Congresswoman Niki Tsongas speaking up for free and fair elections.
Finally, someone who takes a stand with democrats in Cambodia.
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Is Minister of Interior Saying Svay Rieng Shooter Member of the Police Force?
The Svay Rieng shooting of workers serves as wake up call to government.
No More use of guns by police against protesters.
We acknowledge the sincerity of the deputy-prime minister.
Prosecution of the right killer is the next step.
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Cambodia Main Opposition Message to US Congress
The visit of Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, D-MA is timely with the upcoming elections and the latest shooting of villagers by member of the armed forces and the shooting of workers by a man dressed in police uniform.
The Sam Rainsy Party is bringing up these issues to the US Congress and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US Congress, with specific recommendations:
Our concerns continue to lie on the role of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in the protection of land concessions to high ranking officials and companies. Since 2010 Cambodia has allowed local businesses and multinational co-operations to “sponsor” (pay) the military in return for the military’s services in guarding selected private lands and enforcing concessions.This clearly creates a conflict of interest between private business and the public’s right to security.
We question the US Defence Department spending around $4.5 million from 2006-2010 to support RCAF (http://www.hrw.org/news/2010/07/08/cambodia-halt-us-aid-abusive-military-units). In 2010, a unit of the RCAF based in Kampong Speu province was the recipient of the US Global Peace Initiative that resulted in $1.8 million being spent on the construction of the ACO Tank Command HQ and a two week training course. This was a perturbing development, as the unit had a notorious reputation for its frequent involvement in land evictions and human rights violations, a fact well documented by both local and international NGOs. In the same year, one of its Brigades seriously wounded at least 4 people in a forceful eviction of 116 families. (HRW – World Report 2011 – Cambodia). In February of this year protesting villagers from Kompong Speu were met by well-armed soldiers who threatened to shoot if the villagers continued their protest. These protests are usually led by women.
On behalf of the Cambodian people, we call upon the US Congress to support our people’s desire to enjoy their inalienable human rights. We call for the US State Department to stand by a firm commitment to free and fair elections. We believe this could be achieved by your body advocating the following proactive steps:
- Given that the US Government funding to RGC and support to RCAF comes through the Appropriations Bill, it is necessary that a performance review on human rights be conducted on an annual basis by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission;
- Future support to RCAF must be linked to its neutrality to provide protection to the people and not function as private or political armed forces;
- Support alternative media accessible to the opposition and local organizations for voter education;
- Place US visa restrictions on those suspected of abusing their positions of power in order to commit human rights violations with impunity for personal profit.
Violence Against Protesters Must End NOW
The Deputy-Prime Minister and Minister of Interior claims in his speech that the police know the man who shot the workers and he will soon be apprehended.
The minister added: ” You can not be a police officer and kill people. You will pay for what you have done. We can not let this situation go unresolved. Others are taking political advantage of this situation.”
I think the minister just woke up from a bad dream.
Let’s keep the pressure on.
Video of the opposition team visit to the hospital where wounded workers were treated (in Khmer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O2NECOXAw8&feature=player_embedded#!
CCHR Media Comment Phnom Penh, 21 February 2012
Violence against protestors must end now
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) condemns the shooting of three factory workers in Svey Rieng province on 20 February 2011 and calls for immediate steps to ensure that the use of violence against protestors is punished and brought to an end.
It was reported today, 21February 2012, in The Phnom Penh Post and The Cambodia Daily that three female workers were shot in front of the Taiwanese-owned Kaoway Sports factory in Svay Rieng during a protest by workers seeking an additional $25 USD in benefits to cover transport and meal costs (The Phnom Penh Post, Bloody Day in Svay Rieng; and The Cambodia Daily Three Shot During Violence in E conomic Zone). It is reported that the protest turned violent with workers throwing rocks through factory windows. The protest came to an end when a uniformed man opened fire on the protestors, causing life-threatening injuries to one woman and injuring two other women. Local police have denied that the shooter, who is reported to have been dressed in uniform, was a police officer. It is further reported that, since the shooting, the employer at Kaoway Sports factory has agreed to grant the benefits sought by the protestors.
The incident occurred following reports recently of an increase in the number of demonstrations occurring througho ut the country and a concerning rise in the use of violence by authorities to deal with protestors. A report by the Phnom Penh municipality earlier this month states that protests in the city doubled in 2011 compared to 2010. According to the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association, 256 protests took place throughout Cambodia in 2011, compared to 183 in 2010, with approximately 50 protests involving violent confrontations between demonstrators and security forces. A press statement from the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights dated 26 January 2012 described five protests in the preceding two months where security personnel opened fire on protestors, resulting in injuries to 19 people.
Commenting on the increasing use of violence to deal with demonstrators, CCHR President Ou Virak commented:
More and more people are taking to the streets to take part in protests in the knowledge that this is the greatest chance they have for justice. Every man, woman and child in this country has known for some time that our politically and financially controlled courts are no place for justice for the ordinary man. Cases like Boeung Kak lake then have sent a powerful message to people th at, against all odds, groups and communities that protest together have some chance of achieving solutions to the problems that they face. If you kick up enough of a stink, it seems, you might get some reward. This increase in the use of extreme violence to deal with protestors is therefore an issue of utmost concern. Should this trend continue, it is only a matter of time before ordinary people are killed simply for seeking fair and equitable treatment. This country needs institutional reform a court system that serves the people and not merely the interests of the political and economic elite. Such reform will likely take years, in the mean time therefore, those responsible for acts of violence against protestors must be brought to justice so that the use of such violence is stopped before it results in the taking of innocent lives.
For more information, please contact Ou Virak – telephone: +855 (0) 12 40 40 51 or e-mail: ouvirak
