ASEAN parliamentarians call for independent investigations into deadly shootings of protesters in CambodiaBANGKOK -- Parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia today called on the United Nations and the international community to conduct independent investigations into recent deaths in Cambodia at the hands of state security forces, including the shooting dead of a 29-year-old man at pro-democracy demonstrations in Phnom Penh in September and the killing of a labour protester earlier this month.“The United Nations and the international community must take a stand on these blatant miscarriages of justice. It has been over two months since security forces shot dead Mao Sok Chan and injured others when they opened fire on a crowd of protesters, and the state is clearly not following through with a genuine investigation,” said Kraisak Choonhavan, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights Vice President.“By conducting an independent inquiry and seeking to hold the Cambodian government to account for their failure to properly investigate these deaths in line with international human rights and legal standards, we not only seek justice for the families of victims but also send a clear message that impunity for state officials will not be tolerated.”Mao Sok Chan died after being shot in the head on September 15, 2013, at Kbal Thnal Bridge, Phnom Penh. The 29-year-old laborer was caught up in crowds after police set up roadblocks following a day of political protests in the capital when police allegedly fired indiscriminately on commuters, local residents and demonstrators. To date, there has been no credible investigation into the incident.Also, on November 12, one person was killed and eight others injured when security forces in riot gear used tear gas, guns and sticks to break up a strike by garment workers at the Singapore-owned SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd.
Political tensions in Cambodia have risen since hotly contested national elections on 28 July. APHR calls on all parties to disavow violence and prioritize human rights and the rule of law as the country seeks to move forward from the current deadlock. As in other countries in the region, the criminal justice system, particularly when it comes to allegations against state actors, continually fails to deliver, APHR said.“Responsibility falls on the government and arms of the justice system to ensure that all acts of political violence will not be tolerated, either by protesters or state security forces,” said Eva Kusuma Sundari, AIPMC President and Indonesian Member of Parliament.“We all want to see Cambodia move through this difficult period peacefully. The failure of the state to properly investigate alleged acts of violence by security forces is setting a dangerous precedent and could lead to an escalation of violence during a tense political period in Cambodia.”Similar failures of the criminal justice system are commonplace in Indonesia and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, APHR said, calling on ASEAN to step up its mandate to ensure peace and stability in the region.“ASEAN must find a way to end violence perpetrated by state apparatuses before entering an integrated economic community,” said Ms. Sundari.“I am deeply concerned that the common trend of state violence and impunity in ASEAN member states will only worsen if this serious problem is continually brushed under the carpet to ensure a blinkered focus on economics and trade. ASEAN must change and begin to put the basic welfare of its people first.”The United Nations and the international community have a duty to press governments to uphold international commitments to human rights standards. In lieu of any proper investigation by the Cambodian authorities, the international community, including ASEAN institutions, must help to ensure justice for the victims of state-sponsored violence and apply pressure on the Cambodian government to meet its international responsibilities.According to local human rights observers, there have been ten fatal shootings and eight separate incidents of non-fatal shootings by authorities using excessive force in the past 20 months. Only in one out of the 10 lethal cases has there been what human rights observers agree to be a credible investigation.Many of the families of victims have been offered financial compensation in return for agreement to end legal proceedings against the alleged aggressors. Concerns have been raised that families have been intimidated or coerced into accepting the financial settlements. Moreover, the settlement of a civil dispute does not release prosecutors from their duty to investigate alleged crimes, APHR said.###ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) is a collective of lawmakers from Southeast Asia working to improve human rights responses and social justice in the region.
ដោយ៖ នួន បូរិន | ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ទី28 ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ2013 | VODហិង្សានៅមុខវត្តស្ទឹងមានជ័យ (រូបថត តាត ឧត្តម)សមាជិកសភា ដើម្បីសិទ្ធិមនុស្សអាស៊ាន នៅថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍នេះ បានទទូចសុំដល់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ (អ.ស.ប) និងសហគមន៍អន្តរជាតិ ឲ្យដឹកនាំការស៊ើបអង្កេតមួយដោយឯករាជ្យ ករណីឃាតកម្មលើប្រជាពលរដ្ឋកម្ពុជា ដែលត្រូវបានបាញ់សម្លាប់ក្នុងឧបទ្ទវហេតុ ការធ្វើបាតុកម្មកន្លងមក។នៅក្នុងសេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍របស់ លោក Kraisak Choonhavan ដែលជាអនុប្រធានសភាអាស៊ាន ដើម្បីសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស បានលើកឡើងថា អ.ស.ប និងសហគមន៍អន្តរជាតិ ត្រូវតែចូលរួមជួយរកយុត្តិធម៌ ក្នុងករណីបាញ់សម្លាប់មនុស្សក្នុងឧបទ្ទវហេតុ នៃការបង្ក្រាបរបស់សមត្ថកិច្ច កងសន្តិសុខរបស់រដ្ឋ។សេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍របស់ Kraisak Choonhavan បន្តថា ករណីឃាតកម្មទៅលើ លោក ម៉ៅ សុខចាន់ នៅចំថ្ងៃបាតុកម្មរបស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំង កាលពីថ្ងៃ១៥កញ្ញា និងអ្នកស្រី អេង សុខុម កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១២វិច្ឆិកា នៅក្នុងពេលកម្មកររោងចក្រ SL ធ្វើបាតុកម្មគឺជាប្រភេទរឿងតែមួយ គឺមានន័យថា ដូចគ្នា។ សេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍ បន្តថា ករណីលោក ម៉ៅ សុខចាន់ និងករណីអ្នករងរបួសជាច្រើននាក់ទៀត ក្នុងអំឡុងជនត្រូវបានខ្មាន់កាំភ្លើងបាញសម្លាប់ នៅថ្ងៃទី១៥ខែកញ្ញា នៅស្ពានក្បាលថ្នាល់ គឺមកដល់ពេលនេះ នៅមិនទាន់ មានស្ថាប័នឯករាជ្យណាបានស៊ើបអង្កេតនៅឡើយទេ ដែលករណីនេះ មិនគួរត្រូវបន្លាយពេលស៊ើបអង្កេតឡើយ។ ហើយករណីអ្នកស្រី អេង សុខុម ដែលបានស្លាប់ក្នុងឧបទ្ទវហេតុ បង្ក្រាបរបស់អាជ្ញាធរទៅលើបាតុករមកពីរោងចក្រ SL និងអ្នករងរបួស ៨នាក់ នៅគ្រានោះ ក៏មិនមានយន្តការឯករាជ្យណាមួយ បានស៊ើមអង្កេតករណីនេះឡើយ ។ក្នុងហេតុផលនេះ គេត្រូវមានយន្តការមួយកម្រិតអន្តរជាតិ ដើម្បីស៊ើបអង្កេត ហើយផ្ដល់យុត្តិធម៌ដល់គ្រួសារជនរងគ្រោះ និងអ្នករងរបួស ហើយបើធ្វើមិនបានទេ គឺមានន័យថា វាជាសារមួយថា និទណ្ឌភាពសម្រាប់មន្ត្រីរដ្ឋនៅតែមានដែលមិនត្រូវលើកលែងឡើយ។ក្នុងន័យនេះ សេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍របស់ លោក Kraisak Choonhavan ទទូចថា ភាពតានតឹងខាងនយោបាយបានកើតឡើង បន្ទាប់ពីការបោះឆ្នោតថ្ងៃទី២៨កក្កដា គឺជាការព្រួយបារម្ភមួយ ហើយសមាជិកសភា ដើម្បីសិទ្ធិមនុស្សអាស៊ាន ទទូចថា ភាគីនយោបាយនៅកម្ពុជា មិនត្រូវប្រើហិង្សា ហើយត្រូវបន្តការចរចាជាមួយគ្នាឡើងវិញ ហើយត្រូវចាត់ទុកសិទ្ធិមនុស្សជាអទិភាពខ្ពស់របស់ប្រទេស និងតំបន់។ ជាមួយគ្នា Eva Kusuma Sundari ដែលជា ប្រធាន AIPMC និងជាសមាជិកសភា នៃប្រទេសឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី បានទទូចថា ការទទួលខុសត្រូវដំបូងគឺត្រូវធ្លាក់ទៅលើរដ្ឋាភិបាល និងស្ថាប័នអនុវត្តយុត្តិធម៌របស់ប្រទេស ដែលត្រូវធានាថា ហិង្សានយោបាយនឹងមិនត្រូវអត់ឱនឡើយ៕សរសេរមកកាន់លោក នួន បូរិន តាមរយៈ narinnun@vodhotnews.com
Thursday 28 November 2013
Press Statement: ASEAN parliamentarians call for independent investigations into deadly shootings of protesters in Cambodia សមាជិកសភាក្រុមសិទ្ធិមនុស្សអាស៊ានទទូចសុំ អ.ស.ប ស៊ើបអង្កេតករណីសម្លាប់មនុស្សនៅកម្ពុជា ក្នុងករណីបាតុកម្ម
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