Saturday, June 30, 2012

Press Release

Indonesian Foreign Minister Accepts the ASEAN Civil Society’s Recommendations for AHRD

[Jakarta, June 29, 2012] - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa welcomes and accepts all input points [of the twelve paragraphs] of civil society organizations from nine ASEAN countries and commits to bring these recommendations to the discussion of the Foreign Ministers in the 45^thASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on July 8, 2012.

"Our commitment is to bring these recommendations to the AMM. We will include these concerns in our talking points. These recommendations are very valuable and highly thoughtful," said Marty Natalegawa in Nusantara Building II Department of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta, (29/6). These recommendations are the result of the "2nd regional workshop on the AICHR to the 45th AMM, 28-29 June 2012" organized by the Human Rights Working Group (HRWG).

Marty congratulates civil society organizations, who managed to produce such comprehensive and succinct recommendation. He responded every single recommendation. Point 5 is to be the main debatable to the Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Point 5 reads, "We call for ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) to release the draft of the Declaration to get further inputs from wider public. There must be inclusive civil society consultations both at national and regional level, especially in countries where such consultations were not yet conducted, before the Declaration to be signed by Head of States/Governments in November 2012 during the 21^st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.”

Yuyun Wahyuningrum, Senior Adviser on ASEAN and Human rights at HRWG urges Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a member of AMM to encourage AICHR to open the draft of AHRD. "Definitely AHRD needs legitimacy and credibility, which can be obtained from popular supports. But how people would support the Declaration if they don't know about it. Therefore, we call AMM to make AHRD open to public in a good time”.

Yuyun adds, “In the next week’s AMM, the Foreign Ministers should decide when is the good time for sharing the draft. Releasing the draft after November (after the 21^st Summit) is not a good time for us. The good time for us is right after July.

While applauding Natalegawa’s commitment to hold a regional consultation on AHRD similar with the one that was organized in Kuala Lumpur on 22 June 2012 in Indonesia Yuyun insists that without opening the draft, the consultation would be meaningless.

Members of Civil society who came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are hoping that ASEAN will set the bar higher in human rights through the drafting of AHRD. This Declaration should be more progressive than the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Vienna Declaration.

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ASEAN declares its hand on human rights

20 Jun 2012, http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/news/story/asean-to-declare-its-hand-on-human-rights

ASEAN’s Declaration of Human Rights might flatter to deceive when released this July, but it won’t be an opportunity lost, writes MATHEW DAVIES.

ASEAN’s 15-year engagement with human rights reaches a critical moment in July 2012 with the release of the ASEAN Declaration of Human Rights (ADHR). The final form of the Declaration will reveal which direction ASEAN has chosen to take its commitment to human rights. Civil society actors are keen for the Declaration to provide a considerable list of rights and freedoms in order to breathe life into what to date has been an engagement with human rights devoid of any detail. However, there are considerable reasons to doubt whether this is what is being prepared. Yet, even if the Declaration falls short of what optimists hope, it lays the groundwork for future efforts. The Declaration is likely to be an opportunity delayed, not an opportunity missed.

Getting from there to here: understanding the nature of ASEAN’s commitment to human rightsThe apparent scale of ASEAN’s journey towards human rights initially appears impressive. ASEAN was founded in 1967 in the wake of the failure of previous efforts to create a regional body, with memories of colonialism still fresh in the minds and the threat of regional tensions spilling over into armed conflict dangerously present. This atmosphere shaped the first 30 years of ASEAN, which was formed with an overriding commitment to member state and regional stability, something achieved by a firm belief in non-intervention. Human rights concerns, with their focus on the nature of domestic politics, were not only excluded from ASEAN’s interests but also understood to be actively detrimental to them.

The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis dissolved this consensus. As the crisis spread across the region ASEAN seemed not only deaf to the suffering of its citizens but also increasingly part of the problem, as the principle of non-intervention was held complicit in worsening economic and social dislocation. In response ASEAN members felt the need to develop a focus on the social well being of their citizens alongside more traditional goals. By 2004 this commitment had developed a clear human rights component under the combined impact of direct member state deliberation; the input from Track Two and Track Three actors; and the growing concern with the status of Myanmar as a member. In November 2007 all 10 members adopted the ASEAN Charter that placed human rights promotion as a core principle of regional cooperation. In 2009 ASEAN members further agreed to the creation of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, explicitly tasked with protecting and promoting rights.

More informative, however, than what ASEAN has done, is the way that it has achieved this reform. Before 1997 ASEAN was governed by the principles of consensus, unanimity and sovereign equality. There was no hint of supranationalism to ASEAN and all members were required to agree to reforms. This set of practices rode out the storm of the Asian financial crisis and survive today. ASEAN members were, and remain, highly diverse with regards to their commitment to human rights. The Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia have been in the vanguard of pushing for regional adoption of human rights, but a long tale of more reluctant states – the newer members of Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and most obviously Myanmar – have shown markedly less interest.

From the history of ASEAN to the nature of the DeclarationThe variety between member states position on human rights, when read alongside the continued need for unanimity in decision-making, has exerted strong influence over ASEAN’s commitment to rights. Both of these impacts have weakened regional oversight of human rights. They also both strongly suggest the likely form of the upcoming Declaration.

First ASEAN’s engagement with human rights has always favoured breadth over depth. ASEAN has never provided detail about what it means when it speaks of “human rights”. Nor has ASEAN pointed towards any global treaties to fill that gap, unsurprising given that Brunei, Myanmar Malaysia and Singapore have not ratified either the International Covenants on Civil and Political or Economic, Cultural and Social rights. Getting the agreement of such a variety of members has been achieved by stripping away the detail that enables scrutiny. Second, there are no formal mechanisms for enforcing human rights within ASEAN. Yes the Commission now exists, but the terms of reference for it explicitly require it to work within the established non-intervention principle.

A detailed declaration of rights cuts across both of these trends. A detailed list of rights and freedoms would provide a precise way to measure how well member states are fulfilling regional standards. This would not only apply to civil society actors; the Commission itself, an ASEAN institution, would be in a position to judge the situation within member states. ASEAN has in the past made similar efforts to do this with regards to Myanmar, but this has been the exception. A detailed list of rights would make regional and official discussion of rights a regular part of ASEAN politics.

Both of these consequences are at odds with ASEAN’s approach to rights up to this point. The signs are that the Declaration will fall short of the desires of the optimists. Drafting of the final wording of the Declaration has been undertaken by the 10 member state delegates to the Commission, meeting behind closed doors, with no input from civil society. A brief window of consultation with civil society is planned but only after the draft has been created in late June 2012, immediately before final agreement on the Declaration.

An opportunity delayed is not an opportunity missedThe final form of the Declaration will be known soon and, for the reasons given, I think it will disappoint those who are looking for a big and radical step forwards. Even if this is the case however, it is not the end of the process. ASEAN’s engagement with human rights remains ongoing. Discussion about human rights has not only become a legitimate part of regional politics but is now a far more complicated conversation than ever before. Track Two institutions, NGOs and National Human Rights Institutions are now all part of the “human rights space” within ASEAN, something unthinkable even a decade ago. The declaration does not finish that conversation; instead it will become part of it, a new topic for debate and a new avenue for pressure - and this may well prove to be its lasting contribution.

Dr Mathew Davies is a research fellow in the College’s School of International, Political and Strategic Studies. His research interests cover human rights, socialisation, ASEAN, the EU, the OAS, regionalism, norm diffusion and international relations theory.

Friday, June 29, 2012

A time to purify

June 29, 2012
By nick
Originally posted at The Cause of Progress

After a month and 3 days in prison the 13 women from Boeung Kak lake along with friends and families went to the Kean Cleang pagoda to pray, get blessed and cleansed of the bad things that happened to them.

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The CPP family

https://www.box.com/s/c1283eda383bc124a8bc

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«ឈ្លោះ គ្នាក្នុងគ្រួសារដូចស្រាតកាយាបង្ហាញញាតិ ឈ្លោះក្នុងសង្គមជាតិដូចលាតកំណប់បង្ហាញចោរ»

29 June 2012
ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍
The Phnom Penh Post

Family infighting is like getting naked in front of relatives. Social infighting is like showing your treasure to the thieves.

ដែកបារ៉ាស់ សម្រាប់បិទផ្លូវ ក្លាយជាចំណាប់ខ្មាំង សម្រាប់ទាញរុញច្រានគ្នាក្តៅគគុក រវាងកម្លាំងនគរបាលរាជធានី និងអ្នកភូមិបឹងកក់ នៅក្នុងការប៉ះទង្គិចគ្នាមួយប្រាវ នៅតាមផ្លូវក្បែរព្រះបរមរាជវាំងកាលពីថ្ងៃពុធ ដែលយ៉ាងហោចណាស់ធ្វើឲ្យស្ត្រីម្នាក់សន្លប់ហើយរលូតកូន។ គេឆ្ងល់ថា ហេតុអ្វីក៏ខ្មែរ ដែលនិយាយភាសាខ្មែរដូចគ្នា លែងចេះនិយាយគ្នាដោះស្រាយបញ្ហា បែរជាប្រើកម្លាំងបែបនេះ? រូបថត គីមឡុង

កូនអ្នកភូមិ បុរីកីឡា អង្គុយនៅមុខបដា ខណៈដែលអ្នកភូមិរងគ្រោះរបស់នាង គាំទ្រដោយអ្នកភូមិបឹងកក់ប្រមាណជា ២០០ នាក់ បានប្រមូលផ្តុំគ្នានៅមុខសាលាដំបូងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញកាលពីម្សិល មិញ។ អ្នកភូមិបុរីកីឡាបានដាក់ពាក្យប្តឹងក្រុមហ៊ុនផានអ៊ីម៉ិច ដែលឈូសបំផ្លាញផ្ទះរបស់ពួកគេដោយគ្មានសំណង។ រូបថត ម៉ៃ វីរៈ

Police violence in the confrontation with BKL residents in 27 June 2012

(All photos: The Phnom Penh Post)

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BKL residents threaten to sue Kep Chuktema - អ្នកភូមិបឹងកក់គំរាមប្តឹងលោកកែប ជុតិមា

Saturday, June 30, 2012

ស្រ្តីអ្នកភូមិ បឹងកក់ លើកបង្ហាញដៃជាប់ខ្នោះ នៅពេលដឹកចូលសាលាឧទ្ធរណ៍កាលពីព្រឹកថ្ងៃពុធ។ រូបថត ហេង ជីវ័ន

អ្នកស្រីទេព វន្នី ពកូនសម្លាញ់ពេលដោះចេញពីគុកព្រៃស។ រូបថត គីមឡុង

កែប ជុតិមានិងក្រុមចោរលួចដី ឡៅមេងឃិន និង ជាបសំផឹង

29 June 2012
ឃុត សុភចរិយា
The Phnom Penh Post

ជាមួយគ្នានេះ ក្រុមគ្រួសារស្ត្រីរងគ្រោះឈ្មោះបូវ ស្រីស្រស់ ដែលត្រូវសមត្ថកិច្ចនគរបាលចម្រុះ វាយបង្រ្កាបដោយហិង្សារហូតដល់រលូត កូនពីរខែក្នុងផ្ទៃនាង នោះ គ្រោងដាក់ពាក្យបណ្ដឹង ទៅតុលាការរាជធានី ដើម្បីទាមទារឲ្យសមត្ថកិច្ចនគរបាលខណ្ឌដូនពេញ ទទួលខុសត្រូវលើករណីនេះផងដែរ។

ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្រុមស្ត្រីអ្នក ភូមិបឹងកក់ ដែលទើបតែត្រូវបានដោះលែង ចេញពីពន្ធនាគារ មិនត្រឹមតែមិនបាក់ស្បាតប៉ុណ្ណោះ ទេ ថែមទាំងគំរាមប្តឹង លោក កែប ជុតិមា អភិបាលរាជធានីថែមទៀត ប្រសិននៅតែមិនព្រមបែងចែកដី ដែលលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីផ្តល់ឲ្យពួកគាត់ជាង ១២ ហិកតា ឲ្យបានគ្រប់ៗគ្នាទេនោះ។

អ្នកស្រីតុល ស្រីពៅ អតីតអ្នកទោសក្នុងជម្លោះ ដីធ្លី ដែលទើបតែត្រូវបានដោះលែង ចេញពីពន្ធនាគារព្រៃស កាលពីយប់ថ្ងៃពុធ ជាមួយនិងស្ត្រីអ្នកភូមិ ១២ នាក់ផ្សេងទៀត បាននិយាយកាលពីម្សិលមិញថា អ្នកស្រីនៅតែមិនអស់ចិត្ត ចំពោះទង្វើរបស់អាជ្ញាធរ ដែលបានចាប់អ្នកស្រី និងស្រ្តីអ្នកភូមិបឹងកក់ជាង ១០ នាក់ទៀត យកទៅដាក់គុកទាំង «គ្មានកំហុស» ។ អ្នកស្រីបានបន្តថា ពល រដ្ឋក្នុងសហគមន៍បឹងកក់ទាំងអស់ ត្រូវបានគេបំបិទសិទ្ធិសេរីភាព ដោយគ្រាន់តែទៅមើល អ្នកភូមិក្នុងសហគមន៍ជាមួយគ្នាសង់ផ្ទះសោះ ត្រូវបានអាជ្ញាធរចាប់យកទៅដាក់គុក អស់រយៈពេលមួយខែបីថ្ងៃ។ អ្នកស្រីថ្លែងថា៖«យើងមិនសុខចិត្តទេ យើងនឹងប្ដឹងប្រឆាំងនឹងលោក កែប ជុតិមា ប្រសិនបើគាត់មិនដោះស្រាយ បោះបង្គោលកំណត់ព្រំប្រទល់ដី ១២,៤៤ ហិកតា ដែលប្រមុខរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលផ្ដល់ឲ្យយើងខ្ញុំ ជាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋតំបន់បឹងកក់ ឲ្យបានច្បាស់លាស់ទេនោះ ហើយបើសិនជាគាត់នៅតែកាត់គ្រួសារប្រជាពលរដ្ឋណាមួយចេញពីគម្រោង ដែលត្រូវទទួលប័ណ្ណកម្មសិទ្ធិពីចំណែកដីនេះ»។

ស្ត្រីអ្នកភូមិបឹងកក់ចំនួន ១៣ នាក់ ត្រូវបានអាជ្ញាធររាជធានី ចាប់ខ្លួនកាលពីថ្ងៃទី ២២ ខែឧសភា ហើយពីរថ្ងៃក្រោយមកសាលាដំបូងរាជធានី បានសម្រេចផ្ដន្ទាទោសពួកគាត់ឲ្យជាប់ពន្ធនាគារ រយៈពេលពីរឆ្នាំកន្លះ ក្រោយពីបើកសវនាការទាំងតក់ក្រហល់ រយៈ ៣ ម៉ោង ពីបទប្រឆាំងមន្ត្រីរាជការសាធារណៈ និងទន្ទ្រានកាន់កាប់អចលនវត្ថុរបស់នីតិបុគ្គលសាធារណៈ។ ការកាត់ទោសស្ត្រីទាំងនេះ បានធ្វើឲ្យកូនៗរបស់ពួកគាត់ និងអ្នកភូមិដទៃទៀតងើបឡើងតវ៉ាយ៉ាងខ្លាំងក្លា ស្ទើររៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃ ទៅយំស្រែកនៅខាងមុខស្ថាប័នជាតិសំខាន់ៗ និងតំណាងប្រទេសផ្តល់ជំនួយមួយចំនួន ទាមទារឲ្យមានការជួយអន្តរាគមន៍ឲ្យមានការដោះលែងស្ត្រីទាំង នេះវិញ ជាអ្វីដែលត្រូវបានគេអធិប្បាយថា«ជាការចាប់ម្ចាស់ដីដាក់គុក ចោរប្លន់ដីរួចខ្លួន»។ ការតវ៉ាដែលមានក្មេងៗស្រែកយំរកម្តាយជារៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃ ដែលធ្វើឲ្យមានការរំជួលចិត្តយ៉ាងខ្លាំងនេះ ក៏បានទាក់ទាញឲ្យមានការយកចិត្តទុកដាក់យ៉ាងខ្លាំង ពីសហគមន៍អន្តរជាតិផងដែរ ជាពិសេសសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ដោយបានអំពាវនាវឲ្យដោះលែងស្ត្រីទាំងនេះវិញ។

នៅទីបំផុតសាលាឧទ្ធរណ៍បានសម្រេចដោះលែងស្ត្រីទាំងនេះវិញ កាលពីថ្ងៃពុធ ប៉ុន្តែបានតម្រឹមទោស ឲ្យស្ត្រីទាំងនេះ ជាប់ពន្ធនាគារ រយៈពេល ១ ខែ ៣ ថ្ងៃ ដែលពួកគេ បានទទួលទោសរួចហើយ។

អ្នកស្រី ហេង មុំ អាយុ ៤២ ឆ្នាំ ដែលទើបត្រូវដោះលែងពីពន្ធនាគារដែរ បាននិយាយថា សេចក្ដីសម្រេចរបស់សាលាឧទ្ធរណ៍ មិនបានផ្ដល់ភាពស្អាតស្អំឲ្យពួកគាត់វិញនោះទេ។ អ្នកស្រីថ្លែងថា៖«ថ្វីដ្បិតតែសេចក្ដីសម្រេចនេះ បានកាត់បន្ថយទោសក្នុងកម្រិតអតិបរមាក្តីប៉ុន្តែមិនបានផ្ដល់ភាពស្អាតស្អំ ឲ្យពួកយើងខ្ញុំវិញនោះទេ»។

អ្នកស្រីនៅតែបញ្ជាក់ពីជំហររឹងមាំ ដូចកាលពីពេលមុនដែរថា ពួកគាត់នឹងមិនចុះញ៉ម ឬរាថយ ក្នុងការតវ៉ាទាមទារដំណោះស្រាយ បោះបង្គោលកំណត់ព្រំប្រទល់ដី ១២,៤៤ ហិកតា និងប័ណ្ណកម្មសិទ្ធិដីធ្លី ពីអាជ្ញាធរនោះទេ បើទោះជាពួកគាត់ ធ្លាប់រងនូវការចាប់ខ្លួន និងផ្តន្ទាទោសដាក់ពន្ធនាគារពីតុលាការក្ដី។ អ្នកស្រីបន្ថែមថា៖ «រហូតមកទល់ពេលនេះ គ្រួសារខ្ញុំ និងពលរដ្ឋជាច្រើនគ្រួសារទៀត ក្នុងភូមិ ២២ និងភូមិ ១ នៅមិនទាន់ទទួលបានប័ណ្ណកម្មសិទ្ធិអចលនវត្ថុ ពីសាលារាជធានីនៅឡើយ។ យើងខ្ញុំនឹងបន្តការតវ៉ា រហូតដល់មានដំណោះស្រាយប្រកបដោយតម្លាភាព»។

អតីតអ្នកទោសដីធ្លី ដែលមានវ័យចំណាស់ជាងគេ អ្នកស្រី ង៉ែត ឃុន អាយុ ៧២ ឆ្នាំ បានឲ្យដឹងពីការរស់នៅ ក្នុងពន្ធនាគារព្រៃស ជាទីដែលអ្នកស្រីត្រូវបានគេឃុំខ្លួន រយៈពេលមួយខែ បីថ្ងៃ ប្រាប់ភ្នំពេញ ប៉ុស្តិ៍ថា គាត់ត្រូវបានគេឃុំក្នុងអគារតូចមួយ ជាមួយអ្នកទោសជាង ៦០ ដែលខ្លះត្រូវបានចោទពីបទមនុស្សឃាត ជួញដូរគ្រឿងញៀន ជួញដូរមនុស្ស និងបទប្លន់។ អ្នកស្រីបន្តថា៖«ទីធ្លា ១,២ ម៉ែត្រការ៉េ ត្រូវបានគេកំណត់ សម្រាប់មនុស្ស៤នាក់ដេក ហើយខ្ញុំមិនទម្លាប់ដេកបែបនេះទេ»។

អ្នកស្រីឲ្យដឹងទៀតថា គាត់មិនត្រូវបានផ្ដល់នូវទឹកស្អាតសម្រាប់ងូតនោះទេ ដោយឲ្យមុជទឹកដែលបូមចេញពីស្រះ។ ដោយទ្រាំមិនបានគាត់បានចំណាយថវិការក្នុងមួយថ្ងៃ ១៥០០ រៀល សម្រាប់ទិញទឹកស្អាតងូត ក្នុងមួយធុង ៥០០ រៀល។

ចំណែកឯអ្នកស្រី ទេព វន្នី វិញ ក៏មិនខុសពីស្ត្រី ១២ នាក់ផ្សេងទៀតដែរ។ គាត់ក៏បានសម្ដែងក្ដីមិនពេញចិត្ត ចំពោះការសម្រេចសេចក្ដី របស់តុលាការសាលាឧទ្ធរណ៍ ដែលបានកាត់ឲ្យពួកគាត់មានទោស។ អ្នកស្រីបន្តថា៖«ថ្វីដ្បិតតែពេលនេះ យើងមានសេរីភាព ប៉ុន្តែកេរ្តិ៍ ឈ្មោះថាជាអ្នកទោស មិនត្រូវបានលុបលាងនោះទេ»។ អ្នកស្រីបន្ថែមថា ពួកគាត់ដឹងច្បាស់ណាស់ថាគេចាប់ហើយចោទប្រកាន់ និងផ្ដន្ទាទោសពួកគាត់ទាំង«បំពាន» បែបនេះ គឺក្នុងគោលបំណងបំបាក់ស្មារតី កុំឲ្យធ្វើការតវ៉ាប្រឆាំងទាមទារដំណោះស្រាយដីធ្លី តទៅទៀត។ អ្នកស្រីបានថ្លែងថា៖ «យើងខ្ញុំមិនខ្លាច និងមិនចុះញ៉មនោះទេ។ យើងនឹងនៅតែបន្តការទាមទាររហូតដល់មានដំណោះស្រាយ» ។

អ្នកស្រីបានរៀបរាប់ឲ្យដឹងទៀតពីមូលហេតុ ដែលគាត់និងមិត្តភក្ដិរួមសហគមន៍ជាមួយគ្នាបានធ្វើកូដកម្មបង្អត់ អាហារជាច្រើនថ្ងៃ ខណៈពួកគាត់ ត្រូវបានគេឃុំខ្លួន ក្នុងពន្ធនាគារព្រៃសថា ពួកគាត់ឈឺចាប់នឹងខ្លោចផ្សាចិត្ត ខ្លាំងពេក ហើយមានបំណងចង់ធ្វើអត្តឃាតខ្លួន ដើម្បីឲ្យពិភពលោក បានដឹងពីភាពអយុត្តិធម៌ ក្នុងសង្គមនៅកម្ពុជា។ អ្នកស្រីបន្តថា៖«គ្មានស្ត្រីណាម្នាក់ ចង់ដើរតវ៉ាហាលខ្យល់ហាលថ្ងៃ និងភ្លៀងដែលនាំឲ្យខូចសម្រស់នោះទេ បើសិនជាអាជ្ញាធរ ផ្ដល់ដំណោះស្រាយប្រកបដោយតម្លាភាព និងសមរម្យនោះ»។

ដី ១២,៤៤ ហិកតា គឺជាការផ្ដល់ប្រទានកម្ម របស់ប្រមុខរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល សម្រាប់ពលរដ្ឋ ក្នុងតំបន់បឹងកក់ដែលនៅសេសសល់ និងទាមទារអភិវឌ្ឍន៍នៅនឹងកន្លែង ដែលមានចំនួនប្រមាណជិត ៧០០ គ្រួសារ និងសម្រាប់រៀបចំហេដ្ឋារចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ ជូនប្រជាជនក្នុងតំបន់នេះ។ ការផ្ដល់ជាប្រទានកម្មនេះ ត្រូវបានអ្នកភូមិនិយាយថា ជាឆន្ទៈដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់របស់ប្រមុខរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល ក្នុងការបញ្ចប់បញ្ហាវិវាទដីធ្លីដ៏រ៉ាំរ៉ៃ ដើម្បីការអភិវឌ្ឍលើកស្ទួយជីវភាពរបស់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋក្នុងតំបន់នេះ។

ជាមួយគ្នា នេះ ក្រុមគ្រួសារស្ត្រីរងគ្រោះឈ្មោះបូវ ស្រីស្រស់ ដែលត្រូវសមត្ថកិច្ចនគរបាលចម្រុះ វាយបង្រ្កាបដោយហិង្សារហូតដល់រលូតកូនពីរខែក្នុងផ្ទៃនាង នោះ គ្រោងដាក់ពាក្យបណ្ដឹង ទៅតុលាការរាជធានី ដើម្បីទាមទារឲ្យសមត្ថកិច្ចនគរបាលខណ្ឌដូនពេញ ទទួលខុសត្រូវលើករណីនេះផងដែរ។

លោកអភិបាលរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ កែប ជុតិមា និងលោកទូច ណារ៉ុថ ស្នងការ ព្រមទាំងលោក ហ៊ុន សុធី អធិការនគរបាលខណ្ឌដូនពេញ មិនអាចទំនាក់ទំនងសុំការផ្ដល់អត្ថាធិប្បាយបានទេ កាលពីម្សិលមិញ៕

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[ASEANcats] Fwd: WORLD: Torture: Asian and Global Perspectives launched

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PRESS RELEASE
AHRC-PRL-022-2012
WORLD: Torture: Asian and Global Perspectives launched
(Hong Kong, June 28, 2012) The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to inform that its new initiative, Torture: Asian and Global perspectives, was launched at an event that was jointly organized by the Asian Human Rights Commission and the Centre for Comparative and Public Law at the University of Hong Kong in the Foreign Correspondents' Club, on Monday, 25th June 2012.

Torture Magazine launch

The bi-monthly magazine aims to extensively cover aspects of torture not only in Asia but other parts of the world as well. Its first issue was mainly focused on India, the largest democratic nation in the World. The issue presented how torture still exists in the country and how human rights activists and others who are committed to protecting human rights can campaign against these abuses with non-violence.

Torture's ubiquity in Asia is such that it has become an integral part of the continent's everyday landscape. Torture is so ‘normal' that governments are rarely held to account for practicing it, judicial systems are often lackadaisical in dealing with it, national media ignore it, and the public is indifferent to it. This insidious normalisation of an abhorrent practice is a colossal bar to combating torture in Asia, Tisaranee Gunasekara, who is a Sri Lankan columnist based in Colombo pointed this out in her comment in the magazine.

Meanwhile in his essay, Bob Brecher, Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Brighton, and author of "Torture and the Ticking Bomb", wrote an extensive analysis of torture in the present geopolitical situation. "Torture is the worst thing we do to each other. A torturous society -- the sort of society increasingly legitimized since September 2001 - is the worst society we can create; Why?"

In his essay, Sheikh Showkat Hussain, a professor who teaches human rights and international law at Kashmir University, examined torture against children in Kashmir, stating that the, "Indian Constitution does not have any specific provision which explicitly provides protection against torture," he observed.

Additionally, "It is not the duty of the citizen, nor is the citizen even able, to prevent torture or to create a genuine justice system. It is the singular responsibility of the state, which possesses the means and mandate to enforce the law" said Bijo Francies of the AHRC in an interview with the magazine.

In our second issue we focused on Sri Lanka and tried to deliver broader coverage on torture, which is part of daily life in the island nation. In this issue many scholars contributed with their specialized areas of expertise. "The majority of torture doesn't occur for political reasons. It more often takes place in order to conduct criminal investigations so in that process, instead of properly investigating a crime and using methods of investigations through the use of forensics and other methodologies, people are just beaten and forced to confess." said Basil Fernando, an icon of human rights actives and a director of the AHRC said in an interview.

In our editorial we tried to understand the problem and its root causes. One question we had was, "Why is torture endemic to the country, even after passage of many laws and the acceptance of numerous conventions against torture?" The answer might appear to be a complicated one. However, we must remember that the occurrence of torture is neither accidental nor invisible to the public.

It is the result of a long and systematic process of social control, which uses old tactics of the powerful and unaccountable, without respect for past or present. Sri Lanka is unable to develop a system through which not only would torture be eliminated, but all forms of crimes would reduce, to reflect the kind of evolved civilization that we claim we are. The sad part is that these primitive practices of torture are being used as tools of social control.

Even the electoral process has become cynically manipulated by those who appear to have absolute power; i.e. a site of hollow democracy where authentic dissent has little space to make its presence felt. It is perhaps naiveté on the part of the citizens that accept this space as one through which justice can be achieved and violence reduced. This acceptance has created tremendous stress and darkness in Sri Lankan society.

Today we are in a situation where we must find a way to break down the system of absolute executives, as we have for absolute monarchs in the past, and hold every citizen as equal before the law. Unfortunately, today's politics ignores the principles of a free and equitable society, in favor of popularity contests between special interest factions and the compromising of the rule of law. To find a way to achieve our goals is a long term process and an understanding of voluntarism is important. "Making a path for victims to come forward and express their experiences while continuing rational discourse is crucial to any serious return to a society that respects the rule of law," Nilantha Ilangamuwa, an editor of the magazine said. He added, "Generally, politics has more in common with culture than legality. Because of this an idea of "social change" came into discourse, where social movements originated."

We believed that, despite of all these facts, elimination torture is a collective process which will take a long time and tremendous effort to achieve. Torture: Asian and Global perspectives, is only one point on that long road and we hope to join hands with victims of torture and opinion makers to make our presence known to policy makers. We hope people all around the world will joined us to eliminate torture and ensure that a torture free society is possible.

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Friday, June 29, 2012

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Friday, June 29, 2012

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ដោយ ហ៊ុំ ចំរើន 2012-06-29

ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូតថ្មីនៃសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកប្រចាំនៅ កម្ពុជា លោក វីល្លៀម ថត (William Todd) បានជួបពិភាក្សាទ្វេភាគីជាមួយរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងព័ត៌មាន លោក ខៀវ កាញារីទ្ធ ហើយបានលើកអំពីការបិទវិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី (RFA) និងវិទ្យុសំឡេងសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក (VOA) មិនឲ្យផ្សាយក្នុងពេលបោះឆ្នោតឃុំសង្កាត់កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២ ទី៣ មិថុនា កន្លងទៅ។ ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូតថ្មីនៃសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក លោក វីល្លៀម ថត (William Todd) (ឆ្វេង) ជួបពិភាក្សាទ្វេភាគីជាមួយរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងព័ត៌មានកម្ពុជា លោក ខៀវ កាញារីទ្ធ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០១២។ នៅក្នុងជំនួបរយៈពេលជិត ៣០នាទី រវាងលោក ខៀវ កាញារីទ្ធ និងឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូតថ្មី នៅឯក្រសួងព័ត៌មានកម្ពុជា កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ នេះ គឺដើម្បីសំដែងការគួរសមផង និងដើម្បីរឹតចំណងទាក់ទងរវាងកម្ពុជា និងសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ឲ្យកាន់តែល្អថែមទៀតផង។ ទន្ទឹមនឹងនេះដែរ លោក វីល្លៀម ថត បានលើកឡើងនូវសំណួរមួយចំនួន ជាពិសេសគឺបញ្ហាការបិទមិនឲ្យចាក់ផ្សាយកម្មវិធីរបស់វិទ្យុ អាស៊ីសេរី និងវិទ្យុសំឡេងសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ចំនួន ២ថ្ងៃនោះ។ ទាក់ទងទៅនឹងសំណួរនេះ រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងព័ត៌មានកម្ពុជា គឺលោក ខៀវ កាញារីទ្ធ មានប្រសាសន៍ថា វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី និងវិទ្យុសំឡេងសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក អាចផ្សាយតាមរលកធាតុអាកាស អេអឹម (AM) បានប៉ុន្តែបិទចំពោះការផ្សាយបន្តរបស់វិទ្យុ អេហ្វអឹម (FM) ក្នុងស្រុកប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ លោករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីបន្តថា ការបិទមិនឲ្យផ្សាយបន្តចំនួន ២ថ្ងៃនេះ គឺដើម្បីរក្សាឲ្យមានភាពស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ និងដើម្បីឲ្យប្រជាពលរដ្ឋលោកបានសម្រេចចិត្តជ្រើសរើសអ្នកដឹកនាំ របស់ខ្លួននៅថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោត។ លោករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីបន្ថែមថា ក្នុង ៣៦៥ថ្ងៃ គឺលោកសុំតែចំនួន ២ថ្ងៃប៉ុណ្ណោះ ដើម្បីកុំឲ្យមានការចាក់ផ្សាយរបស់វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី និងវិទ្យុសំឡេងសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ក្រៅពីនោះវិទ្យុអន្តរជាតិទាំងពីរនេះ អាចចាក់ផ្សាយបន្តដូចដើមឡើងវិញបាន គឺបន្ទាប់ពីម៉ោង៥ នៃថ្ងៃចុងក្រោយនៃការបោះឆ្នោតនោះ។ តែយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ លោកឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូតសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក នៅតែបន្តមានចម្ងល់ទៅលើបញ្ហានេះនៅឡើយ។ ក្នុងន័យនេះបញ្ជាក់ឲ្យឃើញថា សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកមានការសោកស្ដាយ និងទទូចចង់ឲ្យវិទ្យុ២នេះ ដំណើរការផ្សាយបន្តតាមវិទ្យុក្នុងស្រុកឲ្យបានជាប្រចាំ និងកុំឲ្យមានការរអាក់រអួលដោយប្រការណាមួយនោះ៕

Boeung Kak 13 vow to fight on

Friday, June 29, 2012

Members of the ‘Boeung Kak 13’ celebrate with supporters after being released yesterday. Photograph: Meng Kimlong/Phnom Penh Post

Friday, 29 June 2012
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
The Phnom Penh Post

Opposition Sam Rainsy Party senators visited the 13 women yesterday and gave them packages of milled rice and 500,000 riel ($122).

Criminal convictions and more than a month in Prey Sar prison have done little to frighten the Boeung Kak 13, who yesterday vowed to keep fighting their land dispute until it is won.

“We are free,” Tep Vanny said at her home in Boeung Kak. “But we remain convicted criminals.”

The Court of Appeal reduced the women’s sentences on Wednesday from two-and-a-half years to one month and three days – time they had already served – but upheld guilty verdicts from their lawyer-less three-hour trial on May 24.

But Vanny said yesterday the women were innocent and believed the guilty verdict had been upheld because the authorities wanted to scare them into ending their protests.

“But I’m not afraid and I’m not scared. We will continue until there’s a solution.”

The women were arrested during a protest at Boeung Kak on May 22 and found guilty two days later of occupying state land and obstructing public officials in aggravating circumstances.

The judge reduced the sentence on Wednesday on the grounds many of them were mothers.

Heng Mom said she would continue protesting until Phnom Penh municipal officials demarcated 12.44 hectares of land that Prime Minister Hun Sen promised to villagers in August.

“My family and others have not received a land title from City Hall yet, so we will go on protesting until we have a solution,” she said.

Land at Boeung Kak was granted to Shukaku, a company owned by CPP Senator Lao Meng Khin, in 2007 for a US$79 million development. Thousands of families have since been evicted from the site.

Tol Srey Pov, who was grateful for her freedom yesterday, said the villagers would not “stay still” until they had a solution.

“We will file a complaint against [Phnom Penh governor Kep Chuktema] if he does not properly divide the 12.44 hectares,” she said.

Bov Sophea, another of the 13 women, was coming to terms yesterday with the fact that her sister Bov Srey Sras had lost her unborn baby after she was allegedly kicked in the stomach as supporters clashed with police on Wednesday.

“I am so sad this has happened to my sister, because it was her first child. I will help her to file a complaint to the police,” she said.

Despite numerous calls, Phnom Penh police commissioner Touch Naroth, Daunh Penh district police chief Hun Sothy and Chuktema could not be reached for comment.

Nget Khun, the oldest of the released women at 72, said she had been detained in a small building in Prey Sar with 60 others, including murderers.

“There was 1.2 square metres for four people to sleep on,” she said, adding she had paid 1,500 riel per day for clean water.

Support for the women’s release has flowed since the Court of Appeal’s decision but has come with calls for the convictions to be quashed.

NGOs Gender and Development for Cambodia, SILAKA, Cambodia Men’s Network and Legal Support for Children and Women said yesterday the convictions should be overturned because the initial trial was unjust. “We believe and hope that real justice will be given.”

Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk yesterday provided a tonne of milled rice, clothes and two million riel ($485) to 66 Boeung Kak families who had sent a petition to her.

Opposition Sam Rainsy Party senators visited the 13 women yesterday and gave them packages of milled rice and 500,000 riel ($122).

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Published on Jun 28, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish

As Cambodia upgrades its railway network, families living alongside an unused track in Phnom Penh have been forced to relocate, but they want better compensation. In a country where the trail of development leaves behind a trail of destruction, Boeung Kak turns out to be just the tip of the iceberg. Can development and justice co-exist in Cambodia?

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Q&A Cambodia Land Rights / Williams & Abbott / In Cambodia, a court has ordered the release of 13 women who were imprisoned after protesting in support of families whose homes were destroyed during forced evictions. The women were sentenced last month to two and a half years in prison, following a brief trial that rights groups described as hasty and unfair. Many of the women cheered and wiped tears from their eyes as the judge read the verdict in the high-profile case, which had drawn the attention of international diplomats. Rupert Abbott is Amnesty International's researcher on Cambodia. Speaking from London, he tells VOA’s Sarah Williams about the case. He says the women’s convictions were not overturned, which means they could be subject to re-arrest. He says the issue of land eviction remains controversial, after the Khmer Rouge ousted many people from their land in the 1970’s.

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NEWS RELEASE - Rio+20: “Now is time to work together to implement the human right to water and sanitation”

GENEVA (28 June 2012) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Catarina de Albuquerque welcomed the explicit commitment to "progressively" implement the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation made at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. However, she urged world governments not to use "progressive realization" as a pretext to shelve full implementation.

“‘Progressive realization of the right’ requires States to take concrete steps for its full realization to the maximum of available resources, including through international cooperation,” Ms. de Albuquerque said. “‘Progressive realization’ is not an excuse to postpone implementation, but rather calls for immediate steps, as well as for developing a roadmap to implement it.”

“The principles contained in the Rio+20 Outcome Document must now be the basis for future action and States must move forward to ensure access to water and sanitation in sufficient quantities to protect human health and dignity, particularly for the most marginalized,” she stressed, welcoming the summit’s consistent message that reducing inequalities is imperative for sustainable development. “Human rights are an effective passport to achieve access to safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation for all and to put an end to inequalities.

“It is time for all of us to work together to realize ‘the future we want’ through developing adequate sustainable development and post-2015 development goals,” urged Ms. de Albuquerque.

“A future with hope for those girls who still have to walk miles to fetch water every day, for the boys who drop out of school because of diarrhoea, for the children dying due to drinking unsafe water, and also for those children with disabilities who cannot access sanitation facilities with dignity,” she said. “They are all entitled to safe drinking water and sanitation.”

The Special Rapporteur is committed to working together with all States and stakeholders to develop sustainable development and post-2015 development goals for water and sanitation that ensure equality and non-discrimination as well as other human rights obligations. “The future we want is within reach – it is a matter of will, courage and vision by the world’s governments.”

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Catarina de Albuquerque is the first UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation. She was appointed by the Human Rights Council in 2008. Ms. de Albuquerque is a Professor at the Law Faculties of the Universities of Braga and Coimbra and the American University’s Washington College of Law and a Senior Legal Adviser at the Office for Documentation and Comparative Law, an independent institution under the Prosecutor General’s Office. Learn more, log on to: www.ohchr.org/srwaterandsanitation

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WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS RELEASED

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA23/012/2012/en

URGENT ACTION
Thirteen women human rights defenders from the Boeung Kak Lake community in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, were released from prison on 27 June. Cambodia’s Appeal Court suspended the remainder of their two-and-a-half year prison sentences, but upheld their convictions. Police used violence against other members of the community waiting outside the court for the verdict, causing some injuries.
On 24 May, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced the 13 human rights defenders to two and a half years in prison after a grossly unfair trial. Their arrest followed a peaceful demonstration protesting the destruction of homes and the forced eviction of thousands of families living around Boeung Kak Lake. They were prisoners of conscience.

At the Appeal Court hearing on 27 June, no evidence was produced against the women, and three out of four defence witnesses were denied access to the court. The court decided to uphold the convictions, but suspend the remainder of the sentences for the women because of their responsibilities as mothers and grandmothers. They had already served one month and three days. Although their release is welcome, the 13 women - Chan Navy, Cheng Leap, Heng Mom, Kong Chantha, Nget Khun, Ngoun Kimlang, Bov Sopea, Phan Chhunreth, Soung Samai, Song Srey Leap, Tep Vanny, Tho Davy, and Tol Srey Pov – are now at risk of re-arrest for any future activities they may engage in to protect the housing rights of all the Boeung Kak Lake families. Two other protesters, Ly Chanary and Sao Sarouen, who were held in pre-trial detention from 24 May on related charges, were released on bail on 15 June. The charges against them are still pending.

Riot police blocked community residents who came to support the women from reaching the court. Local NGOs report that a police officer kicked a pregnant woman, resulting in the loss of her unborn child, and that 11 community members including seven children were beaten by police and needed medical treatment.

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What is LEMU?

LEMU, the Land Equity Movement of Uganda, is a movement which aims to unite the efforts of local people, local Government, local civil society organisations, students, elders, volunteers, and anyone with contribution to make land work for the poor.
LEMU wants to make sure that the right policies, laws and structures are put in place, in order that everyone can have fair access to land and land can be used as profitably as possibly for all. LEMU wants to help local structures working with the poor – local Government and civil society – to support the poor to claim their land rights.
LEMU tries to be a link between government and communities: it brings in knowledge of laws and policies to the communities, and facilitates them to understand rights, roles, responsibilities and changes taking place in land ownership; and it works with other stakeholders to help Government and policy makers understand the issues of people’s land rights to help design solutions and implementation strategies.
Securing Women's Land Rights in Southern and Eastern Africa
Report on a CPA-UK Lecture, February 2012 involving Simon Levine of LEMU.
Other documents include important information on working towards a new paradigm in the struggle for Women’s Land Rights in Uganda; National Land Policy; Mainstreaming Gender and HIV/AIDS Issues and more . . .

What does LEMU believe?

• Poverty is unjust and can be overcome.
• All Ugandans have a role to play in poverty eradication.
• The rights of all to development can only be realised by understanding how laws affect men, women and children in different ways.
• Everyone; women, men and children need and deserve land rights.

Where does LEMU work?

LEMU’s main focus is currently in the north and east of Uganda. Land ownership here is almost entirely under what is called “customary tenure” – local rules. These systems are less well understood than the more ‘international’ system of freehold ownership, so there is a greater problem of policy being formulated and implemented without a good understanding of what is happening on the ground. Additionally, the north of Uganda has been beset by conflict for the past 20 years, and this has caused mass displacement, which adds to land rights vulnerability.
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BKL women say they are pressured by the court

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Boeung Kak 13 Vow To Continue Demonstration

Friday, June 29, 2012

Boeung Kak 13 Vow To Continue Demonstrations

As the 13 women gathered for a meeting Thursday, Tho Davy, 25, said that her time in jail had “not traumatized” her, but had instead strengthened her will to continue protesting. (Photo: by Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer)

Lao Meng Khin (R) and Choeung Sopheap (L) are the root cause of the land-grabbing in Boeung Kak Lake with the blessing of Hun Xen

Thursday, 28 June 2012
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh

“I have to join and support my people, and also I’m a member of the Boeung Kak community.”

Thirteen Boeung Kak protesters released from jail Wednesday say they will continue their demonstrations until they obtain more land on a real estate development in the capital.

Representatives wasted no time in meeting after their release from prison following a decision by the Appeals Court Wednesday.

“The strike to get land is legal,” said Heng Mom, one of the representatives given reprieve from a two and a half year sentence after a more than a month in jail. “I have to join and support my people, and also I’m a member of the Boeung Kak community.”

The Boeung Kak development project, which required the removal of thousands of families and the filling in of a massive lake, has turned into a nettling problem for city and national authorities, with a well-organized and motivated group of protesters continuously demonstrating for housing rights against a development company linked to a ruling party official. The thirteen women were arrested in May when they tried to resurrect a house that had been demolished by authorities trying to make way for the development.

Demonstrations have often turned violent, leading to injuries and detention, but last month’s arrests and sentencing marked an escalation in the dispute. It also galvanized more demonstrators, who gathered outside the court and in other public venues in protest, even while the jailed women went on hunger strike.

As the 13 women gathered for a meeting Thursday, Tho Davy, 25, said that her time in jail had “not traumatized” her, but had instead strengthened her will to continue protesting. “If Prime Minister Hun Sen has a solution for Boeung Kak lake, I will stop,” she said. “If not, I will go on.”

The protesters say they want fair demarcation of more than 12 hectares granted to families on the 133-hectare development that was granted by Hun Sen earlier this year. That plan has met heavy criticism from families who say they were excluded through underhanded deals and corruption.

“Some villagers were cut from the more than 12 hectares,” said Tol Srey Pov, another freed protester. “So we will continue our strike.”

City officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

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Appeals Court Orders Release of Thirteen Boeung Kak Protesters

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មោទនភាពទទួលបានជ័យជំនះពីការតស៊ូដើម្បីសេរីភាព ជនរងគ្រោះក្នុងជម្លោះដីធ្លីក្លាយជាមេឃុំអមលាំង

កញ្ញា តឹក នីម ពេលដើរចេញពីសាលាឃុំអមលាំងកាលពីថ្ងៃចន្ទ។ ស្ត្រីរងគ្រោះក្នុងជម្លោះដីធ្លី

រូបនេះ នឹងចូលកាន់ការជាមេឃុំក្នុងពេលឆាប់ៗ។ រូបថត ជីវ័ន

28 June 2012 ម៉ៃ ទិត្យថារ៉ា The Phnom Penh Post

កំពង់ស្ពឺៈ ស្រ្តី ជាពលរដ្ឋរងគ្រោះម្នាក់ ក្នុងចំណោមពលរដ្ឋរាប់ពាន់នាក់ ក្នុងឃុំអមលាំង ស្រុកថ្ពង ដែលមានវិវាទដីធ្លីដ៏រ៉ាំរ៉ៃ ជាមួយក្រុមហ៊ុនស្ករសភ្នំពេញ របស់លោកលី យ៉ុងផាត់ សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា និងដែលបានឈរឈ្មោះតំណាងឲ្យគណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី បានឈ្នះការបោះឆ្នោតឃុំ-សង្កាត់ ដែលប្រព្រឹត្តទៅកាលពីថ្ងៃទី ៣ ខែមិថុនា។

កញ្ញា តឹក នីម អាយុ ២៨ ឆ្នាំ ជាពលរដ្ឋរងគ្រោះម្នាក់ ក្នុងឃុំអមលាំង ដែលឈ្នះឆ្នោត ក្លាយជាមេឃុំ ក្នុងឃុំអមលាំង បានថ្លែងថា កញ្ញា ចាប់ផ្តើមចូលរួមជាមួយគណបក្សសមរង្ស៊ី នៅឆ្នាំ ២០១០ នៅពេលអ្នកភូមិចាប់ផ្តើមមានបញ្ហាជាមួយក្រុមហ៊ុនស្ករសភ្នំពេញ។ កញ្ញា បញ្ជាក់ថា៖ «តាម ពិត ខ្ញុំមិនចង់ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងរឿងនយោបាយទេ តែដោយសារតែខ្ញុំមើលឃើញអ្នកភូមិខ្ញុំទាំងអស់គ្នា ដែលជាជនរងគ្រោះ បានដាក់ពាក្យបណ្តឹងទៅឃុំ ពុំមានអ្នកណាយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ជួយដោះស្រាយទេ ដូច្នេះបានជាខ្ញុំសម្រេចចិត្ត ចូលរួមជាមួយគណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី»។

អង្គុយ នៅក្រោមផ្ទះឈើរបស់កញ្ញា ក្នុងភូមិតាគង កញ្ញាបានបន្តថា កញ្ញាមិនដែលគិតថា នឹងអាចក្លាយជាមេឃុំដូច្នេះទេ ព្រោះតែកើតក្នុងត្រកូលគ្រួសារកសិករក្រីក្រ និងរៀនសូត្របានតិច។

កញ្ញាបញ្ជាក់ថា៖«វា ហាក់ដូចជាយល់សប្តិអ៊ីចឹងសម្រាប់ខ្ញុំ តែខ្ញុំបានរៀបចំខ្លួនធ្វើជាមេឃុំហើយ ដើម្បីជួយអ្នកភូមិក្នុងឃុំរបស់ខ្ញុំ»។

ធ្លាប់តែជាជនរងគ្រោះនៃជម្លោះដីធ្លី កញ្ញា តឹក នីម ដែលនឹងក្លាយជាមេឃុំ ក្នុងពេលឆាប់ៗនេះ ថ្លែងថា ពេល ឡើងធ្វើជាមេ-ឃុំ កញ្ញានឹងយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ លើបញ្ហាទំនាស់ដីធ្លី អំពើហិង្សាក្នុងគ្រួសារ អប់រំកុមារឲ្យទៅសាលារៀន ទប់ស្កាត់ស្ត្រីធ្វើចំណាកស្រុកខុសច្បាប់និងការលេងល្បែងពាលា អាវ៉ាសែ។ កញ្ញាបន្តថា៖«ក្នុង អាណត្តិ ៥ ឆ្នាំរបស់ខ្ញុំនេះ ខ្ញុំនឹងធ្វើការមួយជំហានម្តងៗ តាមផែនការរបស់ខ្ញុំ។ ដំបូង ខ្ញុំត្រូវធ្វើការលើបញ្ហាដីធ្លី ពីព្រោះវាសំខាន់ជាងគេក្នុងឃុំខ្ញុំ»។ ដីស្រែជាង ៣ ហិកតា របស់កញ្ញា តឹក នីម ក៏ត្រូវក្រុមហ៊ុនស្ករសភ្នំពេញរំលោភយកដែរ តែកញ្ញា មិនអាចទាមទារយកដីនោះមកវិញបានទេ ព្រោះដីស្រែនោះត្រូវគេដាំអំពៅរួចទៅហើយ។

កញ្ញា ក៏ដឹងខ្លួនដែរថា នៅពេលឡើងធ្វើជាមេឃុំជាផ្លូវការ នឹងប្រឈមបញ្ហាជាច្រើន ជាមួយអតីតមេឃុំចាស់ របស់គណបក្សប្រជាជន ដែលធ្លាប់មើលងាយកញ្ញា ព្រោះកញ្ញា នៅក្មេង និងពុំមានបទពិសោធ។

កញ្ញាថា៖ «ខ្ញុំដឹងថា ខ្ញុំនឹងប្រឈមនឹងបញ្ហាជាច្រើន តែខ្ញុំប្រកាន់តាមនីតិវិធីច្បាប់ ដើម្បីធ្វើការ»។

កញ្ញា តឹក នីម បានបោះបង់ការសិក្សានៅថ្នាក់ទី ៩ ដើម្បីរកការងារធ្វើ ជួយទ្រទ្រង់ជីវភាពគ្រួសារដែលក្រីក្រ។ កញ្ញា ក៏ធ្លាប់គ្រោង ទៅធ្វើការនៅប្រទេសម៉ាឡេស៊ី ដើម្បីរកប្រាក់ជួយគ្រួសារផងដែរ ដោយសារតែអស់សង្ឃឹម ក្នុងការស្វែងរកការងារធ្វើ នៅក្នុងខេត្ត ប៉ុន្តែបានអាក់ខានទៅវិញ ដោយសារតែជាប់រវល់ធ្វើការតវ៉ាការពារដីធ្លី ដែលត្រូវគេរំលោភបំពាន។

អ្នក ស្រី យឿន រី អាយុ ៦១ ឆ្នាំ ជាម្តាយកញ្ញា តឹក នីម បានថ្លែងថា អ្នកស្រីមានកូនស្រី ២ នាក់ និងកូនប្រុស ២ នាក់ ហើយអ្នកស្រី តឹក នីម ជាកូនទី ៣។ កញ្ញាបន្តថា អ្នកស្រីរីករាយណាស់ នៅពេលកូនស្រី បានជាប់ឆ្នោតក្លាយជាមេឃុំ ហើយអ្នកស្រីបានទូន្មានកូនស្រី ឲ្យខិតខំធ្វើការ ជួយអ្នកភូមិ ដែលត្រូវគេរំលោភបំពាន ដោយមិនត្រូវដើរតាមផ្លូវមេឃុំចាស់ឡើយ។ អ្នកស្រីថា៖«ខ្ញុំមិនដែល ស្រមៃថា កូនស្រីខ្ញុំក្លាយជាមេឃុំទេ ព្រោះយើងជាគ្រួសារក្រីក្រ»។

យោង តាមរបាយការណ៍អង្គការសិទ្ធិមនុស្សអាដហុក ដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងបញ្ហាទំនាស់ដីធ្លី រវាងអ្នកភូមិ ក្នុងឃុំអមលាំង និងក្រុមហ៊ុនស្ករសភ្នំពេញ តាំងពីខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ ២០១០ មកទល់ពេលនេះ មានអ្នកភូមិ ២៩ នាក់ ត្រូវចោទប្រកាន់ពីបទព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ ហើយអ្នកភូមិ បានធ្វើការតវ៉ាចំនួន ៩៦ លើក និងបានបិទផ្លូវជាតិចំនួន ៤ លើក។

ក្រុម ហ៊ុនស្ករសភ្នំពេញ របស់លោក លី យ៉ុងផាត់ ទទួលបានដីសម្បទានសេដ្ឋកិច្ចពីរដ្ឋាភិបាល កាលពីខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ ២០១០ លើផ្ទៃដី ៩ ពាន់ហិកតា ដើម្បីដាំអំពៅ។

លោក ផល វណ្ណៈ តំណាងអ្នកភូមិ ក្នុងឃុំអមលាំងថ្លែងថា លោកសង្ឃឹមថា មេឃុំថ្មី ដែលទើបជាប់ឆ្នោតរូបនេះ នឹងជួយប្រជាជនបានច្រើនជាងមេឃុំចាស់ ព្រោះនាងធ្លាប់ជាជនរងគ្រោះនៃជម្លោះដីធ្លីផ្ទាល់។ លោកថា៖«ទោះនាងក្មេង និងពុំមានបទពិសោធក្តី តែខ្ញុំជឿថា នាងអាចធ្វើបាន ព្រោះនាងមានឆន្ទៈល្អចំពោះអ្នកភូមិ»។

តាម លទ្ធផលផ្លូវការនៃការបោះឆ្នោតឃុំ-សង្កាត់ ប្រកាសដោយគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត កាលពីថ្ងៃទី ២៤ ខែមិថុនា គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ឈ្នះបានតំណែងមេឃុំ ១៥៩២ ឃុំ គណបក្សសម រង្ស៊ី ២២ ឃុំ គណបក្សហ៊្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច ១ ឃុំ និងគណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ១៨ ឃុំ។

ដោយ ឡែក នៅក្នុងឃុំអមលាំង ស្រុកថ្ពង ខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺជាឃុំដែលមានជម្លោះដីធ្លីដ៏រ៉ាំរ៉ៃ ដែលមានអាសនៈសរុបចំនួន ៧ គណបក្សសមរង្ស៊ី ឈ្នះបាន ៣ អាសនៈ គណបក្សប្រជាជន ២ អាសនៈ និងគណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ២ អាសនៈ ខណៈដែលកាលពីអាណត្តិមុនបក្សប្រជាជន បានកាន់កាប់ទាំង៧អាសនៈ៕

Free Mrs. Yorm Bopha! Apply the Rule of Laws!

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ASEAN declares its hand on human rights

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A time to purify

The CPP family

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Police violence in the confrontation with BKL residents in 27 June 2012

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Saturday, June 30, 2012

ការ ដោះលែងអ្នកភូមិបឹងកក់និងដំណោះស្រាយបញ្ហាការបណ្តេញចេញពីលំនៅដ្ឋាន ដោយបង្ខំ

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Williams Report Cambodia Land Rights

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Community Land Titling Initiative Report Launch - cam.hrtf@gmail.com - Gmail

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BKL women say they are pressured by the court

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Boeung Kak 13 Vow To Continue Demonstration

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Appeals Court Orders Release of Thirteen Boeung Kak Protesters

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