Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Cambodia dismisses Human Rights Watch criticisms as 'lie' [-Tith Sothea should pull his head out from his boss' derriere sometime]

Tith Sothea in rare instance when his head is not buried in his boss' derriere (Photo: DAP)
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 25 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Cambodian government on Tuesday dismissed as a "lie" a report by a U.S.-based human rights advocacy group that accused it of stepping up its repression of freedoms of expression, assembly and association last year.

Tith Sothea, spokesman of the Office of the Council of Ministers, slammed the accusations made in Human Rights Watch's annual report, calling it "inaccurate and a lie" and rejecting it as devoid of value.

He said the report ignored the Cambodian government's commitment to implement and strengthen the country's rule of law.

Human Rights Watch's report said the government in 2010 used the judiciary, new laws, and threats of arrest or legal action to restrict free speech, jail government critics, disperse workers and farmers peacefully protesting and silence opposition party members.

The report also said the government violated Cambodia's obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention by deporting to China some 20 Uighur asylum seekers at risk of torture and mistreatment there, which happened on the eve of a visit by senior Chinese officials that finalized a massive aid package to Cambodia.

It said journalists who criticize the government face biased legal action, imprisonment, and violence, while politically motivated court cases continue to target opposition members.


Pending legislation on nongovernmental organizations and trade unions is expected to further tighten restrictions on freedom of association, it said, noting that a new law already allows local officials to ban protests deemed threats to "security, safety, and public order."

The report said years of international donor funding for judicial reform in Cambodia have had little effect, and it noted that a report submitted in September by the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia strongly criticized the lack of judicial independence.

Japan, Cambodia's largest donor, "maintained its practice of not publicly confronting the government about its rights violations," while China, another major investor and donor, "continued to increase aid to Cambodia with no conditions made to improve human rights," Human Rights Watch said.

The rights group faulted the United States for continuing to aid and train Cambodia's armed forces, including units with records of serious rights violations

But according to U.S. Embassy spokesman Mark Wenig, "Every individual who is trained is thoroughly vetted both in Phnom Penh and Washington in accordance with U.S. law and Department regulations."

"The U.S. government provides training to Cambodian security forces to advance our goals of creating a more professional force and to advance U.S. objectives in areas such as counterterrorism and peacekeeping operations," he said.

The rights group also took Washington to task for U.S.-funded regional peacekeeping exercises last July, which it said took place on land transferred from a military unit involved in illegal land seizures.

Such illegal land seizures and forced evictions continue to escalate, it said, with thousands of families newly affected last year and dozens of people imprisoned or awaiting trial for protesting forced evictions and land grabbing.

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

they are note people, they are just a tools was used by politiciant. they believed everythings form their leader preaching. men when they was hypnotized they became a beast they will risk their life match to war , to kille other and to destruct everythings that go agaist their will.
Thai are not a civilized people at all, we Khmer used to be like that durring pol pot strugle for power, we believed in pol pot sodier who picked chilys and left money on that chily branch. eventhough Pol pot rocket droped everyday near airpot, but we stile jiont hundred of demonstration in Phnom Phen against Gen.Lonol. do not repeated past experience. Mike

Anonymous said...

Men normally cannot see themselves if no mirror. So that Khmer ancient slogan suggests men to know themselves first is better then to know other. I know well some SRP leaders are gambling and felt into a deepest debt and other one escaped to live in EU countries. His nickname is U.S.R. He is barking like dog about Nationalism.

Anonymous said...

11:57PM! what do you see inyoursef without mirro?

Do nt be stupid like ah Kwack! casn not see himself even with a good mirro!

Anonymous said...

បទអត្ថាធិប្បាយ សយ​ សុភាព នឹង ជុំ​ កុសល់
សុភាព=ជាបត្ថម្ភ សុំជុំរាបសួរ បងប្អូនរួមជាតិទាំងអស់ ក្នុងរយៈពេលថ្មីៗនេះពួកសៀមមួយដំបរស្វាក្បាលរឹងបានចូល
មកឈ្លានពានខុសច្បាប់ ហើយត្រូវបានចាប់ដាក់គុកទាំងអស់ ស្រុកយើងធ្វើតាមច្បាប់រដ្ធធម្មនុញ្ញរបស់យើង គឺយើង
មានច្បាប់យ៉ាងត្រឹមត្រូវ គឺវាមិនក្បាលទន់ដូចយួនទេ គេមកនៅស្រុកយើងរាប់លាននាក់ ហើយតាមខេត្តទាំងអស់សុទ្ធ
តែមានចៅហ្វាយខេត្តរបស់គេរួចស្រេច ឯទន្លេសាបវិញទៅមើលចុះ វាខាប់ទឹកទៅហើយ គឺវាស្របច្បាប់រដ្ធធម្មនុញ្ញ
ទាំងអស់ តែមិនដឹងមាត្រាប៉ុន្មានទេ។ ចំពោះនាក់ដែលទៅធ្វើការនៅថៃ រដ្ធាភិបាលយើងឃាត់យ៉ាងណាក៏មិនស្តាប់ដែរ
គឺពួកគាត់នៅតែទៅ​ ហើយពួកអាទាហានថៃវាបាញ់សម្លាប់ដូចសត្វធាតុ​ ពួកវាធ្វើបាបយកប្រាក់កាសដែលធ្វើបាននោះ
អស់ទៅវិញ តែពួកគាត់នៅតែទៅ ព្រោះបញ្ឈប់គាត់មិនបាន ធ្វើម្តេចកាលពីមុនគេថាចិនដេញខ្មែរ ហើយ ខ្មែរដេញខ្មោច តែឥឡូវយួនដេញខ្មែរហើយខ្មែរឥតមានអីដេញទេ បើយួនយកដី​នឹងការងារអស់ទៅហើយ មានតែទៅស្រុកគេអញ្ចឹង តេជោរបស់ខ្ញុំជួយមិនបានទេ កុំខឹងអី បើនិយាយពីយួនតេជោដាក់គុកហើយ
បើខ្លាំងសម្លាប់ចោលហើយថាចោភ្លាន់ទៅវាចប់។
កុសល់=អើមែនហើយ សុភាព រឿងរបស់ពួកគាត់ទេ ។ កាលពីថ្ងៃមុន​មានបក្សមេប្រឆាំងម្នាក់និយាយនៅតាកែវ​ វានិយាយត្រូវទាំងអស់តែវាខុសនឹងគោលនយោបាយរបស់តេជោ ដូច្នេះវាមិនចេះរករស់ដូចយើងទេ ទោះតែយួនយកដីក៏យកទៅ បើដើរនិយាយរបៀបនេះយួននឹងយកទៅ ដាក់គុកនៅស្រុកវាមិនខានទេ ខ្មែរសោះក៏វាយកទៅដាក់គុកនឹងសម្លាប់នៅស្រុកវាបានដែរ។ ក្នុងប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រន៍បងប្អូនមើលទៅស្រុកយើង ជាមហានគរដ៏អស្ចារ្យ ដែល​សៀមក៏បានយកដីខ្មែរហើយយួនក៏បានយកដីខ្មែរដូចគ្នា គឺដោយសារស្តេច ទាំងអស់ តែដល់រាស្ត្រធ្វើស្តេច ចប់ហើយមើលទៅ។ ចំពោះទឹកដីដែលគេយក
ទាំងនោះសុទ្ធតែមានខ្មែររស់នៅ តែខ្មែរសុរិនដូចជាមិនដែលឮសៀមធ្វើបាបទេ ឯខ្មែរកម្ពុជាក្រោមវិញឮរឿង
រាប់មួយខែក៏មិនអស់ផង តើបងប្អូនដែលឮទេ ? រហូតដល់សព្វថ្ងៃនេះក៏នៅតែមាន បើមិនជឿទេសុំសួរខ្មែរកម្ពុជាក្រោមទៅ ប្រយ័ត្នក្រពុបតែអុងណា ដូច្នេះបើមិនចេះបទបែនតាមខ្ញុំនឹងសុភាពទេ តេជោច្បាស់ជាមិនទុកទេ ហា ហា ឃើញទេ គ្រាន់តែនិយាយកាន់ជើងតេជោវាមិន​ពិបាកឯណា ថាសៀមមួយដំបរស្វាក្បាលរឹងវង្វេងប្រវត្តិសាស្រ្ត ហើយ ឱ្យតែនាក់ណានិយាយតិះតៀនតេជោ យើងថាបក្សប្រឆាំងសំ រាំងស៊ី ទាំងអស់ ចំពោះនាក់ខ្លាចតេជោក៏ខ្លាចយើងដែរ ទោះជាកូនឆ្កែតេជោក៏អស្ចារ្យមែន
មានទេសុភាព ជ័យយោ អស្ចារ្យមែន​ បានចូលទូរទស្សន៏​បាយន្ត អស្ចារ្យ ៗ កុំខឹងណាយើងធ្វើដើម្បីគ្រួសារនឹងជីវិតផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនទេ សុំអង្វរកុំប្រាប់តេជោណា ។ សុំជម្រាបលា អរគុណ

Anonymous said...

11:57 PM! how about the distorted mirro from Vietname that ah Kwack looking at?

Anonymous said...

Stupid government..I dont understand why people in Cambodia is still voting for this kinda of government. Cambodia is not like Burma,Laos, VC Vietnam or China communist base. Make your voice heard Khmer people do something!

Anonymous said...

ថ្ងៃនេះខ្មែរយើងឃើញជាក់និងគ្រាប់ភ្នែករបស់យើង យ៉ាងច្បាស់លាស់ហើយ ថា៖

អាទិត សុធា ពិតជាស៊ីឈ្នួល លក់ក្បាលអោយពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិកញ្ជះយួនមែន។
វាកំពុងតែដើរកេណ្ឌហៅខ្មែរទៅចូលរួមលិតបាតជើង ពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិកញ្ជះយួន មានដូចជា ៖
អាទិត សុធា,អាផៃ ស៊ីផាន,អាកែវ រេ មី ជាដើម ។ល។

អាទិត សុធា ពិតជាខ្ញុំកញ្ជះយួនស្មោះ!

Anonymous said...

Violent and impolite words, you know? these words are useful for who?

Anonymous said...

All Khmer Compatriots,

You don't have other choice, but to organise an Armed Uprising against these Hanoi's Puppet Hun Sen's families and cronies.
All of you are in a loose-loose situation by Legal Means.
Freedom will never fall from the Sky. You have to fight to get that.
Hun Sen and Hanoi will continue to oppress you and confiscate your lands for their vietnamese bosses and their own interessts.
And how many Vietnamese illegal immigrants in Cambodia now ??? there are 6-7 million of them and over 100,000 in armed camoulfage.
The Hanoi's Vietnamisation is step by step and almost finished to their goal.
All of you will be Hanoi's slaves on your ancestors Lands very soon.
They cannot kill all of you in all Sroks and all Provinces, otherwise the whole world will step in to help liberate you from this mess of political chaos.

If you don't dare to die you won't survive.



Note:
Ah Soy Sopheap is working for Ayang Yuon who can't see 6-7 million yuons in cambodia but a few siem at the frontier.

Anonymous said...

11:57! ah kwack should look at UN mirro not Hanoi mirro!

Rainsy morro is good to ah kwack too!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Sorry 11:57! ah nKwack can not see! He need to be knocked on the head!

Anonymous said...

TITH SOTHEA MR,Since you had joined CPP clan,You have to be flexible just like your master,{EX khmer rouge} did.cheating, lying,stealing,accusing,and killing,all KUN KHMER around the world are watching what you said,and also watch what you did.joining CPP gangs just like you buying one-way ticket to HELL.The only two ways you can survive. JAIL OR DIED LIKE A DOG.I'm not lying.

kun khmer,

Anonymous said...

they are note people, they are just a tools was used by politiciant. they believed everythings form their leader preaching. men when they was hypnotized they became a beast they will risk their life match to war , to kille other and to destruct everythings that go agaist their will.
Thai are not a civilized people at all, we Khmer used to be like that durring pol pot strugle for power, we believed in pol pot sodier who picked chilys and left money on that chily branch. eventhough Pol pot rocket droped everyday near airpot, but we stile jiont hundred of demonstration in Phnom Phen against Gen.Lonol. do not repeated past experience. Like our Samdach Hun Sen from khmer rouge and became khmer viet minh,he better than the others leaders borrow money from around the world as he can get all money from donations building the ,hospitals ,roads schools for Cambodian and just keep more that half for his kids to go to westpoint open up TV radios stations, his wife own a lot Gas stations some diamond island that nothing wrong with that money at least Samdach Hun Sen take care our people, ceded land islands thousand kilometers to Vietnam if we compare to Vietnam created the killing field killed our ppl more than two million and acting liberated us that if Vietnam ask for half of our country there wouldn’t hurting because compare to Pol Pot that is the hell you and I couldn’t imagine. Mike

Anonymous said...

@MIKE: so u think they have help u so greatly that u cant find anything to repay them besides agreeing to see Cambodia is being ceded to Yuon? Lolzzz... give u land first dude...

Anonymous said...

like in large corporation, etc, if they don't have rules and regulations, etc, how can they function? sometimes these enforcements in cambodia seemed like abuses to the lawmakers, the ones who don't like authority, etc, but it's not as bad as it sounds, really! gov't got to put the rogue guys in charge sometimes, so, to keep the house in order, you know! same concept here, really! of course, it is easier to blame, to criticize and so forth than to actually run gov't. it's hypocritical for activists to yell out human abuse or freedom all the time when they actually violated the law of society, etc... how else you suppose to control and keep things in order? this is a country of law, not chaos and lawlessness like during the stupid KR era, you know!

Anonymous said...

The culture of bowing, kiss buttock, yes SIR for some who careless about country and her less fortunate people in order to get position and fame to be Sir, Madam, EK ODOM, KONG SEY, SENA BOS DEY, SADAT...these gameplay to lure each individual to be ego and selfish have been inherited in Cambodia bad leaderships from king to peasants backgrounds....
If Cambodian leadership does not change thIS bad culture to be a servant of the people or you want people to regard you as GOD, you from SKY....
YOU KNOW TA TRASAK PHAEM A REAL FARMER, BECAME KING AND ALSO MANY OF US FROM PEASANT BACKGROUNDS..
WHEN YOU BECAME RICH AND POWERFUL WHY NOT LOOK BACK YOUR PAST AND LEARN HOW TO HELP HOW SUFFERING, HOW PAINTFUL THE POOREST PEOPLE IS..TO LIVE FOR THEIR STOMACH HUNGRY TO ENDURE THE GUN ON THEIR HEAD...ILLEGAL LANDS GRAPPED FROM MILITARY AND POLICE BRUTALITY SUPPOSED TO SERVE COUNTRY AND PEOPLE..
DOWN WITH DICTATHORSHIP

Anonymous said...

We all can blame Tith Sothea as mcuh as we want to but its his job . He has to lie to please his boss or he will lose his job . I bet my Bank Account on it , if Tith Sothea agrees with the HRW , he will get fired on spot . In this case , you have to blame the government , not the goverment spokesman .

Anonymous said...

I feel so sorry for Tith Sothea for being stupid or acting stupid. Hun Sen is just like Sadam Husen . When he is up , alot of government officials are supporting him , but when he is down , those people will be against him . That means , Hun Sen is out of power tomorrow , alot of his people will turn against him. Right now even they don't like him they still can't do anything about it because Hun Sen is a Dictator.

Anonymous said...

2:34AM! if the dog attacking you would you hit the dog or the owner for the attack moment?

Anonymous said...

2:46 AM
are you comparing Tith Sothea to a dog ?

Anonymous said...

According to what I heard. In Cambodia , if a dog is useless he will be eaten by the owner or sold to Viet people. If the dog is usefull, they will take a good care of him and give him plenty of food everyday . That is the samething for all those government spokesmen . If they don't do a good job ( that job is lying )they will get fired .

Anonymous said...

what! stop trying to inflame cambodia, thugs! maybe siem and youn thugs infiltrating a khmer website!

Anonymous said...

It is very hard to convince blind, ignorance and mafia people about human right, freedom of speeches and democracy system.
We have many faked PhD in our society such as Khmer Australia CBD.
Areak Prey

Anonymous said...

We forgive instead of attack him.Tith Sothea will be with us very soon. Now, his boss is smelling Niocolae Ceausescu and sadam Hussein smoke.

Anonymous said...

Tith Sothea already lost his passport young vietnamese girl taken from him because he didn't pay her for the pussy cat. he think his boss pay for that.

Anonymous said...

You are bull shit ah Tith Sothea, your time will be come one day.

Anonymous said...

we really have many stupid leaders. the evidence is scattered everywhere, yet they still deny.

The more they hide, the more their stupidity is being exposed.