Congratulations to Ven. Loun Sovath, the recipient of the 2012 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders

Ven. Loun Sovath will visit Geneva, Switzerland, between 19 and 20 September 2012 where he will receive the 2012 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. He will also meet with International NGOs during his visit.

For additional information, please contact Ven. Loun Sovath on Skype at sovathloun
He can be reached on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/sovath.loun

Demonstration at the UN Headquarters in Geneva on 25 September 2012

សូមជូនជាពត៌មាន(ភ្ជាប់មកជាមួយសារនេះ) ដែលទាក់ទង នឹងសេចក្តី អំពាវនាវ ចូលរួម បាតុកម្ម នៅឯ ទីលានប្រជាជាតិ, សឺណែវ, ២៥ កញ្ញា ២០១២ ខាងមុខនេះ ។

ការិយាល័យទំនាក់ទំនង គសរ-អឺរ៉ុប
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Pour votre information - en pièce jointe - concernant l'appel à manifester à la Place des Nations, Genève, le 25 septembre 2012.

BR des PSR-Europe
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For your information -in the attached file- concerning the appel to make a rally at la Place des Nations, Geneva, 25 September 2012.

RO of SRP-Europe

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Cambodian communities to protest at the UN headquarters in Geneva on 25 September 2012

ជំរាបសួរ,


យើងខ្ញុំជាគណកម្មការរៀបចំ សុំគោរពអញ្ជើញបងប្អូននិងមិត្តភក្តិទាំងអស់មេត្តា

ចូលរួមបាតុកម្មមួយដែលនឹងធ្វើឡើងដើម្បីសុំឲ្យអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ

ជាពិសេសប្រទេសហត្ថលេខីសន្ធិសញ្ញាសន្តិភាពទីក្រុងប៉ារីស ទទួលអនុវត្តនូវសំណូមពរ

ដែលទាក់ទងនឹងសិទ្ធិមនុស្សនិងការបោះឆ្នោតនៅប្រទេសយើង

របស់លោកបណ្ឌិត សុរិយា ប្រាសាទ សុប៊ឺឌី អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសរបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ ។


សំរាប់ពត៌មានលំអិតបន្ថែម សុំទំនាក់ទំនងតាមទូរស័ព្ទនៅក្នុងលិខិតប្រកាស

ដែលផ្ញើរជូនភ្ជាប់ជាមួយសារនេះ ។


បើខ្មែរយើងក្រោកឈរទាមទារទាំងអស់គ្នា ទើបអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ

ព្រមទាំងប្រទេសទាំងនោះ ព្រមដោះស្រាយរៀបចំឲ្យយើងបានសាន្តត្រាណ !!!

ការិយាល័យទំនាក់ទំនង គសរ-អឺរ៉ុប
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Chers amis,


Le 25 septembre 2012, le Rapporteur Spécial de l'ONU, Dr. Surya Prasad Subedi présentera

au Conseil des Droits de l'Homme à Genève ses travaux concernant les droits d'humain

et les élections au Cambodge. Il a recommandé 17 points importants au Conseil.


Vous pouvez les apprécier par ce lien :

http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session21/A.HRC.21.63_fr.pdf


Donc, nous vous invitons à soutenir ses recommandations à travers une manifestation

qui aura lieu à Genève. Pour plus de renseignements, les numéros de téléphone sont

à votre disposition dans l'affiche ci-jointe.


Grâce aux vos soutiens, le Cambodge ne sera pas rayé de la carte mondiale comme Kampuchea-Krom

(Viêtnam du Sud, ex-Cochinchine française).

BR des PSR-Europe
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Dear all,

On September 25th 2012, the UN HRC will consider the reports of Special Rapporteur,

Dr. Surya Prasad Subedi. Most part in his reports is concerning to the human rights

and the election in Cambodia. You can appreciate all 17 important points

of his recommandations by following this link :


http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session21/A-HRC-21-63_en.pdf

So, all cambodian communities invite you to support its recommandations through

a demonstration in Geneva. For any informations, our telephone numbers are available

in the attached poster.

Thanks to your support, Cambodia will not wiped off the world map

as Kampuchea-Krom (South of Vietnam, a former French Cochinchina).

OR of SRP-Europe

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តំណឯកសារនេះគឺជាភាសាចិន ៖

http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session21/A-HRC-21-63_ch.pdf


https://www.box.com/s/06pksqzyllya7v5v4j5m


https://www.box.com/s/2t4mt23fzck9rlpjkz5x


https://www.box.com/s/rzqug3d07v1ryghuez4v

Invitation for a rally for Chut Wutty in Geneva, Switzerland

• What: Demonstration against the murder of Chut Wutty
• When: Friday 18 May 2012 at 11AM
• Where: In front of the UN Headquarters in Geneva (Place des Nations), Switzerland

Invitation for a rally for Chut Wutty in Geneva, Switzerland

• What: Demonstration against the murder of Chut Wutty
• When: Friday 18 May 2012 at 11AM
• Where: In front of the UN Headquarters in Geneva (Place des Nations), Switzerland

Invitation for a rally for Chut Wutty in Geneva, Switzerland

• What: Demonstration against the murder of Chut Wutty
• When: Friday 18 May 2012 at 11AM
• Where: In front of the UN Headquarters in Geneva (Place des Nations), Switzerland

SRP MPs visit to Geneva on 21 October 2011

http://www.box.net/shared/jxtjdc05pzlpibpyk1y4

20th Anniversary of Paris Peace Agreements, Geneva, October 21st, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fkf-H0hjpo

Rally for the 20th Anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements on Cambodia in Geneva, Switzerland

Some of the participants to the demonstration

Stomping on a photo of Cambodia's "strong" puppet

A banner depicting the current situation of Cambodia, 20 years after the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements

Participants to the demonstration

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy addressing the crowd

An elderly Cambodian man held a sign that reads: "Hun Xen, extremely corrupt"

Please click on the slideshow below to look at other photos:

Mass Demonstration for the Safeguard of the Khmer Nation in Geneva on 21 October 2011

Paris Peace Agreements Demonstration in Geneva

Call for mass demonstration for the safeguard of the Khmer Nation in Geneva on 21 October 2011

ជំរាបសួរ,

យើងខ្ញុំសូមគោរព អញ្ជើញបងប្អូន ជនរួមជាតិ ទាំងអស់ មេត្តាចូលរួម មហាបាតុកម្ម នេះកុំបី អាក់ខានឡើយ។ ថ្ងៃចុះ សន្ធិសញ្ញា សន្តិភាព ២៣​ តុលា ១៩៩១ គឺជាថ្ងៃនិមិត្តរូបតែមួយគត់ សំរាប់ ការស្រោង ស្រង់ ពូជពង្ស ខ្មែរយើង ។

គសរ-អឺរ៉ុប

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Bonjour,

Réunissons tous à la manifestion pour changer le sort de notre Cher Pays. L'Accord de Paix du 23 octobre 1991 est le seule symbole pour la sauvegarde de la Nation Khmère.

BR du PSR-Europe

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Dear all,

Joint hand all at this rally for changing the bad fate of our Lovely Homeland. Paris Peace Accord on October 23th, 1991 is a unique symbol for saving the Khmer Nation.

RO of SRP-Europe

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Khmer M'chas Srok: The UN Special Rapporteurs on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia

Sacrava's Political Cartoon: Khmer M'chas Srok Rally in Geneva on 14 March 2010

Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)

Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review for Cambodia

Click on the program above to zoom in

Click on the agenda above to zoom in

Click here to read the report (PDF)

Human Rights: War of words between the government and NGOs

Civil society tends to criticize human rights issues in Cambodia, in particular the forced evictions (such as the one in Dey Krahorm shown on Licadho's photos)

05 Dec 2009
By Leang Delux
Radio France Internationale
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Click here to read the article in Khmer

The Cambodian government and NGOs could never see eyes to eyes when it comes to human rights issues in Cambodia. Criticisms on the lack of respect for human rights led to sporadic violent angry outburst by Hun Xen. This week again, during the UN human rights meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, the topic turned into a fighting forum between the Phnom Penh regime and civil society organizations.

Click here to listen to RFI report (MP3).

Cambodians demonstrate in Geneva

05 Dec 2009
By Moeung Tum and Hassan
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Click here to read the article in Khmer

More than 100 Cambodians from the US and a number of European countries met to demonstrate on 04 December in front of the UN office in Geneva, Switzerland. The demonstrators demanded for the world to help provide true respect of human rights in Cambodia.

RFA reporter Hassan was on hand at the demonstration and he is reporting about the demonstration by these Cambodians on 04 December 2009.

Hassan: There were more than 100 Cambodians from near and far, some from the USA, such as Georgia, Minnesota and California. There were Cambodians from France, such as Lyon and Paris, and those from Switzerland, such as Zurich and Geneva. There are monks also, such as the abbot of the Zurich pagoda, the abbot of the Chevranche pagoda in France, and the abbot of the Lyon pagoda also came. Based on what I asked all of them, they are meeting to express their opinion that, currently, freedom rights does not exist equally for all Cambodians. This is why they came to express their opinion and it also coincides with the UN Human Rights Universal Period Review (UN UPR) meeting where the Cambodian government was invited to clarify about human rights issues. This is the 6th UN UPR, and the session was held between Tuesday 01 to Thursday 03 December.

French human rights officials also came to encourage the demonstrators.

The demonstrators held posters, they recited nationalist poems and they expressed their opinions under the intense cold weather.

Click here to listen to Hassan’s report (MP3).

Govt readies for UN human rights review

Tuesday, 01 December 2009
Sebastian Strangio and Sam Rith
The Phnom Penh Post

The UPR is not the only event in Geneva − this is a continuing process.

Land evictions, judicial reform to feature high on the agenda during the three-day hearing.

JUDICIAL reform, corruption and land rights are expected to be high on the agenda when Cambodia comes before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva for its first formal rights review this afternoon.

A UN summary report compiling the recommendations filed by 23 local and international rights organisations in April flagged concerns including continuing legal impunity and increases in the “rate and scale of land-grabbing and forced evictions” that have plagued the country since 2004.

Surya Prasad Subedi, the UN’s special human rights rapporteur to Cambodia, said the three-day Universal Periodic Review hearing would give Cambodia “an opportunity ... to engage in a comprehensive manner” on rights issues with other member states.

Subedi also said he hoped the government would take the hearing seriously, after it was criticised at a similar review at the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Geneva in May for sending just a single delegate – UN ambassador Sun Suon – to the two-day hearing.

“It is a good opportunity for the government of Cambodia to defend its human rights record before an international human rights body. The more the government appears taking the matter seriously the more the government will receive credit for its endeavours in this regard,” he said by email.

New mechanism

The quadrennial review, established with the reform of the UN’s rights body in 2006, is the main mechanism by which each UN member state is scrutinised on human rights issues.

During a three-hour session today, the Cambodian delegation is expected to answer questions from the council, the result of which will shape an outcome report to be adopted on Thursday.

Om Yentieng, senior adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen and head of the government-run Cambodian Committee of Human Rights, said on Monday that the government had sent three officials to Geneva, including its ambassador to the UN, to attend the UPR session.

“I do not expect anything from the meeting in Geneva because the situation in Cambodia is not the same as what is written in the human rights reports,” he said. “What we have seen is that Cambodia is getting more progressive from day to day.”

Thun Saray, president of the rights group Adhoc, said the review would not lead to an immediate improvement in the human rights situation, but appealed to the government to accept its recommendations and make a plan for joint NGO-government action to improve the rights situation.

“The UPR is not only the event in Geneva – this is a continuing process,” he said. “We would like to appeal to the government to take this issue seriously.”

Sam Rainsy in Geneva Today

December 1, 2009

SAM RAINSY IN GENEVA TODAY

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy is in Geneva today to attend the 16th Session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group that will discuss the human rights situation in Cambodia.

SRP Cabinet

To contact Sam Rainsy please call (33) 6 13 06 77 00

NGO representatives to attend the UN Geneva Human Rights meeting

28 Nov 2009
By Sok Serey
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Click here to read the article in Khmer

Representatives for Human Rights NGOs plan to attend a yearly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, at the beginning of December. The meeting will also be focused on the current situation of human rights violation in Cambodia.
Major NGO activists who will attend the meeting include: Dr. Pung Chiv Kek, Licadho president, and Thun Saray, Adhoc president.

Prior to her departure, Dr. Pung Chiv Kek said that she plans to raise a number of issues during the upcoming meeting. “Land dispute problems in Cambodia, freedom of expression, freedom in the various lawsuits, and the freedom to receive information, even though these freedoms are the bases of the convention for the people’s rights and political rights, I want to see Cambodia clearly put into application this convention,” Dr. Pung Chiv Kek said.

Yim Sovann, SRP MP and SRP spokesman, said that he wants to see SRP MPs being invited to attend the meeting also. “To find a resolution, we must do all we can so that Cambodia does not lose face due to human rights violations because it strongly reflects on our economy, as well as on social and political development in the country,” Yim Sovann indicated.

There is no indication as to whether the Cambodian government plans to send a government representative or Om Yentieng, chairman of the government human rights committee, to attend this meeting.

Tith Sothea, a government advisor and a member of the Press and Quick Reaction Unit of the Council of Ministers said: “I can say that the human rights situation in Cambodia is good, and criticisms on the human rights situation in Cambodia deteriorating is a wrong evaluation. We cannot accept them,” he claimed.

The yearly UN Human Rights Council meeting will take place in Geneva, Switzerland. It will take place on 01 December and it will be attended by 40 important countries that are members of the advisory committee.

The upcoming review of the respect of human rights situation is taking place at the same time when various sources, such as the civil society and international organizations, are criticizing land-grabbing, use of violence in raids, tightening of the freedom of expression, lawsuits against government critics, and lifting of parliamentary immunity of opposition MPs – such as the cases of Mr. Sam Rainsy, Mr. Ho Vann and Mrs. Mu Sochua – that took place in 2009.