AFP
WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday urged Cambodia to ensure a free civil society, voicing deep concern at what it viewed as efforts to constrict the activities of non-governmental organizations.
The State Department called on Prime Minister Hun Sen's government to hold talks with non-governmental groups and other stakeholders on a new law and to "reconsider whether such a measure is even necessary."
"The United States has serious concerns about the law as drafted and strongly opposes the enactment of any law that would constrain the legitimate activities of NGOs," a State Department statement said.
"The United States believes that a strong and free civil society is vital to strengthening democratic institutions, enhancing economic and humanitarian well-being and promoting a sustainable economy," it said.
Non-governmental organizations have played an active role in rebuilding Cambodia since it emerged from the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime and civil war. Hun Sen has repeatedly clashed with groups over their power of the purse and occasional criticism of government policies.
Rights groups in December voiced alarm as Cambodia started introducing laws that would make it a crime to criticize judges or to hurt the feelings of public officials.
Government spokesman Phay Siphan at the time called the law "good news for Cambodia," saying it "protects human rights and keeps social order."
Also in December, the World Food Program apologized after coming under fire from Hun Sen for wrongly stating that Cambodia was vulnerable to food shortages.
4 comments:
please post my word that recently ,some of puppet of traitors try to break our image .if you traitor just walk away from this room KI to you or traitor in party .
KI team could you please Post my article below in your bloge.
The united state, European union, King, Funcipece, CPP, and 92 precent of cambodia people are not with Mr. Sam rainsy, except Thai thuge that give rainsy hope but Thai thug only used SRP for their benifite, and SRP organization are totaly mess, mess, and messy, now as we clearly see How low, low, low and inexperienced Mr.Sam is? wasn't it right?. Based on negative preach and master in criticising skile stratergy Sam very wishly to divide, divid, and divide our Khmer, and his bige liar skile in sucking our money to support his family morgages in franch, what else Mr. supprior Rainsy can do, ....see any..... any.....no, none nothings, wasn't it right?. Same is Chines, alway smarte in Business.
Can any body could tell me what his father sam Sarry had don any goods things at all,.
Now we clearly see Same family are enslave us most of the time for gaining personal power and wealthy rich. All KI Editor are highly interlected and much more capable smarter than Rainsy, Now I can see KI and other SRP supporter could run SRP by their own, and we all clearly, clearly, and clearly see Mr. Same braind capacity are absolutely imposible to leade us to fictory, for now and for 15 years ahead, No ways that this man Same no longer in our dream, hope any more. He Same aroused our anger against Veit, agianst Cpp, Against all Khmer, do you stile thing if Mr.Sam are ellected to be leader, you think he going to eliminate Veit,? He can eliminat all CPP, does he strong anought to dealt with thia thug?.NOOOOOOO Nooooo and Nooo uslese Sam not at all. we absolutely, see futur with rainsy is about Rainsy his own greedy hunger and cheat all of us. Khmer help khmer not chines Rainsy. As I see You KI must positively chang to fairly ways in your professionalism to totaly focus on re build supperior cultur among Khmer any things that lead to preach stronger Khmer.lokke at his pictur on the left his gay Best Regards Mike
This poster 7:56Am is a breed from animals. He has no balance in his brain so he espressed his ideas out from his head.
I must tell you that 99% Cambodian are supporting Mr Sam Rainsy and his party only. Only half animal and half human specy are supporting leaders like animals such as hun sen, Chea sim and Heng Sam Rin. These animals were robbers at the borders of vietnam before 1970. They couldn't make a living through legal means at all. They stole people cattles and animals and sold to vietnam for their living.
If you are not sure, you ask all elderlies people around Cambodia.
8:៉13 am I agree with you 100%, I couldn't say it better my self, your comment is brilliant, unlike the other one is worse than animals,his brain has been screwed up.
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