12 March 2008
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
On Wednesday 12 March, the US Department of State publicly issued a world report in which it sorts through the human rights condition in 196 countries, including that of Cambodia during 2007.
According to the US Department of State, Cambodian still has a lot of progress to make. The State Department indicates that human rights are not sufficiently respected still. It denounces “the arbitrary arrests, the feeling of impunity among the security forces, the increasing number of land disputes, the forced evictions, the endemic corruption, and the increasing number of trafficking in persons.” The only positive point reported in the report is the arrest made against the 5 high-ranking Khmer Rouge officials.
The official world report is available at the State Department website (click here). The portion of the report regarding Cambodia is available in the post that follows.
According to the US Department of State, Cambodian still has a lot of progress to make. The State Department indicates that human rights are not sufficiently respected still. It denounces “the arbitrary arrests, the feeling of impunity among the security forces, the increasing number of land disputes, the forced evictions, the endemic corruption, and the increasing number of trafficking in persons.” The only positive point reported in the report is the arrest made against the 5 high-ranking Khmer Rouge officials.
The official world report is available at the State Department website (click here). The portion of the report regarding Cambodia is available in the post that follows.
