By Matthew Russell Lee
Inner City Press
UNITED NATIONS, May 9 -- When UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited Cambodia last October, Prime Minister Hun Sen “ordered” him to remove the head of the UN human rights office in Phnom Penh, Christophe Peschoux.
Now six months later, Peschoux has been chased from the country. Human rights groups call it “worrying.” Mr. Peschoux himself has said that in Cambodia
“human rights are tolerated to the extent that they do not challenge the political, economic and financial interests of the ruling elite. That’s where the red line runs. If you cross that line, trouble starts... Of course I’m leaving because it has become impossible for me to continue to operate in this environment.”
Given this, one might have expected Ban Ki-moon to have some follow up comment, if not to have actually defended Mr. Peschoux. But when Inner City Press on May 9 asked Ban's acting deputy spokeman Farhan Haq about Peschoux's leaving Cambodia, Haq said “we do not have any comment at this stage,” nor “any reaction.”
Ban in Cambodia, Peschoux and
Ban follow through on human rights not shown
Back on April 12, Inner City Press had asked Haq about Cambodia:
Inner City Press: there is a lot of controversy about the UN-backed Court [Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia] there. Some are saying that the President told Ban Ki-moon that there should be no more prosecutions and that the Court should be wound down. And advocates are saying that the UN hasn’t spoken up in defence of the Court’s mandate. Does the Secretary-General have a view on whether this Court should go on in a non-politicized fashion, or, as many say, should be moving to dismiss future cases beyond those it has?
Acting Deputy Spokesperson Haq: The Secretary-General fully supports the work of the Extraordinary Chambers in Cambodia, and he believes that it is up, ultimately, to the senior officials of the Extraordinary Chambers to proceed with their work as they see fit.
Since then, concerns have only grown. Ban Ki-moon and human rights: que pasa? Watch this site.
19 comments:
*Hun sen Put CHAIN to him not flowers.
AH CHHKOURTH TEIK MORTH
The choice and major decision should be make by the victims, and the international communities, and noth these few judges.
The judges job is to their work.
Tell the UN head to tell mr. one eye kvak to send all yuon back to their home...they polluted our land. eeyore
hun sen kvak is a dictator not prime minister.. soon he will be jail or dead.
Is this what Hun Sen famous for???
UN has been bought by Hun Sen's government to shut-up to the world!!!!!!!!!!
We, Khmer have to scream more until Hun Sen get prosecuted by international Court.
អាបក្សប្រឆាំងវាពូកែណាស់រកតែនរណាម្នាក់
ស្គាល់ក៏គ្មានដែរ។គិតទៅអាបក្សប្រឆាំងមិនខុសអំពី
ពួកភាវកម្មនោះទេនៅត្រង់ណារលាយដល់ត្រឹមនោះ
ដួច្នេះត្រូវតែកម្ចាត់ពួកអាប្រឆាំងឲ្យអស់ពីផែនដីទៅ។
អាពួកទាំងនោះគេហៅថាអាពួកឆ្វេងនិយមគេមិនដែលយកពួកឆ្វេងទៅកាន់កាប់ប្រទេសនោះទេ។
*Pourk ah Hun sen kor trovv roleay ro loutt Nouv Pell khang mouk chear meen khann.Rounn tass ning Banh Pork ah H.S ngorrp orrs minn khann.
PEE ANH
Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten
By Ms. Rattana Keo
Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 30,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?
Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 on the Thai border and what's about over 30,000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?
Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 30,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?
The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer every day.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 30,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?
Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?
Koh Tral was a Cambodian island, and technically and legally, remained a Cambodian island until today.
Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
Let freedom rings on the mountain top..
Let freedom rings...let freedom rings in Cambodia...
Let freedom rings...let freedom rings all over Asia...
Let freedom rings
អាយ៉ងក្បត់ជាតិ ហ៊ុន សែន ជាមេឃាតករឈាមត្រជាក់ ហើយក៏ជាមេគ្រោះថ្នាក់ធំជាងគេនៅក្នុងប្រទេសខ្មែរ
បើមិននាំគ្នាកំចាត់វានិងបក្សពួកវាចោលទេ ប្រទេសខ្មែរគ្មានថ្ងៃបាន
សុខសាន្ត និងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ប្រទេសជាតិ ឱ្យចម្រើនលូតលាស់
បានឡើយ។
The new policy of Hun Sen regime today is to kill all Ex Khmer Rouge because they are the true Khmer patriot that can be harmful to Hun Sen regime as Vietnam slave.
Hun Sen regime sends all Ex Khmer rouge soldiers to frontline fighting with Thai army without enough weapons and foods. Hun Sen ordered the front line army do not fire back to Thai Army while they bomb Ex Khmer Rouge over 50 000 shells. These actions are representing very clear that Hun Sen is trying to clear or kill all Ex Khmer Rouge army by using Thai hands.
The true and real Khmer patriots are the enemy of Hun Sen regime. Vietnam is scare of Ex Khmer Rouge Soldiers as they have been defeat Vietnam army (Over 100 000 Vietnam soldiers have been killed by EX Khmer Rouge Army in Cambodia. That is lead to Vietnam withdraw out of Cambodia) before 1993.
Glad to see Ban Ki Moon finish his term!
អាកូនមីចោរគេចុយ5:30 AM
ពួកអាឃាតករអែ្អងហ្នឹងខ្លាចយុត្តិធម័ណាស់! ពិសេស
ក្បាលពួកអាអែ្អងខ្លាចប្រជាជនអូសកពួកអាឃាតករ
អែ្អងទំលាក់បង្គន់។ ពួកស្អប់ណាស់អ្នកណាដែល
មានគំនិតផ្ទុយមិនចេះបំរើយួនដូចពួកអាអែ្អង។
មាយាទពួកអាអ្ហែងដូចពាក្យចាស់ចាៈ សំដី ស ជាតិ
មាយាទ ស ត្រកូល ។ ត្រូវណាស់
សំដីពួកអែ្អងហារឡើងកំទេច សំលាប់ កំចាត់
សំដីបែបនេះ ស បញ្ជាក់ឲ្យឃើញជាតិ ឃាតករ
មាយាទ ស ត្រកូល គឺ មាយាទពួកអាឃាតករ
អែ្អង ស បញ្ជាក់ឲ្យឃើញពីវង្សត្រកូលថោកទាប
ក្បត់ជាតិ បំរើឲ្យពួកឃាតករ។
ចង់ជួបអញមកព្រៃវែង សួរអាចៀម យៀប!!!
old wife's pussy ms. rattana keo is a bitch who love to fuck her boyfriends when her dickhead younger husband at work. Her mother in law does the same thing as ms rattana keo too. They are making love to their boyfriends when their husbands at work.......threesome families...Love treesome cultures.....ms. rattana keo is a great leader who lead all khmer girls to be like her ( fuck husband and boyfriends at the same time...)
smart khmer girl or fuck smart khmer girl...hhhhhhaaa
wow! Out Off Topic...
The way that 3:50 comment, shows that he has a low education. The value of a person is based on its speech and action. Imagine, When his Mom see his comment, do you think she'll be proud of him?. It seems to me the he is a minimum wage guy. More than that he is a cheap YOUN, THAT'S WHY HE RUN ALL THE TIME AFTER MR. RATTANA KEO. When I said Youn is cheap, it is very true, because they steal people's land to live. They do anything to earn live such as prostitution in Cambodia....
5:46PM,
Yes, I have thought that if someone speaks the same way as 3:50PM to his Mom, what does he think?
I is true, that guy seems having a low education. I am so curious that what is he doing to earn life.
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