Tuesday, September 01, 2009

US Congress commission invites Mrs. Mu Sochua and civil society representatives to testify on human rights issues in Cambodia

SRP MP Mu Sochua (Photo: John Vink/Magnum)

31 August 2009

By Sopheap
Khmer Sthabna newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy


Kampot SRP MP Mu Sochua, who is currently visiting the US, was invited by a US Congress commission (Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, TLHRC) to testify on the human rights condition in Cambodia.

The US Congress commission issued its announcement at the end of the past week and indicated that Mrs. Mu Sochua, MP of the Sam Rainsy Party, as well as representatives of the Licadho human rights group and the Community Lecal Education Center (CLEC) are invited to testify on the human rights situation in Cambodia to the US Congress Human Rights commission.

The announcement also indicated that the hearing is planned for 10 September 2009, and it will include testimonials by Mrs. Mu Sochua, Dr. Pung Chiv Kek of Licadho, and Mr. Moeun Tola of CLEC. The discussion will also focus on the 2001 land law, the human rights issues in Cambodia, and the various recent lawsuits brought up by the government against its critics, like the case of Mrs. Mu Sochua. The hearing will also raise the issue of political pressure imposed on journalists and opposition activists, and the current labor law which is applied sporadically only. It also indicated that the Cambodian government failed to properly put into application the 2001 land law.

About all the issues cited above, the Cambodian government used to reject any criticisms on human rights issues it received from various countries.

15 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:09 AM

    As if she knows anything other than political rhetoric

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  2. Anonymous5:11 AM

    Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:

    Tortures
    Executions
    Massacres
    Atrocities
    Crimes Against Humanity
    Starvations
    Overwork to Death
    Slavery
    Rapes
    Human Abuses
    Assault and Battery


    Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:

    Assassinations
    Assassinated Journalists
    Assassinated Political Opponents
    Assassinated Leader of the Free Trade Union
    Attempted Assassinations on Chea Vichea and Sam Rainsy
    Attempted Murders on Chea Vichea and Sam Rainsy
    Executed members of FUNCINPEC Party
    Murders members and activists of Sam Rainsy Party
    Killings
    Extrajudicial Execution
    Grenade Attack
    Terrorism
    Drive by Shooting
    Tortures
    Intimidations
    Death Threats
    Threatening
    Human Abductions
    Human Rights Abuses
    Human Trafficking
    Drugs Trafficking
    Under Age Child Sex
    Corruptions
    Bribery
    Illegal Mass Evictions
    Illegal Land Grabbing
    Illegal Firearms
    Illegal Logging
    Illegal Deforestation
    Illegally use of remote detonation on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and others military official on board.
    Illegally Sold State Properties
    Illegally Remove Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
    Plunder National Resources
    Acid Attacks
    Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country
    Oppression
    Injustice
    Steal Votes
    Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
    Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
    Abuse of Power
    Abuse the Laws
    Abuse the National Election Committee
    Abuse the National Assembly
    Violate the Laws
    Violate the Constitution
    Violate the Paris Accords
    Impunity

    Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leader of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice. 

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  3. Anonymous5:13 AM

    UNDER AGE CHILD SEX
    Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed under age child sex.
    Svay Sitha is a senior government official from Cambodian People's Party.
    Svay Sitha had a sexual relationship with Tat Marina, she was only 16 years old.
    Source: Human Rights Watch

    ACID ATTACK ON TAT MARINA
    Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed acid attack.
    "On December 5, 1999, Tat Marina, age 16, was severely disfigured in an acid attack in Phnom Penh. The attack was allegedly committed by Khun Sophal, the wife of a senior government official, Svay Sitha, because she was angry her husband had a sexual relationship with Tat Marina. Neither Khun Sophal nor those suspected of being her accomplices in the attack were brought to justice. Intense media publicity compelled the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Khun Sophal for attempted murder, but the police claimed that they could not locate her, although journalists reported that she was living at home as usual."
    Source: Human Rights Watch

    TORTURE AND MURDER ON PRAK SITHA WHILE IN CUSTODY BY MISNISTRY OF INTERIOR OFFICIAL
    Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed torture and murder.
    "On the night of January 16, 2003, a street youth named Prak Sitha was beaten to death at the Ministry of Interior (MOI) headquarters after he was arrested and detained by off-duty MOI officers on suspicion of theft. His body - bearing numerous injuries to the head, torso, arms, and legs - was dumped at a Phnom Penh pagoda the following morning by ministry officers, in violation of police regulations regarding deaths in custody. No criminal charges were filed in connection with this death. In December 2004, the case was cited by the UN secretary-general's special representative for human rights in Cambodia - who stated that Prak Sitha died at the ministry "following beatings by a known police officer" - as an example of a "consistent and continuing pattern of impunity" in Cambodia."
    Source: Human Rights Watch

    PUT SAMPHORS WAS SHOT DEAD BY MEAN SOKCHEA, A RCAF MAJOR WORKING IN BRIGADE 70.
    Hun Sen's personal Bodyguards Unit (Brigade 70) is a terrorist organization.
    Hing Bunheang is a March 30, 1997 Grenade Attack suspect identified by the FBI.
    Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed murder, again.
    "On September 4, 2008, Mean Sokchea, a RCAF major working in Brigade 70, shot dead 21-year-old waitress Put Samphors at a restaurant in Kandal province. Mean Sokchea, in a drunken stupor, fired his gun and apparently mistakenly hit Put Samphors in the stomach. She was taken to a hospital but later died of her wounds. Mean Sokchea was detained by the police overnight but was then released, allegedly after intervention by Hing Bun Heang. Put Samphor's family received US$2,700 from Mean Sokchea, and the police told them that their daughter was shot while authorities were chasing robbers."
    Source: Human Rights Watch

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  4. Anonymous6:04 AM

    watch out, she could become the first woman in khmer history to become prime minister of cambodia if cambodia is really true democracy. nothing is the same anymore in cambodia, and even the world. god bless cambodia.

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  5. Anonymous7:37 AM

    oh yeah 5:09 AM does!

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  6. Anonymous7:46 AM

    Beggars SRP supporters, members, are you there or you were busy to licking Mu Suchua's big hole juicy.


    Khmer U.S.A

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  7. Anonymous7:56 AM

    shut up, don't be so nasty, be nice!

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  8. Anonymous9:36 AM

    Yes, sir I will be polite with the forum.

    Khmer in U.S.A

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  9. Anonymous10:14 AM

    $20.00 to see my :(

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  10. Anonymous11:57 AM

    Disgrace Mu Sochua’s problem all along, is that she is trying to be a politician. She's not, never has been and quite obviously, never will be. She should have just been herself, provide alternative policies and show Khmer people what a great alternative MP opposition she would be. Instead, her foray into being a politician has been a disaster. She comes across as pretending to be something she's not. Now, her political career is on the line and herself also in the hot water.

    While the nation is facing complex economic, social and environmental issues disgrace Mu Sochua tried to promote her political stunt, aimed to get media attention. If this wasn’t such a clear demonstration of her selfish pursuit of personal ambition it would be laughable. There is no doubt that Mu Sochua has no real regard for the best interest of the nation. She is driven solely by a desire to become a “Champion of Women or new Aung San Suu Kyi” by any means available to her, even if that has the potential to destabilize the country. Even worse she has lodged the appeal her case against Prime Minister Hun Sen to the Appeal Court following the announcement of her guilty verdict by the Phnom Penh municipal Court.

    People of integrity admit their faults, make amends and are judged fairly...Disgrace Mu Sochua is lacking in integrity and common sense and tries to change Cambodia into her own world. As long as Cambodia’s Court doesn’t issue any verdict which is fitted for her political stunt, she will scream for the justice all day long.

    Khmer Australian

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  11. Anonymous12:44 PM

    It's showtime!

    Pleas make Cambodia PROUD! Every one of us is with you in every step of the way.

    We have faith in you. Good luck!

    --Janitor

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  12. Anonymous2:41 PM

    11:57AM.

    Disgrace in what way?

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  13. Anonymous12:34 AM

    Fuck you...USA and Mu Sochua!

    I wish your guy don't come to my country and cause trouble again. This is going to be created another problem against the Cambodian government again. Bullshit! Mu Sochua...I thought you get your ass out of my country. Why don't you stay there in the US and have your White Man help find you a job.

    AngkorianMan Krama Man

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  14. Anonymous2:56 AM

    Right on 11:57!

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  15. Anonymous8:29 PM

    Bun Rany Hun is CEO of CPP:
    Hun Xen is CFO of CPP:

    Clan of Phnom Penh
    Court of Corrupted People
    Cuffed People Party
    Collected People Property
    Claimed People Plot
    Canceled Pageant People
    Choking Poker Player
    Commission of Pay Pal
    Controlling Police Patrol
    Criticized Poor People
    Champange Party People
    Cigar of Pimping People
    Collected People Paid
    Canceled Paper Press
    Clan of Profit Party
    Cell Phone Profit
    Criminal Party People
    Cheated Poll Party
    Cheated Party People
    Cheated on Poor People
    Collected People Purses
    Claiming People Party
    Clan of Police Party
    Clan of Pol Pot
    Cell Phone People
    Calling People Perverted
    Caused People Problem
    Concealed Pistol People
    Comission of Patroleum Party

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