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Posted by: | Posted on: October 3, 2017

115TH CONGRESS RESOLUTION IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES ON CAMBODIA DEMOCRACY AND ELECTION

John MccainWhereas S. 1780 also includes language addressing the ‘‘inadmissibility of Cambodia officials who undermine democracy in Cambodia’’: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Senate—

(1) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Cambodia;

(2) condemns all forms of political violence in Cambodia, and urges the cessation of ongoing human rights violations;

(3) urges Prime Minister Hun Sen and the 9 Cambodian People’s Party to end all harassment and intimidation of Cambodia’s opposition and foster an environment where democracy can thrive and 3 flourish;

(4) urges the Department of State, in association with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Department of the Treasury, to consider placing all senior Cambodian government officials implicated in the abuses noted above on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list;

(5) urges the Government of Cambodia to free Mr. Kem Sokha immediately and unconditionally;

(6) calls on the Government of Cambodia to respect freedom of the press and the rights of its citizens to freely assemble, protest, and speak out against the government;

(7) supports electoral reform efforts in Cambodia and free and fair elections in 2018 monitored by international observers; and

(8) urges the President to communicate to the Government of Cambodia that if it ignores the recommendations of the international community and maintains the current restrictive and intimidating political environment, the United States Government will have no choice but to determine that the 2018 elections were not conducted freely or fairly because the results could not be an expression of the democratic will of the Cambodian people.

Read entire resolution in pdf file

 

Posted by: | Posted on: October 3, 2017

National Assembly seat reallocation floated on Fresh News

Now, it has come to the critical questions: 1. The Fresh News has always released news to open way for action (messenger to those unheard members?, or 2. Fresh News got information from internal action plan and has tried to test the water?

At the end, it is the rice has become a cooked rice (អង្ករក្លាយជាបាយ): step forward face the crocodile, step backwards face the tiger….it is all about the one person who are working to change the credible rule of the game (game changer) to fit his ambition.
In this moment, the victimized partner is silent which means allow the cruise to slip through its path without obstructing while enjoy the bigger space from cruise territory.
The critical question right now is not about plundering the fruits to own themselves or to distribute to others who have effortless grown the tree, the critical question is about the legitimate government to do such daylight plundering, and the legitimate government given birth from a legitimate election.
Khmer proverb say “the bigger balloon, the bigger perilous exploding” (ពើតប៉ោងកាន់តែធំ កាន់តែបែកខ្សុល)

National Assembly seat reallocation floated on Fresh News

Op-Ed: The Phnom Penh Post

Eisenhower wordAn opinion piece published by government mouthpiece Fresh News suggests, among other things, dissolving the Cambodia National Rescue Party and allocating its National Assembly seats to five minor parties, including Funcinpec, which plans to sue for the dissolution of CNRP.

The piece is the latest in a stream of often anonymous editorials and letters to the editor, which in the recent past have proven prescient during a crackdown on the opposition and media.

The article, under the name Baksey Chamkrong, begins by noting that the CNRP is guilty of “secret plans” of “colour revolution”.

The opposition party’s president, Kem Sokha, was arrested last month on charges of “treason”, and controversial amendments to the Law on Political Parties could allow for the dissolution of the CNRP if he is convicted.

Over the weekend, Funcinpec announced its intention to file a lawsuit to the Supreme Court requesting the CNRP’s disbandment.

“If CNRP is dissolved, then all seats … are divided among parties in the parliament. But because there are only two parties in the parliament, the CPP will get all 123 seats,” wrote Chamkrong, whose pseudonym translates to “Bird Guarding the City”.

Sotheara Yoeurng, legal officer at election watchdog Comfrel, confirmed that under the current law the seats “would be 100 percent allocated to CPP”.“In a real sense of democracy, it would be death,” Yoeurng said.

Deputy CNRP President Mu Sochua said such an outcome would violate the constitution, which describes Cambodia as a “multi-party democracy”.

Human Rights Watch’s Phil Robertson, meanwhile, said, “If the government really plans to dissolve the CNRP then it should just call off the 2018 election and proclaim PM Hun Sen dictator for life.”

Robertson called the article part of a “psychological operations campaign” against the opposition. “One by one, the CPP is whittling down the opposition through a mixture of threats and intimidation designed to stampede them out of the country,” he said via email.

Past Fresh News articles preceded the expulsion of the US-backed National Democratic Institute and the arrest of Sokha, with a parade of posts detailing the alleged involvements of both in anti-government conspiracies and colour revolutions.

In his opinion piece, Chamkrong recommends a compromise allocating seats to minor parties rather than for the CPP to take the entire assembly, following an amendment to the Law on the Election of Members of the National Assembly.

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Posted by: | Posted on: October 2, 2017

FreshNews is absolutely raw meat fresh

Reading this FreshNews or the news that is absolutely raw meat fresh: with just synonymous author and proudly published by this very raw meat fresh for a giant to eat and probably swallow it.

I think this publication is mocking all academics, highest court institution, NEC, MoI, Constitution, and the legitimate government etc. … By its nature, this is worst of the worst to engaging in nation division. The opinion is baseless and lawless…

freshnews logo* សេណារីយោទី១៖ យោងតាមច្បាប់ស្តីពីការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្រ្តបច្ចុប្បន្ន ក្នុងករណីគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិត្រូវបានរំលាយ នោះអាសនៈទាំងអស់របស់គណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិនឹងត្រូវបាត់បង់ ហើយអាសនៈទាំងនេះ នឹងត្រូវបែងចែកទៅឱ្យគណបក្សដែលមានអាសនៈក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា។ ដោយសារបច្ចុប្បន្នមានតែគណបក្សចំនួន២ ដែលមានអាសនៈនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា ដូចនេះនៅពេលគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិត្រូវបានរំលាយ នោះអាសនៈទាំងអស់របស់គណបក្សនេះ នឹងត្រូវបែងចែកទៅឱ្យគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា មានន័យថា គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជានឹងត្រូវទទួលបានអាសនៈទាំង១២៣ នៅរដ្ឋសភា ក្រោយពេលគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ ត្រូវបានរំលាយ។ ប៉ុន្តែស្ថានភាពនេះ នឹងធ្វើឱ្យរដ្ឋសភាកម្ពុជា ក្លាយជារដ្ឋសភាឯកបក្ស ដោយពុំមានគណបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភាឡើយ។

* សេណារីយោទី២៖ ដើម្បីធានាបានពហុបក្សនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា រូបមន្តនៃការបែងចែកអាសនៈរបស់គណបក្សដែលត្រូវបានរំលាយ ដែលមានចែងក្នុងច្បាប់ស្តីពីការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្រ្ត គួរត្រូវបានកែសម្រួល ដោយធ្វើការបែងចែកទៅឱ្យគ្រប់គណបក្សនយោបាយទាំងអស់ ដែលបានចុះឈ្មោះចូលរួមប្រកួតប្រជែងនៅក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្រ្តកាលពីឆ្នាំ២០១៣។ ក្នុងករណីនេះ និងដោយផ្អែកតាមលទ្ធផល នៃការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្រ្តនីតិកាលទី៥ នៃរដ្ឋសភាកន្លងទៅ រូបមន្តនៃការគណនាអាសនៈបង្ហាញថា គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជានឹងទទួលបាន១២០អាសនៈ ហើយគណបក្សហ្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច នឹងទទួលបានចំនួន ៣អាសនៈ និងក្លាយជាគណបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា។

* សេណារីយោទី៣៖ ដើម្បីធានាបានពហុបក្សនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា ពិសេសការធានាឱ្យគណបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា អាចបំពេញតួនាទីដោយមានតុល្យភាពជាមួយនឹងគណបក្សកាន់អំណាចអាសនៈទាំងអស់របស់ គណបក្សប្រឆាំងក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា ដែលត្រូវបានរំលាយ គួរធ្វើការបែងចែកទៅឱ្យគណបក្សផ្សេងទៀតដែលបានចុះឈ្មោះចូលរួមប្រកួតប្រជែងនៅក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្រ្តកាលពីឆ្នាំ២០១៣ ដោយមិនរាប់បញ្ចូលគណបក្សកាន់អំណាច។ ក្នុងករណីនេះនិងដោយផ្អែកតាមលទ្ធផល នៃការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្រ្តនីតិកាលទី៥ នៃរដ្ឋសភាកន្លងទៅ រូបមន្តនៃការគណនាអាសនៈបង្ហាញថា អាសនៈទាំង៥៥ របស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំងនឹងត្រូវបែងចែកទៅឱ្យគណបក្សចំនួន៥ក្នុងនោះ គណបក្សហ្វ៊ុនស៊ិនប៉ិចនឹងទទួលបាន៤១អាសនៈ, គណបក្សសម្ព័ន្ធដើម្បីប្រជាធិបតេយ្យទទួលបាន៦អាសនៈ, គណបក្សខ្មែរឈប់ក្រ ទទួលបាន៥អាសនៈ, គណបក្សសញ្ជាតិកម្ពុជាទទួលបាន២អាសនៈ និងគណបក្សខ្មែរអភិវឌ្ឍសេដ្ឋកិច្ចទទួលបាន១អាសនៈ។

៣៖ គួរកត់សម្គាល់ផងដែរថា ក្នុងករណីគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិត្រូវបានរំលាយ នោះអាសនៈទាំងអស់របស់សមាជិកក្រុមប្រឹក្សា នៃគណបក្សនេះនៅរដ្ឋបាលថ្នាក់ក្រោមជាតិ ក៏នឹងត្រូវបាត់បង់ដូចគ្នាផងដែរ។ ដូចនេះ ក្នុងករណីដែលច្បាប់ស្តីពីការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្រ្ត នឹងត្រូវបានធ្វើវិសោធនកម្ម ទៅតាមរូបមន្តណាមួយក្នុងចំណោមសេណារីយោទាំង៣ខាងលើ ច្បាប់ស្តីពីការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសក្រុមប្រឹក្សានៃរដ្ឋបាល ថ្នាក់ក្រោមជាតិ ក៏ត្រូវធ្វើវិសោធនកម្មផងដែរ ដើម្បីបែងចែកអាសនៈក្រុមប្រឹក្សា នៃគណបក្សដែលត្រូវបានរំលាយ ទៅឱ្យគណបក្សផ្សេងតាមរូបមន្តដែលធានាបានសង្គតិភាពជាមួយនិងការបោះឆ្នោតថ្នាក់ជាតិ។

ក្នុងករណីដែលសេណារីយោទី៣ ត្រូវបានជ្រើសរើសយក ដូចនេះគណបក្សទាំងឡាយដែលបានចូលរួមក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំ-សង្កាត់ឆ្នាំ ២០១៧ កន្លងទៅ នឹងត្រូវទទួលបានអាសនៈនៅក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំ-សង្កាត់ ដោយរួមទាំងតំណែងមេឃុំ-ចៅសង្កាត់មួយចំនួនផង។ គណបក្សដែលទទួលបានអាសនៈបន្តពីគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិដែលត្រូវបានតុលាការរំលាយនេះ អាចចូលរួមប្រកួតប្រជែង ដើម្បីទទួលបានអាសនៈនៅព្រឹទ្ធសភាផងដែរ សម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតដែលនឹងប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៅខែមករា ឆ្នាំ២០១៨ ខាងមុខនេះ។

សូមជូនពរឱ្យសុខសន្តិភាព នៅបន្តរឹងមាំដើម្បីជាប្រយោជន៍ដល់ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាទំាងមូល ហើយការបោះឆ្នោតនាខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៨ខាងមុខនេះ ប្រព្រឹត្តទៅ ស្របតាមគោលការណ៍នៃលទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យសេរីពហុបក្ស ដូចដែលកម្ពុជាធ្លាប់អនុវត្តកន្លងមក ក្រោមដំបូលនៃរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ ដែលជាច្បាប់កំពូលរបស់ជាតិ។

រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ, ថ្ងៃទី០២ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១៨
ដោយ៖ បក្សីចាំក្រុង

Source for your reference: http://m.freshnewsasia.com/index.php/en/localnews/66601-2017-10-01-19-05-49.html

Posted by: | Posted on: September 19, 2017

Cambodia is in need of this Sergei Magnitsky Law to Responding Current Political Setback

PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED

Whereas:
  • Canada should not be used by those foreign nationals who grossly violated internationally recognized human rights, as a safe haven for themselves and their families, or to hide away the proceeds from their illicit activities;
  • The U.S. has promulgated the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, Estonia has adopted a similar law, and Great Britain and Norway are considering actions, aiming at establishing restrictive measures towards those who violated internationally recognized human rights. It is expected that other countries which value respect for human rights will follow suit;
  • As Canada celebrates its sesquicentennial (150th) birthday, there is no gift to those who aspire respect for human rights everywhere in the world more precious than a law passed by its Parliament to promote respect for human rights; and
  • Officials in the Communist regime in Vietnam systematically violate human rights by brutally suppressing political dissidents. They should also be subject to the restrictive measures called for in both Bill S-226 and Bill C-267.
We, the undersigned, citizens and permanent residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to pass Bill S-226 and Bill C-267, also known as the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law).
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Magnitsky Case 1PETITION NO.: 421-01389
BY: MR. BEZAN (SELKIRK-INTERLAKE-EASTMAN)
DATE: MAY 29, 2017
PRINT NAME OF SIGNATORY: SIGNED BY THE HONOURABLE CHRYSTIA FREELAND
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs SIGNATURE Minister or Parliamentary Secretary
SUBJECT International sanctions
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Canada has always been a strong advocate for human rights and anti-corruption internationally. Canada has repeatedly and forcefully spoken out against human rights violations around the world, including in Russia, where Canada has called for accountability for those involved in the Magnitsky case.
That is why the government supports Bill S-226, which would authorize the imposition of sanctions specifically for violations of international human rights obligations in a foreign state or for acts of corruption.Magnitsky Case 2
Canada has a wide range of tools to promote and protect human rights, and will continue to consider how to most effectively respond to situations of human rights violations.
Canada actively engages with Vietnam on the protection of human rights at all levels. As an example, the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam is part of the “Group of Four” (Canada, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland), which works closely together in support of human rights and is part of a larger group of like-minded countries working on this issue in Vietnam.
The government is committed to ensuring that Canada plays a leading role with its allies, in responding effectively to international crises, including through an effective and coherent Canadian sanctions program.