By Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
02 October 2009
The Cambodian government rejected a report by the UN’s human rights envoy, who characterized the country’s judicial system and human rights efforts as “weak.”
Suriya Subedi, the UN special rapporteur for human rights, replaces Yash Ghai, who had a prickly relationship with the government and especially Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said Friday Subedi “did not see the whole thing.” He added: “He listened to lazy staffs who work here, and he did not check.”
Subedi said in an October report: “The rule of law is weak in the country. The judiciary is not as independent as it should be. Some of the core political rights such as the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly have been undermined.”
Subedi said Cambodia’s defamation laws have gone beyond a permissible level in restrictions on the freedom of expression under the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Cambodia is a party.
Ny Chakriya, chief of investigation section for the rights group Adhoc, said that in light of the report the government should review its human rights situation.
“It is simple for the government to deny the UN’s report, but the most important thing is for the government to consider what [Subedi] raised in his report,” he said. “The government denial is unacceptable.”
Yim Sovann, spokesman for the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, agreed with the report, saying, “many UN representatives in Cambodia are always raising the same human rights issues in Cambodia.”
Suriya Subedi, the UN special rapporteur for human rights, replaces Yash Ghai, who had a prickly relationship with the government and especially Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said Friday Subedi “did not see the whole thing.” He added: “He listened to lazy staffs who work here, and he did not check.”
Subedi said in an October report: “The rule of law is weak in the country. The judiciary is not as independent as it should be. Some of the core political rights such as the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly have been undermined.”
Subedi said Cambodia’s defamation laws have gone beyond a permissible level in restrictions on the freedom of expression under the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Cambodia is a party.
Ny Chakriya, chief of investigation section for the rights group Adhoc, said that in light of the report the government should review its human rights situation.
“It is simple for the government to deny the UN’s report, but the most important thing is for the government to consider what [Subedi] raised in his report,” he said. “The government denial is unacceptable.”
Yim Sovann, spokesman for the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, agreed with the report, saying, “many UN representatives in Cambodia are always raising the same human rights issues in Cambodia.”
21 comments:
Sound th same deny when KAMER government blame Dr, Ghai, ex-UN human rights for this small Kingdoom.
Instead of debating the issues, another personal attack from the CPP: this time on the staffs.
Same story from the CPP.
The current government is hopeless.
The best they can do is denial and kisses youn " yes sir, yes ".
Blue Kanharith said Subedi "did not see the whole thing." Come on dude!!! Even a child can see the whole thing and they are better than idiot CPP people.
CPP and Hun Kwak just play game and serve their master, Ho Chi Minh. They help to destroy Cambodia piece by piece. If they want to do a good job, sure they can. But, they want to hurt Khmer people.
They're low class people and control the country. They're illiterate and don't think right.
They are very good in twisting thing around and keep lying all the time.
Who is believing you, Ah Blue Kanharith? Only your supporters are believing you.
The UN’s human rights envoy is always right. Ah Hun Sen Mother Fucker and its party are always wrong.
of course, cambodia need to encourage and strengthen the rule of law and independence judiacary system, etc. however, i also credit cambodia for make an effort in improving all of this as well. some people need to be patient as well so not to let emotion get in the way of healing and improving things in cambodia. cambodia had come a long way since, you know. we must learn to walk first before we can run, you know. it's the same concept in cambodia this way. everyone can help to make a difference in cambodia, really. we all want cambodia to be an enjoyable and pleasant country to live, work, do business, visit, vacation, etc... god bless cambodia.
yes, please contine to demand and educate everyone in cambodia to understand and see the benefit of joining the free world, both economically and democratically, etc... cambodia is already adopted a new thinking way in our society while at the same time maintaining our culture and tradition, etc... who says we can't have both ways, really! we don't want suffering anymore, we all want prosperity and higher standard of living in cambodia. we don't want to be isolated from the rest of the developing world anymore. we want good life in cambodia for everybody. god bless cambodia.
CPP people are so stupid! They don't even know what is right and wrong! Just go on and denying it!
Hay 5:34 AM!!
It has been over 30 years now.
What kind of brain are you having in your head?
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Executions
Executed members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed 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.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
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
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.
PPU your smear campaign tactics will not last longer.
Your power and moneys will not overcome your bad breath always against anyone inside or outside observers who are speaking the truth to find any good solutions or corrections for better Cambodia.
You are in denial no matter what any good intention to help Cambodia. You think Cambodia is belong to your Clan PPU forever, believing your life will last more than 100 years or when you are die you will bring your power and moneys with you or your ashes will be belong to you which will not be on fire and turn to earth. Do something good for your country if you love Cambodia, as you are still alive to pass along good reputation, good deed of your action to your chilren and grant children.
Is that looks good for your leadership to thrash internal and international good constructive critics.
Your consistent denial here and there will not escape the reality of your thrue color hidden skin, crook, cronies...
Even you are wearing a $5000 tie wrapped around your neck meaning worthless for many rather a $10 tie is more value as a good discent person to be respectful..
Indeed a lot kiss butt around you when you get power but when you will be gone one day noone bow become nothing...
Be awake do good thing for your country Cambodia.
PPU your smear campaign tactics will not last longer.
Your power and moneys will not overcome your bad breath always against anyone inside or outside observers who are speaking the truth to find any good solutions or corrections for better Cambodia.
You are in denial no matter what any good intention to help Cambodia. You think Cambodia is belong to your Clan PPU forever, believing your life will last more than 100 years or when you are die you will bring your power and moneys with you or your ashes will be belong to you which will not be on fire and turn to earth. Do something good for your country if you love Cambodia, as you are still alive to pass along good reputation, good deed of your action to your chilren and grant children.
Is that looks good for your leadership to thrash internal and international good constructive critics.
Your consistent denial here and there will not escape the reality of your thrue color hidden skin, crook, cronies...
Even you are wearing a $5000 tie wrapped around your neck meaning worthless for many rather a $10 tie is more value as a good discent person to be respectful..
Indeed a lot kiss butt around you when you get power but when you will be gone one day noone bow become nothing...
Be awake do good thing for your country Cambodia.
ដើម្បីប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ we all are Khmer should រួមគិត រួមសម្រេច រួមធ្វើ
Ah phleu, 30 years under the suffering of the poor people but very happy for the richest and power bloody guys. Even khmer themselves cannot help their own because they are in a small number, the large number are illeterated, low educated and being hungry of power to sauck the blood of poor people.
if all Khmers have same brain (thoughts) like yours thinking only for your own interest, just shouting from a very long distance, not even participate and support but to discourage instead, one day our country will become Champa.
But what I and many other Khmers are thinking now is that we still have time to save our country if we all are unified.
I believe, let the past be bye gone because today, tomorrow and the future is more important than yesterday, however least we can do is learned from the past mistakes and turn it into a positive learning outcome. We must focus on what needs to be done next e.g. putting new infrastructures such as every 1000 quality homes have access to safe roads, schools, park, lake, market, dentist/clinic, family doctor /clinic, and also focusing on waste management which turn into gas and be usable for effective outcome. The people can not achieve this though but the government can if they are to work together as a team, that is to reach common goal and common interest for the benefit of both the people and government. Government needs to ask every country to donate their engineering teams to come and teach us the skills as well helping us to achieve the outcome because money alone is not good enough as it could go into the wrong hands and then it will be useless. Another example is to look at these successful countries such as Aust, Singapore, Janpan, USA extra. If these nations can create a safe heaven for their people so can we. Aust
CPP government can deny as much as they like ...even the dummy know what is going on .....CPP is just a another KR with different name. Can't believe a single word they are say...
Hey 7:49AM,
My brain is far better than yours Fool! It is my opinion and as well as my right...to express...! what is your fucking problem....30 yrs is not just the number. It could be Gold, Bronz, Silver, and RUST...If you think you are smart enought, you figure it out....!If you don't like it, don't read it fool. My comments are never jabbed at any you and/or anyone else in this blog...so shovel it...MF.
Because of Khmer like you that is why, Khmer lost a big chunks of land to the Viet. Cong. in 30 yrs! What a FOOL!
It is not weak rule of laws,fool!
It is a faked rule of laws!
1:35Pm! you fool and stupid!!
You have your right no body stop you from write or say it out!
But when you put in inpublic people have right to charleng or call you a fool! FOOL!
Go to back to school Hanoi PhD!
1:34PM,If you don't want people to read it do not wrote in here! YOu Viet's dog!
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