Thu, 17 Jun 2010
DPA
Phnom Penh - The United Nations' human rights envoy to Cambodia said Thursday the country's judiciary is failing in key areas, adding that the government must take action to ensure justice for all.
Wrapping up his 10-day visit to assess the judiciary, Surya Subedi pointedly praised Phnom Penh for introducing a series of important laws in recent years, including an anti-corruption act.
But it was the shortcomings that dominated.
Subedi blamed the judiciary's failings on a number of factors including financial and political interference, as well as a lack of resources and limited knowledge of human rights laws.
"The judiciary is facing tremendous challenges in delivering justice for the people of the country, especially the poor and marginalised," Subedi said, adding that some judges were simply not interested in upholding the law.
Cambodia's crisis of land-grabbing by the powerful was a key theme, with Subedi saying the courts were failing to deal equitably with the scourge.
"If you are poor, weak and dispossessed of your land, you seem to have limited chance to obtain redress," he said.
"They have come to see me, they have gone to knock on other doors, they have gone to queue up outside the residence of the prime minister, so they are knocking on every possible door for justice," he said of the fruitless pursuit of justice by the landless.
Subedi also criticized the government's ongoing efforts to muzzle its critics through the courts. He said the use of defamation lawsuits was disproportionate and had narrowed the space for public discourse.
He called on the government to set out a timetable to implement a series of recommendations to improve the observance of human rights.
Subedi is mandated by the UN Human Rights Council to report on human rights in Cambodia, and is due to submit his report to the body in September.
Wrapping up his 10-day visit to assess the judiciary, Surya Subedi pointedly praised Phnom Penh for introducing a series of important laws in recent years, including an anti-corruption act.
But it was the shortcomings that dominated.
Subedi blamed the judiciary's failings on a number of factors including financial and political interference, as well as a lack of resources and limited knowledge of human rights laws.
"The judiciary is facing tremendous challenges in delivering justice for the people of the country, especially the poor and marginalised," Subedi said, adding that some judges were simply not interested in upholding the law.
Cambodia's crisis of land-grabbing by the powerful was a key theme, with Subedi saying the courts were failing to deal equitably with the scourge.
"If you are poor, weak and dispossessed of your land, you seem to have limited chance to obtain redress," he said.
"They have come to see me, they have gone to knock on other doors, they have gone to queue up outside the residence of the prime minister, so they are knocking on every possible door for justice," he said of the fruitless pursuit of justice by the landless.
Subedi also criticized the government's ongoing efforts to muzzle its critics through the courts. He said the use of defamation lawsuits was disproportionate and had narrowed the space for public discourse.
He called on the government to set out a timetable to implement a series of recommendations to improve the observance of human rights.
Subedi is mandated by the UN Human Rights Council to report on human rights in Cambodia, and is due to submit his report to the body in September.
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Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
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 10 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.
Thank you for your attention over the relevant issues regarding the poor management of RGC. Simply,it is NOT a pick and fight buisiness,it is varification of prompt attention is needed for the purpose of serving desparate cambodians who are struggling for their live.
I believe it is best that poor management should be accepted and modification can be taken place, if the RGC truely serve cambodians regardless what party they are from.
It is a challenge but can be done.
Praise for the ongoing reform by RGC,but this can be taken further.
Peasant
if you'e poor and continue to be lazing and eat too much, etc..., you will continue to be poor, ok! think about it. make sure to work hard and save more, ok! no more lame excuses, ok!
7:48 AM
Salary with 300000-400000riels even put in your mother pussy is not enough, no need to eat.
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