UNPO has submitted reports to the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights in anticipation of the Universal Periodic
Review of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
These reports focus shed light on the marginalisation of the Khmer-Kampuchea Krom, Hmong and Degar-Montagnards.
The
United Nations (UN) Universal Periodic Review is a mechanism which
assess UN member countries’ human rights performance. Every four and a
half years the situation of human rights within a state is assessed, and
both Cambodia and Viet Nam are up for review at the 18th session in
early 2014.
Despite the difference in countries, there is some overlap in the
human rights issues. Specifically, in neither country has the indigenous
status of any member been recognised, nor does either country possess
an effective mechanism for processing land claims, and land-grabbing and
dispossession and common practices. Moreover, religious persecution
exists both in Cambodia and Viet Nam, and it has been associated with
abuse by law enforcement officers, arbitrary arrests, indefinite
detentions, extrajudicial torture, and the forced defrocking of monks.
Furthermore, in Viet Nam traditional Khmer names (of people,
villages, districts and provinces) must be substituted with Vietnamese
names, and the Khmer language is considered illegal under the
constitution. Vietnamese authorities further repress the Khmer by
censoring Khmer activist websites, and cultural and religious television
broadcasts from abroad. Education in indigenous languages is also
prohibited in most schools, and when allowed, textbooks are poorly
written and ridden with mistakes. Imported textbooks are banned.
In Cambodia, the government bureaucracy makes it nearly impossible
for Khmer Krom or Degar-Montagnard asylum seekers to be granted refugee
status or identification cards. The requirement of unrealistic criteria
(such as a permanent address in Cambodia) effectively prohibits the
acquisition of such statuses. And when the refugees are able to satisfy
the stringent criteria, often the authorities illegally force Khmer Krom
to adopt a Cambodian name and perjure their place of birth to Cambodia.
Additionally, the Cambodian state has pressured a refugee centre
operated by the UN to shut down, decreasing transparency in how Cambodia
deals with refugees.
UNPO’s reports make a series of recommendations to the HRC, including to:
[Viet Nam & Cambodia] Formally acknowledge and confirm the
indigenous status of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom peoples, as well as
that of the Christian Degar Montagnards;
[Viet Nam & Cambodia] Create an effective mechanism for the
settlement of outstanding land claims by indigenous groups, and
compensate those groups for the loss of their ancestral lands, as
stipulated by Article 8 of the Universal Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples;
[Viet Nam & Cambodia] Commit to investigating widespread
allegations of abuse by law enforcement, arbitrary arrests, and
extrajudicial torture, and explore possible judicial remedies for
victims and their families.
[Viet Nam & Cambodia] Sign and ratify International Labour
Organization Convention 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
in Independent Countries, with the aim of respecting the traditions
of indigenous peoples in relation to the use of their ancestral
lands;
[Viet Nam] Amend domestic law provisions that
criminalizes certain religious activities on the basis of
vaguely-defined crimes of national security
[Viet Nam] Permit outside experts, including those from the
United Nations and independent international human rights
organizations, to have access to indigenous and minority
communities in Vietnam;
[Cambodia] Afford refugee status, and the protections it
entails, to all individuals, including Khmer Krom and Degar
individuals, who satisfy the internationally accepted definition of
a refugee. This includes ceasing the forced repatriations of Degar and
Khmer Krom asylum seekers;
[Cambodia] Clarify the situation regarding the granting of
citizenship to Khmer Krom individuals with authorising offices and
officers, including what evidence is needed and what practices are
not to be tolerated.
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2 comments:
Khmer abuses Khmer, Yuon abuses Khmer, Siam abuses Khmer, only Khmer people being abused everywhere, an endless sight of suffering and torture for our innocent Khmer people.
Yep! Because Cpp were yuon's dogs,and Cpp worked for Hanoi.In the case of Siam abused khmers because of those khmers weren't Cpp clans,they just ordinary poor Khmers.Cpp Hun sen owed Yuon his life,Heng Samrin and Chea Sim also owed Hanoi their lives as well.As for all Khmers krom were victimed by three gangs, Yuon barbarian,Cpp govt and Siam thieves. Fight to free yourself from these vampires(3) you must vote for Democrat party,stop vote for Yuon dogs Cpp Hun sen.
If you want to be slave to Yuon and get kill by Siam vote for Cpp-yuon's dogs.If you want to be free from abuse by Yuon and don't get kill by Siam vote democrat party.
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