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| Cambodian demonstration in New York in September 2010 (Photo: Michael Duong) |
Washington, DC Friday, 22 October 2010
“We want Cambodia's suffering heard by Ban Ki-moon.”
Cambodian groups abroad say they are preparing demonstrations this weekend, just ahead of the visit of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon next week.
Organizers say they want to call attention to encroachment on Cambodia's sovereignty, its human right violations and backslides on principles of democracy.
Demonstrations, to be held in France, Canada and the US, will also coincide with the anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreement, the UN-brokered accord that brought peace to Cambodia after decades of fighting in 1991.
“We want Cambodia's suffering heard by Ban Ki-moon,” said Thach Vien, an organizer in France.
Ban is scheduled to visit Oct. 26 through Oct. 28. Thach Vien said Cambodians from Belgium, Switzerland and Germany would join a demonstration in Paris Oct. 23 and Oct. 24.
The French demonstrators will petition the French government requesting a review of the Cambodian government's violations of the peace agreement, he said.
In Canada, organizer Chea Sokha said demonstrations were planned for Ottawa over the weekend.
“All Cambodian people see that there are serious violations, and this is critically dangerous for our nation,” he said. Canadian-Cambodians want the peace agreement reactivated, he said.
A demonstration is also planned in New York, ahead of Ban's trip, said Yap Kim Tung, a Virginia-based organizer. “They want Mr. Ban to know about Cambodia and their dissatisfaction,” he said.
Pung Kek, founder of the rights group Licadho, told VOA Khmer the peace agreement was an important document Cambodians should not forget. Eighteen countries signed onto the agreement, including the US, Russia, China, the UK and France, she said.
Government spokesman Phay Siphan said the government has worked to build peace, the rule of law and democracy.
4 comments:
No one knows our suffering, and no one cares unless we let them know. HS will sweep their bad deed under the carpet, but it will not stay there long since the dirt getting bigger and bigger every day that committed by the HS gangsters.
we want new leader, we want new cambodia, we want new leadership, we want to see hanoi leave cambodia and take all the shit with them.
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We need Khmer people oversea help us to protest against CPP govt;we,Khmer inside the country,have no choice to stand up to oppose this savage govt.Hun Sen govt makes us to be poor,sick,or miserable lives.His clans get richer and richer,in contrast we get poorer and poorer. Then many of us must force ourselve to work outside such as S.Korea,Singapore,Taiwan,and so on.We see a lot of Vietnamese illegal immigrants coming to live peacefully because the govt help to support them food,build houses and land for them. I am Keo Virak,people in Phnom Penh.
ឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងការរិះគន់រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា អង្គភាពប្រតិកម្មរហ័សទីស្ដីការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី បានឲ្យដឹងថា កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងសន្តិភាពទីក្រុងប៉ារីស កើតឡើងដោយការខំប្រឹងប្រែងរបស់នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីកម្ពុជា និងអតីតព្រះមហាក្សត្រ សម្តេច នរោត្តម សីហនុ ហើយកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងនេះ គ្រាន់តែជាការបើកផ្លូវទៅរកការស្ដារ និងរក្សាសន្តិភាពនៅកម្ពុជា ទៅរកការផ្សះផ្សាបង្រួបបង្រួមជាតិប៉ុណ្ណោះ។
អង្គភាពប្រតិកម្មរហ័សបន្ថែមថា ការបោះបង្គោលព្រំដែនជាមួយប្រទេសវៀតណាម រដ្ឋាភិបាលបានឈានទៅសម្រេចស្ទើរតែទាំងស្រុងដោយសន្តិវិធី និងសន្តិភាព ហើយបញ្ហាព្រំដែនជាមួយថៃ រដ្ឋាភិបាលបានបន្តការចរចាតាមការទូត ដើម្បីឈានទៅរកការបោះបង្គោលព្រំដែនបន្ត ដោយប្រកាន់ស្មារតីការពារបូរណភាព។
អ្នកនាំពាក្យអង្គភាពប្រតិកម្មរហ័ស លោក ទិត សុធា នៅថ្ងៃសុក្រ ទី២២ ខែតុលា បានហៅការតវ៉ារបស់បាតុករនៅឯទីក្រុងញូវយ៉កថា គ្រាន់តែជាក្រុមមួយតូច ដែលបានធ្វើសកម្មភាពឲ្យគណបក្សប្រឆាំងតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ លោកបន្តថា កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងសន្តិភាពទីក្រុងប៉ារីសមិនបាននាំមកនូវសន្តិភាពទាំងស្រុងនោះទេ។ សន្តិភាពកើតឡើងបន្ទាប់ពីនយោបាយឈ្នះៗរបស់លោក ហ៊ុន សែន។
Hey Mike,
You look good, and you are doing good, Mike! Keep it up, okay?
You know who Iam already!
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