Free Political Prisoners; End Abuse of Activists

Mon the 13th Waning of Āsāḷha B.E.2560, August 1, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey
Courtesy HRW

Sydney – Australia should press for significant and solid improvement during its 13th human rights dialogue with Vietnam, Human Rights Watch said today. Vietnam should show its commitment to reforms by immediately releasing all political prisoners and detainees, ending harassment and violence against rights activists, respecting freedom of religion, curbing police brutality, and preventing any punishment of boat people returnees. The agenda and outcome of the dialogue in Hanoi on August 4, 2016, should be made public.

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Download the Full Statement here: Joint-Statement-of-the-Foreign-Ministers-of-AMS-on-the-Maintenance-of-Peace-Security-and-Stability-in-the-Region
We, the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN Member States, reiterate ASEAN’s shared commitments to:

1. ensure that Southeast Asia and its surroundings remain a peaceful, stable and secure region;

2. promote mutually beneficial relations to maintain peace, security and stability, and prosperity with nations in the region and the global community of nations;

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Download the Full Statement here: Joint-Statement-on-the-full-and-effective-implementation-of-the-DOC

We, the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN Member States and the People’s Republic of China met in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, on 25 July 2016.

RECOGNISING that maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea region serves the fundamental interests of ASEAN Member States and China (“the Parties”) as well as the international community;

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Download the Full Statement here: Joint-Communique-of-the-49th-AMM

We, the Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), met on 24 July 2016 at the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) in Vientiane, Lao PDR, under the theme “Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community”. His Excellency Saleumxay Kommasith, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR, chaired the Meeting.

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Download full Statement here: Statement-of-the-40th-Anniversary-of-the-TAC

Recalling the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) on 24 February 1976 in Bali, Indonesia and the subsequent Protocols amending the TAC;

Noting that there are presently ten High Contracting Parties in Southeast Asia, and twenty-two High Contracting Parties from outside Southeast Asia;

Recognising the positive contributions of the TAC to promoting peace and stability in the region over the past 40 years, and which continue to be an important foundation for the development of an inclusive, rules-based, people-oriented, people-centred ASEAN Community and to the promotion of ASEAN centrality;

សពបណ្ឌិត កែម ឡី ត្រូវបានហែពីភ្នំពេញទៅខេត្ដតាកែវដើម្បីបញ្ចុះ នៅថ្ងៃទី២៤ កក្កដា

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ធនាគារពិភពលោក: សិទ្ធិមនុស្សទាំងអស់អវត្តមាននៅក្នុងគោលនយោបាយថ្មី

Bank’s Management a Key Obstacle

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Washington, DC – The World Bank has refused to acknowledge its human rights obligations in its new policy framework, Human Rights Watch said today. The bank’s third, and most likely final, draft of its new environmental and social framework, published on July 20, 2016, does not require the bank to respect human rights. Instead, it only references human rights in its non-binding “vision” statement.

A subcommittee of the bank’s Board of Executive Directors endorsed the framework on July 20, allowing for its publication. It is expected that the framework will be approved when the Board of Executive Directors meets on August 4.

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ខិត្តប័ណ្ណស្ដីពី ការចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត ដើម្បីរៀបចំបញ្ជីបោះឆ្នោតថ្មី ឆ្នាំ២០១៦

សូមអញ្ជើញប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទៅចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតនៅសាលាឃុំ សង្កាត់ ឬនៅតាមភូមិមួយចំនួនក្នុងឃុំ សង្កាត់ ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី០១ ខែកញ្ញា ដល់ថ្ងៃទី២៩ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ព.ស.២៥៦០ គ.ស.២០១៦
Voters’ Registration opens on October 01 through November 29, B.E.2560 A.D.2016

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ប្អូនប្រុសបង្កើតលោក កែម ឡី៖ «នៅពេលនេះ បច្ច័យចូលបុណ្យសពបងប្រុសខ្ញុំ ទទួលបានប្រហែល១០ម៉ឺនដុល្លារសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក»

Sun the 13th Waxing of Āsāḷha B.E.2560, July 17, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey
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Photo courtesy Fresh News

ភ្នំពេញ៖ ប្អូនប្រុសបង្កើតរបស់លោក កែម ឡី បានប្រាប់អង្គភាព Fresh News នៅមុននេះបន្តិចថា មកដល់ពេលនេះ បច្ច័យបុណ្យសពលោក កែម ឡី ទទួលបានប្រហែល ១០ម៉ឺន ដុល្លារសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក។ លោកបន្តថា បច្ច័យទាំងអស់នេះ បានមកពីតំណាងស្ថានទូតនានា អង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល គណបក្ស នយោបាយ និងបានពីការចូលរួម របស់បងប្អូនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ នៅទូទាំងប្រទេស ដែលបានចូលរួមនៅ ក្នុងពិធីបុណ្យសពរបស់លោក កែម ឡី អ្នកវិភាគបញ្ហាសង្គម និងនយោបាយនៅកម្ពុជា។

បញ្ជាក់ប្រាប់អង្គភាព Fresh News តាមទូរស័ព្ទនៅមុននេះបន្តិច ប្អូនប្រុសបង្កើតរបស់លោក កែម ឡី ឈ្មោះ កែម រិទ្ធីសិទ្ធិ បាននិយាយថា «យើងនៅមិនទាន់អាចបញ្ជាក់ឲ្យច្បាស់ថា បច្ច័យបុណ្យសពបងប្រុសខ្ញុំ សរុបបានប៉ុន្មាន នៅឡើយទេ ប៉ុន្តែបើគិតមកដល់ពេលនេះ គឺបានប្រហែលជា ១០ម៉ឺនដុល្លារសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកហើយ។ ប៉ុន្តែកុំបារម្ភអី បច្ច័យទាំងអស់នេះ គឺមានសុវត្ថិភាពទេ គឺយើងបានរៀបចំដាក់នៅធនាគារ រួចរាល់ហើយ ដោយបច្ច័យនេះ គឺស្ថិតនៅក្រោមការគ្រប់គ្រងភរិយារបស់បងប្រុសខ្ញុំ»។

លោក កែម រិទ្ធីសិទ្ធិ បានបន្តទៀតថា សាកសពរបស់លោក កែម ឡីនឹងបន្តតំកល់ទុកទៀត ដោយមិនទាន់បាន កំណត់ច្បាស់លាស់ថា នឹងត្រូវយកទៅបញ្ចុះនៅពេលណានៅឡើយ។

គួរបញ្ជាក់ថា ដើមឡើយ សាកសពរបស់លោក កែម ឡី ត្រូវបានក្រុមគ្រួសារសព បញ្ជាក់ថា នឹងបូជានៅថ្ងៃទី១៨ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៦ តែឥលូវនេះ បានផ្លាស់ប្តូរមកបញ្ចុះវិញ ហើយនៅមិនទាន់អាច កំណត់ពីកាលបរិច្ឆេទបញ្ចុះនៅឡើយទេ ដោយរក្សាទុកបន្តទៀត តបតាមការសំណូមពរ ពីមហាជនទូទៅ៕

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 July 17, 2016
Hanoi, Vietnam (AP) — Dozens of Vietnamese who gathered for an anti-China protest in central Hanoi were taken away by authorities Sunday as they tried to rally support for an international tribunal’s ruling rejecting Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea.

About two dozen people were bused away from around the landmark Hoan Kiem Lake in Vietnam’s capital even before they began their protest. There was a heavy police presence around the lake, with cars briefly banned from around it.

The rally was organized by No-U, a Hanoi group that opposes China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea. It came after the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration issued the ruling last week in a case initiated by the Philippines, which together with Vietnam is one of the claimants in the disputed waters.

China rejected the tribunal’s ruling and refused to take part in the arbitration.

The tribunal ruled that China violated international maritime law, specifically the Philippines’ maritime rights, by building up artificial islands that destroyed coral reefs and by disrupting fishing and oil exploration.

Nguyen Chi Tuyen, a member of No-U, said the activists who were detained by police were all released by early Sunday afternoon.

Another small group of activists gathered in front of the Philippine Embassy in Hanoi at around noon with banners that read “Thank you, Philippines, you have a brave government” and “China, you must comply with international law,” Tuyen said.

Vietnamese authorities have clamped down on such protests before, fearing they could stir dissent in the communist country.