CAMBODIA FACES RISK OF MORE VIOLENT POPULAR PROTESTS IF FAIR ELECTIONS AREN'T EMBRACED
Cambodia's presidency of the Association of Southeast Asian nations in 2012 can't mask the fact that the country remains a serial violator of human rights which has little current prospect of carrying out meaningful local and national elections this year and next.
Presiding over an organization which accepts the Myanmar dictatorship as a member can do nothing to strengthen the legitimacy of Cambodia's Hun Sen government.
Even Myanmar, in the face of concerted international pressure, has taken some steps towards liberalization with the freeing of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. This shows that even the most recalcitrant regimes are responsive to the international community.
Cambodia, which has not come under the same kind of scrutiny from abroad as Myanmar, hasn't taken any such steps. The prospect of democracy remains distant.
The Hun Sen government in Cambodia clearly wants to be accepted by the world, and is also applying for non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council. The country must not be accepted by the international community until it meets minimal standards of democracy starting with acceptable elections. The electoral steps which Cambodia needs to take were detailed by European Union observers in 2008.*
Sam Rainsy, the leader of Cambodia's largest opposition party, remains in exile in Paris and faces prison on political charges if he returns home. In December he welcomed a call by United Nations human rights envoy Surya Subedi for reconciliation between his party and the ruling CPP in the interests of democracy. Subedi is expected to make specific recommendations on how to improve the country’s electoral system.
Refusal by the Hun Sen government to accept these recommendations would render the June 2012 municipal elections and the July 2013 national elections meaningless.
If there are no proper elections then the chances of violent rebellion as a result of government land theft and forced evictions will increase, threatening destabilization in the region.
Cambodian elections will remain a farce until the election system is thoroughly reformed and Sam Rainsy, the only serious challenger to Prime Minister Hun Sen, is allowed to return safely. Democracy is the only way to guarantee peaceful stability in Cambodia and southeast Asia.
SRP Members of Parliament
*See http://www.eueomcambodia.org/ for the European Union's recommendations.
8 comments:
hun sen =mr antidémocratique = mr K5= mr voleur des terres de son peuple pour les intérets youn. mr hun sen n'est qu'un mafia youn.hun sen , chéar sim , héng samrin sont tous sont des traitres.
There will no massive protest due to Cambodian people are now very chicken shit.
SRP is dreaming on. The leader has no balls but running away...very good role moodel,
If President Obama and State Secretary Clinton visits Cambodia during the ASEAN Wummit, 2012 will be a great year for the oppositions. Protest/demonstration should be safe and a top priority. I appeal to all SRP supporters to join force with Human Right Party for maximum impacts in our fight for real democracy in Cambodia.
SRP is dead in the water! Mr. Sam Rainsy can not even help himself. How could he lead Cambodia? And he is a bad role model. He relies on his French passport and leave others to die... running away in time of crisis, will always be a running away fugitive. And because of his criminal conviction, he will not be allowed to run for parliament anyway.
If we vote for SRP, we voted for Mr. Sam Rainsy, an individual, his private club. This means he own the party, will be more hardline dictator. His cronies is waiting in America, Australia, Europe etc to do corruption big time! That is y SRP's policy is not transparent despite the many critics on cronyism of his party. They are good in labeling name and good swearers. Lol....
We should support a party which unite and share a common goal for all Khmer people. "Human rights" or "Khmer Nation" seem to be the right name for Khmer people now. I think the only Khmer people can achieve democracy is through Human Right Party. We have adopted American system. Limiting the term of Prime minister to just two terms so other can have opportunity to be prime minister. Prime ministership should not be passed on like an inheritance. So join forces compatriots, save Cambodia from dictator and dictator-to-be!
KI editor LOLs!
សូមខ្មែរឈប់ចាញ់បោកការឃោសនារបស់គណៈប្រឆាំងតទៅទៀតទៅ ព្រោះពួកទាំងអស់នេះសុទ្ធតែជាកូនអុកឬជាតួល្ខោនរបស់យួនតេប៉ុណ្ណោះ, ការបោះឆ្នោតគឺគ្រាន់តែល្បែងលែងបង្រ្គប់កិច្ចអោយអាយ៉ងយួននៅភ្នំពេញកាន់អំណាចបន្តប្រាំឆ្នាំម្តងៗហើយទុកអោយួនហូរចូលមកក្នុងប្រទេសយើងកាន់តែច្រើនឡើងតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ ការបោះឆ្នោតបច្ចុប្បន្នគឺជាអន្ទាក់របស់យួនដែលពួកវាដាក់សម្លាប់ពូជខ្មែរនិងត្រួតត្រាខ្មែរ, ល្បិចមួយនេះមានឈ្មោះថា៖ (យកលទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យសម្លាប់លទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យេ)។
I am not pro-CPP but Sam Ransy is weak and don't have true leadership quality; he should resign and bestow the position to Ms. Mu Sohua. And please change the party name for cry out loud.
Yes, Ms Men Sam An will soon replace Hun Sen as Prime Minister with the blessing of Hanoi.
From a CPP Politburo member
SAM RAINSI BECOMES MORE AND MORE BRUTAL MINDED . LIKE FATHER
LIKE SON . CHICKEN SHIT !!!
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