Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Thursday, 09 December 2010
“Cambodian people are suffering from a lack of basic rights: rights to property, housing rights, rights of access to education and freedom of expression.”
Cambodia's human rights situation remains in troubled condition, observers said Thursday, as they prepared to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The UN declaration, which has become a guidepost for international policy and of Cambodian law, states that every human being has the right to dignity and protection from cruel or degrading treatment.
The declaration played a major part in the formation of Cambodia's modern government, following a UN-brokered peace and election following decades of unrest. It is celebrated worldwide every Dec. 10 as Human Rights Day.
“The human rights situation is still critical,” said Suon Sareth, secretary-general of the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee. “In terms of inspiration of laws, it was great, but in application, the respect for human rights still has numerous problems because of the authorities.”
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The UN declaration, which has become a guidepost for international policy and of Cambodian law, states that every human being has the right to dignity and protection from cruel or degrading treatment.
The declaration played a major part in the formation of Cambodia's modern government, following a UN-brokered peace and election following decades of unrest. It is celebrated worldwide every Dec. 10 as Human Rights Day.
“The human rights situation is still critical,” said Suon Sareth, secretary-general of the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee. “In terms of inspiration of laws, it was great, but in application, the respect for human rights still has numerous problems because of the authorities.”
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