November 18, 2009
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State of the United States
U.S. Department of State
2201 C StreetNW
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Madam Secretary:
On November 16, 2009 the Cambodian National Assembly hastily convened to remove the parliamentarian immunity of Mr. Sam Rainsy, an elected law maker and head of the only respectable opposition party, for defending rights of farmers losing their rice fields to border encroaching neighbor.
This undoubtedly paves the way for more drummed up charges against Mr. Sam Rainsy. In a way Cambodia is under attack by its own government through willful negligence in preserving its territorial integrity and by persecuting its own citizens for standing up to defend rights of the people.
Earlier this year we followed the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission testimonies by three respected public figures from Cambodia with much interest and we are appreciative of the United States Congress for giving attention to the sad chapter in Cambodia's fledgling democracy.
Despite candid testimonies on many abusive accounts to the highest institution, the Cambodian government continues to shamelessly persecute its own citizens. America is a great democracy that world under-privileged citizens such as Cambodia look up to for hope and leadership.
Please do not leave them behind to defend themselves without a voice. Please condemn the coward acts of the Cambodian government for turning on its own citizens.
Sincerely yours,
Cambodian-American Community in America
This undoubtedly paves the way for more drummed up charges against Mr. Sam Rainsy. In a way Cambodia is under attack by its own government through willful negligence in preserving its territorial integrity and by persecuting its own citizens for standing up to defend rights of the people.
Earlier this year we followed the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission testimonies by three respected public figures from Cambodia with much interest and we are appreciative of the United States Congress for giving attention to the sad chapter in Cambodia's fledgling democracy.
Despite candid testimonies on many abusive accounts to the highest institution, the Cambodian government continues to shamelessly persecute its own citizens. America is a great democracy that world under-privileged citizens such as Cambodia look up to for hope and leadership.
Please do not leave them behind to defend themselves without a voice. Please condemn the coward acts of the Cambodian government for turning on its own citizens.
Sincerely yours,
Cambodian-American Community in America
16 comments:
Why people still talking about convicted criminal Xam RainXy? He's a yesterday man. Please let him enjoy his life after politics.
Khmer-Australian
In case we really wanted to have democracy in our country, we have to fight in our country and not always asking for help from outside.
Who is Hilary Clinton?
Camdodian King????
2:24 PM
HILARY CLINTON IS THE BEST WOMAN
FOR HUMAN RIGHT NOT THE DOG OF A KWAK HUN SEN LIKES YOU AND A SIHANOUK .. Hé Hé Hé
Sam Rainsy you understand nothing in geopolitics.
United States rely on the ancient Indochina and Vietnam to fight against Chinese hegemony in the region.
WHile I do admire the people who organized and participating in this pettition. I am afraid it is futile. The US would not give a sh*t to democracy in Cambodia, their engagement with Cambodia politic always come at their own interest at heart if they don't intend to get something in return they will not do anythings.
The closed corporation so far arrived at the price of many Cambodian who were repartriated and of course war on terior. Now the CPP Goverment don't even listen to them so what can the US do?
Sam Rainsy to regain your immunity, the best way and is less tiring to request assistance from the Vietnamese Prime Minister Mr Nguyen Tan Dung.
You must forget your personal pride that is useless in politics.
Everyone can make mistakes. What counts is to correct quickly rather than persist in error.
Thanks for speaking on behalf of Cambodian people who care about Cambodia.
This petition is from November?
Why is this trouble maker SAM RAINSY always on the run? Does he not want to face the truth?
What a pathetic letter.
4:24 pm
agree with your above comment! You made your point. Listen people, even Obama can't help us. Don't you know, U.S is only looking for its own interests. They will surely help the countries that will give them something in return. For examples, Iraq, Pakistan, Hatie, Panama, etc... Why didn't U.S deliberate us from the Khmer Rouge? Pres. Nickson and his cabinets were well aware of our situaltion during Khmer Rough. Did U.S do anything to help? No!! Sam Rainsy needs to confront with Khmer government! Show the people that you are a true leader! But for now, I don't think, Cambodia needs another leader. We are already as corrupted as it is. Cambodia doesn't need another leader at this time. Sam Rainsy is just a coward and doesn't fit a be a leader. If he does, he will be as corroupted as Hun Sen. After all, doesn't everybody want to get rich fast? Look at all the politicians in the U.S. Most of them are millionairs. Um! wonder where the money come from?
12:06 AM CHARITY FUNDS! from Billionaire, Millionaire, and famous people, not like srok Khmer everything is as they pleased.
RISE UP OR STAND UP FOR YOUR SELF CAMBODIAN. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT FROM YOUR DICTATORSHIP LIKE HUN SEN. WHY DON'T YOU USE YOUR PEOPLE POWER TO REMOVE THE HUN SEN REGIME OUT OF POWER. TRY TO GET A FEW MILLIONS KHMER TO RISE UP AND GO TO HIS HOUSE DEMANDING HIM TO STEP DOWN. DON'T YOU SEE WHAT THE PEOPLE OF THAILAND DID RIGHT NOW. OPEN YOUR EYES. IF YOU WANT A GOOD FUTURE AND A GOOD LEADERSHIP IN CAMBODIA YOU MUST CALL MILLIONS OF CAMBODIAN TO STAND UP RIGHT NOW. WAKE UP KHMERS INSIDE.
5:05 am
Yeah, you go bro. or sis.! you stand up and fight yourself. You have nobody to support you. You are on your own. Good Luck!
Hun Sen has changed a lot, don't you see? Look at the recent arrests, that's a good start, right? So, stop your nonsense! Let's work together and show Siem that we are better than them.
May Buddha bless Cambodia and its people!
srp shouls stop causing and making trouble in cambodia,ok! he must respect khmer law, too, you know! yes, we have laws as well in our nation, so, traitor sam rainsy working for foreign agent must be educated to understand our law. can't keep going around non-stop violating cambodia's law, etc! enough already! wake and smell the coffee!
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