Cambodia: UN expert calls for fair, peaceful vote, ahead of National Assembly elections
UN News Centre | 26 July 2013
Surya P. Subedi, Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Cambodia. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré
26 July 2013 – As Cambodians prepare to go to the polls this
Sunday, a United Nations independent expert has reiterated his call for
free, fair and peaceful election that is underpinned by respect for
human rights before, during and after polling day.
“Free political environment and the ability of the people to exercise
their rights and freedoms, such as the right to vote, freedom of
expression and assembly and the right to stand for election are the key
to free and fair elections,” said Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi.
Approximately 9.7 million Cambodians are reportedly eligible to cast
their votes to elect representatives for the country's 123-seat National
Assembly.
“I call upon the Government to ensure full respect for its international
human rights obligations as the country goes to the polls,” the UN
expert said today, urging the people of Cambodia to refrain from
violence and have due regard for the rights of other fellow citizens
when exercising their own.
“Every eligible voter must be given an equal opportunity to exercise
his/her right to vote without intimidation, fear or pressure,” Mr.
Subedi said.
As such, allegations of intimidation must be promptly investigated by
the National Election Committee (NEC), and if appropriate, remedied.
He added that the right to vote is enshrined in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, and is intricately linked to the right to participate
in the political, economic and social life of one’s country.
The UN expert also noted that the election could mark a “milestone” in
Cambodia’s growth towards an inclusive, just, equitable and free
society, and what is at stake is not just the credibility of the
election but the future governors of the Kingdom.
Special rapporteurs are appointed by the UN Human Rights Council to
examine and report back on a country situation or a specific human
rights theme. The positions are honorary and the experts are not UN
staff, nor are they paid for their work.
6 comments:
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Long Live Viet Nam and Long Live Hun Sen and CPP...
We will killed all of you useless human.. we prepared 3 billion dollars after the election if you not joint the government... We prepared snipers forces to kills all of you and we prepared secret forces if you protest after election ... at the end we will kills all of you..
You will not get free and fair election ... because we deleted more then 1millions voters and we have more then 1 millions ghost voters and other.. so lost just with this ... CPP already won 25% just from this .. This election we will win 90 seats or more ...
Long live Viet Nam and CPP and Hun Sen...
U will never see Khmer Prime Minister only Viet Nam approved one or Vietnamese bloods ... You are all useless khmer and should never live .. soon your country will be our NEW PROVINCE ....
Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten
By “any patriot Khmers”
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 everyday.
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?
ឪក្អែកកូនតៅវ៉ៅ(កូនតៅវ៉ៅ=ទំពាំងពូជហូជិមិញ)។
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TRY TO TELL THAT TO DEVIL MIND VIET THIEVE AND HUN THUG PROFESSOR SURYA SUBADY. THEY JUST GOT DEVIL MINDS HOW CAN THEY UNDERSTAND?
I'm writing this @ 5:30 pm Cambodian time, the result is available: 7 wins ( 7 si dartch) VICTORY IS OURS KHMERS !!! CNRP WINS THIS ELECTION.
Because Khmer love Khmer, the intelligence of our leader and technology.
The happiest moment for all Khmer!!!
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