Opposition Party Leader [Kem Sokha] Observing Democratic Convention

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tExmzGyOov0

Kem Sokha is among some 300 international political leaders to be invited by the democracy advocacy group to observe the convention.

06 September 2012

Reasey Poch, VOA Khmer

CHARLOTTE - Kem Sokha, head of the opposition Human Rights Party, is in North Carolina to observe the Democratic National Convention, at the invitation of the National Democratic Institute.

Kem Sokha is among some 300 international political leaders to be invited by the democracy advocacy group to observe the convention, during which the Democratic Party will officially announce its candidate, Barrack Obama, for the presidential campaign.

The convention, which ends Thursday, was important to witness, especially the way the presidential campaign is covered by US media, Kem Sokha said.

Kem Sokha invited to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina

May 16, 2012

The Honorable Sokha Kem

LeaderHuman Rights Party

Cambodia

Dear Honorable Kem:

On behalf of the Board of Directors and the staff of the National Democratic Institute (NDI), we are pleased to invite you to attend the 2012 International Leaders Forum (ILF) during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 3-6, 2012.

NDI has been asked by the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) to host international visitors to every Democratic National Convention since 1984. In Charlotte, the NDI-sponsored ILF will bring together current and former government officials, parliamentarians, diplomats and senior political party leaders from over 100 countries to observe the nomination process of the Democratic Party's candidate for President and Vice-President of the United States.

Throughout convention week, NDI will hold a series of special events for the international visitors. Participants will attend morning and afternoon seminars on U.S. politics, domestic policy issues, and foreign policy issues defining the presidential election. These bi-partisan panel discussions will be led by Democratic and Republican leaders, members of Congress and other prominent elected officials, journalists and opinion makers.

Every evening, NDI will host its International Leader's Hospitality Suite, where live-television broadcasts will allow participants to view the convention proceedings at the nearby Time Warner Arena. We also expect to secure a limited number of credentials for the convention hall itself, and will provide them to program participants on a rotating basis from the hospitality suite. Credentials for the convention hall will be limited, but NDI will do it best to get delegates inside the proceedings.

Also during the week, ILF participants will be able to attend Convention-related events sponsored by NDI, the DNCC, the Charlotte in 2012 Host Committee and others. These events afford attendees a unique opportunity to informally exchange ideas with leaders and representatives of other countries throughout the world.

As you can imagine, there is great international interest in attending this year's convention, and because hotel and program space are limited, participants will be accepted on a first-come, first served basis. Please register by filling out this online form by June 8, 2012.

There will be a registration fee of $500 for the ILF program. Program participants will be responsible for funding their own travel and hotel expenses. Upon receipt of your registration information, we will provide you with a confirmation letter containing further details on the location and booking process at designated hotels, and other program information. Please note that this invitation is strictly non-transferable.

We hope you will be able to join us in Charlotte for what promises to be an exciting program.

Sincerely,

Madeleine K. Albright

Chairman

Kenneth Wollack

President

Thank-You Message from HRP-WA

Dear Friends, Families, and HRP Supporters:

Let me start by "Thank-you for coming to support" and "Thank you to all members, supporters and friends who made all these events happen!!!"

We, the Human Rights Party (HRP) Executive Committee of Washington State, are pleased to see you all coming out to support, congrate, and observe our Human Rights Party's President, H.E. Kem Sokha, during his trip in Seattle-Tacoma, WA from Tuesday August 21-Sunday August 26, 2012. We've seen a big turnout at each and every place we held an event (home, temple, library, restaurant,...etc.).

We cannot achieve these successes alone, but with your support and the help of many supporters, volunteers, and friends.

For those who were not able to attend the meetings and wish to make some contribution/donation, we have attached the instructions on how to support the Human Rights Party in order to fulfill our mission to rescue our beloved country, Cambodia, from corruption, human rights violation, and dictatorship.

Feel free to share your observation, comments or constructive input to make our party better and the best to serve our people.

For general questions and details, please contact: Raksa Sok: 206 850 7565, Sokmakara Hang: 206 226 6015, Samoeun Van: 206 931 4886 & Chanvong Kim: 206 713 2083. Email: FREEDAMRA@yahoo.com OR Khmerforumwa@gmail.com

Your support and future participation are very important for us. We look forward to seeing you around.

Sincerely Yours,

Human Rights Party (HRP)

Executive Committee, State of Washington

Email: Khmerforumwa@gmail.com

Invitation to meet Mr. Kem Sokha in Long Beach, California on 30 August 2012

Cambodian politician [Kem Sokha] set to speak to supporters in Long Beach

Kem Sokha

August 29, 2012
By Greg Mellen
Staff Writer
Long Beach Press Telegram

Former Cambodian human rights advocate and now political opposition leader Kem Sokha will meet with supporters and interested residents Thursday.

The 59-year-old activist- turned-politician is the leader of the Human Rights Party in Cambodia. Recently, Sokha's party and the opposition Sam Rainsy Party submitted an application to the Ministry of Interior to form a new party called Cambodia National Rescue Party in order to compete in the general election in July next year.

The consolidated party hopes to make inroads against the ruling Cambodia People's Party, which holds majorities in both the Cambodian National Assembly and Senate.

Democratic Movement for National Rescue open forum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_HGTEOrCt4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEJhbjNPS6A

The SRP & HRP will not participate in voting registration observation

Reminder: NSP reception in Tacoma, Washington on 24 August 2012

Mr. Kem Sokha's visit to Washington State

HRP and NSP reception in Tacoma, Washington, on Friday 24 August 2012

Merging Parties Seek Registration

Kem Sokha addresses supporters at the meeting of the Cambodian Democratic Movement for National Rescue, July 30, 2012. (RFA)

Representatives from Cambodia’s two largest opposition parties meet for the first time inside Cambodia.

2012-07-31

Radio Free Asia

“There are only two candidates for prime minister, Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy. So without my presence, there would be no election. Just as in boxing, you need two people to box"

Officials from two key Cambodian opposition parties which have agreed to merge have met for the first time inside the country, laying the groundwork for registering their new joint party.

Some 300 members of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) and Human Rights Party (HRP) attended Monday’s meeting of the Cambodia Democratic Movement for National Rescue (CDMNR), the interim group implementing the merger.

The meeting at HRP’s headquarters in Phnom Penh was the alliance’s first since the two parties announced in Manila on July 17 that they were joining forces to challenge Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) in the July 2013 general election.

Kem Sokha, CDMNR vice-president and HRP president, promised supporters the two parties are working on creating a joint political platform and will publicize it to voters before the merger.

Commune Chiefs Receive Vehicles, Equipment as Opposition Organizes

The computer equipment will help with registrations, issuing identification and other services, while the vehicles can be used to transport injured or sick people to health clinics.

01 August 2012

Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer

PHNOM PENH - Officials from the opposition Human Rights Party on Tuesday delivered printers and vehicles to 18 commune chiefs who won in June’s elections, to help them administer their areas, as officials began looking toward next year’s national polls.

The computer equipment will help with registrations, issuing identification and other services, while the vehicles can be used to transport injured or sick people to health clinics, said Pol Ham, a spokesman for the party.

“We work for all people and do not discriminate,” he said.

Opposition officials have long complained of ruling party administrators withholding services for known opposition supporters.

Opposition leader vows return, again

Human Rights Party president Kem Sokha (front, L), Pen Sovann (C) and SRP lawmaker Mu Sochua (front, R) attend a meeting of the Democratic Movement for National Rescue party yesterday in Phnom Penh. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post

Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

On a Skype connection beamed into the Phnom Penh courtyard of the Human Rights Party from France, self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy claimed yesterday that he will return to Cambodia and campaign in the 2013 national elections.

His remarks brought waves of applause from more than 400 people assembled under an open-air tent, though it’s hardly the first time he has made such a pledge.

Leaders and members of the Human Rights and Sam Rainsy parties had come to Phnom Penh to talk about the newly formed union of their two groups, the Democratic Movement for National Rescue.

Rainsy, president of the DMNR, said the US will help pave the way for his return to lead the new party.

Along with opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua and Human Rights Party head Khem Sokha, he is traveling to the US on August 7 to meet with officials and talk about upcoming elections.

CPP Romeas Hek district chief sacked for losing commune seats to the HRP

លោក ហែន សាគុណ អភិបាលស្រុករមាសហែក

លោក ហែន សាគុណ អភិបាលស្រុក រមាសហែកអាចនឹង ត្រូវផ្លាស់ប្ដូរឆាប់ៗនេះ

Saturday, 28 July 2012
ដោយៈ គុជ វិភាគ
DAP-news

មូលហេតុ ដ៏សំខាន់ ទី២. នោះគឺដោយសារ តែការ បោះឆ្នោត ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា ឃុំ-សង្កាត់កន្លងមក ក្នុង ចំណោម ក្រុង២ និង ស្រុក៦ របស់ខេត្តស្វាយរៀង គឺមាន តែស្រុក រមាសហែក មួយគត់ ដែល បាន បង់ អសនៈ ក្រុម ប្រឹក្សា ឃុំ អស់ចំនួន ៨អាសនៈ ទៅឲ្យ គណបក្ស សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ដូច្នោះ អ្នកដែល ទទួល ខុសត្រូវ ដំបូងគេ គឺអភិបាល ស្រុកនេះឯង

ស្វាយរៀងៈ នៅទីបំផុតពាក្យចចាមអារ៉ាមកន្លងមក ដែលនិយាយថា នឹងមានការផ្លាស់ប្ដូរលោក ហែន សាគុណ អភិបាលស្រុករមាសហែកឲ្យមកបម្រើការ នៅសាលាខេត្តស្វាយរៀងនោះ វាអាចនឹងក្លាយជា ការពិតហើយ នេះបើយោងតាមប្រភពដ៏គួរឲ្យទុកចិត្តមួយបាន ប្រាប់មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលព័ត៌មានដើមអម្ពិលឲ្យ ដឹងកាលពីថ្ងៃសុក្រ ទី២៧ ខែកក្កដា។

ប្រភពដ៏គួរឲ្យទុកចិត្តនោះ បានប្រាប់ឲ្យដឹងថា ការដោះដូរលោក ហែន សាគុណ វាអាចជាការពិតស្ទើរ តែ១០០ភាគរយទៅហើយ ដោយខាងខេត្តកំពុងតែពិចារណារកមនុស្សមកដាក់ជំនួស ដែលក្នុងនោះ មានមន្រ្តីមកពីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ មន្រ្តីសាលាខេត្តស្វាយរៀង និងមន្រ្តីនគរបាលជាន់ខ្ពស់ នៃស្នងការដ្ឋាន នគរបាលខេត្តស្វាយរៀងម្នាក់។

គណបក្សប្រឆាំងពីរ ស្នើឲ្យក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ ចាត់វិធានការលើ មេឃុំ-ចៅសង្កាត់ ដែលរំលោភលើ នីតិវិធី នៃការតែងតាំង មេភូមិ

Friday, 27 July 2012
ដោយៈសេង ផល្លាភ
DAP-News

ភ្នំពេញ៖ គណបក្សសម រង្ស៊ី និងគណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ស្នើទៅក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃឲ្យត្រួតពិនិត្យ និងចាត់ វិធានការចំពោះមេឃុំ-ចៅសង្កាត់ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំ-សង្កាត់មួយចំនួន ដែលបានរំលោភលើនីតិវិធី នៃការ តែងតាំងមេភូមិ អនុប្រធានភូមិ និងសមាជិកភូមិ ក្រោយថ្ងៃប្រកាសលទ្ធផលជាផ្លូវការរបស់ គណៈកម្មា ធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត។

យោងតាមលិខិតឆ្លើយតបរបស់ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃចុះថ្ងៃទី១៨ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ ដែលបានផ្ញើទៅកាន់ អភិបាលរាជធានី ខេត្ត បានឲ្យដឹងថា យោងតាមលិខិតចុះថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ របស់អគ្គ លេខាធិការគណបក្សសម រង្ស៊ី និងអគ្គលេខាធិការគណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ដែលបានស្នើសុំឲ្យចាត់ វិធានការចំពោះ មេឃុំ-ចៅសង្កាត់ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំ-សង្កាត់ មួយចំនួនដែលបានរៀបចំធ្វើការ ជ្រើស រើស មេភូមិក្រោយ ថ្ងៃប្រកាស លទ្ធផលជា ផ្លូវការរបស់ គណៈកម្មាធិការ ជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតនៅថ្ងៃទី២៤ ខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០១២។

Photos of HRP 2nd Congress

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Khmer M'chas Srok's Statement in support of the merger of the opposition parties

https://www.box.com/s/f48a480efc2bce811a1b

HRP statement regarding the arrest of Mam Sonando

គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​ពីរ ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​ដោះលែង​លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ​ - Both opposition parties demand for the release of Mam Sonando

ថ្ងៃទី 16 កក្កដា 2012 | ដោយ: កូឡាប
Cambodia Express News

ភ្នំពេញ: គណបក្ស​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស និង​គណបក្ស​សមរង្ស៊ី បានចេញ​សេចក្តីប្រកាស​ព័ត៌មាន ដាច់ដោយឡែក​ពីគ្នា ដោយ​អំពាវនាវ​ឲ្យ​សមត្ថកិច្ច​រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលដោះលែង​លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ប្រធាន​វិទ្យុ​សំបុក​ឃ្មុំ និង​ជា​ប្រធាន​សមាគម​អ្នកប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ដែល​ត្រូវបាន​ប៉ូលិសចាប់ខ្លួនកាលពី​វេលា​ម៉ោង ៨ និង ៤៥ នាទី ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃទី​១៥ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២​។​

​គណបក្ស​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស បាន​សម្តែង​ការសោកស្តាយចំពោះ​ករណីដែល​អាជ្ញាធរ​រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល បាន​ចាប់ខ្លួន​លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ប្រធាន​វិទ្យុ​សំបុក​ឃ្មុំ និង​ជា​ប្រធាន​សមាគម​អ្នកប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ កាលពី​វេលា​ម៉ោង ៨ និង ៤៥ នាទី ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃទី​១៥ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២​។​

Parties Add to Criticism of National Election Committee

An election campaign poster of Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party hangs on the back of a motorized rickshaw parked at a blocked street in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. Photo: AP

Monday, 25 June 2012
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh

“The NEC does not belong to the CPP.”

Opposition party members added to calls for reform of the National Election Committee, claiming that official results from local polls earlier this month reflect poorly on the election body.

The ruling Cambodian People’s Party won an overwhelming majority of commune council positions, but election monitors say they counted thousands of irregularities at local polling sites.

Yim Sovann, a spokesman for the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, said the irregularities were so widespread that the election should not be considered free or fair. He called the National Election Committee “a puppet of the ruling party.”

NEC officials have acknowledged some irregularities with voting, but blamed technical problems, not political bias.