By Guy Delauney
BBC News, Phnom Penh
Hun Sen's government has been criticised for prosecuting critics The UN Human Rights Special Envoy for Cambodia is making his third visit to the country.
Surya Subedi plans to look at the country's judicial system, which has long faced allegations of corruption and political interference.
A pressure group says that defendants are often denied their basic rights.
Last year, Professor Subedi said that bringing criminal charges against critics of the government was "disproportionate and unjustifiable".
The visit comes a week after the Supreme Court found a prominent opposition figure guilty of defaming Prime Minister Hun Sen.
A succession of land disputes have meanwhile sparked protests by poor villagers, who argue that judges tend to favour well-connected individuals.
'Basic rights'
The Centre for Justice and Reconciliation, a local organisation funded by the UN, has also sought to drawn attention to the plight of defendants.
It says that basic judicial rights, including the right to be tried in person, are frequently not met.
Of trials held in absentia, it says, nine out of ten trials in absentia last for less than 30 minutes, and many call no witnesses.
It is potentially tricky territory for Professor Subedi, who - unlike his predecessors - has maintained a good relationship with government officials.
But he seems to be able to deliver criticism in a way that does not put noses out of joint.
Surya Subedi plans to look at the country's judicial system, which has long faced allegations of corruption and political interference.
A pressure group says that defendants are often denied their basic rights.
Last year, Professor Subedi said that bringing criminal charges against critics of the government was "disproportionate and unjustifiable".
The visit comes a week after the Supreme Court found a prominent opposition figure guilty of defaming Prime Minister Hun Sen.
A succession of land disputes have meanwhile sparked protests by poor villagers, who argue that judges tend to favour well-connected individuals.
'Basic rights'
The Centre for Justice and Reconciliation, a local organisation funded by the UN, has also sought to drawn attention to the plight of defendants.
It says that basic judicial rights, including the right to be tried in person, are frequently not met.
Of trials held in absentia, it says, nine out of ten trials in absentia last for less than 30 minutes, and many call no witnesses.
It is potentially tricky territory for Professor Subedi, who - unlike his predecessors - has maintained a good relationship with government officials.
But he seems to be able to deliver criticism in a way that does not put noses out of joint.
8 comments:
During the Khmer Rouge era, the Thai did not have the audacity to raise border dispute with the late Pol Pot. Also, Pol Pot will never allow his soldiers play sports with his foes.
Now, Mr. Hun Sen will use border dispute (with Thailand) as his "pretext" whenever he has internal conflict, or dividing the Cambodian public's attention from the Cambodia-Viet border demarcation.
War is peace
I am supporting War is peace ideal,Mr Som Ransy must call the super power friends to stay behind the war with Hun Sen in-order to get peace in Cambodia.
When you talk about Justice no one will listen to you in the Republic of banana. If you want to be listened you sould talk about HOW MUCH, HOW PERCENTAGE..
Useless UN envoy, useless Professor powerless to the cause. Hun Sen wouldn't budge the only time he appears to concern is when there is donors meeting now that it is over Hun Sen wouldn't give a f..k. The UN role in Cambodia is so ineffective. The soft policy simply wouldn't work it has been a blessing for this Government in fact it has help to stregthen the iron grip of the CPP on Cambodian.
Cambodia is now doomed into history thanks to the UN ad donor countries.
In Cambodia if you have money you have justice...bunch of kids belonged to some officials Gov't rape the girl in the village, they paid the money and those kids go free..? that's why i said, if you have money you have justice...?
Hey! UN at least more awaken than the King!
Is Un is awaken or sleep walking????????????????
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.
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