LET US JOIN HANDS WITH ALL KHMER TO CELEBRATE THE Human Rights Day on this 10 December 2008.It's the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.1.The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948. On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the full text of which appears in the following pages. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories." 2.Article 1.All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 3.Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Article 4.No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. Article 5.No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. LET US also JOIN THE COMMUNITY OF KHMER BUDDHIST MONKS IN THE VERY IMPORTANT DEC.10 DHAMMAYATRA...AT THE UN !!! WHY ? VIETNAM IS CONDEMNED :Feb. 27, 1982 UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a resolution condemning Vietnam’s occupation of Cambodia as a violation of Cambodian human rights. The vote was 28 in favor, 8 against, and 5 abstentions. Because Cambodia remains occupied by Vietnam , a UN member country ,from 1979-2008, through the CPP/regime, or the Vietnamese forces of occupation , with the close collaboration of the Vietnamese puppet King Sihanouk/King Sihamoni, in violation of :-the The Universal Declaration of Human Rights & -UN Charter, -10 UN resolutions calling Vietnam to cease her occupation of Cambodia not respected as of this date ... King Sihamoni's "Cambodian Ambassador" are Vietnamese. Mme Sin Serey to Singapore IS A VIETNAMESE Khieu Thavika to Russia IS A VIETNAMESE Chea Von to Geneva IS A VIETNAMESE Lim Sam Kol to S.Korea IS A VIETNAMESE UCh Kim An to France IS A VIETNAMESE etc.... OVER 70% "CAMBODIAN" AMBASSADORS SENT BY HOR NAM HONG ARE VIETNAMESE speaking fluent Cambodian language.. Vietnam is condemned at the United Nations:Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia. America calls Vietnam to restore Cambodia Independence .President Reagan's address to the 43d Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, New York . On September 26, 1988 he called to the UN SECRETARY GENERAL. "Mr. Secretary-General, there are new hopes for Cambodia, a nation whose freedom and independence we seek just as avidly as we sought the freedom and independence of Afghanistan. We urge the rapid removal of all Vietnamese troops ...." CONSEQUENCES: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 . UN Office Urges Probe in Prisoner Death . By Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh . UN representative for human rights has urged the Ministry of Interior to conduct an independent investigation into the death of a 24-year-old prisoner in Prey Sar prison last week. We are in contact with the department of prisons to encourage them to conduct an independent investigation to determine exactly what happened,” said Christophe Peschoux, country director of the UN Human Rights Office. Heng Touch, who was arrested Sept. 26 on charges of chicken theft in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district, died after a week of hospitalization at Calmette. A REMINDER TO ALL THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNISTS LEADERS : Former Cambodian monarch says his health is deteriorating
Monday, December 08, 2008 PHNOM PENH (AFP) — Cambodia's former king Norodom Sihanouk said his health was deteriorating and hinted that he did not have long to live, in a letter seen on his website Monday. This news,Cambodian Prince Ranariddh appointed chief advisor to King Sihamoni .PHNOM PENH, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prince Norodom Ranariddh has been appointed King Norodom Sihamoni's chief advisor, ... in a royal decree dated Dec. 6, with the prince's new position holding a rank equivalent to prime minister, said Oum Daravuth, member of the Royal Palace cabinet. YET CAMBODIA IS STILL OCCUPIED BY VIETNAM AS OF TODAY. I WISH TO REMIND THE NORODOM FAMILY OF THESE PROMISES MADE TO FORMER KING SIHANOUK BY PHAM VAN DONG AND ALL THE VIETNAMESE LEADERS . -PHAM VAN DONG AS PRIME MINISTER declared to King Sihanouk that Vietnam respect Cambodia independence and territorial integrity in exchange for Cambodia recognition of the North Vietnamese as legal government of Vietnam in 1967 and allowed Vietnam to open the Ambassy in Phnom Penh in June 1967. King Sihanouk agreed to the Vietnamese demand. Prime Minister Pham Van Dong called on me and, in the presence of Premier Chou En-lai, swore in the name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam that the latter would always respect the land frontiers as well as all islands belonging to the "Kingdom of Cambodia" March 1970 by Sihanouk . (Wilfred Burchett book "The China Cambodia Vietnam triangle " P-176-177) If the sky would be really blue that day, then the Vietnamese invaders must return home and the former King . appointed King by Philippe Petain in April 1941 , will be gone peacefully,after rendering an Independence to his country . If not he will face the same problem as Philippe Petain, from the titlte of Hero to traitor to his country.Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain (Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, later Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français), from 1940 to 1944. Due to his outstanding military leadership in World War I, particularly during the Battle of Verdun, he was viewed as a hero in France. However, during the 1920s and 1930s, while remaining the highest ranking military authority, he neglected to modernize French military capability with the sole exception of the Maginot Line which later proved to be useless. After the French defeat in June 1940, Petain was legally voted in as Head of State ( Chef de l'Etat ) by the French Parliament. However, Petain surrendered France to Germany and, along with his cabinet, including later on Pierre Laval, illegally transformed the French State into a dictatorship headed from the town of Vichy in central France. As the war progressed, the Vichy Government sank deeper into collaboration with the German occupant which finally took control of the totality of metropolitan France. Petain's actions during World War II resulted in a conviction and death sentence for treason, which was commuted to life imprisonment by Charles de Gaulle. In modern France, he is generally considered a traitor, and pétainisme is a derogatory term for certain reactionary policies. Due to his treason conviction, French historians refer to him by his name only Philippe Pétain, without the title. TO ALL THE VIETNAMESE LEADERS , I URGE YOU TO RESPECT YOUR SOLEMN WORDS, YOUR PROMISES, AND RESPECT THE 10 UN RESOULTIONS CALLING VIETNAM TO CEASE HER OCCUPATION OF CAMBODIA. FREEDOM I SEEK AND FRIENDSHIP AS WELL WITH ALL THOSE WHO HONORE THEIR WORDS , NOT LIES .... Bury > Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:56:01 -0800> Subject: The Essence of Finger Pointing> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Alternatives Watch – 10xii08> > > THE ESSENCE OF FINGER POINTING> > > A remarkable aspect of finger pointing is that while one, maybe two,> finger aims at a target, the rest of them direct inwards, suggesting> that whatever is dished out to others, the pointer carries a larger> chunk of the share. Implications of this simple hand gesture could be> most intrigue in strategic planning for organisational development.> > The main opposition party has done enough finger pointing. If its> finger were a magic wand, its challenges and rivals would exist no> more. However, it may pay to observe the direction of the other> fingers, and work out what it can do to achieve its objectives.> > In his recent discussion on the issue of decentralisation, the SRP> president argues the government fails “to put in place procedures that> would involve villagers at the grassroots level in decisions that> affect their daily lives”. The president calls on the government and> donors to do a better job in effecting decentralisation, i.e.> delivering power to commune councils at the grassroots. He focuses so> much on what others can do that he does not seem to realise there is> one important measure his party could take to grab power. It is> unclear if he appreciates a significant implication of his own> statement when he writes, “... except for a few SRP-affiliated commune> chiefs, elected local officials from the opposition actually have no> power whatsoever”. Thus, the SRP has a few commune chiefs who are> doing well. If there were less finger pointing, the rest of the SRP> might learn a few things from them on how to seize power.> > The finger pointing game continues with the new acting secretary-> general. Even though her predecessor feels responsible enough to> resign, the acting secretary-general still carries on with the stale> argument that the poor performance of her party in the last elections> is due to external factors: bad election law, biased election> officials, etc... The list goes on. According to her, the solution for> her party to win office is rather plain and simple: it is up to donors> to pressure the government for an impartial election law and process.> > Sometimes the SRP’s expectation that others must do something for it> seems akin to begging. In response to the prime minister’s wish early> this year to have a strong opposition, the past SRP secretary-general> puts the onus on the ruling party to produce one. He says that to have> a strong opposition, the government must give his party and citizens> opportunities to criticise, strike, and protest. He does not> appreciate that power must be grabbed – astute politicians work too> hard for the power to give it away.> > The ultimate irony is that while putting its future victories in the> hands of others, the opposition party has done little, if any, to> command respect from those they seek help. Its recent public> hostilities toward the National Assembly and the UNDP only confirm> that its future heavily depend on how much it ever takes any notice of> the fingers that point inwards.> > > Ung Bun Ang> > > Quotable Quote:> > “Smashing a mirror is no way to make any ugly person beautiful, nor is> it a way to make social problems evaporate.”> > Liu Binyan (1925–2005), Chinese writer.> People or Monsters "Listen Carefully to the Voice of the> People" (Perry Link ed.).> > _________________________________________________________________ You live life online. So we put Windows on the web. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032869/direct/01/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. 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