Washington, DC Wednesday, 20 October 2010
"The impression about this trip is that it is to focus on the Khmer Rouge tribunal."
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to make an official visit at the end of the month, and observers say they hope he will address human rights issues as well as the Khmer Rouge tribunal.
“The impression about this trip is that it is to focus on the Khmer Rouge tribunal,” said Ou Virak, director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights.
However, if Ban is traveling with the vice chairman of the UN's Human Rights Commission, rights abuse could be on the agenda, he said.
The UN may be pushing for more funding at the tribunal, which has struggled financially all year, while it must also push for independence at the court, he said. The court also needs a proper mechanism to fight allegations of corruption, Ou Virak said.
Koy Kuong, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Ban was expected Oct. 26 through Oct. 28, but he did not outline details for meetings.
Earlier this year, Ban made an appeal to donors to fund the UN-backed court, which has tried one former Khmer Rouge, and is preparing a case for four more.
Further indictments have proven difficult, and critics say the government has hampered the work of the court, especially with the refusal of six senior government officials ignoring summonses from the international investigating judge.
A diplomat in New York said donors are waiting to see a strategy for winding down the court before they commit to more funding.
Seng Theary, founder of the Center for Justice and Reconciliation and a participant in the trials so far, said she hoped Ban's visit would relieve the pressures of funding, as well as political interference, for the court.
7 comments:
He comes to try Khmer virgins for sale, they are all over PP
And I know for sure that including your daughters, sisters and all female relatives of yours.
The reason I know because you are the first one who get so exited and you can't hide it when it bring to big business that you have always hope for.
HS own daughter virginity is for sale. Buy her it cheap $1.00 Hun Mana. oh no mi mana's virginity is sold. Mi Ma ma what ever...Or Hunsen grand daughter's virginity for sale also....$.01 cent.
Hun Sen own grand daughter virginity is for sale.. on sale too.
CPP.............pp
And Sam's asshole for sale too, it is giant an full of shit
shut that kangaroo court for good. abuses everywhere so what the heck that monkey court for? to legalize abuses to legalize stupid low-life judges in the court. what that hybrid court for?
PLEASE,DON'T JUDGE PERSON BEFORE HE/SHE IS ACTING.THE UN GENERAL SECRETARY,BAN KI MOON,VISITS CAMBODIA AND DOES NOT COME OUT AS RESULTS YET.WE JUST READ OU VIRAK SAID,NOT COME OUT FROM BAN KI MOON.WE WILL WAIT AND SEE WHAT CAN BAN KI MOON HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS IN CAMBODIA?
We wish on H.E Ben ki moon for his greatest strength visiting our lands. It is a great Honor, I hope H.E meet with all the representatives there so it can be solved the problem peacefully.
Thank you Mr. Ban Ki-moon you had done a lot for all of us Khmer.
thank you from the bottom of our heart.....
All khmers citizen.........pp
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