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.

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.

Borei Keila protester summonsed to court

Suy Sophan (L) in her gaudy attire (DAP-news)

Friday, 31 August 2012
Chhay Channyda
The Phnom Penh Post

A Borei Keila protester received a summons yesterday to come to Phnom Penh Municipal Court to address a complaint of “incitement to commit a crime” filed by Suy Sophan, director of the Phanimex company, which evicted the Borei Keila families in January.

Borei Keila resident Tim Sakmony, who has already accepted compensation from Phanimex, said she received the summons after meeting with company head Suy Sophan on Wednesday evening to discuss compensation for her evicted son, on whose behalf she had continued to protest.

“Suy Sophan asked why I protested when I already had a house,” said Sakmony, who maintained that her son, a disabled soldier, should have also been eligible for compensation. “I told her that I never announced that I didn’t get a house or was protesting for one, but that the protest was for my son, because he’s sick and could not speak much.”

Borei Keila residents ask for court action in their case

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfDyp_1euDw

Borei Keila evictees given hope

A Borei Keila woman and her newborn child (Photo: Demotix)

Monday, 20 August 2012
Chhay Channyda
The Phnom Penh Post

Borei Keila families have slept under staircases near piles of rubbish since they were forced from their homes on January 3, but they are hopeful of compensation following an unexpected visit from city officials last week.

Representative Chum Ngan, 39, said village, commune and Phnom Penh City Hall officials visited a small number of families on Thursday to examine their squalid living conditions.

“My family was interviewed and photographed on their bed and asked if we had any legal documents,” she said.

Ngan said the 117 evicted families had not been told why authorities visited, but hoped it indicated development firm Phan Imex was preparing to complete the final two residential buildings it agreed to construct in 2003.

Borei Keila children cry in the streets to demand for promised housing

ក្រុម​កុមារ​បុរី​កីឡា យំ​ននៀល​ដី ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​សង់​អគារ​ពីរ​បន្ថែម​តាម​កិច្ចសន្យា​

ថ្ងៃទី 17 សីហា 2012 | ដោយ: រតនា
Cambodia Express News

ភ្នំពេញ: ​ពលរដ្ឋ​បុរី​កីឡា​ប្រមាណ ៥០​នាក់ និង​ក្រុម​កុមារ​តូចៗ​ផង​នោះ បាននាំគ្នា​មក​ធ្វើការ​តវ៉ា កាលពី​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃទី​១៧ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ នៅក្បែរ​ស្នាក់ការ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ផាន​អ៊ី​ម៉ិច ដោយ​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​គោរព​ទៅតាម​កិច្ចសន្យា សង់​អគារ​ពីរ​បន្ថែម ឲ្យ​បាន​គ្រប់​ដប់​អគារ​។​

​នៅក្នុង​សកម្មភាព​តវ៉ា ដែលមាន​ការចូលរួម​ពី​សំណាក់​កុមារ​តូចៗ​ដែរនោះ ពួកគេ​បាន​យំ​ននៀល​នៅលើ​ដី ស្រែក​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​គោរព​តាម​កិច្ចសន្យា សង់​ពីរ​អគារ​បន្ថែមទៀត ពីព្រោះ​មកដល់ពេលនេះ ឪពុកម្តាយ​ពួកគេ​មួយចំនួន នៅ​មិនទាន់បាន​ចំណែក​អគារ​ស្នាក់​នៅទេ​។ កា​រយំ​ននៀល​របស់​ក្រុម​កុមារី​ទាំងនេះ បានធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​មានការ​ចាប់អារម្មណ៍​យ៉ាងខ្លាំង ពី​សំណាក់​បណ្តាញសារព័ត៌មាន​ជាតិ និង​អន្តរជាតិ ព្រមទាំង​អង្គការសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស​ផងដែរ​។

​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​បុរី​កីឡា សូម​ធ្វើការ​បដិសេធ​ទាំងស្រុង ចំពោះ​ការលើកឡើង​របស់លោក​ស្រី ស៊ុយ សុផាន ប្រធាន​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ផាន​អ៊ី​ម៉ិច កាលពី​ថ្ងៃទី​១០ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ តាមរយៈ​កាសែត​ភ្នំពេញ​ប៉ុស្តិ៍ ដែល​លោកស្រី​បាន​ចោទប្រកាន់ថា “​ពួកយើងខ្ញុំ​ដែល​កំពុងធ្វើការ​តវ៉ា​រាល់ថ្ងៃ គឺជា​ការទាមទារ​ជាថ្មី​របស់​ពួកយើង បន្ទាប់ពី​ទទួលបាន​ផ្ទះ ហើយ​បាន​លក់​ដោយសារតែ​ពួកយើង​ក្រ​ពេក និង​ជំពាក់​លុយ​គេ យើងខ្ញុំ​សូមបញ្ជាក់ថា ការលើកឡើង​នេះ គឺជា​រឿង​មិន​ពិត​ទេ​”​។​

Borei Keila residents held a press conference to reject Suy Sophan's claim

ពលរដ្ឋបុរីកីឡា ធ្វើការតវ៉ាមុខសាលាដំបូងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ សុំ​ឲ្យ​តុលាការ​ជួយ​រក​យុត្តិធម៌។​រូបថតម៉ៃ វិរៈ

ពលរដ្ឋ​​បុរី​កីឡាធ្វើ​សន្និសីទ​កាសែត​បដិសេធ​សំដី​របស់​លោក​ស្រីស៊ុយ​ សុផាន

Friday, 17 August 2012
ឆាយ ច័ន្ទនីដា
The Phnom Penh Post

ភ្នំពេញៈពលរដ្ឋ​សហគមន៍​បុរី​កីឡា​ ដែល​រង​ការ​បណ្តេញ​ចេញ​ពី​លំនៅ​ដ្ឋាន​គ្មាន​ផ្ទះ​សម្បែង​សមរម្យ​រស់​នៅ បាន​ធ្វើ​សន្និសីទ​កាសែត​​កាល​ពី​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ​នេះ​ បដិសេធ​សំដី​របស់​លោក​ស្រី ស៊ុយ​ សុផាន ប្រធាន​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ផាន​អ៊ីម៉ិច ចុះ​ផ្សាយ​ក្នុង​ទំព័រ​សារព័ត៌មាន​កាល​ពី​សប្តាហ៍​មុន។

អ្នក​ស្រី​ ជុំ​ ង៉ាន់ តំណាង​សហគមន៍​បុរី​កីឡា និង​ពលរដ្ឋ​១១៧​គ្រួសារ​ដែល​បាន​ប្តឹង​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ផានអ៊ីម៉ិច​ឲ្យ​គោរព​កិច្ច​សន្យា​សង់​អគារ​ឲ្យគ្រប់​១០​ល្វែង​ជូន​អ្នក​បុរី​កីឡា ​ក្នុង​ខណ្ឌ​៧​មករា​ ដើម្បី​បាន​រស់​នៅ​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​នៅ​នឹង​កន្លែង ថ្លែង​ប្រាប់​ភ្នំពេញ​ប៉ុស្តិ៍​ថា លោក​ស្រី ស៊ុយ​ សុផាន បាន​និយាយ​តាម​កាសែត​ភ្នំពេញ​ប៉ុស្តិ៍​ចុះ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១០ សីហា​ថា លោក​ស្រី​នឹង​មិន​គិត​គូរ​ផ្តល់​ផ្ទះ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​បណ្តេញ​ចេញ​នេះ​ទេ ព្រោះ​អ្នក​ទាំង​នេះ​បាន​ផ្ទះ​ពី​ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន​រួច​ហើយ​និង​លក់​ផ្ទះ​ឲ្យ​គេ​បន្ត​ ដោយ​សារ​ជីវ​ភាព។

Case of Borei Keila evictees delayed

Children from the Borei Keila community cry during a demonstration outside Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post

Friday, 10 August 2012
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
The Phnom Penh Post

Three women representing 120 families suing the developer at Borei Keila arrived at Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday – as summonsed – only to be told the court was too busy to hear their case.

Borei Keila representative Sou Im, 58, said that municipal prosecutor Seang Sok had called in her and two others over their suit against Phan Imex owner Suy Sophan, who they claim is responsible for violence inflicted on families during their January eviction.

“If the [authorities] are busy, why did they put today’s date as the deadline for this to be resolved?” she said.

Chum Ngan, another woman summonsed, said the villagers’ complaint was filed in March.

Seven Months On, Many Borei Keila Evictees Remain Homeless

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

Seven Months On, Many Borei Keila Evictees Remain Homeless

Nearly 200 families were moved here from the city, following a forced eviction at Borei Keila, a Phnom Penh neighborhood slated for development by the company Phan Imex, file photo.

Phanimex officials say they have already provided enough housing for legal residents of the land they took over.

06.08.2012

By Samnang Rann, VOA Khmer

KANDAL PROVINCE - Seven months after they were violently evicted from their Phnom Penh homes and resettled in a sparse makeshift village in Kandal province, former residents of the Borei Keila community say they are anxiously waiting for housing.

“It’s very difficult here,” said Pen Rina, who has been forced to live in a ramshackle cottage here in the Tuol Sambor resettlement site, 20 kilometers outside the capital. “I used to live in Borei Keila and worked in a factory near O’Russey Market, but I have nothing to do now. I've been living here for several months with almost nothing.”

Residents here say the development company Phanimex was supposed to build them houses after they took over their prime real estate in Phnom Penh. But the housing the company built was not enough for everyone, leading to their eviction. Phanimex officials say they have already provided enough housing for legal residents of the land they took over. And municipal authorities say they are unable to help the villagers.

More delay in the resolution of land dispute for Borei Keila residents

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptIneY0_fRU

Borei Keila evictees plead case

Chhay Kimhon (second from right) speaks to reporters near the Municipal Hall yesterday after representatives of 117 families evicted from Borei Keila in January met officials to discuss their housing claims. Photograph: Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post

Thursday, 05 July 2012
Uong Ratana
The Phnom Penh Post

Homeless Borei Keila evictees who have been living in tents surrounded by garbage since authorities bulldozed their homes in January pleaded outside Phnom Penh Municipal Hall for housing yesterday.

Representative Chhay Kimhorn said the families could no longer stand living in tents and stairwells infested with worms, flies and rotting garbage.

“We need the Phnom Penh municipal authority to quicken its step in tackling the problem for 117 families in Borei Keila community, because we, and especially our children, cannot stand such living conditions,” she said.

Proof of residency required for Borei Keila evictees [...after their houses and paperworks were destroyed!!!]

Destruction of Borei Keila homes during forced eviction (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)

Thursday, 21 June 2012
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
The Phnom Penh Post

“Our land and houses do not belong to organisations or foreigners, so no one had persuaded us to protest”

The Phnom Penh municipal authority has called on Borei Keila residents evicted on January 3 to present official documents proving they are eligible for housing.

City Hall’s request came as part of a statement criticising NGOs and political parties that encouraged “poor” residents, who were not entitled to housing or compensation, to protest.

“The majority of the protesters are not Borei Keila residents . . . they do not have documents (sic!),” it reads. “City Hall has already granted housing to residents who have real documents, and only 31 police families and six civil families have not received housing.”

Pich Limkhoun, 54, a representative of 117 Borei Keila families who claim they have not been compensated, said they still wanted Suy Sophan, the owner of Phan Imex, to erect two more buildings at Borei Keila as it agreed to in 2004.

Evicted residents of Phnom Penh live in 'refugee' like camp

A man stands in the camp.

Residents live in 'refugee' like camp.

Residents were forcibly evicted from their Phnom Penh homes.

Residents live in 'refugee' like camp.

Residents were forcibly evicted from their Phnom Penh homes.

Residents were forcibly evicted from their Phnom Penh homes.

Residents were forcibly evicted from their Phnom Penh homes.

Residents from the Borei Keila community who were forcibly evicted from their Phnom Penh homes in January 2012 still live on a campsite which resembles a refugee camp, 45 km from the city. The Cambodian Company Phan Imex acquired the land to develop

16th of June 2012
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Residents from the Borei Keila community who were forcibly evicted from their Phnom Penh homes, still live on a campsite which resembles a refugee camp, 45 km from the city. The Cambodian Company Phan Imex acquired the land to develop.

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The Phnom Penh Borei Keila community was, prior to 2003, a poverty dwelling for around 5000 men, women and children. In 2003 the Cambodian construction company Phan Imex acquired the Borei Keila land for re-development into luxury accommodation, offices and retail spaces. Phan Imex was given 50% of the land for their own development opportunities if they agreed to build new homes for some of the displaced residents on the other half. Apparently the company has still not yet built 20% the homes they promised, and may never do so, even though perhaps 99% of the dwellers have been evicted from the land. Phan Imex Company chief Suy Sophan is reputedly the 7th richest person in Cambodia and one of the best connected - networked - individuals in the country.

Hundreds of families originally living in the slum did qualify for one of the new homes to be built on the development and some were offered, in lieu, a land plot on a distant relocation site under Oudong mountain (Srah Po Phnom Bat Kandal province) 45km from Phnom Penh. In January 2012 around 300 families were forcibly evicted from Borei Keila and either taken to Oudong or a similar relocation site. Some families refused and were reportedly detained until they were persuaded to sign and accept the new plot at Oudong.

Long hair a luxury for evictees [-Today, they sell their hair to survive, what other body parts do they have to sell to survive next?]

Kheng Chen (left), 48, who sold her hair to make some extra money, sits in a temporary shelter that she shares with her family at a relocation site for former Borei Keila residents in Kandal province. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post

Friday, 01 June 2012
May Titthara
The Phnom Penh Post

Kheng Chen had her hair cut in January and sold it to a broker for just under US$8. She isn’t happy with the close-cropped style because it makes her look older than her 48 years.

But when Kheng Chen grows her hair back in a few months, she plans to sell it again.

“Every woman loves hair, every woman wants to be beautiful,” she said. “But between beauty and having nothing to eat, which one do I need to choose?”

Kheng Chen is not alone in her dilemma. She lives in the Borei Keila community of evictees in Kandal province. They are among 133 families that were evicted in January by private security forces hired by development firm Phan Imex.

Young Boy Dies After Forced Eviction [... from Borei Keila due to BLACK HEART company, BLACK HEART government]

Speaking from a small cot covered with an old tent at the relocation site, Khoun Toeurn told VOA Khmer her son fell ill about a month after the eviction with diarrhea and fever. Photo: by Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer

Baby killer is Suy Siphan's new title

Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh

“We are coughing and have fevers because of the mud, the odor and the dump site.”

A 9-month-old boy who was evicted along with his family from the Borei Keila neighborhood in Phnom Penh earlier this year has died.

Family members say Chan Samnang died because of exposure to poor living conditions at a relocation site outside the city.

His body was being kept at a local hospital. Family members say they lack the money for a proper ceremony.

A baby evicted from Borei Keila died while several others fall ill due to lack of shelters

Borei Keila residents protest against the jailing of other residents (Photo: Sochivy, RFA)

15 May 2012
By Tin Zakariya
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by KI-Media
Click here to read the original article in Khmer

A baby evicted from Borei Keila died and several others face fever, cold disease and diarrhea due to lack of proper shelters.

A baby evicted from Borei Keila died at Kuntha Bopha hospital in the afternoon of 14 May in Phnom Penh due to fever, diarrhea and lack of proper nutrition.

Mrs. Khuon Toeun, the mother of the baby who died, indicated that her son was 9-month old and he fell ill when she went to protest to demand compensation from the [Phan Imex] company in Phnom Penh city. In order to ask for government intervention, she had to take along her baby who had to face heat and rain.

The Borei Keila baby died after Hun Xen announced that during his leadership at the next legislative mandate, he will not let anybody die from hunger.

Nevertheless, Mrs. Khuon Toeun recounted in tears that her son, when he was alive, did not have a shelter to live in, nor did he have anything to eat other than her milk. Therefore, when she has nothing to eat, she did not have any milk to feed her son either. She said that as her son fell gravely ill, she took him to the Kuntha Bopha hospital for care and he stayed there for one month until he passed away.

She recounted in great sadness that her son was her first child and after his death, she had to give his body the hospital for incineration because she cannot bring him back to Borei Keila as she has no shelter nor does she have any money to give him a burial.

Mrs. Khuon Toeun said that on 15 May 2012, she went to beg for money from the Veal Vong commune chief to provide a funeral for her son, but instead, the [black-hearted] commune chief told her to go beg money from the political party she belongs to. [In general, CPP officials indiscriminately designate protesters as belonging to the opposition].

សុខ​ចិត្ត​ធ្វើ​ចំណាក​ស្រុក​ទៅ​ស្រុក​គេ​ទាំង​ខុស​ច្បាប់​គ្រាន់​បើ​ជាង​រស់​នៅ​ក្នុង​សង្គម​អយុត្តិ​ធម៌?

សពប៉េ​អឹមដែល​ត្រូវ​គេ​ចោទ​ថា បាន​បាញ់​សម្លាប់​​ឈុត វុទ្ធី​។ រូបថត សហ​ការី

Monday, 07 May 2012
វិភាគសង្គម ដោយ តុងសុប្រាជ្ញ
The Phnom Penh Post

មាន​សេដ្ឋីៗ​មួយ​ចំនួន​តូច ​ដែល​រាស្រ្ត​តែង​តែ​យំ​តវ៉ា​យក​ដី​ពួក​គាត់​មក​វិញ​រាល់​ថ្ងៃ ​ដូច​ជា​យាយភូ​ យាយ​ផាន​ ឧកញ្ញ៉ា​លីយ៉ុង​ផាត់​ ជា​ដើម​ បែរ​ទៅ​ជា​មាន​ដី​ដល់​ទៅ​​រាប់​លាន​​ហិក​តា​ទៅ​វិញ​?

ជា​លក្ខណៈ​ធម្ម​ជាតិ​របស់​មនុស្ស បើ​កាល​ណា​រស់​នៅ​គ្មាន​អ្វី​ហូប​ ឬ​ក៏​ហូប​មិន​គ្រប់​គ្រាន់​ហើយ គឺ​ខិត​ខំ​ព្យាយាម​យ៉ាង​ត្រដាប​ត្រដួស ​ទៅ​រក​ទីទួល មាន​សុវត្ថិ​ភាព​ ដែល​មាន​អាហារ​ហូប​ដើម្បី​ឲ្យ​បាន​រស់។​ ព្រោះ​គាត់​ ពុំ​ទាន់​បាន​ឆ្លង​ផុត​ពី​តម្រូវ​ការ​ជា​មូល​ដ្ឋាន ​ដូច​ទ្រឹស្តី​របស់​លោក​«ម៉ាស្លូ» ដែល​មនុស្ស​ត្រូវ​មាន​អាហារ​ សម្លៀក​បំពាក់ ​និង​ជម្រក​សមរម្យ​។​ ការ​ដែល​គ្មាន​​អ្វី​ហូប​ ​គឺ​ជា​កត្តា​ចម្បង​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ពួក​គាត់​ ក្លាយ​ទៅ​ជា​មុខ​សញ្ញា​ជា​ជន​ងាយ​រង​គ្រោះ ​និង​ងាយ​ស្រួល​ក្នុង​ការ​អូស​ទាញ​កម្លាំង​ពល​កម្ម​ទៅ​ធ្វើ​ការ​នៅ​ក្រៅ ស្រុក​ដោយ​ប្រើ​ឃ្លា​មួយ​យ៉ាង​សាមញ្ញ​ថា៖ «​គេ​បបួល​កុំ​ឲ្យ​ខាន​ បើ​គេ​បាន​កុំ​ស្តាយ​ក្រោយ​!​»។

ប្រសិន​បើ​យើង​មាន​ពេល​ សាក​ល្បង​ទៅ​លេង​កម្សាន្ត​នៅ​ទីក្រុង​បាង​កក​ជា​ពិសេស​នៅ​តំបន់​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​ សង្គម​វិត​ (Sukumvit​ area)​ យើង​នឹង​ឃើញ​ពលករ​ខ្មែរ​មួយ​ចំនួន​ ដែល​ជា​អ្នក​លក់​តាម​ហាង​ អ្នក​រត់​តុ ​អ្នក​ធ្វើ​ម្ហូប​នៅ​តាម​ភោជនីយ​ដ្ឋាន​ អ្នក​ធ្វើការ​នៅ​តាម​បារ​ អាច​និយាយ​ភាសា​ថៃ​បា​ន​យ៉ាង​ល្អ​ ហើយ​នៅ​តាម​ផ្លូវ​ដើរ​កាត់​ទទឹង​មហា​វិថី​សង្គម​វិត​នោះ ​យើង​នឹង​ជួប​អ្នក​សុំ​ទាន​ដែល​ភាគ​ច្រើន​ជាជន​ជាតិ​ខ្មែរ​។​ ពួក​គាត់​ក៏​បាន​ប្រាប់​យើង​ទាំង​ទឹក​ភ្នែក​ទឹក​សម្បោរ​ថា គាត់មក​ពី​ស្រុក​ភូមិ​ណា​ មក​តាម​រយៈ​អ្នក​ណា ​និង​ពីមូល​ហេតុ​ដែល​បានជំរុញឲ្យទៅ​ទី​នោះ​ផងដែរ។​

ពលករ​ខ្មែរ​ខ្លះ​ទៀត​ ទៅ​ធ្វើ​ការ​លំបាកៗ​ហួស​កម្លាំង​ជាង​នេះ​ទៅ​ទៀត​ដូច​កញ្ជះ​គេ​ បុរសៗ​គ្នា ខ្លះ​នេសាទ​ធ្លាយ​ទៅ​ដល់​ប្រទេស​ឥណ្ឌូ​នេស៊ី​ ឯ​ស្រ្តី​វិញ ខ្លះ​ក្លាយ​ទៅ​ជា​ទាសករ​ផ្លូវ​ភេទ​ក៏​មាន​ ខ្លះ​ក៏​ធ្លាក់​ខ្លួន​ញៀន​ថ្នាំ ​ខ្លះ​ឆ្លង​ជំងឺ​អេដស៍​ និង​ខ្លះ​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​ជួញ​ដូរ​ផ្លូវ​ភេទ​។​ ថ្មីៗនេះ​មាន​ពលករ​ខ្មែរ​ស្លាប់​ជា​ហូរ​ហែ​ ខ្លះ​ស្លាប់​ដោយ​សារ​គេ​ធ្វើ​បាប​ឲ្យ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ហួស​កម្លាំង​ ដោយ​សារ​គ្រោះ​ថ្នាក់​ចរាចរណ៍​ក៏​មាន​ ខ្លះ​ស្លាប់​ដោយ​សារ​ទៅ​ចូល​កាប់​ឈើ​ប្រណីត​ខុស​ច្បាប់​ក៏​មាន​។​ យោង​តាម​ក្រសួង​មហា​ផ្ទៃ​ បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា​ ពលករ​ចំណាក​ស្រុក​ ១២០០០​ នាក់​ ត្រូវ​បាន​បញ្ជូន​ពី​ក្រៅ​ប្រទេស​មក​កម្ពុជា​វិញ​ ក្នុង​ឆ្នាំ​ ២០១១។