ក្រសួង​យុត្តិធម៌​ទទួល​ញត្តិ អ្នក​បឹងកក់-បុរីកីឡា

កុមារា លួស លីហួរ អា​យុ ៨ ឆ្នាំ កូន​អ្នក​ស្រី​ យ៉ោម បុប្ជា នៅ​មុខ​​ក្រសួង​យុត្តិ​ធម៌​​​ កាល​ពី​ម្សិល​មិញ​​។ រូបថត គីម​ឡុង​

Wednesday, 12 September 2012
ផាក់ ស៊ាងលី
The Phnom Penh Post

ភ្នំពេញៈ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​បឹងកក់​ និង​បុរីកីឡា​ បាន​យក​ញតិ្ត​ទៅ​ដាក់​នៅ​ក្រសួង​យុត្តិធម៌​រួច​ហើយ​កាល​ពី​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​ អង្គារ​ម្សិលមិញ ដើម្បី​ស្នើ​សុំ​ឲ្យ​ក្រសួង​នេះ ជួយ​អន្តរាគមន៍ ដោះ​លែង​​ស្ត្រី​ពីរ​នាក់​ដែល​កំពុង​ជាប់​ឃុំ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ពន្ធនាគារ​ព្រៃស។ ការ​ដាក់​ញត្តិ​នេះ គឺជា​ការ​ព្យាយាម​ជា​ថ្មី​ទៀត បន្ទាប់​ពី​បរាជ័យ​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ចន្ទ ដោយ​សារ​សមត្ថកិច្ច បាន​រារាំង​។

ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ប្រមាណ​ជាង ៦០ នាក់ ដែល​មួយ​ចំនួន​ជា​កូន​ក្មេង​តូច​ៗ បាន​នាំ​គ្នា​ស្រែក​ក្រោម​ក្រសែ​ភ្នែក ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​ ដែល​ទៅ​ទស្សនា​ព្រះ​បរម​រាជ​វាំង​ថា​«យើង​ខ្ញុំ​ត្រូវ​ការ​យុត្តិធម៌។​ សូម​ដោះ​លែង​អ្នក​ស្រី ទឹម សាក់មុន្នី​ និង​អ្នក​ស្រី​យ៉ោម ​បុប្ផា។​ អ្នក​ទាំង​ពីរ គ្មាន​កំហុស​ទេ»។

«ដោះ​លែង​ម៉ែ​ខ្ញុំ​វិញ​មក​។ ​អយុត្តិធម៌​ណាស់​»។​ នេះ​ជា​សំឡេង​ស្រែក​របស់​កុមារា​ លួស លីហួរ អាយុ ៨​ ឆ្នាំ​ ដែល​ត្រូវ​ជា​កូន​របស់​អ្នក​ស្រី​យ៉ោម​ បុប្ផា។ កុមារា​រូប​នេះ​ បាន​អង្គុយ​មុខ​គេ​ ដោយ​មាន​ក្រមា ដាក់​ពាក់​ឆៀង និង​រូបថត​ម្តាយ​របស់​គេ​ ជាមួយ​នឹង​ពាក្យ​ស្លោក​«ផ្តល់​យុត្តិធម៌​» ហើយ​បាន​និយាយ​ថា​ ខ្លួន​នឹក​ម្តាយ​ខ្លាំង​ណាស់​និង​អង្វ​រករ សូម​តុលាការ​ដោះ​លែង​ឲ្យ​បាន​ឆាប់​។

CAMBODIA: Two land rights activists imprisoned for their involvement in protests

Tim Sakmony (L) and Yorm Bopha (R)

September 12, 2012
ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME
Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-170-2012

12 September 2012
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CAMBODIA: Two land rights activists imprisoned for their involvement in protests

ISSUES: Illegal arrest and detention, land grabbing, rule of law, justice system, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly

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Dear friends,

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned about the recent arrests and detention of two land rights activists consecutively in just two days. They are currently being held in pre-trial custody for their involvement in land protests. Ms. Yorm Bopha (29), an outspoken Boeung Kak Lake village representative, was arrested on September 4 and was sent to Prey Sor (CC2) Prison on the charge of intentional violence. This was followed by the arrest and detention of Ms. Tim Sakmony (65), a prominent land activist from Borei Keila community, on the charge of making a false declaration under article 633 of Cambodia's Penal Code.

These two well-known land rights activists have been advocating for land rights on behalf of hundreds of residents in high profile land disputes in the two communities in Phnom Penh. They have organized numerous peaceful demonstrations demanding fair compensation in exchange for their lands in Boeung Kak Lake community and Borei Keila which have been granted by the government to two private development companies: Shukaku Inc. and Phan Imex respectively.

The arrest and detention of the two land rights advocates have been condemned by local civil society organizations as a means to silence victimized communities and to halt demonstrations against the companies as well as the government.

CASE NARRATIVE:

In the past few years, there have been a number of development projects between the government and private companies to modernize Phnom Penh as globalization has been felt throughout the country. Development plans include constructing high-rise condominiums, modern shopping malls, and sports centers, which requires massive areas of land in Phnom Penh and the surrounding areas. As a result, many slum and under-developed areas have been targeted for these development projects, including Boeung Kak Lake and Borei Keila.

Villain or victim? Protesters divided over activist pre-trial detention

Protesters wear masks bearing the likeness of detained Boeung Kak community activist Yorm Bopha during a demonstration in Phnom Penh. Photograph: Meng Kimlong/Phnom Penh Post

A fake motodoop protest?

Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Phak Seangly and Mom Kunthear
The Phnom Penh Post

One man, who asked not to be named, said he had been forced to participate – or risk losing his turf.

“If I did not join, I would not be allowed to park and pick up customers from near a market,” he said. “So I had no choice but to join.”

Imprisoned Yorm Bopha has either been unjustly targeted for her role in Boeung Kak lake eviction protests or is responsible for the vicious beating of two motodops, depending on which protesters’ chants were true yesterday.

It was land evictees versus motodops in the capital as two separate protests revealed divided opinion over Bopha’s pre-trial detention in Prey Sar prison since her arrest last week on an intentional violence charge.

Almost 200 motodops, members of the Cambodia for Confederation Development Association, rode from Freedom Park to the Court of Appeal to demand the continued detention of the 29-year-old mother, who along with 65-year-old Borei Keila representative Tim Sakmony, was arrested last week.

Speaking outside the court, CCDA president E Sophors demanded justice for two of his members, who he claimed Bopha beat up at Boeung Kak recently.

Land evictees pray amid rejection for compensation

Supporters of two housing rights activists who were detained last week perform a ceremony outside Prey Sar prison yesterday. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post

Monday, 10 September 2012
Phak Seangly
The Phnom Penh Post

Borei Keila protesters, including many who live in squalor under staircases at the site, have already been compensated for losing their homes and have no right to demand more, Suy Sophan, the owner of developer Phan Imex, told the Post yesterday.

About 200 supporters from the Borei Keila and Boeung Kak lake communities gathered yesterday, praying at a pagoda nearby Prey Sar prison for the release of the representatives.

Boeung Kak lake’s Yorm Bopha and Tim Sakmony from Borei Keila were arrested in separate incidents last week.

អ្នក​បឹងកក់​និង​បុរីកីឡា​ហែ​ក្បួន​ដាក់​ញត្តិ - Boeung Kak and Borei Keila residents march to hand over their petition

2012-09-07
Radio Free Asia

អ្នក​បឹងកក់ និង​អ្នក​បុរីកីឡា ប្រមាណ​២០០នាក់​នាំ​គ្នា​ដង្ហែ​ក្បួន​ដាក់​ញត្តិ នៅ​ទីស្ដីការ​គណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី សូម​ឲ្យ​ឧបនាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ទទួល​បន្ទុក​ទីស្ដីការ​គណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី លោក សុខ អាន នៅ​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ ទី​៧ ខែ​កញ្ញា ដើម្បី​ឲ្យ​លោក​ជួយ​ធ្វើ​កិច្ច​អន្តរាគមន៍​ឲ្យ​ដោះលែង​តំណាង​របស់​ពួក​គេ។

អ្នក​តំណាង​ទាំង​ពីរ​នាក់ គឺ​អ្នកស្រី យ៉ោម បុប្ជា ដែល​ជា​សកម្មជន​តវ៉ា​ប្រឆាំង​ការ​រំលោភ​បំពាន​របស់​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ស៊ូកាគូ នៅ​តំបន់​បឹងកក់ និង​អ្នកស្រី ទឹម សាក់មុន្នី ដែល​ជា​សកម្មជន​តវ៉ា​ប្រឆាំង​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ផានអ៊ីមិច ដែល​មិន​គោរព​កិច្ច​សន្យា​ក្នុង​ការ​សាងសង់​អគារ​ចំនួន​ពីរ​បន្ថែម​ជូន​អ្នក​បុរីកីឡា។

ការ​តវ៉ា​របស់​អ្នក​ភូមិ​ទាំង​ពីរ​នេះ កើត​ឡើង​បន្ទាប់​ពី​អ្នក​តំណាង​របស់​ពួក​គេ​ត្រូវ​តុលាការ​ចេញ​ដីកា​កោះ​ហៅ ឲ្យ​ចូល​ខ្លួន និង​សម្រេច​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​ឃុំ​ខ្លួន កាល​ពី​បី​ថ្ងៃ​កន្លង​ទៅ។

រូបថត​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៧ ខែ​កញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ ដោយ សេក បណ្ឌិត និង វិជ័យ អានន្ទ៖

More than 200 residents of Boeung Kak Lake and Borei Keila marched to the office of Xok An, the vice-prime minister and minister of the Council of Ministers, to hand over their petitions asking for intervention for the release of two residents.

The two residents arrested are: (1) Yorm Bopha, a Boeung Kak Lake activist protesting against land-grabbing by the Shukaku Inc. Company, and (2) Tim Sakmony, a Borei Keila activist protesting against the Phanimex company which reneged its promise to build two additional buildings for the evicted residents.

Today’s protest took place after 2 of their representatives were summoned by the court and they were subsequently arrested 3 days ago.

The following pictures were taken on 07 September 2012 by Sek Bandith and Vichey Anand.

Court Detains Two More Land Activists

Yorm Bopha (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)

Tim Sakmony (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)

Protesters from both neighborhoods gathered in front of the Phnom Penh court on Wednesday to demand the release of the three.

06 September 2012

Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer

PHNOM PENH - Phnom Penh Municipal Court is holding two more land protesters, following the detention of one woman on Tuesday.

The two activists, from the Borei Keila neighborhood, were detained after they appeared for questioning at the court Wednesday.

Am Sam Ath, lead investigator for the rights group Licadho, said the courts detained Tim Sak Mony, an activist from the neighborhood, and Top Kim Hong, the former village chief of Borei Keila.

Tim Sak Mony is being held for allegedly inciting violence during a protest, and Top Kim Hong is being held on charges related to corruption.

Am Sam Ath said the arrests appeared to be “unfair” and aimed at reducing protests against the development company, Phanimex.

CCHR HRD Alert - Boeung Kak Activist Arrested and Charged by Phnom Penh Municipal Court

Yorm Bopha (Photo: The Phom Penh Post)

Boeung Kak woman arrested

Yorm Bopha speaks to reporters in June. She was arrested yesterday and sent to Prey Sar prison for pre-trial detention. Photograph: Meng Kimlong/Phnom Penh Post

Lous Sakhorn (in blue shirt) leaves Phnom Penh Municipal Court with other villagers from the Boeung Kak lake community yesterday following his release. He was arrested yesterday morning along with his wife, Yorm Bopha, who later in the day was sent to Prey Sar prison for pretrial detention. Photograph: Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post

Wednesday, 05 September 2012
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Claire Knox
The Phnom Penh Post

Bopha was a vocal presence at protests for the Boeung Kak 13, a group of women arrested during May 22 eviction protests.

Prominent Boeung Kak villager and protester Yorm Bopha was yesterday jailed in Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison, after she and her husband – en route to check for their names on a voting register – were pounced on by police in plain clothes in what her husband claims was a set-up.

Outside a building housing Srah Chork commune’s electoral roll, 29-year-old Bopha and her 56-year-old husband Lous Sakhorn were arrested at about 9am by 10 policemen, who shoved them into an unmarked car and sped away, according to witness Doung Kea.

About 100 villagers who gathered outside Daun Penh police station maintained they had not been informed of an August 29 arrest warrant handed down by Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge Te Samnag – a response to an alleged act of intentional violence committed on August 7.

“The accused suspects escaped after the court issued the warrant… to ensure the suspects are judged fully they must be arrested,” Samnag told the Post.

Boeung Kak Activist Detained After August Demonstration

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvXvN_xd7vI

Yorm Bopha is accused of involvement in a violent demonstration over housing rights at the contentious development site.

04 September 2012

Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer

Tep Vanny, a representative of Boeung Kak residents insisting on better resettlement options, said the arrest was a “cowardly act” by the court authorities, who have ordered similar detentions in the past.

PHNOM PENH - Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday detained an activist of the Boeung Kak neighborhood for intentional violence, rights advocates said.

Yorm Bopha, 31, and her husband, Lours Sarkorn, 56, were arrested after they appeared at their local commune office to inspect a voter registration list for the 2013 elections. Lours Sarkorn was released later.

Yorm Bopha is accused of involvement in a violent demonstration over housing rights at the contentious development site.

The REAL reason behind the arrest of Yom Bopha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvXvN_xd7vI

The agonizing land dispute in Boeung Kak Lake - Op-Ed by Anonymous

Boeung Kak women hit streets again

Villagers from the Boeung Kak lake community protest outside the Council of Ministers in Phnom Penh yesterday. Photograph: Meng Kimlong/Phnom Penh Post

Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
The Phnom Penh Post

Two months after their release from Prey Sar prison, members of the so-called Boeung Kak 13 were yesterday at the forefront of more calls for authorities to mark out land promised to their community.

About 50 Boeung Kak women and children gathered outside Phnom Penh City Hall to urge authorities to demarcate 12.44 hectares of land that Prime Minister Hun Sen pledged to them just over one year ago.

Tep Vanny, one of the 13 women jailed for a month and three days after a three-hour trial on May 24, said she held fears for the future of her community.

“As long as the authority doesn’t demarcate our 12.44 hectares of land, our lives will not be secure,” she said.

Heng Mom, another of the 13 convicted for disputing public officials and occupying state land, said the official correspondence the community had received had created confusion at Boeung Kak.

Floods in Phnom Penh likely to worsen

Cars, motorbikes and pedestrians struggle through knee-deep water last May around Phnom Penh’s Kandal market. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post

Tuesday, 07 August 2012
Justine Drennan
The Phnom Penh Post

During this year’s rainy season in Phnom Penh, new obstacles facing the city’s drainage system will probably outweigh improvements, experts said this week.

Key to that prediction is the recent completion of the scheme to fill Boeung Kak lake with sand, which they say will increase flooding, and the fact that the ongoing drainage project supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency remains years away from completion.

Nora Lindström, advisor at urban NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut, which published a 2008 study on the effects of filling in Boeung Kak, said the lake can no longer hold run-off that previously drained there.

ពលរដ្ឋ​បឹង​កក់ ដើរ​ដាក់​ញ្ញត្តិ​សុំ​កិច្ច​អន្តរគមន៍​ពី​ស្ថាន​ទូត​ប្រទេស​មហា​អំណាច

ពលរដ្ឋ​ក្នុង​សហគមន៍​បឹងកក់​ពេលផ្តល់​បទ​សំភាសន៍​នៅ​ខាង​មុខ​សាលា​រាជ​ធានី​ភ្នំពេញ។​រូបថត ហេង ជីវ៍ន

Monday, 30 July 2012
ឃុត សុ​ភ​ចរិយា
The Phnom Penh Post

ភ្នំពេញៈពលរដ្ឋ​ក្នុង​សហគមន៍​បឹងកក់​ប្រមាណ​៥០​នាក់ នៅថ្ងៃចន្ទ ទី៣០ កក្កដានេះ បាន​ដាក់​ញ្ញតិ​ស្នើសុំ​កិច្ច​អន្តរាគមន៍​សាជា​ថ្មី នៅ​តាម​បណ្ដា​ស្ថាន​ទូត​នៃ​ប្រទេស​មហា​​អំណាច​មួយ​ចំនួន​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា ដើម្បី​ជួយ​គាំទ្រ​នូវ​សំណើ​របស់​ពួក​គេ ដែល​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​អាជ្ញាធរ​រាជ​ធានី​ភ្នំពេញ ចុះអនុវត្តន៍​បោះ​បង្គោល​កំណត់​ព្រំ​ប្រទល់​ដី​១២,៤៤ ហិកតា ដើម្បី​ធ្វើ​ជា​មូល​ដ្ឋាន​ក្នុង​ការ​ដោះ​ស្រាយ​បញ្ចប់​វិវាទ​ដី​ធ្លី​នៅ​ក្នុង​សហគមន៍​របស់​ពួកគេ តាម​ឆ្ឆន្ទះ​ដ៏​ឧត្តុង្គ​ឧត្តម្ភ​របស់​ប្រមុខ​រាជ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា។

ញ្ញតិ ដែល​អ្នកភូមិ​ទាំង​នេះ​បាន​ដាក់​នៅ​តាម​ស្ថាន​ទូត​អាមេរិក អូស្ត្រាលី ជប៉ុន បារាំង និង​អង់​គ្លេស ដើម្បី​សុំកិច្ច​អន្តរាគមន៍​គាំទ្រ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​បោះ​បង្គោល​កំណត់​ព្រំប្រទល់​ដី​១២,៤៤​ហិកតា​នោះ​បាន​សរសេរ​ថា អា​ជ្ញា​ធរ​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​កំពុង​ភ្ជាប់​បញ្ហ​ដីធ្លី​របស់​ពួកគាត់​ទៅ​នឹង​បញ្ហា​នយោ​បាយ ខណៈ​បញ្ហា​ដីធ្លី​នៅ​ទូ​ទាំង​ប្រទេស​កំពុង​ត្រូវ​បាន​ដោះ​ស្រាយ​យ៉ាង​រលូន តាម​រយៈ​ក្រុម​យុវជន​ស្ម័គ្រ​ចិត្ត «សម្ដេច​តេជោ​ ហ៊ុន សែន»។

BKL community press conference for land rights and justice - 29 July 2012 (Part 2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrrEOb5GM_g

BKL community press conference for land rights and justice - 29 July 2012 (Part 1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q7aYVVVWbo

BKL representatives meeting with Melanne Verveer in Siem Reap

(All Photos: Long Kim Heang)

US hears Boeung Kak women

Representatives of the Boeung Kak lake community wait outside the Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra in Siem Reap for a meeting with US ambassador at large for Global Women’s Issues on Friday. Photograph: Bridget Di Certo / Phnom Penh Post

Monday, 16 July 2012
Bridget Di Certo
The Phnom Penh Post

The US ambassador at large for Global Women’s Issues – an office in the US State Department – met with five of the Boeung Kak lake female activists on Saturday in a sidelines meeting of a Lower Mekong gender policy dialogue.

Ambassador at Large Melanne Verveer’s interest in the womens’ continuing plight comes about a month after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Foreign Minister Hor Namhong in Washington and passed on her encouragement for the then-“Boeung Kak 15” to be released.

“It was a full hour, a very fruitful meeting,” Sam Rainsy Party opposition parliamentarian Mu Sochua, who also attended the talks, said.

Boeung Kak Lake women wanted to meet Hillary Clinton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Ox4OVjn7k

High court appeal for Boeung Kak 13

People affected by Shukaku Inc’s controversial development project at Boeung Kak lake hold a demonstration yesterday in front of the US embassy in Phnom Penh. Photograph: Meng Kimlong/Phnom Penh Post

Wednesday, 11 July 2012
The Phnom Penh Post

Thirteen Boeung Kak lake women imprisoned after a three-hour trial in May and released last month had appealed their guilty convictions to the Supreme Court, their lawyer said yesterday.

“They told us they are completely dissatisfied with the verdict of the Appeal Court, which maintained the accusations of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court,” Ham Sunrith told the Post.

“We will try to take this to the Supreme Court to demand justice for these 13 women,” he said, adding an appeal was filed on Friday.

The women were arrested at Boeung Kak lake during a land protest on May 22.