Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Ongoing Brutal Evictions Are Among "Policies and Practices of The Past" Prohibited by The 1991 Paris Agreements on Cambodia

Suong Sophorn, a housing activist, can be seen held by his hair by
Hun Xen's violent cops. He was later beaten up some more (Licadho Video)
A bloodied Suong Sophorn is taken away by the cops (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)
Sam Rainsy's October 27, 2010 Letter to The Cambodia Daily

ONGOING BRUTAL EVICTIONS ARE AMONG "POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF THE PAST" PROHIBITED BY THE 1991 PARIS AGREEMENTS ON CAMBODIA

In your article titled “Lake Residents Ask Visiting UN Head to Stop Evictions” (October 26, page 29) you recalled, “Some 4,000 families were slated for eviction when [Phnom Penh] City Hall granted a 99-year lease for Boeng Kak lake and the surrounding villages to private developer Shukaku Inc in 2007.”

The plight of the Boeng Kak lake residents who are asking for help from UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon, is only the latest tragedy in a long series of forced evictions both in Phnom Penh (Koh Pich, Sambok Chap, Dey Krahorm, Group 78, etc) and in the provinces where tens of thousands of poor and powerless farmers are victims of land confiscation and forced to leave their farms and homes.

Many strong and rightful arguments have been developed by land and housing rights groups who have come to the defense of the growing number of victims of forced evictions.

To my opinion, those citizens who have been, or are in the process of being, forcibly expelled from their homes, are entitled to ask for the intervention of Mr. Ba Ki-moon for another reason related to the Paris Agreements on Cambodia signed in 1991 with the participation of the United Nations.

In Part III dealing with “Human Rights,” Article 15 of the Agreement on a Comprehensive Political Settlement of the Cambodia Conflict stipulates, “Cambodia undertakes to take effective measures to ensure that the policies and practices of the past shall never be allowed to return,” while “The other Signatories to this Agreement undertake to promote and encourage respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cambodia […], in order, in particular, to prevent the recurrence of human rights abuses.”

The above-mentioned “policies and practices of the past” and past “human right abuses” are a diplomatic reference to crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge without naming any regime. Among those crimes, there were brutal expulsions of people from their homes with the victims being forced to move into hostile areas with no facilities whatsoever.

In 2010, after countless brutal evictions by the current government, there are many places on the outskirts of Phnom Penh which are reminiscent of some of the “policies and practices of the past.” One example is Andong village where some of the victims of recent land grabs have been inhumanly relocated, actually dumped.

The ongoing forced evictions in Cambodia, being similar to some of the Khmer Rouge practices, should not be tolerated by any signatories to the Paris Agreements who have committed themselves to defending human rights in Cambodia.

Sam Rainsy
Member of Parliament

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

លោកប្រឆាំងអើយរូបទាំងនេះមិនអាចធ្វើឲ្យប្រទេស
កម្ពុជាធ្លាក់ដុនដាបនោះទេ។សូមកុំយកបរទេសមក
គៀបសង្កត់ខ្មែរឲ្យសោះប្រជាពលរដ្ថខ្មេរលោកបានស្លាប់រាប់លាននាក់ថាតើមានអឺរ៉ុបមកជយយពល
រដ្ថខ្មែរទេចំលើយពិតជាឥតមានទាល់តែសោះ។
ប្រតេសណាក៏ដោយឲ្យតែគេឃើញថាប្រទេសដែល
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ដោយរាជរដ្ថាភិបាលខំខ្នះខ្នែងដើម្បីឲ្យប្រទេស
មានការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ជារាងរាល់ថ្ងៃពុំមានពេល
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ប្រយ័ត្នតែសភាអឺរ៉ុបគេសង្គេតឃើញបក្យប្រឆាំង
ដើរផ្លូវខុសនោះគឺជាប់កខ្លួនឯងហើយ។

Anonymous said...

Appeal to all Khmer at home and abroad around the world.

Suong Sophorn's blood is Khmer blood ,every drop of Suong Sophorn blood is Khmer blood this Khmer blood has been shared the painful feeling with Khmer around the world.

Please join me to condemn these cowered act from Yuon solders in Hun Sun police uniform against Mr.Suong Sophorn.

If you are real Khmer solders or real Khmer polices go and fight at the border to protect our sovereignty against Yuon and Thai.

But all you can do is brutality beaten Mr. Suong Sophorn with empty hands, beaten innocent Khmer people.

You also good at hiding your heads under srey yuon 's pants.

If it was done to your family? How do you feel? Yuon slaves?

I wish Mr. Suong Sophorn to recovery pretty.

Khmer sympathy around the world are on your side.

You are real Khmer hero.

Down Youn Slave.

Anonymous said...

My Khmer Compatriots,

The Arm uprising is the best solution for getting rid of Hanoi's puppet Regime of Hun Sen and its cronies as our ancestors had been done in 1835-1840 during the reign of Ang Mey, Té-Ong, and Vinh-té canal. (Kraok kap Yuon ខ្មែរខាងលើ, ខ្មែរខាងក្រោម, ខ្មែរខាងកណ្ដាល ក្រោកឡើងទាំងអស់កាប់យួនយកដីជីដូនជីតាយើងមកត្រឡប់មកវិញ )

But why we, as their descendants, won't do it again???

Hanoi will eliminate all Khmers by all means, demographic with over 5 millions Viet illegal immigrants, Lands concession from Khmers owners of the country, Yuons depleted all khmer resources, fish stocks, all mineral ores, gas, forests, petroleum, and Gold etc...
I called to Khmer compatriots to rise up with Axes, Swords, Sticks, Knives, Spears, Arrows, and possible grenades, B40-B41 hand Guns, shot guns to riot and kill THEM for your Freedom and liberate your country from the vietnamese yoke.

Anonymous said...

My Khmer Compatriots,

The Arm uprising is the best solution for getting rid of Hanoi's puppet Regime of Hun Sen and its cronies as our ancestors had been done in 1835-1840 during the reign of Ang Mey, Té-Ong, and Vinh-té canal. (Kraok kap Yuon ខ្មែរខាងលើ, ខ្មែរខាងក្រោម, ខ្មែរខាងកណ្ដាល ក្រោកឡើងទាំងអស់កាប់យួនយកដីជីដូនជីតា
យើងមកត្រឡប់មកវិញ )

But why we, as their descendants, won't do it again???

Hanoi will eliminate all Khmers by all means, demographic with over 5 millions Viet illegal immigrants, Lands concession from Khmers owners of the country, Yuons depleted all khmer resources, fish stocks, all mineral ores, gas, forests, petroleum, and Gold etc...
I called to Khmer compatriots to rise up with Axes, Swords, Sticks, Knives, Spears, Arrows, and possible grenades, B40-B41 hand Guns, shot guns to riot and kill THEM for your Freedom and liberate your country from the vietnamese yoke.

Anonymous said...

yes, i agreed let us have one last battle for real democracy....

LIVE FREE or DIE

Anonymous said...

I am agreeing with all blogger above;we,Khmer innocent,must stand up,get revolved and killed all Vietnamese illegal immigrants.Be brave Khmer people.Vietnamese soldiers are wearing Khmer soldiers uniforms.

Anonymous said...

7:44AM, Correct I agree with you.

Election in democratic country is very vital but election in Cambodia under Hun Sen is all about Ho Chi Minh Indochina Federation to kill Khmer.

Look at Champa country now. Where it is ?
Look at Kampuchea Krom now.

Look at million of Viet Congs fighters in Hun Sen Police , MP, solders uniforms everywhere in Cambodia.

Look at 5 million illegal yuon living in Cambodia ready to vote for Ah Hun Sen again and again as they did in the past election in Cambodia.

Wake up all Khmer, Khmer leu, Khmer Krom, Khmer Kandal before we became minority on our homeland.

Khmer love Khme.
Long live the Khmer people!
Long live Cambodia!

Down yuon Indochina Federation.

Anonymous said...

Dear. Mr Sam Rainsy,

Welcome back to Cambodia.

With U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton intervention of course you will come back to Cambodia, No doubt about it .
But you have to change your strategies weather to boycott the 2013 election or sit down and talk with other nationalist to find better strategies.
If you joint the upcoming election in 2013 again you lose again .
Look at, not less then a million of Viet Congs solders in Khmer civilian uniforms, in Hun Sen solders, polices and MP uniforms.
Look at 5 million of illegal yuon living in Cambodia ready to vote for Ah Hun Sen again and again as they in the past elections.
Most Khmer never vote for Hun Sen .Look back at 1993 election , Ranariddh won,but Ranariddh betrayed Khmer people who voted for him,
Ranariddh betrayed he own fighters from the Thai border.
Look at Sihanouk intervened after 1993 national election: 2 Prime Minisnters:
1. Second Prime Ministers Hun Sen is a tool of Ho Chi Minh Indochina Federation.
2. First Prime Minister Ranariddh ( won 1993 election ) all he think and does are:
1.Money.
2.Womnen.
Now we need Sihanouk to intervene for Khmer interest to act and protect Khmer interest. Where is he now?
Poor , powerless people need need Sihanouk : Where is he now?
So when we do not need Sihanouk to intervene , He did.
When we need Sihanouk to intervene , He nerver do.
It is good to have you back but if it is not good if
joint the 2013 upcoming election just to lose again.

I am on your side, even I am not Sam Rainsy Party member.

Most Khmer welcome you back : Mr. Sam Rainsy

Anonymous said...

Suong Sophorn's blood is Khmer blood ,every drop of Suong Sophorn blood is Khmer blood this Khmer blood has been shared the painful feeling with Khmer around the world.

Khmer sympathy around the world are with you Mr. Suong Sophorn.
We all wish you to recover very soon.

Khmer love Khmer.
Khmer always remember what you stood up for:

Anonymous said...

Down soon, you evil hanoi communist.

May Hanoi get it own medicine soon from china.

All government supposed to serves the people, and protect the people and it country. NOT kill, steal from it people to give to HANOI.

This, show that the CPP is a big crook, and a big coward.

Short live to the CPP and HANOI.

Anonymous said...

9:13AM, Correct I agree with you.

Ah Hun Sen stop killing innocent Khmer people.

Anonymous said...

good work hun sen-cpp///

kill all of these useless khmer.. you are with us we protect you...

good work..

Anonymous said...

How to eliminate Hun Sen from Cambodia? does any one know how?

Anonymous said...

You are dreaming we are viet nam with 90 million peoples are backing him..

Anonymous said...

សម​រង្សី​ជាវិរះបុរស់របស់ខ្មែរពិត​ប្រាកដ!!​មិនអាចនណាមកបំភាន់បានទេ!!​អ្នកកាពារព្រំដែនុំ​ដីស្រែចំការប្រជាជននិងការរំលោភសិទ្ធទាំងឡាយ!!
សម​រង្សី​ជាបុគ្កលគំរូស្នេហាជាតិពិត​ប្រាកដបើពួកអាយ៉ងយួនមិនខ្វាយខ្វល់​ចូរពួកឯងកុំលួចកាប់សម្លាប់ខ្មែរដែលស្នេហាជាតិ!!
សាដាម​ហ៊ូសេន​ខ្លាំងអស្ចារ្យុ​អាដុលហីត្លែ​ប៉ុល​ពត​មនុស្សទាំងនេះខ្លាំងលើស​ហ៊ុន​សែនទៀតប៉ុន្តែត្រូវបានគេចាប់កាត់ទោស​ដូចគ្នា​តួយ៉ាង​ឌុច​មេគុគទួលស្លែង​។
សូមបងប្អូនខ្មែរទាំងអស់កុំអស់​សង្ឃឹមយើងតស៊ូដើម្បីជាតិខ្មែរទាំងមូល​សំរាប់ប្រជាជនខ្មែរទាំងមូល!!!​សម​រង្សី​គឹជាពន្លឺនៃក្តីសង្ឃឹមសម្រាប់ខ្មែរ!!​
គ្មានជនទមិឡណាមកបំបែកគំនិតស្នេហាជាតិខែ្មបានឡើយ!!
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Anonymous said...

Suong Sophorn ជាសកម្មជននៃគណបក្ស
សម រង្សី ដែលបានរៀបចំគ្រោងទុកនូវទង្វើនេះ
ជាឆាកល្ខោន ដើម្បីយកចំណេញខាងនយោបាយ
ដូចកាលប្រធានរបស់គេ សម រង្សីបានធ្វើដក
បង្គោលព្រំដែនពីប៉ុន្មានខែមុននេះ។
តាមពិតគួរតែអាជ្ញាធរដាក់ពាក្យប្តឹងទៅវិញទេដល់
Suong Sophorn ក្នុងករណីបង្ករភាព
អនាធិបតេយ្យ និង ជេរប្រមាថបុគ្កលិករក្សាសន្តិ
សុខដោយចេតនា និង រៀបចំទុកជាមុន។
ហើយគឺអ្នកដឹកនាំគណបក្ស សម រង្សីជាអ្នកទទួល
ខុសត្រូវទាំងស្រុងដោយនៅពីខាងក្រោយក្រុម
Suong Sophorn។ តើគេបានសង្កេតឃើញទេ
ក្នុងវិដេអូ អាជ្ញាធរខំអត់ធ្មត់នៅពេលដែលក្រុម
Suong Sophorn ទាំងស្រីទាំងប្រុសស្រែកជេរ
រួចហើយបែរសើចញញឹមដាក់កាមេរ៉ាទៀត។

Anonymous said...

That is good

Anonymous said...

សូមខ្មែរទាំងអស់ភ្ញាក់រលឹកឡើង ឈប់រស់ក្រោមការបោកប្រាស់ ញុះញង់របស់
គណបក្សសម រង្ស៊ី តទៅទៀតទៅ ពួកគេ បានបោកប្រាស់អ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាជាង
១0ឆ្នាំមកហើយ។
ឥឡូវនេះ សមរង្ស៊ីកំពុងតែដើរបោកខ្មែរ និងពួកខ្មែរក្រោមដែល
ល្ងង់ខ្លៅមិនមានការចេះដឹងថា ទឹកដីដែលបាត់បង់ជាមួយ
ប្រទេសយួន គាត់នឹងទៅយកមកឲ្យខ្មែរក្រោមវិញ។

សូមអ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាពិចារណាទៅមើល សូម្បីតែសម រង្ស៊ី ខ្លួនឯងក៏ត្រូវដេញចេញពីដំណែងដែរហើយជាប់គុក ១២ឆ្នាំទៀត ធ្វើដូចម្ដេច សម រង្ស៊ី
អាចទៅយកទឹកដីដែលបាត់បង់ជាមួយប្រទេសយួន មកឲ្យខ្មែរក្រោមវិញបានទៅ?។
ហ្នឹង មិនសំដីបោកប្រាស់ថោកទាប របស់ សម រង្ស៊ី ទេឬ?
ពី
និស្សិតច្បាប់នៅសកលវិទ្យាល័យ
ភូមិន្ទនីតិសាស្ត្រនិងវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រសេដ្ឋកិច្ច
ភ្នំពេញ

Anonymous said...

what happened to the young man who was beaten by polices? how his health? is he back home with his family?. i am very concern of his condition.