Biased Courts Creating Ongoing Judicial Woes, Analyst Says

Lao Monghay, a former researcher of the Asian Human Rights Commission and independent analyst.

Cambodia’s court system is only partly functional and has caused 20 years of injustice, a leading analyst says.

08 September 2012

Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer

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WASHINGTON DC - Cambodia’s court system is only partly functional and has caused 20 years of injustice, a leading analyst says.

The judiciary is facing more and more pressure, as land disputes and other cases pit impoverished Cambodians against powerful businesses or politicians.

But the court is not viewed as independent, which violates a fundamental right, that of a fair trial, Lao Monghay, an independent analyst, told “Hell VOA” Thursday.

“That is the right to being tried by an independent court and impartial court created by law,” he said. “So Cambodia, since having a new constitution in 1993, has defied this right. To violate this right mean to create injustice for the accused or those who are in a court case.”

ទស្សនៈ​ឆ្លើយ​តប​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​និង​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​ទៅ​លើ​បញ្ហា​ព្រំដែន - Opposition and Civil society's views on the border problem

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វេទិកា​អ្នក​ស្ដាប់​វិទ្យុ​អាស៊ី​សេរី នៅ​​រាត្រី​ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ ទី​១០ ខែ​សីហា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២៖ «ការ​ផ្តល់​ទស្សនៈ​ឆ្លើយ​តប​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង និង​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​ទៅ​លើ​បញ្ហា​ព្រំដែន»។

2012-08-11
Radio Free Asia

វាគ្មិន​កិត្តិយស​សម្រាប់​កម្មវិធី​នេះ​មាន​លោក​បណ្ឌិត ឡៅ ម៉ុងហៃ អ្នក​វិភាគ​ឯករាជ្យ និង​លោក សុន ឆ័យ អ្នក​តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ​​មក​ពី​គណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី។

អ្នក​សម្រប​សម្រួល៖ លោក ជុន ច័ន្ទបុត្រ

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សេរីភាព​ផ្នែក​នយោបាយ​ និង​ពិរុទ្ធភាព

Dr Lao Monghay is an independent analyst in Cambodia.

27 កក្កដា 2012
សុខ ខេមរា, វីអូអេ

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វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន៖ អ្នកវិភាគ​ឯករាជ្យ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​និយាយ​ថា​ ការតស៊ូ​របស់​អ្នកនយោបាយ​ មិន​ថា​ឡើយ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ ឬ​ក្រៅ​ប្រទេស​ គឺ​អាច​មាន​ជ័យជំនះ​បាន​ដូចគ្នា។ «មាន​ឧទហរណ៍​នៅ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ក៏​មាន​ នៅ​ប្រទេស​គេ​ក៏​មាន​ ដូចជា​ជំនាន់​យើង​មាន​កងទ័ព​វៀតណាម​មក​ត្រួតត្រា​ប្រទេស​យើង​ហ្នឹង​ក៏​ឃើញ​ថា​ដូចជា សម្តេចឪ​ក៏​នៅ​ក្រៅ​ប្រទេស​ដែរ​ ក៍​ដឹកនាំ​ចលនា​ទៅ។​ ហើយ​មុន​ហ្នឹង​ទៀត សម័យ​លន់ ណុល​ ក៍​សម្តេចឪ​គង្ស​នៅ​ក្រៅ​ប្រទេស​ដែរ​បាទ។ ម្ល៉ោះ​ហើយ​គឺ ដឹកនាំ​ចលនា​អី​ក៏​បាន​ជោគជ័យ​ម្យ៉ាង​ទៅ»។​ នេះ​បើ​តាម​ការអះអាង​របស់​លោក​បណ្ឌិត ឡៅ ម៉ុងហៃ​ ដែល​ថ្លែង​ក្នុង​កម្មវិធី​ហេឡូ​វីអូអេ​នៅ​យប់​ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍​ទី​២៦ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១២។ លោក​ថ្លែង​យ៉ាង​ដូច្នេះ​ គឺ​សំដៅ​ទៅ​លើ​ករណី​និរទេស​ខ្លួន​របស់​លោក​ សម រង្ស៉ី​នៅ​ក្រៅ​ប្រទេស​គេច​ពី​ពិរុទ្ធភាព​រឿង​ដក​តម្រុយ​បង្គោល​ព្រំដែន​កម្ពុជា​វៀតណាម​ កាលពី​ឆ្នាំ២០០៩​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​ស្វាយរៀង។​ ការនិរទេស​ខ្លួន​នេះ​ត្រូវ​គេ​ដឹង​ថា ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ សមាជិក​ និង​ពលរដ្ឋ​ជា​ច្រើន​ដែល​គាំទ្រ​គណបក្ស​សម រង្ស៉ី ​ព្រួយបារម្ភ​ពី​ជីវិត​ នយោបាយ​របស់​លោក​ សម រង្ស៉ី​ និង​លទ្ធផល​បោះឆ្នោត​ទៅ​ថ្ងៃ​អនាគត។

លោក​ គល់ បញ្ញា​ នាយក​អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំ​មើល​ការបោះឆ្នោត​ ខុមហ្រ្វែល​បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា​ការបោះឆ្នោត​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ គឺ​ពឹង​ផ្អែក​លើ​វត្តមាន​ប្រធាន​បក្ស​ចូលរួម​ផ្ទាល់​ក្នុង​សកម្មភាព​នានា​ទាក់ទង​នឹង​ការបោះឆ្នោត៕

Rising Concerns as Pressure Continues on Non-Ruling Parties

The two men hope to meet with US State Department officials and other groups in the US.

Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha, will travel to the US next month to lobby for Sam Rainsy’s return to Cambodia before national elections next year.

28 July 2012

Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer

Lao Monghay said victories by politicians in exile are not unheard of, however, including in Cambodia’s own history.

WASHINGTON - The leaders of Cambodia’s two opposition parties, Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha, will travel to the US next month to lobby for Sam Rainsy’s return to Cambodia before national elections next year. Sam Rainsy has been in exile for more than two years, having been found guilty on a number of criminal charges he says are politically motivated.

The two men, who hope to meet with US State Department officials and other groups in the US, are making their trip in the midst of the high-profile arrest of Mam Sonando, the owner of one the few remaining independent radio stations in the country, Beehive. Mam Sonando is accused of leading a secessionist movement in Kratie province, a charge critics say is likely a fabrication.

All of this adds to mounting concerns that the space for free speech and association are shrinking, as the ruling Cambodian People’s Party makes continued political gains at the national and local level.

​​Lao Monghay, an independent political analyst in Phnom Penh, told “Hello VOA” on Thursday that recent events should cause concern about the development of the country as a democracy. These events and others have created a freeze on political expression and the engagement of people in their society.

Appeals Court Decision on Boeung Kak 13 a ‘Bad Sign,’ Analyst Says

Thirteen women hastily convicted in May after their arrest in a land demonstration were released from jail on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (Photo: by Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer)

Friday, 06 July 2012
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington, DC

“If the court system is not independent, impunity and the influence of politicians on the court will continue.”

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Last month’s release of 13 women jailed for protesting a housing development in Phnom Penh was good news for the women incarcerated, but by upholding the lower court’s judgement, the Appeal Court set a bad precedent, observers say.

The Appeals Court did not overturn a guilty verdict hastily handed the women by Phnom Penh Municipal Court, but released them with time served, after they were arrested for constructing a house on the Boeung Kak site of a forced eviction in May.

Analyst Lao Monghay told “Hello VOA” Thursday the Phnom Penh court’s decision had little basis in law. The Appeals Court decision to uphold the judgement—though reduce the sentence—was “a bad example of the Cambodian court, which did not try them based on legal procedures,” he said.

Unresolved Land Issues Could ‘Explode,” Analysts Say

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Friday, 08 June 2012
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington, DC

"Today’s leaders have failed to protect people’s livelihoods, their freedoms and their rights."

Land issues will continue to be a serious problem for Cambodia’s government, given the high number of continued crackdowns, arrests and violence, analysts say.

“If an issue is covered and unsolved, one day it will explode,” Lao Monghay, an independent political analyst, told “Hello VOA,” in a regular guest appearance. “This exploded once in the history of our country,” he said, referring to the rise of the Khmer Rouge in the 1960s.

Authorities today fail to comply with the law, which leads to unrest and subsequent crackdowns. This has increasingly led to violence, but the courts, too, have been involved in curbing protests, he said.

Sia Phirum, director of the Human Rights Task Force, which advocates for housing rights, told “Hello VOA” that violent crackdowns on land protesters will only lead to more problems. Land development has no transparency, he said, “that’s why the problems happen consistently with developments.”

អ្នក​វិភាគ​ព្យាករ​​ពី​លទ្ធផល​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ឃុំ​សង្កាត់

2012-06-02
ដោយ សេក បណ្ឌិត
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អ្នក​វិភាគ​ស្ថានការណ៍​នយោបាយ ជា​ពិសេស​លើ​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា​ឃុំ-​សង្កាត់ បាន​ចាប់​អារម្មណ៍​លើ​គណបក្ស​ចំនួន​បី ដែល​អាច​ប្រកួត​ប្រជែង​គ្នា​បាន​ក្នុង​ចំណោម​គណបក្ស ១០ ដែល​បាន​ចូល​រួម​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​នៅ​អាណត្តិ​ទី​៣ ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ នេះ។

អ្នក​វិភាគ​ឯករាជ និង​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​មួយ​ចំនួន​បាន​ព្យាករ​ថា គណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី អាច​ស្ថិត​នៅ​លំដាប់​លេខ​២ បន្ទាប់​ពី​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា។ បន្ទាប់​មក គឺ​គណបក្ស​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស ដែល​ជា​កូន​ពៅ​គេ​ក្នុង​ការ​ប្រកួត​ប្រជែង​យក​តំណែង​ជា​សមាជិក​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា​ឃុំ-​សង្កាត់។

លោក កែម ឡី អ្នក​វិភាគ​ឯករាជ្យ និង​ជា​អ្នក​ស្រាវជ្រាវ​ផ្នែក​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​សង្គម បាន​ព្យាករ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​បិទ​បញ្ចប់​យុទ្ធនាការ​ឃោសនា​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ជ្រើសរើស​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា​ឃុំ-​សង្កាត់ ថ្ងៃ​ទី​០១ ខែ​មិថុនា គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​នឹង​អាច​បាត់​បង់​តំណែង​ជា​មេ​ឃុំ និង​ចៅ​សង្កាត់​ខ្លះ រី​ឯ​បេក្ខភាព​គណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី ជា​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង ដែល​ជា​ដៃគូ​ប្រកួត​ប្រជែង​ដ៏​សំខាន់​ជាមួយ​នឹង​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​នោះ នឹង​អាច​ទទួល​បាន​តំណែង​ជា​ប្រធាន​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ឃុំ​សង្កាត់ ឬ​ជា​មេ​ឃុំ ចៅ​សង្កាត់ កើន​ឡើង​ជាង​អាណត្តិ​មុន​ប្រហែល​ជិត​ពាក់​កណ្តាល។

ទាក់ទង​បញ្ហា​នេះ មាន​ហេតុផល​ពីរ​យ៉ាង​ជា​សំខាន់ គឺ​សំឡេង​ឆ្នោត​ទាំង​នោះ​មួយ​ចំនួន​អាច​ចេញ​ពី​អ្នក​ដែល​ធ្លាប់​គាំទ្រ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន និង​គណបក្ស​ហ្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច មួយ​វិញ​ទៀត អាច​បណ្ដាល​មក​ពី​បរិយាកាស​នៃ​នយោបាយ​កាន់​តែ​អាក្រក់​ជាង​បណ្ដា​ឆ្នាំ​កន្លង​ទៅ។

ដោយ​ឡែក​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ម្នាក់​ដែល​សុំ​មិន​បញ្ចេញ​ឈ្មោះ រស់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ទីក្រុង​ភ្នំពេញ បាន​រំពឹង​ទុក​ថា លទ្ធផល​ឆ្នោត​នៅ​ពេល​ខាង​មុខ​នេះ គណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី នឹង​មាន​លទ្ធភាព​គ្រប់​គ្រង​ឃុំ-​សង្កាត់ ប្រមាណ​ជា ១០០​ឃុំ​សង្កាត់​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា បាន​ន័យ​ថា កើន​ឡើង​ជាង​ពីរ​ដង​បើ​ប្រៀបធៀប​នឹង​អាណត្តិ​មុន។ ការ​ព្យាករ​បែប​នេះ ដោយ​លោក​មាន​ហេតុផល​មួយ​ចំនួន​ដែល​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​បញ្ហា​នេះ។

Stronger Public Administration Needed: Analyst

Lao Monghay says Cambodian society is changing, and the administrative system must change with it. (Photo: VOA Khmer)

Cambodia's public sector is ruled by philanderers: Hun Xen, Chea Dara, Kon Kim

 

Friday, 06 April 2012
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington

Cambodia’s public administration needs to be strengthened or it risks increased instability, a political analyst says.

Speaking as a monthly guest on “Hello VOA,” the analyst, Lao Monghay, compared public administration to the “arms, legs and body” of a government.

The body must be strong to “respond to social change,” he said. And if it can’t, the challenges will be “insurmountable.” “That can lead to social instability,” he said.

Cambodian society is changing, and the administrative system must change with it, he said. Laws must be enforced, power decentralized at both the local and national levels, corruption dealt with and the abuse of power curtailed, he said.

Hun Xen forgot he was speaking as the ASEAN chair? Now the world can see the real Hun Xen-the-thug

Hun Xen (L) can't hide his true color to the world when he used the ASEAN stage to lambast his local critics, Dr. Lao Mong Hay (C) and opposition leader Sam Rainsy (R)

Cambodia’s Hun Sen Proves A Feisty Asean Chair

April 4, 2012
By Martin Vaughan
The Wall Street Journal (blog)

Mr. Hun Sen’s outburst was all the more surprising given that this week’s summit represents a powerful opportunity for Cambodia to burnish its reputation on the international stage. ... many analysts had expected Mr. Hun Sen to focus attention on statesman-like issues such as regional stability and economic development rather than highlighting domestic political disputes.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen seemed to forget in a Wednesday press conference that he was speaking as the chair of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations bloc, and used the occasion to deliver a feisty harangue against his domestic political enemies.

Deriding his critics as “crazy analysts” and “stupid philosophers,” Mr. Hun Sen jarred awake an international press corps of about 200 reporters that had steeled themselves for sunny talk of regional harmony and bland pronouncements on such Asean perennials as customs cooperation.

While he didn’t mention any of his foes by name, he taunted one by mentioning several times an analyst with a “bald head.” People present suggested it might refer to Lao Mong Hay, a human rights activist and vocal critic of Hun Sen’s government who earlier in the week made comments to local news outlets about the powerful influence of China in the tiny Southeast Asian nation – a sensitive topic there.

Chinese Influence Under Scrutiny

Beijing’s sway in Cambodia causes controversy in the wake of a presidential visit.

2012-04-03

Radio Free Asia

“The Chinese and Cambodian friendship is a life and death issue for Cambodia. It provides us with a life of freedom, sovereignty and independence, and is extremely vital” - Sisowath Thomico

China’s vast influence over Cambodia has come under scrutiny following a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao to Phnom Penh on the eve of a major regional summit, during which Cambodia tried to exclude the South China Sea territorial dispute from the official agenda.

Hu on Monday concluded a four-day visit to the capital during which he met with King Norodom Sihamoni, as well as his counterpart, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.

During the visit, ahead of Cambodia’s hosting of the 2012 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit on April 3-4, Hu signed a total of 10 infrastructure cooperation agreements and pledged tens of millions of dollars in grants and loans. The two sides also agreed to double bilateral trade by 2017.

Cambodia is this year’s chair of the regional ASEAN body, which also includes Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Demonstrators Are Not Political Opposition: Analyst

Lao Monghay, an independent analyst, who is a regular guest on “Hello VOA.” (Photo: VOA Khmer)

Monday, 13 February 2012
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington, DC

“They should look at the constitution in terms of the obligation of people.”

A leading political analyst says the ruling party has confused the rights of free speech and expression with political opposition, especially as people gather to protest policies or injustices.

“As long as people use the rights and freedoms stipulated in the constitution and other agreements of human rights in the world…there should be the application and use of those rights and freedoms,” said Lao Monghay, who is a regular guest on “Hello VOA.”

Government officials have begun to equate criticism with opposition, he said. “I think this is a stereotype that is wrong according to the meaning and practical application of many liberal and democratic countries.”

Asia’s Newest Stock Market Is Risk to Investors, Sam Rainsy Says

By David Whitehouse

“The country is a banana republic where corruption is an ingrained part of government” - Sam Rainsy

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Investors in Cambodia, tied with Yemen as the world’s 164th-cleanest country for doing business, face risks in a planned stock market because of ineffective financial and legal systems, the country’s exiled opposition leader said.

“Among the little dragons of Southeast Asia, Cambodia is the least encouraging,” Sam Rainsy, 62, a former fund manager with Banque Paribas and ex-Cambodian finance minister, said in an interview in Paris. “The country needs a much longer period of preparation in terms of company accounts and corporate governance. Investors risk paying for nothing.”

Cambodia’s stock exchange may open as early as April, listing a state-run port, telecommunications operator, and manager of the capital’s water system, according to partner Korea Exchange Inc. Developing a capital market may lessen reliance on aid, equivalent to a tenth of the nation’s $11 billion economy, and the government says it has delayed starting the bourse until conditions are right.

“Frontier markets need not be perfect democracies to be lucrative investments,” said Douglas Clayton, chief executive officer of Leopard Capital, whose $34 million Leopard Cambodia Fund invests in closely held companies. “China and Vietnam are one-party states but at certain times those countries have been very good places to invest.”

Nuon Chea Refuses To Look at Copies of Evidence

In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Nuon Chea, center, who was Pol Pot's No. 2 and the group's chief ideologist, sits during the second trial of the top leaders of Khmer Rouge in the court hall of the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, AP file photo.

Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh

“I can’t accept these copied documents.”

In a trial of three Khmer Rouge leaders Tuesday, “Brother No. 2” Nuon Chea refused to acknowledge copies of a magazine presented as evidence by the prosecution, pounding the banister in which he was sitting and demanding “the original copies.”

His courtroom actions highlight the low level of cooperation all three defendants have given the court as it moves forward in a landmark case that is only the court’s second and could be its last.

“I can’t accept these copied documents,” said Nuon Chea, who is 85, when presented copies of Revolutionary Magazine, which had been produced to support the overthrown of the Lon Nol regime.

Elections ‘Best Opportunity’ Yet for Cambodians: Analyst

Lao Monghay, has spent years watching Cambodian politics and was a researcher at the Asian Human Rights Commission.

Friday, 06 January 2012
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington, DC

“Now, their destiny is in the hands of the Cambodian people entirely.”

With elections coming up in 2012 and 2013, Cambodians will again have a chance to elect their leaders. Political analyst Lao Monghay told “Hello VOA” Thursday now was the “best opportunity” for them to change leaders they are unhappy with.

In times past, Cambodians did not have choices, because their local leaders were appointed. That has changed, he said, but Cambodians must exercise their right to vote to take advantage of it, he said.

“Now, their destiny is in the hands of the Cambodian people entirely,” he said.

Cambodia needs good leaders, he said, quoting Cambodia’s former king, Norodom Sihanouk, who once said that Cambodians are good people with bad leaders.

ហ៊ុន សែន លួង​ចិត្ត អាញ៉ឺង - Hun Xen soothing his Viet boss

Hun Xen hugging Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)

លោក ឡាវ ​ម៉ុងហៃ ​អ្នក​វិភាគ​ឯករាជ្យ​រូបថត៖ Courtesy of Lao Mong Hay

នាយករដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី​ហ៊ុន សែន លួង​ចិត្ត​វៀតណាម​រឿង​កាត់ក្តី​មេដឹកនាំ​ខ្មែរក្រហម

ថ្ងៃពុធ, 07 ខែធ្នូ 2011
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«ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ​មិន​អាច​បំភាន់​ការ​ពិត​បាន​ទេ។ ការ​សម្តែង​មតិ​យោបល់​ក្នុង​ឋានៈ​ជា​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​គ្រាន់តែ​ជា​យោបល់​បុគ្គល​ម្នាក់​ដែល​ការ​កាត់​សេចក្តី ​និង​ការ​ស្រាវជ្រាវ​នា​នា​នឹង​បង្ហាញ​ការពិត​នៅ​ទី​បញ្ចប់...

ក្រុម​អ្នក​វិភាគ​បាន​និយាយ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ពុធ​នេះ​ថា​ ការ​ដែល​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ថា ការ​កាត់ទោស​អតីត​មេដឹកនាំ​​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​ខ្មែរក្រហម គឺ​ជា​​ការ​ផ្តល់​សច្ចធម៌​ដល់​វៀតណាម​នោះគឺ​ជា​ការ​លួងលោម​វៀតណាម។

លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន ​សែន​ បាន​ថ្លែង​ប្រាប់​លោក​ ង្វៀន ​ភូត្រុង​ (Nguyen Phu Trong) អគ្គលេខាធិការ​នៃ​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​មជ្ឈឹម​បក្ស​កុម្មុយនីស​វៀតណាម​ កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​អង្គារ​ថា​ ការ​កាត់ទោស​អតីត​មេដឹកនាំ​ខ្មែរក្រហម​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​បី​នាក់​នេះ​គឺ​ជា​ផ្នែក​មួយ​នៃ​ការ​ផ្តល់​សច្ចធម៌​ដល់​វៀតណាម ​ខណៈ​ដែល​លោក​ នួន​ ជា​ បាន​ធ្វើ​ការ​វាយប្រហារ​ផ្ទួនៗ​ទៅ​លើ​វៀតណាម​ថា​បានប្រព្រឹត្ត​អំពើ​ឃោរឃៅ​មក​លើ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ។

Public Confidence in Institutions Still Low: Analyst

Lao Monghay, a former researcher of the Asian Human Rights Commission and independent analyst. (Photo: by VOA Khmer)

Monday, 05 December 2011
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington, DC

“This confidence will strengthen the state institutions, [and bring] more legitimacy.”

Despite government efforts over the last 18 years, Cambodian institutions have struggled to gain the public’s confidence and implement constitutional rights and freedoms, an independent analyst says.

Lao Monghay, a former researcher of the Asian Human Rights Commission, told “Hello VOA” on Thursday that people’s right to assembly and other freedoms have been curtailed in recent years.

Sok Khemara hosts 'Hello VOA' 02 December, 2011

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New laws have made it harder for large groups to amass, and the government even has a designated protest site, Freedom Park in Phnom Penh, he said.

“Obviously there are still difficulties in the use of rights, rights and freedoms,” he said, speaking as a monthly guest on the show.

Hello VOA: State of democracy and people’s rights in Cambodia

Dr. Lao Mong Hay at the VOA studio in Washington DC

02 December 2011
By Sok Khemara, Washington DC
VOA Khmer

Hello VOA program on Thursday 01 December 2011 will discuss the issue of “state of democracy and people’s rights in Cambodia”. The main questions are: “What is the state of democracy in Cambodia?” and “What is the level of the people’s rights in Cambodia?”

Our guess: Dr. Lao Mong Hay, an independent commentator

Our host: Sok Khemara in Washington DC

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Peace Accords 'Assurance' of a Continued Cambodia: Analyst

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Lack of Morality Hurting Everyday Cambodians: Analyst

Lao Monghay, an independent analyst stopped by VOA Khmer on October 24, 2011. (Photo: VOA Khmer)

Monday, 07 November 2011
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington, D.C

“Help each other, be sympathetic with each other, that’s first for society to be comfortable and stable. And if we talk about state governance, that can relieve much of the people’s suffering.”

Sok Khemara hosts Hello VOA on 03 November 2011:

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Cambodia’s history shows that a lack of freedoms and equal rights have led to unrest in the past, a pattern that could repeat itself, a leading political analyst said Thursday, adding that Cambodia today is lacking in morals, making it harder for the country to develop.

“There is a gap between rights, or equity, stipulated in the constitution and the implementation,” said Lao Monghay, an independent analyst and monthly contributor to “Hello VOA.” “Practical application is impossible, one can’t exercise one’s rights, and there is abuse of power.”

“What appears is resistance, and that causes everyone’s destruction,” he said.

In US, Cambodians Mark Peace Accord Date With Pessimism

More than 100 Cambodian-Americans gathered on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22 to commemorate the anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, in Alexandria, Virginia. (Photo: by VOA Khmer)

Friday, 28 October 2011
Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer | Washington, DC

"Opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly “can’t suggest to parliament to change even one comma in a law.”

More than 100 Cambodian-Americans gathered in Alexandria, Va., on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22 to commemorate the anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, but participants said that two decades later, Cambodia still struggles with issues of human rights, democracy and the encroachment of neighboring Thailand and Vietnam.

“Democracy in Cambodia has gone backward,” said Yab Kimtung, who helped organize the conference. “Big opposition parties have been oppressed. Information about human rights, democracy, free and fair elections or land grabbing has not been widely spread to the public.”

Kem Sokha, president of the minor opposition Human Rights Party, was a guest speaker. He said Cambodia has become a country with a “unilateral” political system, exactly as it was before the peace accords were signed on Oct. 23, 1991.

“The ruling party won 90 seats in an election that I think was not fair,” he said.