Phay Siphan says the beating of monks, journalists and protesters was a CNRP setup to blame the government [Really, Mr. Siphan the parrot?] ផៃ ស៊ីផាណ ថាការវាយព្រះសង្ឃ អ្នកសារព័ត៌និងបាតុករគឺជារការរៀបចំរបស់បក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ

លោកពួ Siphan Phay។ ខ្ញុំក៏គោរពនឹងស្រឡាញ់លោកពូដែរ ព្រោះខ្ញុំធ្លាប់ចូលរួមកម្មវិធីមិត្តប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារជាមួយលោកពូ។ ខ្ញុំយល់ថា លោកពូគឺជាមនុស្សមានការអប់រំម្នាក់។ ដល់ពេលឃើញ លោកពូ ជាអ្នកនាំពាក្យបាតដៃខ្នងដៃអញ្ចឹង ធ្វើអោយខ្ញុំចង់ប្លុកលោកពូចោល! ខ្ញុំគ្រាន់តែជាក្មេងម្នាក់គ្មានអីអស្ចារ្យទេ ប៉ុន្តែលោកពូជាអ្នកaddមកខ្ញុំុំកាលពីប៉ុន្មានខែមុន ហើយខ្ញុំacceptលោកពូក៏ដោយសារខ្ញុំគិតថាលោកពូក៏ជាចាស់ទុំម្នាក់ដែរ! ខ្ញុំមិនខ្វល់ថា លោកពូនិងខ្ញុំមាននិន្នាការផ្សេងគ្នាទេ ហើយក៏មិនខ្វល់ថាលោកពូaddខ្ញុំដើម្បីចង់ដឹងអំពីសកម្មភាពរបស់ខ្ញុំដែរ។ ខ្ញុំសង្ឈឹមថា លោកពូនឹងដើរតួអោយសមជាអ្នកមានការអប់រំខ្ពស់ និងចាស់ទំុដ៏គួរអោយគោរពម្នាក់។

ដោយសេចក្តីគោរពពី រិន ចាន់រិទ្ធិ

A foreign reporter was chased and beaten by the city's security guards whom Mr. Siphan said was a setup by the CNRP.

A forced demolition of people's home in Kratie province while the distraught owners were handcuffed and restrained by the police ការរុុះរើផ្ទះប្រជាជននៅក្រចេះ ក្នុងខណៈដែលម្ចាស់ផ្ទះបានត្រុេះប៉ូលិសដាក់ខ្នោះ។

Post by Chham Chhany.

CNRP's election rally broke through 3 police barricades 3/5/14 ក្រុមអ្នកឃោសនារបស់បក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិទម្លាយរនាំង៣ជាន់របស់ប៉ូលិសនៅខេត្តព្រៃវែង

Post by Virak chun.

Post by CBN Media.

Post by ប្រភពចំលង ចែកចាយ.

These are the faces of the faceless security guards who beat up journalists, monks and protesters នេះគឺជាមុខនៃ«បាតដៃទីបី»របស់ហ៊ុន សែន

យើងចំណំាមុខអាមួយនេះ ទុកឲ្យហើយ...! យើងនឹងបញ្ចេញមុខពូជអាឈាមថោកម១ក្បាលនេះនៅលើកក្រោយៗទៀត៕៚
ពួកនេះជាក្រុម២២ក្រោមការដឹកនាំរបស់ឃន់ ស្រេង សាហាវណាស់ ! មើលមុខពួកក្រុមអសន្តិសុខឈុតខ្មៅ ដែលមានរូបរាងជាមនុស្សតែចិត្តគំនិតមិនស្មើរនិងសត្វតិរច្ឆាន នៃបក្សពួកក្រុមអាជ្ញាធរខ័ណ្ឌនិងក្រុងភ្នំពេញ។ ការងាររបស់ពួកក្រុមនេះគឺជំនាញខាងប្រើអំពើរហឹង្សារំលោភសិទ្ធិមនុស្សកាប់ចាក់វ៉ៃបាញ់ទាត់ធាក់គ្មានត្រាប្រណីមិនរើសមុខទេ សូម្បីតែស្ត្រី កុមារ មនុស្សចាស់ជរា តំណាងរាស្ត្រ អ្នកកាសែតខ្មែរនិងបរទេសព្រះសង្ឃអង្គការអ្នករត់ម៉ូតូ ឌុបអ្នកធ្វើដំណើរតាមផ្លូវគឺត្រូវពួកក្រមនេះវ៉ៃទាំងអស់ឲតែមានបទបញ្ជារពីថ្នាក់លើ មានលោក សុខ ប៉េងវុធ ជាដើម ។ ក្រុមនេះមានគ្នាប្រហែល50នាក់ហើយជំនាញខាងវ៉ៃរកតែក្បាលនិងវ៉ៃបំផ្លាញកាមេរ៉ាដកហូតយកទូរស័ព្ទនិងវ៉ៃបំផ្លាញម៉ូតូ អ្នកធ្វើដំណើរជាដើម ។ ការងារសុចរិតត្រឹមត្រូវមានម៉ាគគោគដូចជារត់ម៉ូតូ ឌុបជាដើមមិននាំគ្នាធ្វើទេ បែជានាំគ្នាមកស៊ីឈ្នួលវ៉ៃក្បាលខ្មែរឈាមហូរឥតល្ហែរស្ទើររៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃនេះគឺជាអំពើរបាបកម្មរំលោភសិទ្ធិមនុស្សយ៉ាងធ្ងន់ធ្ងរបំផុតនៅកម្ពុជា ។ ម៉ែឪចាស់ៗនៅឯផ្ទះខំធ្វើបុណ្យរក្សាសីលចំណែកកូនៗមួយចំនួនក្នុងក្រុមនេះមកធ្វើការនៅភ្នំពេញ បែជាមកធ្វើការងារទុចរិតព្រោះតែប្រាក់ខែបន្តិចបន្តិចបន្តួចសោះហ៊ានលើកដៃវ៉ៃខ្មែរគ្នាឯង ។ សូមបញ្ជាក់ថាក្រុមអសន្តិសុខឈុតខ្មៅនេះគឺជាក្រុមស៊ីឈ្នួលមិនមែនមានតួនាទីជាប៉ូលីសទាហានអាជ្ញាធរទេ ពេលមេពួកវាបញ្ជារឲបង្ក្រាបដេញវ៉ៃម្តងៗគឺពួកវាបិទមុខជិតដោយមួកខ្មៅមិនអាចស្គាល់មុខមាត់ពិតទេនេះគឺជាការទទួលទោសកំហុសទាំងស្រុងរបស់អាជ្ញាធររដ្ឋាភិបាលដែលប្រើមនុស្សអនាមិកគ្មានអត្តសញ្ញាណពិតប្រាកដមកប្រើហឹង្សាលើព្រះសង្ឃនិងពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ ៕

Is Cambodia a suitable place for refugee resettlement?

Boat refugees on their journey to Australia (image www.cbc.ca)

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Protracted bloody war, killing fields, and Vietnamese invasion had forced nearly a million Cambodians fleeing their country for safe places in Thailand, Europe, U.S., Canada, Australia, and so on over the past decades, especially from 1970 to 1990.  Paris Peace Accord on October 23, 1991 officially ended a long protracted war and Vietnamese occupation, but since then Cambodia has not been well stable politically and economically.  Rampant corruption, human rights abuses, and dictatorial rule by one man or one party have created political instability and poverty in the country.  A recent agreement in principle between Cambodian and Australian governments to resettle boat refugees in Cambodia has created some reasonable doubt among Cambodian people as well as the international community about Cambodian government's ability and honesty to handle this humanitarian duty since Cambodian government has had awful human rights records and forcibly deportation of Mongtagnard refugees from Vietnam and Uighur people from China.  How can Cambodian government help the other people to get better life while it still suppresses its own people politically and economically?

Authority bans opposition leaders from visiting a border bridge with Vietnam [Do they have something to hide?] សមត្ថកិច្ច​ខេត្ត​កណ្តាល ​មិនឲ្យ​មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ​ទៅ​ពិនិត្យ​ស្ពាន​ជ្រៃ​ធំ​​

Deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha and other CNRP leaders prevented from visiting a border bridge with Vietnam. Did the authority has something to hide?

Post by Virak chun.

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​សមត្ថកិច្ច​ខេត្ត បាន​រារាំង​មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ និង​មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់​មួយចំនួន​ទៀត​របស់​គ​ណ​បក្ស​មួយ​នេះ មិនឲ្យ​ចូល​ពិនិត្យ​ការដ្ឋាន​សាងស​ង់​ស្ពាន​ជ្រៃ​ធំ នៅ​ច្រក​ព្រំដែន​កម្ពុជា​-​វៀតណាម ស្ថិតនៅ​ស្រុក​កោះធំ ខេត្ត​កណ្តាល​ទេ ដោយសារ​អះអាងថា មិន​មាន​បញ្ជា​ពី​ថ្នាក់លើ​។​

ស្ពាន​ជ្រៃ​ធំ ដែល​ត​ភ្ជាប់​ពី​ព្រំដែន​កម្ពុជា​-​វៀតណាម ត្រូវបាន​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​កម្ពុជា លោក ហ៊ុន សែន និង​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​វៀតណាម ង្វៀន តាន់​យុង សម្ពោធ​ឲ្យ​សាងសង់​នៅ​ថ្ងៃទី​១៤ ខែ​មករា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៤ ជា​ស្ពាន​ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ ដើម្បី​ឲ្យ​ប្រទេស​ទាំង​ពីរ មាន​មិត្តភាព សន្តិភាព និង​កិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការ​ល្អ​។​

បន្ទាប់ពី​ជួប​សកម្មជន ក្នុង​យុទ្ធនាការ​ឃោសនា​បោះឆ្នោតអសកល នៅថ្ងៃនេះ ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និង​អនុប្រធាន លោក កឹម សុខា ចង់​ទៅ​ពិនិត្យ​ការដ្ឋាន​សាងសង់​ស្ពាន​ជ្រៃធំ ដែល​ជា​ច្រកចេញ​ចូល​ពី​ព្រំដែន​កម្ពុជា​-​វៀតណាម​នោះ​។​

​អនុប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ លោក កឹម សុខា យល់ថា ការ​មិន​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​ពួកគាត់​ចូល​ទៅ​ពិនិត្យ​ការដ្ឋាន​សាងសង់​ស្ពាន​ជ្រៃ​ធំ ទំនងជា​អាជ្ញាធរ​របស់​លោក ហ៊ុន សែន មាន​អាថ៌កំបាំង​អាក្រក់​អ្វីមួយ នៅ​កន្លែង​សាងសង់​នោះ ទើប​សមត្ថកិច្ច​ហាមឃាត់​បែបនេះ​ «ឥឡូវនេះគេដាក់គុកទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យហើយ ឥឡូវមកដាក់គុកព្រំដែនទៀត អត់ឲ្យយើងទៅមើលទៀត អ៊ីចឹងបង្ហាញឲ្យឃើញថា គណបក្សប្រជាជនហ្នឹងអាក្រក់មែនទែន អាជ្ញាធររបស់គាត់ហ្នឹង។ ការដែលគាត់មិនអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យយើងចូលទៅ ឲ្យប្រជាពលរដ្ឋអាចទៅបាន តែអត់ឲ្យយើងចូលហ្នឹង មានន័យថាគាត់មានលាក់លៀមអំពើអាក្រក់អ្វីនៅក្នុងហ្នឹងហើយបានអត់ហ៊ានឲ្យយើងឃើញ»។

​សមត្ថកិច្ច​ប្រចាំការ​ព្រំដែន​នៃ​ច្រក​ជ្រៃ​ធំ លោក អ៊ឹម ច័ន្ទ​រិទ្ធ មានប្រសាសន៍ថា ការហាមឃាត់​ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ មិនឲ្យ​ចូល​កន្លែង​សាងសង់​ស្ពាន​នោះ ដោយសារ​មិន​មាន​បញ្ជា​ពី​ថ្នាក់លើ «អត់ហាមឃាត់ទេ គ្រាន់តែយើងនៅត្រួតពិនិត្យនេះចង់បានលិខិតស្មាមអីដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធ»។

ស្ពាន​ជ្រៃ​ធំ​ត​ភ្ជាប់​ព្រំដែន​នេះ ត្រូវ​ចំណាយ​ថវិកា​សរុប​៣៨,៣៩​លាន​ដុល្លារ ក្នុងនោះ​ថវិកា​ចំនួន​២០,៥៩​លាន​ដុល្លារ បានមក​ពី​កម្ចីសម្បទាន​ពី​វៀតណាម ថវិកា ១៧,៨៣​លាន​ដុល្លារ​ជា​របស់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​វៀត​ណា​ម និង​១,៨៣លាន​ដុល្លារ ជា​ថវិកា​បដិភាគ​របស់​រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល​ក​ម្ពុ​ជា​៕

សូមសរសេរមកលោក ណាត សុភាព តាមរយៈ sopheap@vodhotnews.com​

Three Vietnamese dig for gold at Battambang Bridge but escaped after CNRP local officials arrived to investigate យួន៣នាក់ជីករកមាស់នៅគល់ស្ពានថ្មចាស់បាត់ដំបង ប៉ុន្តែបានរត់គេចខ្លួនពេលមន្ត្រីបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិមកស៊ើបអង្កេត

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Post by Sin Rozeth.

Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha campaign for municipal election in Prey Veng

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Post by Sam Rainsy.

Post by Kem Sokha.

Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha campaign for municipal election in Prey Veng 3/5/14

Post by Rapsberry Maqui.

Post by Kem Sokha.

Post by អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេស.

Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha campaign in Prey Veng 3/5/14

Voeun Vy is probably a CPP supporter who chased and beat monks and people but in turn he was badly beaten by the security forces [by mistake?] ឈ្មោះវឿន វី នេះប្រហែលជាអ្នកគាំទ្របក្សប្រជាជនដែលដេញវាយព្រះសង្ឃ ប៉ុន្តែបានត្រូវប៉ូលសបក្សប្រជាជនបាយបែកក្បាល។ នេះគឺជាបាបកម្មទាន់ហន់តែម្តង!

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He is a deputy village chief from the ruling CPP but his son was killed by the CPP's security forces គាត់ជាអនុប្រធានភូមិពីបក្សប្រជាជនហើយកូនរបស់គាត់បានត្រូវកងប្រដាប់អាវុធបាញ់សម្លាប់

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A reporter for VOD Radio was badly beaten by security forces and his cellphone was confiscated/stolen

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Security forces beat up Ven. Loun Sovath for taking photos and film them using forces against peaceful election campaigners កងសន្តិសុខដេញវាយព្រះតេជគុណ លួន សូវ៉ាត

នៅវេលាម៉ោងជិត៤ល្ងាចថ្ងៃទី២ខែឧសភា២០១៤នេះ អាជ្ញាធរប៉ូលីសក្រុងភ្នំពេញចំរុះដែលមានក្រុមអសន្តិសុខឈុតខ្មៅដែលជាក្រុមដៃដល់ខាងប្រើហឹង្សាវ៉ៃទាត់ធាក់បានដេញវ៉ៃព្រះតេជគុណ លួន សុវ៉ាត ត្រូវមួយដៃចំកញ្ចឹងកបណ្តាលឲជាំ មួយដំបងចំកដៃ បណ្តាលឲហើមប៉ោង មួយជើងចំចង្កេះ បណ្តាលឲគ្រាំគ្រា មួយដុំថ្មចំដើមទ្រូងបណ្តាលឲបែកទូរស័ព្ទ ក្នុងខណ:ពេលដែលព្រះអង្គទៅឃ្លាំមើលសិទ្ធិមនុស្សនិងថតព័ត៌មាននៅក្បែរទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ដែលជាថ្ងៃដំបូងនៃការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតឃុំសង្កាត់របស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិដែលមានបំណងជួបជុំគ្នានៅទីនោះតែត្រូវបានហាមប្រាមបំបិទសិទ្ធិសេរីភាពដាក់រនាំងលួសបន្លាដោយអាជ្ញាធរភ្នំពេញ ។ ក្នុងព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ហឹង្សានេះក្រុមអសន្តិសុខឈុតខ្មៅក៏បានវ៉ៃអ្នកយកព័ត៌មានវិទ្យុសំលេងប្រជាធិបតេយ្យវីអូឌីម្នាក់ឲដួលសន្លប់ អ្នកកាសែតបរទេសម្នាក់ឲរងរបួស តំណាងរាស្ត្រខេត្តកំពង់ចាមម្នាក់ឲបែកក្បាលនិងរបួសជើងធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ និងពលរដ្ឋ២នាក់ផ្សេងទៀតវ៉ៃឲបែកក្បាលរបួសធ្ងន់ធ្ងហើយវ៉ៃបំបែកកាមេរ៉ាអ្អ្នកយកព័ត៌មានម្នាក់ទៀតផងដែរ ។

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Interview with Ven. Loun Sovath after he was chased and beat up by security forces after he just film them.

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A disabled man is angry about the government's ban on public assemblies

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Inconsistencies Emerge as Woman’s Murderer Questioned [Another fake suspect. He was alleged of stabbing the victim outside but why the body was found inside the house and why the baby was also stabbed? The real suspects should be the cleaner and the housemaid]

BY KHY SOVUTHY AND MATT BLOMBERG |the cambodia daily,  MAY 3, 2014

Chea Phin, a 35-year-old homeless man recently released from prison, was questioned by a prosecutor at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday in relation to the stabbing murder of a Dutch woman earlier this week, to which he has confessed.

Before speaking with the court prosecutor in a closed-door questioning session, Mr. Phin told reporters that he was drunk and looking for a place to sleep when he discovered the victim’s gate open and attempted to steal a bicycle from inside.

Police lead Chea Phin, the lone suspect in the murder of Dutch woman Daphna Beerdsen, to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for questioning on Friday. (Siv Channa)

Mr. Phin said he often slept on the street in the alleyway off Norodom Boulevard where Daphna Beerdsen and her family lived. He said he was drunkenly looking for a comfortable place to sleep when he noticed an open gate.

“I bought rice wine to drink with my last 1,000 riel and I tried to find a place to sleep. At that time, I saw the house open and I saw a bicycle and it was quiet so I wanted to steal the bicycle,” Mr. Phin said.

“At that time, the woman yelled and blocked my exit,” he continued.

“She yelled loudly and I was afraid that other people would be alerted. Then we fought each other and I stabbed her with a screwdriver.”

Daphna Beerdsen was home alone with her 19-month-old daughter Dana at the time. Dana was also stabbed and sustained serious blunt force head injuries in the home invasion.

She was airlifted from Phnom Penh’s Kantha Bopha Hospital to Bangkok General Hospital Monday night in critical condition.

The hospital has declined to provide updates on her condition.

Mr. Phin claimed that he stabbed Daphna Beerdsen with his eyes closed and that he had no intention to stab the child.

“I am very regretful and I pity the child, so I do not try and deny,” he said.

UN Human Rights Official Wraps Visit, ‘Saddened’ by Violence

BY LAUREN CROTHERS | the cambodia daily, MAY 3, 2014

U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Flavia Pansieri on Friday wrapped up a five-day mission to Cambodia, saying that she was concerned and “deeply saddened” by the violent beating of bystanders and journalists after a May Day gathering near a cordoned-off Freedom Park.

In prepared remarks delivered at the OHCHR office in Phnom Penh, Ms. Pansieri said she regretted having to come to the conclusion that the human rights situation in Cambodia has deteriorated this year, punctuated by the killing of six people during garment strikes and an ongoing municipal and government ban on assembly.

“The use of excessive force raises serious concerns about the role of the district security guards in dealing with demonstrations and public order,” Ms. Pansieri said at the end of a week that saw her meet with Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, Cambodian Human Rights Committee President Om Yentieng and unionists detained at Prey Sar prison.

“I reiterate the view that the ‘ban’ on demonstrations falls short of

the test of legality, necessity and proportionality.”

In an interview after her speech, asked if she had received any assurances from government officials that the state killings would be properly investigated, Ms. Pansieri said she had not.

“Let me say that I have mentioned [it during discussions], but I can’t say I have received firm indications of what would be the next steps,” she said.

UN Rights Official Says Freedoms Have Worsened

by Khoun Theara, VOA Khmer :

http://www.voacambodia.com/content/un-rights-official-says-freedoms-have-worsened/1906325.html

Flavia Pansieri, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, told reporters “there has been a deterioration in 2014 in the extent to which freedom of expression and assembly in Cambodia are guaranteed and enjoyed.”

A senior UN rights diplomat says freedom in Cambodia has worsened since the 2013 elections, and especially since January.

 

Following a fact-finding mission to Cambodia this week, Flavia Pansieri, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, told reporters “there has been a deterioration in 2014 in the extent to which freedom of expression and assembly in Cambodia are guaranteed and enjoyed.”

 

“The ongoing ban on demonstrations in Phnom Penh, in force since 4 January, is an issue I raised with the authorities on several occasions this week,” she said. “I reiterate the view that the ‘ban’ on demonstrations falls short of the test of legality, necessity, and proportionality. I urge the government to take the necessary measures to remove this ban without further delay and to ensure that all citizens are able to exercise their rights to freedom of expression and assembly.”

 

Pansieri met this week with senior government officials, including Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and Om Yentieng, head of the government’s Human Rights Committee. She also met with rights groups, prisoners and victims of forced evictions.

 

Violent crackdowns have led to at least six deaths between September 2013 and January 2014, as well as the disappearance of a 16-year-old boy, though no one has been held accountable, she said Friday. “I call upon the authorities to step up their efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice without further delay.”

 

During her visit, clashes continued between opposition supporters, bystanders and security personnel, including police. On Thursday, bystanders were arbitrarily beaten, along with journalists, outside Freedom Park, where the opposition has staged a series of nonviolent demonstrations against the ban on assembly.

 

“I was deeply saddened to learn yesterday of the beating of a man at Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park by district security guards,” Pansieri said Friday. “I was also concerned to learn that a number of journalists were reportedly hit by security guards while trying to photograph. The use of excessive force raises serious concerns about the role of district security guards in dealing with demonstrations and public order.”

Cambodia: We won't take refugees against their will

Lindsay Murdoch

South-East Asia correspondent for Fairfax Media

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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen. Photo: Reuters

Cambodia’s insistence that refugees not be sent to the impoverished country against their will has emerged as a key sticking point in a controversial agreement with Australia.

Refugee advocates say most of the 1000 refugees the Abbott government wants to send to Cambodia will refuse to resettle in one of the world’s poorest nations, raising doubts about the effectiveness of the agreement.

“People came to get protection from Australia, why would they go to Cambodia?” said an asylum seeker from Nauru, where those slated for Cambodia are in detention.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen with Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop in Phnom Penh in February. Photo: AP

“It’s not a developed country. It is poor. It cannot look after refugees,” said the man, who is receiving medical treatment at Sydney’s Villawood detention centre.

Shane Prince, a Sydney lawyer who represents refugees, said he believes those on Nauru will refuse the Cambodia option “because they will hold out in the hope there is a policy change and they eventually will be able to get to Australia”.

“They also know Cambodia’s troubled history,” he said.

Refugee advocate Ian Rintoul said most of the asylum seekers on Nauru “understand that because Nauru is not willing to resettle them, their chances of coming to Australia are increased”.

Confirmation of an “in principle” agreement between Australia and Cambodia this week provoked a storm of criticism from rights groups, opposition MPs and non-government organisations in Phnom Penh, despite the fact that neither country has yet revealed any substantial details about it.

Refugees already living among Phnom Penh’s millions of poor have told Fairfax Media how they cannot work, have limited access to education for their children and cannot open bank accounts or send money overseas.

“It’s very hard. We are trying to get to Canada,” said a 32-year-old Rohingya man who ekes out a living cooking bread from a cart on the street. Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from Myanmar.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has only two staff in the country, which in the 1970s and '80s saw a huge exodus of refugees fleeing war and starvation.

Cambodia has set up a committee to finalise details of the unprecedented Australian deal, which has the backing of Prime Minister Hun Sen, a former refugee from the rule of the murderous Khmer Rouge in the mid-1970s.

“The government agreeing in principle means that it is still under study and we will do it in accordance to international standards,” said Ouch Borith, Cambodia’s Secretary of State at the Foreign Ministry. “Because the main important thing is based on volunteer principle without being forced,” he said.

UN human rights deputy commissioner Ms. Flavia Pansieri calls Cambodia to lift the ban on public assemblies immediately មន្ត្រី​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​អង្គការ​សហប្រជាជាតិ​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​កម្ពុជា​ដក​បម្រាម​ហាម​ជួប​ប្រជុំ​គ្នា​ជា​បន្ទាន់

ដោយ យាង សុជាមេត្តា

2014-05-02 RFA : http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/human-rights/UN-deputy-high-commissioner-calls-for-a-lift-of-the-blanket-ban-05022014084812.html

អ្នកស្រី ហ្វ្លាវា ផាន់សៀរី (Flavia Pansiery) ឧត្តម​ស្នងការ​រង​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​នៃ​អង្គការ​សហប្រជាជាតិ ថ្លែង​ក្នុង​សន្និសីទ​កាសែត​នា​ការិយាល័យ​ឧត្ដម​ស្នងការ​អង្គការ​សហប្រជាជាតិ ទទួល​បន្ទុក​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​ប្រចាំ​កម្ពុជា នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៣ ខែ​ឧសភា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៤។RFA/Yeang Socheametta

មន្ត្រី​ឧត្តម​ស្នងការ​រង​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​នៃ​អង្គការ​សហប្រជាជាតិ ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា ដក​បម្រាម​ការ​ជួប​ប្រជុំ​គ្នា និង​ការ​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​ចេញ​ជា​បន្ទាន់ ដោយ​ហេតុ​ថា បម្រាម​នេះ​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​មិន​ស្រប​ទៅ​តាម​គោលការណ៍​ចាំបាច់​មួយ​ចំនួន។ មន្ត្រី​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​រូប​នេះ ក៏​បាន​សម្ដែង​ការ​ព្រួយ​បារម្ភ​ចំពោះ​ការ​ប្រើ​កម្លាំង​ហួសហេតុ​របស់​អាជ្ញាធរ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល ទៅ​លើ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ។

ថ្លែង​ក្នុង​សន្និសីទ​សារព័ត៌មាន​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២ ឧសភា ដែល​ជា​ថ្ងៃ​បិទ​បញ្ចប់​ទស្សនកិច្ច​នៅ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា ចំនួន ៥​ថ្ងៃ​របស់ អ្នកស្រី ហ្វ្លាវា ផាន់សៀរី (Flavia Pansieri)បាន​កត់​សម្គាល់​ថា បម្រាម​ដែល​ហាម​ឃាត់​មិន​ឲ្យ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម ដែល​បាន​ចូល​ជា​ធរមាន​ចាប់​តាំង​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៤ ខែ​មករា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៤ គឺ​ជា​បញ្ហា​ដែល​អ្នកស្រី​បាន​លើក​ឡើង​ជាមួយ​អាជ្ញាធរ​កម្ពុជា។

ដោយ​រំឭក​អំពី​កាតព្វកិច្ច​របស់​រដ្ឋ តាម​កតិកាសញ្ញា​អន្តរជាតិ​ស្ដីពី​សិទ្ធិ​ពលរដ្ឋ និង​សិទ្ធិ​នយោបាយ ក្នុង​ការ​ប្រកាន់​ខ្ជាប់​នូវ​សិទ្ធិ​សេរីភាព​បញ្ចេញ​មតិ សេរីភាព​ការ​ជួប​ជុំ​ដោយ​សន្តិវិធី និង​បង្កើត​សមាគម​នោះ អ្នកស្រី ផាន់សៀរី អះអាង​ថា បម្រាម​មិន​ឲ្យ​ពលរដ្ឋ​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម គឺ​មិន​បាន​ឆ្លើយ​តប​ទៅ​នឹង​តែស្តន៍ (Test) ឬ​គោលការណ៍​ទាំង​បី គឺ​នីត្យានុកូលភាព ឬ​ភាព​ស្រប​ច្បាប់ ភាព​ចាំបាច់ និង​ភាព​សមាមាត្រ​ឡើយ។

អ្នកស្រី ហ្វ្លាវា ផាន់សៀរី ក៏​សម្ដែង​ការ​ព្រួយ​បារម្ភ​ផង​ដែរ​អំពី​ការ​ប្រើ​កង​កម្លាំង​សន្តិសុខ​ខណ្ឌ វាយ​ដំ​លើ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ៖ «ខ្ញុំ​មាន​ការ​ក្រៀមក្រំ​យ៉ាង​ក្រៃលែង​ដោយ​ដឹង​ថា កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​មាន​ការ​វាយ​ដំ​ទៅ​លើ​បុរស​ម្នាក់​នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ក្នុង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ ពី​សំណាក់​ក្រុម​សន្តិសុខ​ខណ្ឌ។ ខ្ញុំ​មាន​ការ​ព្រួយ​បារម្ភ​ផង​ដែរ ដោយ​ដឹង​ថា មាន​អ្នក​សារព័ត៌មាន​មួយ​ចំនួន​ត្រូវ​បាន​វាយ​ដំ​ពី​សំណាក់​ក្រុម​សន្តិសុខ នៅ​ពេល​ពួក​គេ​កំពុង​ព្យាយាម​ថត​រូប។ ការ​ប្រើប្រាស់​កម្លាំង​ហួសហេតុ​នាំ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​ព្រួយ​បារម្ភ​យ៉ាង​ខ្លាំង​ពី​តួនាទី​របស់​ក្រុម​សន្តិសុខ​ខណ្ឌ ក្នុង​ការ​ដោះស្រាយ​រឿង​បាតុកម្ម និង​សណ្ដាប់ធ្នាប់​សាធារណៈ»។

The opposition CNRP's campaign for municipal election 2/5/14

Post by Kem Sokha.

Post by អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេស.

Post by Yim Sovann.

Post by Sam Rainsy.

Post by ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់ខ្មែរ.

Post by ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់ខ្មែរ.

Post by Dany Kon Khmer.

Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha campaign for municipal election 2/5/14

Post by ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់ខ្មែរ.

Post by Sam Rainsy.

Post by Kem Sokha.

Post by Sam Rainsy.

Miss Thy Sovantha campaign for municipal election for the CNRP

Post by Thy Sovantha.

Post by Thy Sovantha.

Post by Thy Sovantha.

ហ៊ុនសែន កំពុងអនុវត្តរបបផ្តាច់ការនៅកម្ពុជា ប្រទេសដែលចុះហត្ថលេខា សន្ធិសញ្ញាសន្តិភាពទីក្រុងបារី ត្រូវតែជាអ្នកទទួលខុសត្រូវ និងជួយអន្តរាគមន៍ ជាបន្ទាន់

UN Human Rights deputy commissioner Flavia Pansieri calls on the Cambodian government to lift the ban on assemblies without delay during her visit to Cambodia មន្រ្តីUN លោកស្រី Flavia Pansieri ស្នើឲ្យលុបចោលបម្រាមការប្រមូលផ្តុំ ដោយ​មិនពន្យារពេល​

ដោយ៖​ ស៊ុន ណារិន​ | ថ្ងៃសុក្រ ទី2 ខែឧសភា ឆ្នាំ2014, VOD

មន្រ្តីអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិទទួលបន្ទុកសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស នៅថ្ងៃសុក្រនេះ អំពាវនាវឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ឲ្យលុប ចោលប​ម្រាម​ការ​​ប្រមូលផ្តុំ ដែលកំពុងតែបំបិទសិទ្ធិពលរដ្ឋកម្ពុជាក្នុងការប្រមូលផ្តុំ និងការបញ្ចេញមតិ។

ក្នុងសន្និសីទសារព័ត៌មានស្តីពីដំណើរទស្សនកិច្ចនៅកម្ពុជា លោកស្រី Flavia Pansieri ឧត្តម​ស្នងការរង​ទទួលប​ន្ទុ​ក​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស​អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ​ មានប្រសាសន៍ថា លោកស្រីស្នើឲ្យមាន ការលុបចោល បម្រាមនៃការប្រមូលផ្តុំ ដែលរដ្ឋាភិបាល បានដាក់ចេញកាលពីខែមករា។ លោកស្រីអំពាវនាវ ឲ្យមានការ គោរពសិទ្ធិសេរីភាពនៃការប្រមូលផ្តុំ និងការបញ្ចេញមតិរបស់ពលរដ្ឋ។

លោកស្រី Flavia Pansieri បាន​មក​ដល់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៨ មេសា ក្នុង​ដំណើរ​បំពេញ​ទស្សនកិច្ច​​រយៈពេល​០៥​ថ្ងៃ​។ លោកស្រី ​បញ្ចប់​ដំណើរ​ទស្សនកិច្ច​នៅ​កម្ពុជា នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២ ខែ​ឧសភា​នេះ៕

សរសេរមកកាន់លោក ស៊ុន ណារិន តាមរយៈsun_narin@vodhotnews.com

Mr. Ouk Pich Samnang, a land rights activist and a CNRP supporter, beaten by police/thugs during the peaceful municipal election campaign

លោកអុក ពេជ្យសំណាង ត្រូវបានសន្តិសុខខណ្ឌវាយបណ្តាលឱ្យបែកក្បាលនៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី២ ឧសភានេះ វីដេអូដោយ ស្រី សំណាង

Post by បណ្ដាញព្រះសង្ឃឯករាជ្យ ដើម្បីយុត្តិធម៌សង្គម - IMNSJ.

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Sam Rainsy Calls for Renewed Efforts at Cambodian Political Resolution

Police deploy a barbed wire barricade around Freedom Park in Phnom Penh, April 30, 2014.

 RFA

Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy, fresh from a trip to the European Union, called Wednesday on the country’s ruling party to return to the negotiating table in a bid to end a nine-month political standoff since disputed elections last year.

Sam Rainsy said that EU leaders had asked that his Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) and Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) “resolve the deadlock peacefully,” speaking to reporters at the Phnom Penh International Airport.

But he said that the CPP needs to do more in its overtures to the opposition in order to find a resolution to the ongoing dispute.

“Our stance is that we have constantly prepared for talks to seek an appropriate solution,” Sam Rainsy said.

“It is not up to the CNRP alone, it is also up to the other party [CPP] as well, to see if they want to seek a solution.”

Ahead of Sam Rainsy’s two-week visit to the EU, the opposition chief had refused an invitation by Hun Sen to sign a deal to end the standoff on terms which the two had hashed out during talks via telephone, saying they were not in full agreement.

The two leaders agreed to revamp the government-appointed National Election Committee (NEC), which had declared the CPP the victor in the July 28 elections, despite CNRP claims of widespread election irregularities.

The NEC membership is currently handpicked by the ruling CPP. The CNRP wants the membership to be more representative of the electorate and to be approved by two-thirds of the National Assembly, the country’s parliament.

Based on the official results of the July elections, the CPP won 68 seats in parliament to the CNRP’s 55, but the CNRP has claimed it won at least 63 and boycotted the National Assembly since it started its sessions in September.

Details Emerge in Murder of Dutch Woman [This is a fake suspect and fake evidence. First police said he committed the crime at 3 a.m, then changed to 3 p.m. The real suspects should be the cleaner or the housemaid!]

BY MATT BLOMBERG AND KHY SOVUTHY | MAY 2, 2014

Police failed to hold a promised press conference Thursday over the arrest of the alleged murderer of a Dutch woman in Phnom Penh on Monday, but more details have emerged on the suspect and the attack.

Police initially reported that Chea Phin, 35, had broken into a Tonle Bassac commune home in the early hours of Monday morning and stabbed Daphna Beerdsen to death after she found him attempting to steal a bicycle.

But National Police spokesman Kirth Chantharith said Thursday that the perpetrator had actually attempted to commit a brazen daylight robbery—of a bicycle—and confessed to doing so.

“According to [the] confession, the man was walking past the home of [the] victim and saw that the gate was open and wanted to steal the bicycle,” Lieutenant General Chantharith said, adding that the crime had been committed around 3 p.m., rather than 3 a.m., as previously reported.

According to the suspect’s reported confession, Daphna Beerdsen used a feather duster to attack the thief, who in turn produced a screwdriver and stabbed her six times, Lt. Gen. Chantharith said.

Daphna Beerdsen’s 19-month-old daughter Dana was also stabbed by the suspect and was airlifted to Bangkok General Hospital with her father, Joris Oele, who was out of town at the time of the murder. Dana was treated for stab wounds to her body and severe head trauma and was in a critical condition in the intensive care unit Wednesday. The hospital declined to share details of her condition Thursday.

Lt. Gen. Chantharith said that Mr. Phin had admitted to stabbing the baby.

“According to [his] confession, [Mr. Phin] did not intend to stab the baby but the victim was maybe carrying the baby at the time of the struggle,” Lt. Gen Chanthirith said.

He also said that a tip-off had led police to Wat Botum pagoda, where Mr. Phin was found in possession of Daphna Beerdsen’s handbag, identification and laptop.

“These people saw this man with these things that he never had before, so they became suspicious,” Lt. Gen. Chantharith said.

Bystander savagely beaten [by Hun Sen's thugs!] [More videos of the beatings below]

2014-05-01 Phnom Penh Post by Daniel Quinlan

A peaceful rally near a heavily barricaded Freedom Park this morning was attacked by security forces wielding sticks and electric batons as protesters gathered to mark International Labour Day.

At least one bystander was badly beaten and several others received minor injuries as security forces, seemingly at random, picked out people on the street.

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Freedom Park in the early morning and were joined by a group of about 200 workers who had been moved on from outside the National Assembly by security forces and police.

Yorm Sothea, a worker protesting at Naga Bridge near Freedom Park, said she had taken to the streets to call on the government to lift the ban on gatherings and to improve the lot of workers.

“We want the government to answer about the security presence and to raise our wages. Right now, the current situation is a violation of our rights, because we are forced to do other jobs to support our families,” she said.

An announcement by City Hall this week re-imposed a blanket ban on gatherings across the capital ahead of the upcoming local elections campaign period, which begins tomorrow.

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy, along with his Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy Kem Sokha and lawmaker-elect Mu Sochua, attended a ceremony on Veng Sreng Boulevard earlier to remember those killed in deadly violence in early January, before joining protesters at the park.

CNRP's campaign for municipal election គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោត

Post by Srey Na.

Kem Sokha on Radio Free Asia កឹមសុខា ក្នុងវេទិការ វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី

Post by បវត្តិសាស្រ្ត និង សង្គមខ្មែរ បសខ-The Khmer History and Society.

Sin Sisamouth's songs copyrighted!

Cambodia announces Intellectual Property Rights laws to protect artists and musicians' works

 

From left: Sin Chanchaya, son of legend Sin Sisamuth, and Khav ThorngNhot, widow of Sin Sisamuth. Photo/Sabay

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Cambodia announces today a new Intellectual Property Rights laws drafted to protect the country's artists and musicians and their works from counterfeiting in accordance with interntional IPR standards. 

An event held at Ministry of Commerce was attended by newly-appointed Sun Chanthol, Minister of Commerce, who has explained his ministry's activities in the IPR sectors and its support for Cambodia's arts and culture, and Phoeurng Sackona, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts.

Other guests included Rithy Panh, Oscar-nominated movie producer and director, Khav ThorngNhot, widow of national treasure Sin Sisamuth, Sin Chanchhaya, son of Sin Sisamuth and recording artist, and Var Roth San, director of the Department for Intellectual Property.

In a handover ceremony, Mr. Sin Chanchaya brought his family’s collection of his father’s very rare, original "45's" recordings on vinyl, to register his songs as a personal family property at the Ministry of Commerce.

Sun Chanthol and Oscar nominated director Rithy Panh also announced the creation of a nationally televised concert& fundraiser named "It's time to give back - A tribute to Sin Sisamuth".