Voice Your Opinion About Cambodia: freedom of expression, press, publication and assembly are being prohibited 
freedom of expression, press, publication and assembly are being prohibited
By Samoeun Chhim
Since the new coalition government has been formed in the year of 2003 beween Funcinpec and CPP, the freedom of expression, press, publication and assembly are being prohibited. For example, the Human Rights Group whose leader is Mr. Kim Sokha has been baned from the public pagoda from spreading the democracy to Cambodian by the chief of monk named Tep Vong who is supporting the CPP and Hun Sen, and Kim Sokha is also involved in the court case regarding his expression toward corruption politician. And recently, Sam Rainsy Party activists were trying to have their meeting in Kompong Speu Province was kicked away. Furthermore, many more organizations as other human rights group, union group and youth activist are also disallowed.
I think the Article 41 of Cambodian Constitution stated that "khmer citizens shall have freedom of expression, press, publication and assembly.." has been violated. This government has dismayed our freedom of expressions. Moreover, the government just improvided a new clause to prohibit the freedom of assembly by saying that all assembly or peace protest must be request for permission.
To me, the permission is meaning "no" when the peace protest or assembly is not in supporting Hun Sen or his government or even his CPP Party.
In addition, the freedom of expression, press, assembly and more...are going down the drain even further if the influential people like King Norodom Sihanouk afraid to say something. For example, in March 31, 2005, Radio Free Asia and the Cambodia Daily reported that the former king of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk will not publish Roum Rit's article on his website regarding that Roum Rit's article is criticizing Hun Sen, Ranaridh and some family of the former king very heavy. Roum Rit's comment always aims at Hun Sen, Norodom Ranaridh and their wishy washy government. The former king decision not to publish Roum Rit's article again because Hun Sen and Norodom Ranaridh responded to the comment very unpleasantly. Especially, the mockery response was toward the former king rather than Roum Rit.
Hearing this response from the former king, I was so upset. If you are the most famous and influent person in the country and in the world and you show this example to us who are trying to fight for these rights, you have made us very disappointed.
Since the new coalition government has been formed in the year of 2003 beween Funcinpec and CPP, the freedom of expression, press, publication and assembly are being prohibited. For example, the Human Rights Group whose leader is Mr. Kim Sokha has been baned from the public pagoda from spreading the democracy to Cambodian by the chief of monk named Tep Vong who is supporting the CPP and Hun Sen, and Kim Sokha is also involved in the court case regarding his expression toward corruption politician. And recently, Sam Rainsy Party activists were trying to have their meeting in Kompong Speu Province was kicked away. Furthermore, many more organizations as other human rights group, union group and youth activist are also disallowed.
I think the Article 41 of Cambodian Constitution stated that "khmer citizens shall have freedom of expression, press, publication and assembly.." has been violated. This government has dismayed our freedom of expressions. Moreover, the government just improvided a new clause to prohibit the freedom of assembly by saying that all assembly or peace protest must be request for permission.
To me, the permission is meaning "no" when the peace protest or assembly is not in supporting Hun Sen or his government or even his CPP Party.
In addition, the freedom of expression, press, assembly and more...are going down the drain even further if the influential people like King Norodom Sihanouk afraid to say something. For example, in March 31, 2005, Radio Free Asia and the Cambodia Daily reported that the former king of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk will not publish Roum Rit's article on his website regarding that Roum Rit's article is criticizing Hun Sen, Ranaridh and some family of the former king very heavy. Roum Rit's comment always aims at Hun Sen, Norodom Ranaridh and their wishy washy government. The former king decision not to publish Roum Rit's article again because Hun Sen and Norodom Ranaridh responded to the comment very unpleasantly. Especially, the mockery response was toward the former king rather than Roum Rit.
Hearing this response from the former king, I was so upset. If you are the most famous and influent person in the country and in the world and you show this example to us who are trying to fight for these rights, you have made us very disappointed.
SUBMITTED BY: Samoeun Chhim Email: Sam....@hotmail.com Fri, 1 Apr 2005
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