PM Slams HRW 'Double Standards'
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R 3435 E MB U N SSUE I WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent www.phnompenhpost.com 4000 RIEL PM slams HRW ‘double standards’ Niem Chheng Human Rights Watch? Where are suit, he said the move was regarded by stop speaking ill of Cambodia. demonstrations in Cambodia after they now? Why haven’t we heard the same critics as necessary measures “Where have all the human rights the 2013 elections. At the time, a RIME Minister Hun Sen has its cries for human rights? to protect against the pandemic. defenders in the world gone? Why diplomat asked his son not to shoot chided Human Rights Watch “When Cambodia curbs demon- “When Cambodia broke up dem- are they so quiet now? They used demonstrators if they entered the (HRW) Asia director Brad strations, they say Cambodia violates onstrations, they said we violated to talk a lot about us arresting de- Peace Palace, he said, referring to Adams for keeping quiet over human rights. But when other coun- freedom of expression and the right stroyers of the nation,” he said. his Cabinet at the Council of Min- protestP crackdowns in the US follow- tries clamp down on demonstrations, to protest. But when a pro-democ- Citing the words of US President isters in Phnom Penh. ing the death of George Floyd in Min- they say it’s a measure to safeguard racy country does the same, when Donald Trump, Hun Sen said US “If they [US] have the right to neapolis on May 25. social order. Why is it extremely differ- they curb the same type of demon- protesters were lucky that they had shoot, why can’t we?” he asked. Addressing reporters while in- ent [from Cambodia]?” he asked. strations, sometimes with bloody not entered the White House, where Cambodia Human Rights Com- specting infrastructure develop- The prime minister pointed out clashes, they said it’s a measure to there are vicious dogs and guns. mittee (CHRC) spokesperson Chin ment in Preah Sihanouk province that when China placed Wuhan un- maintain social order. He regarded Trump’s comment Malin, who is also a justice ministry on Monday, Hun Sen said the inac- der lockdown to contain the spread “Doesn’t Cambodia also need as a warning that people may have secretary of state, joined in the fray. tion demonstrated HRW’s double of Covid-19, it was also accused of social order? If Brad Adams dares been killed had they jumped onto On Facebook, he posted pictures standards on human rights issues. having violated citizens’ rights. not speak about the suppression the White House ground. “Where are Brad Adams and But when Western countries followed of demonstrations in the US, then The prime minister recalled CONTINUED – page 4 Children in poverty said to rise by 86M Ry Sochan Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), the UN Devel- THE UN Children’s Fund opment Fund, Deutsche Ges- (UNICEF) and Save the Chil- ellschaft fur Internationale dren warned that if urgent Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Save measures are not taken, the the Children and other partners, number of children living in this programme aims to cover poverty across low- and middle- an estimated 540,000 impover- income countries could increase ished households or over 2.4 by 86 million, a 15 per cent million individuals,” it said. jump, by the end of the year. It also said the monthly In a joint press release on Covid-19 Cash Transfer pro- Monday, they urged govern- gramme is designed to meet ments to mitigate the social the needs of the most vulner- impact caused by the Covid- able groups, including the 19 pandemic. children aged from 0-5 years, “The analysis highlights people with disabilities, the that, without urgent action to elderly, and people living protect families from the with HIV/AIDS. financial hardships caused Both organisations said the by the pandemic, the total programme will provide addi- number of children living tional money to programmes below the national poverty already implemented, includ- Helping hand line in low- and middle-in- ing those helping poor preg- A vet inspects an owa or white-handed gibbon at the Aceh natural resources conservation agency, following its rescue after being kept as an exotic pet in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Tuesday. AFP come countries could reach nant women, children from 0-2 672 million by year-end.” years, and a scholarship pro- They noted that the Cam- gramme aimed at helping pri- bodian government has done mary and secondary students. its part by initiating a month- Ministry of Planning spokes- ly subsidy programme for man Nop Kan Navuth told The WHO: antibiotics cause more deaths more than 2.2 million poor Post on Monday that his min- families in Cambodia. istry had completed the iden- INCREASED antibiotics use in ant to the medicines tradition- during the pandemic and ate illness without clinical sus- In a press release they said: tification of poor families in combating the Covid-19 pan- ally used to treat them. beyond,” Tedros told a virtual picion of bacterial infection. “Since Covid-19 hit, the Roy- rural areas last month and the demic will strengthen bacte- The UN health agency said press conference from the Tedros said the guidelines al Government of Cambodia report is being finalised. rial resistance and ultimately it was concerned that the inap- WHO’s Geneva headquarters. should help tackle anti-microbi- has scaled up its social pro- The ministry will consult lead to more deaths during the propriate use of antibiotics The WHO said only a small al resistance while saving lives. tection programme. A new with the Ministry of Economy crisis and beyond, the World during the Covid-19 crisis proportion of Covid-19 patients He called the threat of anti-mi- Covid-19 Cash Transfer Pro- and Finance to prepare an Health Organisation (WHO) would further fuel the trend. needed antibiotics to treat sub- crobial resistance “one of the most gramme for ID Poor House- estimate of subsidies to be said on Monday. “The Covid-19 pandemic has sequent bacterial infections. urgent challenges of our time”. holds has been approved and handed out to them shortly. WHO director-general led to increased use of antibi- The organisation has issued “It’s clear that the world is is scheduled to launch during “The next task is identify- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus otics, which ultimately will guidance to medics not to pro- losing its ability to use criti- the second week of June.” ing poor families in towns, said a “worrying number” of lead to higher bacterial resist- vide antibiotic therapy or proph- cally important anti-microbial “Supported by UNICEF, the which will be completed this bacterial infections were ance rates that will impact the ylaxis to patients with mild EU, Swedish International month,” he said. becoming increasingly resist- burden of disease and deaths Covid-19, or those with moder- CONTINUED – page 10 one month’s free VIP subscrIPTION WHO calls on gov’ts, THE PHNOM PENH POST other entities to end National Inside page 3 FOR THE FIRST 1,000 PHNOM PENH POST tobacco promotion READERS WHO REGISTER! 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST JUNE 3, 2020 WWW.phnompenhpost.COM National Bank robber of $6M asks to be released Kim Sarom rector at the Ministry of Civil Service, was told by his wife N ACCUSED bank to go to Canadia Bank and robber who admit- take three black packages. ted to stealing $6 Those packages consisted million has asked the of $6 million that customers ASupreme Court to release him kept in the bank. temporarily because he had His wife sent a text message returned the money. to the general department In a court hearing on of taxation to ask about the Tuesday Chan Simuntha, amount of money required to 39, told the judge that on pay for tax. After the text, his January 18, his wife Teang wife did not pay the tax and Vathanaknearyroth told went abroad. him that the staff at Cana- Several days later the de- dia Bank had told her to take partment of taxation con- some packages from the back tacted Canadia Bank because of the building. they did not see the money. He said when he reached The bank investigated and the bank he took the black discovered that the wife took packages to his car and drove the money, but then returned Siem Reap provincial deputy governor Ly Samrith is worried that so much land is not registered. HEAN RANGSEY home. He did not know they it. The purpose was to transfer contained money, he said. to Khmer currency to make a Huge tracks of undocumented land I requested the court to consider allowing my client a concern for registration officials to stay out of jail. Long Kimmarita provincial government and the Samrith said the provincial registered. national government alike. hall administration has issued “Many factors pose obstacles The next day he travelled profit, he added. SIEM Reap provincial deputy “This is because according to 100,000 land occupation cards to registering land. Besides the abroad with his wife for 10 “I requested the court to governor Ly Samrith expressed the plan of the Ministry of Land to citizens or 100,000 plots. land disputes, officials at all days before returning to consider allowing my client concern that land registration Management, Urban Planning Last year, the provincial admin- levels didn’t participate active- Cambodia where they were to stay out of jail because he plans for residents scheduled and Construction, land registra- istration resolved more than ly in implementing the land arrested. promises to follow the direc- to be completed by late 2021 tion for residents and the state are 100 cases of land disputes.