Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The United States is urging Cambodia to allow diverse participation in next year’s general elections and release women who were imprisoned last month for protesting a property development.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, in talks Tuesday, discussed the importance of “appropriate participation across the political spectrum” in the 2013 elections.
But Nuland said Wednesday that it was “an issue for the Cambodians” whether opposition leader Sam Rainsy is allowed to take part in the vote. Rainsy lives in exile in France following 2010 convictions in Cambodia that he claims were politically motivated.
This year, Cambodia is the chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a regional grouping that Washington wants to engage more actively as the Obama administration steps up the U.S. diplomatic and security presence in the Asia-Pacific.
Cambodian’s prime minister, Hun Sen, has dominated the Southeast Asian nation for nearly three decades. Rights groups accuse him of squelching dissent and intimidating political opponents.
Last month, 13 women were sentenced by a Cambodian court to 2½ years in prison for protesting their eviction from the land where their homes once stood. The case was seen as emblematic of a broader problem of forcible evictions of poor Cambodians to make way for property development in its fast-growing economy.
Their houses were demolished in 2010 to make way for a Chinese company’s development of a hotel, office buildings and luxury houses in Phnom Penh’s Boueng Kak lake area. The women were found guilty of aggravated rebellion and illegal occupation after attempting to reconstruct their homes. Four have reportedly begun a hunger strike in prison.
Nuland said Clinton urged Cambodia grant the detainees due process, and said their release “would be a sign of support for freedom of expression.”
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Well it looks like the US are taking care of their own business first and the hell with the freedom of speech, democracy and law and order in Cambodia.
Very disappointed by Mrs. Hilary shaking hands with a criminal and mass murderer. The End of Khmer era by the USA is very brutal by supporting the criminal regime.
គណបក្សប្រឆាំងដែលដុះចេញមកពីអង្គការលើ
ខ្មែរក្រហមស៊ីហនុគឺជាគណបក្សបង្គ្រប់កិច្ចដើម្បី
ពង្រឹងរាជនិងរដ្ឋអំណាចបច្ចុប្បន្ន។
The opposing political party was born of the Khmer Rouge organization Sihanouk is the complement to strengthen the current regime.
គណបក្សប្រឆាំងក្លែងក្លាយនេះគឺជាឧបសគ្គចំពោះខ្មែរស្នេហាជាតិពិតប្រាកដក្នុងការរំដោះជាតិចេញពីអំណាចផ្ដាច់ការសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ។
This false opposition party is the real obstacle to the Khmer nationalist struggle against the absolute power today.
ខ្មាំងសត្រូវជាតិខ្មែរវាចែកកៅអីអំណាចបុណ្យ
សក្តិលុយ ដល់ពួកនេះដើម្បីបំបាត់សម្លេងខ្មែរស្នេហា
ជាតិពិតប្រាកដ។
The oppressor of the Khmer people have shared power, money to false opposition parties to conceal the true Khmer nationalism.
Paris V.
គណបក្សប្រឆាំងដែលដុះចេញមកពីអង្គការលើ
ខ្មែរក្រហមស៊ីហនុគឺជាគណបក្សបង្គ្រប់កិច្ចដើម្បី
ពង្រឹងរាជនិងរដ្ឋអំណាចបច្ចុប្បន្ន។
The opposing political party was born of the Khmer Rouge organization Sihanouk is the complement to strengthen the current regime.
គណបក្សប្រឆាំងក្លែងក្លាយនេះគឺជាឧបសគ្គចំពោះខ្មែរស្នេហាជាតិពិតប្រាកដក្នុងការរំដោះជាតិចេញពីអំណាចផ្ដាច់ការសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ។
This false opposition party is the real obstacle to the Khmer nationalist struggle against the absolute power today.
ខ្មាំងសត្រូវជាតិខ្មែរវាចែកកៅអីអំណាចបុណ្យ
សក្តិលុយ ដល់ពួកនេះដើម្បីបំបាត់សម្លេងខ្មែរស្នេហា
ជាតិពិតប្រាកដ។
The oppressor of the Khmer people have shared power, money to false opposition parties to conceal the true Khmer nationalism.
Paris V.
គណបក្សប្រឆាំងដែលដុះចេញមកពីអង្គការលើ
ខ្មែរក្រហមស៊ីហនុគឺជាគណបក្សបង្គ្រប់កិច្ចដើម្បី
ពង្រឹងរាជនិងរដ្ឋអំណាចបច្ចុប្បន្ន។
The opposing political party was born of the Khmer Rouge organization Sihanouk is the complement to strengthen the current regime.
គណបក្សប្រឆាំងក្លែងក្លាយនេះគឺជាឧបសគ្គចំពោះខ្មែរស្នេហាជាតិពិតប្រាកដក្នុងការរំដោះជាតិចេញពីអំណាចផ្ដាច់ការសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ។
This false opposition party is the real obstacle to the Khmer nationalist struggle against the absolute power today.
ខ្មាំងសត្រូវជាតិខ្មែរវាចែកកៅអីអំណាចបុណ្យ
សក្តិលុយ ដល់ពួកនេះដើម្បីបំបាត់សម្លេងខ្មែរស្នេហា
ជាតិពិតប្រាកដ។
The oppressor of the Khmer people have shared power, money to false opposition parties to conceal the true Khmer nationalism.
Paris V.
Eh Ah.mi Yuon kantorb aka "Paris V",
Fuck off bitch and son of bitch.
The US needs Yuon, but when Rainsy defends his country's border against Yuon, the US ignored and don't want to upset Yuon. It means the US cares only its own business.
Rainsy can join with China if the US ignores.
គោដំបៅខ្នងក្អែកហើររំលងរំសាយកន្ទុយ:
The Khmer saying (the beef was the wound on his back
when the crow flying over his tail opens.
Paris V.
អ្នកណាដែលថ្កោលទោសយួនឈ្លានពានទឺកដីខ្មែរ
ត្រូវបានចោទថាជាខ្មែរក្រហម។ល។
Which condemns the colonization Yuon in Cambodia, is accused
Khmer Rouge etc. ...
អ្នកណាដែលថ្កោលទោសអង្គការលើខ្មែរក្រហម
ស៊ីហនុត្រូវបានចោទថាយួន។ល។
Which condemns the organization Sihanouk Khmer Rouge, is accused Yuon spy etc ...
ទាំងអស់នេះគឺជាទ្រឹស្ដីខ្មាំងសម្លាប់ជាតិខ្មែរ។
All theories that are the enemy of the Khmer nation.
Paris V.
Harry Clint not only shaking hand with Hor Namhong but also shaking with yuon Hanoi.
Why the mother of the world domocracy Harry Clinton raised only one issue about 5 Boeuk Kak people who been detainded with Hor Namhong?
Because US adminstration has been playing double games with Cambodian people, one hand they say they promote democary in Cambodia, the other hand they support yuon Hanoi and Hun Sen direct or in direct to help yuon Hanoi to swallow Cambodia and exterminate Cambodian ethnic from Cambodia.
yeah right.. a simple handshake and our unique commentators here go for Hilary's jugular.
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