Please help write to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to reconvene the signatories of the Paris Peace Agreements on Cambodia

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

As the SecretaryGeneral of the UN about to meet Mr. Hun Sen, here is a sample letter that you should send him, as individual or as an organization. Use it, retool it or modify whichever way you wish to send to His Excellency before he landed in Phnom Penh.

I know there are others who are also preparing statement or letters. It's even better to do it in our own version. Just do it.

We will keep this motion running until there is a concrete result take place on the ground of Cambodia.

Best Regards,

Pretty

Sample of letter sent to Mr. Ban Ki-Moon by Ros Visal of Philadelphia

Please send your letter by regular mail

October 19, 2010

His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary-General of United Nations
United Nations Headquarters
760 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017, USA

Re: Calling for the World to Reconvene on the spirit of Paris Peace Accord 1991

Dear Mr. Secretary-General,

It has been almost two decades since the signing of the Paris Peace Accord of 1991. That noble treaty was once considered to be a license for Cambodia and for all Cambodians to be free - free from foreign occupation, political repression, economic desperation and in Cambodia case, land eviction. Democracy in Cambodia has deteriorated significantly due in part to the weakness of the Cambodian system of government where a single institution, the executive branch in this case, has sole control over other two branches of the government, legislative and judiciary. Political affiliation and membership, bribery and corruptions, with a long entrenched old communist network of patronage system of reward and punishment, the executive authorities have full control of one of most important organ of the country, the judicial system.

There have been many witness accounts on land evictions where famillies have been displaced in order to make room for rubber or sugar plantations. Then there are simply people being moved for a quick turn around profit from the cities where compensation was mediocre at best in order to speed up the so-called development project around the city capital.

Freedom and liberty that were once enjoyed during UNTAC and the few years following its departure has been suppressed to the max as time goes by. Political opposition leader has been denied of his elected duties, journalists and government critics have been fallen to victims of the country's political court. Elected member of parliament such as Mrs. Mu Sochua and Mr. Sam Rainsy are prime example of such political oppression.

There is also issue of border encroachment activities by Cambodia's neighbours, Vietnam and Thailand, in clear violation of the treaty, itself. The credibility of the Paris Peace Accord has become a source of concern for many Cambodians who have been witnessing a return of their country from a once liberal and yet somewhat optimistic tolerating society to a much more repressive regime, particularly during the recent years. Unfortunately, it is still funded and in large part by genourous tax-payers money around the globe without serious demand of democratic refoms or results, simply with more or less diplomatic lips services to and fro.

The latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur, Mr. Surya Subedi, has not been the first to indicate serious concerns on human rights violation, political intimidation and persecution. There have been many well documented reports from local and international NGOs, Human Rigth Watch and Global Witness to name a few, on the extend of corruptions, forced evictions and misery of those whose lives have been shattered as a result of a cooked-up business dealing between high government officials and greedy business tycoons.

As concerned Cambodian around the world, we have come together, individually and collectively request the assistance of His Excellency to please convey a strong and clear message to the government of Cambodia, to Prime Minister Hun Sen, that Cambodia must respect its international obligations given that the world body also has an obligations to see Cambodia remains democratic, a nation and a government that respect its own people's rights to life, living, freedom and liberty guarenteed under the UN Charter of Rights and signed under the Paris Peace Accord of 1991.

Last but not least, we are seeking His Excellency's support as well as other free world countries in calling for the reconvening of all signatories countries to bring Cambodia back to democracy - a genuine democratic nations whereby the three main institutions are truly independent of one another. It is also to help ensure that Cambodia's territorial integrity remains respected as signed and agreed upon in the Paris Peace Accord 1991.

Thank you so much for your precious time and for allowing each of us to bring to your attention our deep desire to see Cambodia as a genuine democratic nation, respect and uphold its values of human rights and dignity.

Respectfully Yours,

(Signed)


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