Source: US Department of State
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
March 11, 2010
Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy with an elected government and a population of approximately 14 million. In the most recent national elections, held in July 2008, the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, won 90 of 123 National Assembly seats. Most observers assessed that the election process improved over past elections but did not fully meet international standards. The CPP consolidated control of the three branches of government and other national institutions, with most power concentrated in the hands of the prime minister. Although civilian authorities nominally controlled the security forces, in many instances security forces acted under directives of the CPP leadership.
The government's human rights record remained poor. Security forces committed extrajudicial killings and acted with impunity. Detainees were abused, often to extract confessions, and prison conditions were harsh. Human rights monitors reported arbitrary arrests and prolonged pretrial detention, underscoring a weak judiciary and denial of the right to a fair trial. Land disputes and forced evictions were a problem. The government restricted freedom of speech and the press through defamation and disinformation lawsuits and at times interfered with freedom of assembly. Corruption was endemic. Domestic violence and child abuse occurred, education of children was inadequate, and trafficking in women and children persisted. The government offered little assistance to persons with disabilities. Antiunion activity by employers and weak enforcement of labor laws continued, and child labor in the informal sector remained a problem.
RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Section 1 Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From:
a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
There were no reports that the government or its agents committed politically motivated killings; however, security forces reportedly committed extrajudicial killings, although significantly fewer than in previous years.
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) reported 18 arbitrary killings, seven of which allegedly were committed by police, three by soldiers, one by a military police officer, and the remaining seven by local-level government officials. Police arrested suspects in at least four cases.
On March 4, Inn Pheang, a soldier in the military's Battalion 617, reportedly shot and killed opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) activist Mang Vith during a dispute in Kampong Cham's Memot District. Sources agreed that Mang Vith was drunk at the time of the incident, and the two men exchanged words briefly before Inn Pheang opened fire. The soldier reached a settlement with the victim's family out of court.
The government's human rights record remained poor. Security forces committed extrajudicial killings and acted with impunity. Detainees were abused, often to extract confessions, and prison conditions were harsh. Human rights monitors reported arbitrary arrests and prolonged pretrial detention, underscoring a weak judiciary and denial of the right to a fair trial. Land disputes and forced evictions were a problem. The government restricted freedom of speech and the press through defamation and disinformation lawsuits and at times interfered with freedom of assembly. Corruption was endemic. Domestic violence and child abuse occurred, education of children was inadequate, and trafficking in women and children persisted. The government offered little assistance to persons with disabilities. Antiunion activity by employers and weak enforcement of labor laws continued, and child labor in the informal sector remained a problem.
RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Section 1 Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From:
a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
There were no reports that the government or its agents committed politically motivated killings; however, security forces reportedly committed extrajudicial killings, although significantly fewer than in previous years.
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) reported 18 arbitrary killings, seven of which allegedly were committed by police, three by soldiers, one by a military police officer, and the remaining seven by local-level government officials. Police arrested suspects in at least four cases.
On March 4, Inn Pheang, a soldier in the military's Battalion 617, reportedly shot and killed opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) activist Mang Vith during a dispute in Kampong Cham's Memot District. Sources agreed that Mang Vith was drunk at the time of the incident, and the two men exchanged words briefly before Inn Pheang opened fire. The soldier reached a settlement with the victim's family out of court.
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Inn Pheang, you acted like Lon Nol soldiers did from 1970 to 1975.
ReplyDeleteAll the government personals are acted exactly like Khmer Rouge and Sihnoukist regime.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good Human Rights record for the world to see and know about The country Cambodia and it Government acted of terror and crime against humanity in Cambodia today.
ReplyDeleteHolly Smoke! and too bad only people that can read English would know this.
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ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean act like LON NOL'S soldiers.Watch your language pal .
After Pol Pot, Cambodia has the violent and evil Prime Minister. Why, he has a Khmer Rouge connection and a brutal mentality.
ReplyDeleteGhost Ho Chi Minh is the Sihanouk/Hun Sen's mentor and Godfather.
ReplyDeleteThe Axis forces of evil under directives of the CPP leadersheep, Cambodian are living in fear, oppress and suppress everyday of the year!
ReplyDeleteWe ask the world loving freedom to liberate us from fear, hungry and ignorant from Axis forces of evil Hun Sen and the CPP leadersheep.
Reports after reports nothing has changed the way evil-opportunists, government officials, have been conducting their buisness.
ReplyDeleteCambodian people need to do something if they don't like the system or leader (look at thais as example) nothing will happen if you keep bitching and acting to make the change. These Cambodian hingh ranking officials are uneducated so they have no moral consciense or care about anything that happens to Cambodian people.
Corruption stated when you arrive at the so-called international airport, Pochentong.
ReplyDeleteTo minimize yuon terrors and crimes a yuon said, not only yuons who want to eliminate Khmer to robe homes, land and resources but international community as well. Those who so far supported cpp in one way or other are as much responsible of the crime committed against Khmer as these assassins’ yuon slaves as well
ReplyDeleteAn extract of Leuprecht's report to UN on Cambodia,
ReplyDelete"The neo-colonial policy of concessions is a failure and should be reconsidered. It shows no regard for the human rights and welfare of the people concerned."
"The corrupt and opaque power structures, inequality before the law, impunity, collusion and lack of transparency and accountability are among the main obstacles in the way of genuine democracy, rule of law and human rights - all human rights for all Cambodians. These obstacles must be tackled and overcome, and we must see genuine, not lip service efforts on the part of the Government to do so. Otherwise, liberation from fear and want, proclaimed in the preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, will remain a perpetually unfulfilled promise for the people of Cambodia.
The international community and your Commission are faced with a serious responsibility. To be useful and effective, to help Cambodians out of the tunnel, the resolution you will adopt should be based on the facts as they are and not as you would wish them to be."
Mr Leuprecht is one among RARE westerners who still has some honesty, some human feelings and courage to speak against crimes and inhuman colonized crimes in Cambodia ever perpetuated by yuons.
Cambodia has improved tremendously since the formation of the Royal Government. It's still a developing nation with much to do but it's come a long way in my view.
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ReplyDeleteWith enormous financial assistance from the world, and given resources Cambodia has at its disposal around the globe, the country would have been much more advance had it not been so corruptive after all these years. Don't count the building, but count the desperates, the child and adult prostitutes, workers abroad and don't forget the evictees. A change of government is long over due,and it is time for Cambodian to wake up to that reality.
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
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Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kaing Kek Iev
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
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
Members:
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
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
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.
"But as of today, over eighty members of my party have been assassinated. Countless others have been injured, arrested, jailed, or forced to go into hiding or into exile."
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
Executions
Executed over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered 3 Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered Journalists
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
Embezzlement
Treason
Border Encroachment, allow Vietnam to encroaching into Cambodia.
Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation bomb on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Lightning strike many airplanes, but did not fall from the sky. Lightning strike out side of airplane and discharge electricity to ground.
Source: Lightning, Discovery Channel
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.
These animals CPPs never care at all about human right. what they care are powers and $$$$$$$$.
ReplyDeleteUS government lecturing on "human rights" is a cynical case of the pot calling the kettle black! It is the US gov't that is most guilty of human rights violations - illegal wars, torture, CIA renditions, black prisons, targeted assassinations, drone attacks on civilians, illegal detentions without legal representation or charges, the best fake "democracy" money can buy..... etc.!!!
ReplyDelete10:47 indeed!!
ReplyDeleteI have gone through five Cambodian regimes now. What I did not expect is that the democrats are just like the communists who fight for an opposite ideas. They are not tolerant to opposite views. In some aspect, they are worse than the communists. If you think that the democrats or the US do not violate human rights, you are wrong.
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