Kem Sokha, President of Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) (Photo: RFA)22 Sept 2006
By Sok Serey
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by KI-Media
Civil Society organizations and the government leader plan to hold an important meeting for two days, on 26-27 Sept of next week, in Siemreap province for the formation of a Cambodian Human Rights institution which never existed before. The institution would be in charge of the observation of violations of human rights and injustice issues in the society.
Kem Sokha, representative of 10 civil society organizations, and Om Yentieng, president of the government Cambodian Human Rights Committee, will co-chair of the meeting.
Prime minister Hun Sen is expected to attend the opening session of the meeting. Furthermore, besides the invitations sent to government officials, opposition party (SRP) representatives, Funcinpec representatives, and representatives from human rights organizations in Cambodia, human rights organizations from the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, as well as Canadian and Australia embassy representatives are also expected to participate in the meeting. In total, about 100 persons are expected to attend the meeting.
Kem Sokha, Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) president and president of the Cambodian workgroup for the advancement of ASEAN human rights, said: “This time, we want to have an institution that is independent, and we also know that in the 73-point political program of the government, there is also a plan for the formation of national committee for human rights as well.”
A majority of the representatives of the three major political parties who are planning to participate in the meeting, have expressed their support for the meeting. However, some are criticizing that, in the past, Cambodia had several committees for the defense of human rights: one by the government, one by the National Assembly, one by the Seante, as well as several human rights organizations, but none of them are working in unison for the defense of human rights in Cambodia.
Kong Korm, interim president of the Sam Rainsy Party, expressed his support for the meeting to form a human rights institution in Cambodia: “It could bring out ideas and attentions to the human rights [issue] in Cambodia as such.”
Pen Panha, CPP MP, who plans to attend the meeting, said: “We should have a clear mechanism to work on human rights within the system.”
Khieu Sorn, Funcinpec MP, said: “In the 73-point political program, the formation of a human rights institution is very good. That is, there will be representatives of the King, of the government, etc…”
A source from the opposition party commented that the violations of human rights and a number of political assassinations have not yet been resolved to provide justice [for the victims] and to punish the perpetrators.
Kem Sokha, representative of 10 civil society organizations, and Om Yentieng, president of the government Cambodian Human Rights Committee, will co-chair of the meeting.
Prime minister Hun Sen is expected to attend the opening session of the meeting. Furthermore, besides the invitations sent to government officials, opposition party (SRP) representatives, Funcinpec representatives, and representatives from human rights organizations in Cambodia, human rights organizations from the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, as well as Canadian and Australia embassy representatives are also expected to participate in the meeting. In total, about 100 persons are expected to attend the meeting.
Kem Sokha, Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) president and president of the Cambodian workgroup for the advancement of ASEAN human rights, said: “This time, we want to have an institution that is independent, and we also know that in the 73-point political program of the government, there is also a plan for the formation of national committee for human rights as well.”
A majority of the representatives of the three major political parties who are planning to participate in the meeting, have expressed their support for the meeting. However, some are criticizing that, in the past, Cambodia had several committees for the defense of human rights: one by the government, one by the National Assembly, one by the Seante, as well as several human rights organizations, but none of them are working in unison for the defense of human rights in Cambodia.
Kong Korm, interim president of the Sam Rainsy Party, expressed his support for the meeting to form a human rights institution in Cambodia: “It could bring out ideas and attentions to the human rights [issue] in Cambodia as such.”
Pen Panha, CPP MP, who plans to attend the meeting, said: “We should have a clear mechanism to work on human rights within the system.”
Khieu Sorn, Funcinpec MP, said: “In the 73-point political program, the formation of a human rights institution is very good. That is, there will be representatives of the King, of the government, etc…”
A source from the opposition party commented that the violations of human rights and a number of political assassinations have not yet been resolved to provide justice [for the victims] and to punish the perpetrators.
4 comments:
Had Christopher Columbus formed a committee before setting sail, he would have stuck at the Italian port.
SiS
To Mr Kem Sokha, Mr Sam Rainsy
How the future institution in charge of the observation of violation of Human right and injustice,
encouraged by one of famous criminel and traitor Prime Minister of the world who had murdered people and recently has made the death thread to opposition, created the law that limit the free speech of the parliament members, sacked the FUNCIPEC PRESIDENT Ranariddh and chosen the ex wife of the latter Eng Marie to be president,
could work efficiently?
This proposed institution will become just like any other national institutions under the control of the CPP. It's even better, because it will likely be funded by other international institutions while working in the interests of the CPP.
The UN Centre for Human Rights office in Cambodia has been threatened with closure many times by the Cambodian government. International human rights organisations will do a better job, because they have the necessary resources and they are generally recognised as being impartial. They should be allowed to operate freely in Cambodia.
A number of human rights and forestry observers were expelled from Cambodia. So, why should the new institution make any difference to the human rights situation in Cambodia? It's just like asking the pirates to protect commercial ships at sea.
hello, king norodom rannarith i really wonder why because of a gal u even to be a cheaper?what an ashame since a priminister fall to get 2 voices in parliament.It`s unbelievable.Even soy sopheap dared to look u down.u should criticize yourself about ur mistake.Ouk phalla is ur everything,is`nt it my poorest king?
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