in the province.
After the asylum seekers, who had found their way to UNHCR, were put on a plane and sent to China, Chinese leaders pledged $1.2 billion in aid to Cambodia.
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said the organization had in its letter “worked with political motivation” against the sub-decree.
“We recognize political asylum cases, if it is a real political refugee, but not an economic refugee or a refugee from the law,” he said.
The government writ “allows the interior minister to ignore both the procedures and the recommendations on refugee status of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees,” the international organization said in an open letter to Hun Sen.
“We respectfully urge you to amend the sub-decree so that it will truly be an instrument for implementing the Refugee Convention and for fulfilling the government of Cambodia’s obligations as a state party,” Bill Frelick, Human Rights Watch’s refugee policy director, and Brad Adams, its Asia director, wrote.
“We also urge you to consult with the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, to allow them access to all people seeking asylum in Cambodia, and to respect and honor the exercise of their mandate in Cambodian territory,” they wrote.
The new regulation smake Cambodia especially dangerous for asylum seekers in politically sensitive cases, such as that the Uighurs, from the restive western Chinese province of Xinjiang, found themselves in December.
In the days leading up to the deportation, Chinese officials said the asylum seekers were fleeing criminal charges stemming from unrest in the province.
After the asylum seekers, who had found their way to UNHCR, were put on a plane and sent to China, Chinese leaders pledged $1.2 billion in aid to Cambodia.
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said the organization had in its letter “worked with political motivation” against the sub-decree.
“We recognize political asylum cases, if it is a real political refugee, but not an economic refugee or a refugee from the law,” he said.
7 comments:
Hun Sen said to Chea Sim, hey Chea Sim do you think UN or ICC will go after us?
Chea Sim said I doubt it. But you have to make Hor Nam Hong threaten them or kicking them out of the country before it is too late.
I think we should do like Myanmar. Cause right now without UN we will survive due to China mass of money flow to help (donate) or loan to us without any condition.
I think you made the point Chea Sim, Hun Sen said.
But I'm scare of UN and ICC cause you're old and I'm young..
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Thai King didn't like it since the international said No to him and 46 years later Thai king still hope for second chance for Preah Vihear. After preah vihear was listed as world heritage to all human kind, thai king got so mad and become more greedy than ever. He set up riot with PAD to the border between khmer thai and keep sending troop to invading on Cambodia. Thai king need to get use to the word NO and enough from khmer and international community. Thai King need to get reality check because he is living in dream world. the world that is not exist in real life. The judge on preah vihear's case in 1962 is still alive and he went to visit and help Cambodia, recently he told the reporters that Thai people tried to stop him from giving out information about preah vihear and they are willing to give $ 50000 every month. PEOPLE CAN U SEE HOW THAILAND ARE? they tried to get rid of Thaksin and Samak by saying those people caused corruption in thailand But at the same thai king and PAD party corrupt international community, khmer people, khmer's land and the world as a whole. Thank god the judge rejected their offer and it make the world see clearly how tricky and crying wolf thai people are. they keep invading temple to temple on khmer's land , well i curse you thai king and ur family to sink and never rise.
I went to various site and found this good information that Thai is still dreaming about Preah Vihear.
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Don`t worry my friend let the Thai king keep dremming.his dremming`ll become a real nightmare, sooner or later.By the time he`s awake,it`s too late for him already.THE whole world will be sorry for his ambitious that always wake him up!,inorder to swallow my beloved motherland.GODBUDDHA`ll curse him!.
THE ONLY WAY TO KICK HUN SEN OUT FROM POWER LET ALL KHMER INSIDE THE COUNTRY RISE UP. NOT 14 MILLIONS KHMER JUST ONLY A FEW MILLIONS THAT'S ALL YOU NEED AND STAND UP FOR YOUR SELF. HUN SEN CAN'T USE THE MILITARY SHOOT ALL CAMBODIAN. IF HE DOING THAT HE MUST FOOLING HIMSELF. COME ON CAMBODIAN PEOPLES WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? LOOK AT THAILAND FOR EXAMPLE. WHY THEY DO NOT AFRAID OF DOING THAT? RED SHIRT OR YELLOW SHIRT. OPEN YOUR EYES CAMBODIAN. REMOVE HIM FROM POWER NOW. USE YOUR POWER. THE PEOPLE POWER. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE FOR YOUR FUTURE.
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