Extractions: December 2001 STATUS IN INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING Cambodia is a source country for marijuana destined for Europe. Cambodia is also a transit country for Southeast Asian heroin destined for international drug markets. Drug-related money laundering in the banking and investment communities is becoming an increasing concern for the Cambodian Government and the international community. CULTIVATION AND PROCESSING While the growing of marijuana plants has been illegal in Cambodia since 1996, tons of Cambodian marijuana continue to be seized around the world each year. Estimates of Cambodian marijuana production range between 700 and 1,000 tons annually. Most marijuana is exported after it is dried and packaged. The Cambodian Government is currently working with UNDCP to fund crop substitution and marijuana eradication programs to stem the flow of marijuana from Cambodia. TRAFFICKING Marijuana Most marijuana leaving Cambodia makes its way into international drug markets from ports along the southern coastline of Cambodia. The remainder of the marijuana leaves Cambodia by land-route through Vietnam for entry into international drug markets.
WGWR - Governmental Actions cambodian government ACTION ON SMALL ARMS LIGHT WEAPONS The Royal Government ofCambodia (RGC) has launched a series of activities to address the problem of http://www.wgwr.org/txt/RGCaction.htm
Genocide In Cambodia And Laos if Pol Pot is subject to face a world trial because of genocide, then many ofthe policy makers and officials of the cambodian government should also be http://home.earthlink.net/~laohumrights/laohdl21.html
Extractions: July 1, 1997 From 1975 to 1979, more than 2 million Cambodian people were killed under the Khmer Rouge government (Pol Pot government). Similarly, since 1975, and this still going on today, the Communist Lao government has killed more than 300,000 people of Laos. Foreign policy makers and officials of the U.S. Department of State recognized the genocide in Cambodia. They should recognize and honor evidence, reports and information of the genocide and human rights violations in Laos today. Indeed, the "Killing fields" of Laos throughout the countryside have been going on for 22 years. The genocide and human rights violations in Cambodia during the period of the Pol Pot government and which have been going on in Laos since 1975 are "crimes against peace and crimes against humanity." These crimes are like the "Nazi genocide" against six million Jewish people in Europe during World War II. Recently, many press reports have come out with the information that foreign policy makers and officials of the U.S. Department of States have asked the Canadian government to request the "extradition" of Pol Pot under Canada's law against genocide. Consequently, if Pol Pot is subject to face a world trial because of genocide, then many of the policy makers and officials of the Cambodian government should also be subject to face trial along with Pol Pot because the genocide in Cambodia was not committed by Pol Pot alone. Many policy makers and officials and supporters during the Heng Samrin and Hun Sen government should also share in the responsibility for the genocide in Cambodia. To punish one man in Cambodia is not enough for justice to be served. Many other persons besides Hitler committed genocide against the Jewish people in Europe, and similarly, many other persons committed genocide with Pol Pot, against the Cambodian people.
Adoption Remarks cambodian government officials have shared with us their assessment that Cambodiais We have asked the cambodian government to take two immediate steps. http://travel.state.gov/cambodiaremarks.html
Extractions: (The following remarks were made on February 6, 2002 by Catherine Barry, the Managing Director of the Office of Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State, to Congressional staffers interested in Cambodian adoptions.) We share your deep concern for the children and families who have been caught up in the problems associated with the adoption process in Cambodia. We will share with you today our assessment of the overall situation in Cambodia. What is that assessment? Two points. Let me tell you how we arrived at our assessment of the situation in Cambodia. In brief, this is what we learned. These are our conclusions about the defects in the Cambodian adoption regime. I want to stress that we are not simply reiterating the viewpoint of any single institution. · We have reason to believe that facilitators have been able to get the paperwork for these "abandoned" children through the Cambodian system by paying significant bribes. The facilitators charge thousands of dollars for their services, very little of which goes for official fees or the bona fide cost of care for the children. · How does this happen? Cambodian law and procedure does not ensure that children offered for adoption are genuine orphans. Children acquired in such manner are not "orphans" under U.S. law, nor under the Hague Convention on Adoptions - the international standard to which the U.S. and many other nations subscribe.
Extractions: On April 20th, 2004, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council held talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen of the Kingdom of Cambodia at the Great Hall of the People. The two sides exchanged views on China-Cambodia relations as well as other issues of common interest. Wen Jiabao said China and Cambodia are good neighbors and partners with mutual trust. The reason for the steady development of bilateral relations over the years lies in the fact that the two countries can trust each other politically, conduct mutually-beneficial cooperation economically and remain committed to peace, stability and development in international affairs. In the new century, the major orientations of China-Cambodia relations are good neighborliness and mutual trust, mutually-beneficial cooperation and common development . The Chinese government will uphold the guideline of friendship and partnership with our neighboring countries and adhere to the policy of "good relations of neighbourhood, peaceful coexistence and common prosperity with neighbourhood " so as to strengthen friendly cooperation in various fields with Cambodia and actively push forward bilateral relations to go all-round, in-depth and high-level. To this end, the Chinese side suggests: First, to bring closer top-level exchanges with a view to further consolidating the basis for political relations between the two countries;
Extractions: Zhu said that the people of China and Cambodia have had friendly exchanges since ancient times, and that the existing Sino-Cambodian friendship has been personally forged and carefully nurtured by the Chinese leaders of three generations and Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk. In recent years, China-Cambodia friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation has been growing and brought about real benefits to the people of the two countries. Sino-Cambodian ties have entered a period of stable, sound and overall development. His current visit to Cambodia aims to increase friendship, expand common grounds and deepen cooperation. China is always ready to work with Cambodia to further promote the development of Sino-Cambodian relations under the guidance of the Joint Declaration issued when Chinese President Jiang Zemin visited Cambodia in 2000.
Business-in-cambodia.com, First Stop For Business In Cambodia Our exclusive interview with Ravy Khek, Secretary of State of the Ministry ofCommerce, Royal cambodian government. Exclusive Interviews and Articles. http://www.business-in-asia.com/cambodia.htm
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Extractions: http://www.bigpond.com.kh/users/ngoforum/ Constitution - Constitution of Cambodia Cambodian Ministry of Commerce M ost Asian countries have Ministries of Commerce which are the equivalent of the U.S. Department of Commerce. These Ministries attempt to promote their countries products, attract investment and regulate business. Generally most Asian countries seek investment and the opening of foreign manufacturing and other projects because it expands employment, increases trade and tax revenues. You may want to use the Ministry to check the information you are getting from other sources and to contact as a source of
Extractions: During their 1975-79 rule over Cambodia, the government of Democratic Kampuchea (DK), popularly known as the Khmer Rouge, committed some of the worst human rights violations in history. One million Cambodians, one-sixth of the population, died. The Khmer Rouge s crimes call out for justice. Yet the current Cambodian government, democratically elected in 1993, has not sought to punish the Khmer Rouge. Rather, it has amnestied thousands of Khmer Rouge under a 1994 law. Many former Khmer Rouge have even received special benefits from the government such as housing, land, and military rank in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. The law excluded amnesty for the leadership of Democratic Kampuchea but the government requested and got a royal pardon for Ieng Sary, one of the most notorious Khmer Rouge and their former deputy prime minister and foreign minister. Why has the Cambodian government taken a "soft" approach to justice for the perpetrators of the Cambodian genocide? The current government was born of an international peace process intended to reconcile the warring factions, including the Khmer Rouge. During the negotiations of the Paris Peace Agreements on Cambodia, Vietnam and the Vietnamese-backed Phnom Penh regime, then ruling Cambodia, made various proposals that Khmer Rouge offenses be specifically mentioned in the Agreements and that they include provisions for the Khmer Rouge leaders to be brought to justice for their crimes. But the other negotiating parties proceeded from the assumption that the participation of the Khmer Rouge and their Chinese patrons in the agreement was essential to its success, and that these two parties would not accept any punitive provisions or derogatory references.
Oxfam: Malaysian Logging Company Kicked Out Of Cambodia Global Witness Illegal logging was photographed by Global Witness in Cambodia sKompong Thom province, which prompted the cambodian government to withdraw a http://www.oxfamamerica.org/art2826.html
Extractions: Organizing/Advocacy Tools Action Alerts Advocacy for Social Justice More Information ... Go to advanced search Join 4,000,000 voices to Make Trade Fair! About Oxfam Donate Emergency Relief Global Programs Get Involved Oxfam Int'l ... Advocacy/Campaigns Issue Update Malaysian logging company kicked out of Cambodia In September 2001 South East Asian countries together with Japan, China, the UK, the USA and the European Union met in Bali for the ministerial level Forest Law Enforcement and Conference. All countries present signed up to what has become known as the Bali Declaration, a blueprint for tackling illegal logging in the region. Malaysia was notable by its absence, at a time when destructive Malaysian logging companies are all pervasive in the industry.
Crimes Of War Project > Magazine > Prosecuting Genocide In Cambodia Legal Challenges The tribunal law was first drafted by the cambodian governmentin 1999, and in July 2000, the United Nations and the cambodian government http://www.crimesofwar.org/tribun-mag/mag_cambodia.html
Extractions: This article examines some of the legal and political components of prosecuting the Khmer Rouge for genocide and war crimes in Cambodia. It outlines some of the compromises that have been reached along the way, and suggests some ways in which a genocide tribunal in Cambodia will have an impact on other aspects of Cambodian society. Cambodian Constitution, the Council sent the draft law back to Parliament to be amended before it is sent on to King Norodom Sihanouk for his signature, which represents the final stage in the legislative process. After four months of little apparent progress, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on June 19, 2001 that the Council of Ministers was wrapping up its work on the draft law, and would be sending it back through the Parliament, the Senate, and the Constitutional Council before having it ratified by the King.
SWAPS Land Management And Administration Project Of The Topic Land Management and Administration Project of the cambodian government ,a presentation by Will Zimmerman at the upcoming LENPA Forum on PBAs in Asia http://remote4.acdi-cida.gc.ca/extranet/policy/swapsbboard.nsf/0/f94bd5e8513803f
Info Updates Friday, January 31, 2002. cambodian government Suspends Adoptions. OnJanuary 25, 2002 the Cambodian Foreign Ministry verbally notified http://www.holtintl.org/infoupdates/archive/update013102.html
Extractions: On January 25, 2002 the Cambodian Foreign Ministry verbally notified the U.S. State Department that it will suspend the issuance of adoption documentation to American families in acknowledgement of trafficking concerns and other problems in the adoption process in Cambodia. The State Department is working to confirm that these instructions have been formally conveyed to the appropriate offices, and are being implemented. The Cambodian Government's action follows the December 21, 2001 announcement by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service that it was suspending the approval of all adoption petitions from Cambodia.
Press Release 9f Cambodia Protect Montagnard Refugees Fleeing Vietnam. (New York, September 25, 2002) Human Rights Watch today criticized the cambodian government for sealing http://www.montagnard-foundation.org/MRelease-02-2509.htm
Extractions: (New York, September 25, 2002) - Human Rights Watch today criticized the Cambodian government for sealing its borders and deporting hundreds of indigenous Montagnard refugees back to Vietnam, despite a fresh crackdown against Montagnards and ongoing mistreatment of returnees by Vietnamese authorities. The latest round of deportations began in April of this year. Cambodia is in flagrant breach of its international obligations not to deport refugees to a place where they may face serious persecution, said Mike Jendrzejczyk, Washington director of the Asia Division of Human Rights Watch. The international community should insist that the Cambodian government provide asylum to any new refugees from Vietnam. Since the crumbling of a tripartite refugee repatriation agreement between the United Nations, Cambodia and Vietnam in April 2002, Cambodian authorities have deported more than 400 Montagnard asylum seekers back to Vietnam. Armed Cambodian militia have been dispatched to Cambodian villages bordering Vietnams Central Highlands, where they have ordered Cambodian villagers not to help Montagnard refugees from Vietnam or face arrest.
Cambodia020211 The cambodian government is asking for international assistance in its efforts tobring former Khmer Rouge leaders to trial for genocide, following the sudden http://www.rnw.nl/hotspots/html/cambodia020211.html
Extractions: Press Review Archive Monday, 11 February, 2002 UN Leaves Killing Fields by our Internet desk, 11 February, 2002 The Cambodian Government is asking for international assistance in its efforts to bring former Khmer Rouge leaders to trial for genocide, following the sudden withdrawal of the United Nations from the trial process last week. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, himself a former Khmer Rouge officer, has described the UN withdrawal as a mistake similar to its official recognition of the Khmer Rouge government in the 1970s. Meanwhile diplomats have not given up hope that the UN could be drawn back to the trials of several high-level Khmer Rouge leaders, considered responsible for the "killing fields" genocide in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. An estimated 1.7 million people died or were killed as a result of the revolution instigated by the Khmer Rouge. Cambodian Haste Raymond Feddema talking to Newsline's Robert Chesal 2'41" According to Raymond Feddema, Southeast Asia expert at the University of Amsterdam, the UN withdrawal was not completely unexpected. It had disagreed with the Cambodian government regarding the composition of the court, and what kind of power would be given to non-Cambodian judges. The issue had become crucial because "the Cambodian government and particularly Hun Sen are really in a hurry." The haste is due to the imminent legal problems regarding the incarceration of two senior Khmer Rouge leaders, who have been in prison almost three years and who will soon be released unless new law is drafted. These men are
Negotiations Between The UN And Cambodia The United Nations and the cambodian government had subjected both the draft lawthat was before the National Assembly and the text of the agreement to be http://www.un.org/News/dh/infocus/cambodia/corell-brief.htm
Extractions: 8 February 2002 At the instruction of the Secretary-General the United Nations will no longer continue the negotiations with the Royal Government of Cambodia ("the Government") towards the establishment of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia for the Prosecution of Crimes Committed During the Period of Democratic Kampuchea ("the Extraordinary Chambers"). The reasons for this decision are the following. The negotiations between the United Nations and the Government originated from a request by Prince Ranariddh and Mr. Hun Sen, at the time co-Prime Ministers of Cambodia. In a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations of 21 June 1997, they jointly requested the assistance of the United Nations in bringing to justice persons responsible for genocide and crimes against humanity during the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1979. On 15 March 1999, an expert Group appointed by the Secretary-General proposed that an international court be established (see UN doc. A/53/850 and S/1999/231, paras. 5 and 219). However, in a letter to the Secretary-General of 17 June 1999, Mr. Hun Sen, now the sole Prime Minister, modified the request; the focus was now to be on a national court with the participation of foreign judges and prosecutors.
Investment Incentive Agreement Investment Incentive Agreement. Between. The Royal cambodian government. http://www.moc.gov.kh/laws_regulation/rkm-95-opic.htm
Extractions: The Government of The United States of America The Government of the United States of America and the Royal Cambodian Government; affirming their common desire to encourage economic activities in the Kingdom of Cambodia that promote the development of the economic resources and productive capacities of Cambodia, and recognizing that this objective can be promoted through investment support provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a development institution and an agency of the United States of America, in the form of investment insurance and reinsurance, debt and equity investments and investment guaranties; have agreed as follows: Article 1: As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings herein provided. The term investment support refers to any debt or equity investment, any investment guaranty and any investment insurance or reinsurance which is provided by the issuer in connection with a project in the territory of Cambodia.
UNDCP - E/NL. 1952/98: KRET No. 168/NS Of 6 JUNE 1951 E/NL.1952/98 of the transfer to the cambodian government of powers and functionsin respect of the control of narcotic drugs. of the cambodian government. No. http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/legal_library/kh/legal_library_1952-10-08_1952-98.
Extractions: Home Site Map Links Contact Us Field Offices select the site Afghanistan Barbados Bolivia Brazil Colombia Egypt India Iran Kenya Lao PDR Mexico Myanmar New York Nigeria Pakistan Peru Russia Senegal South Africa Thailand Uzbekistan Viet Nam Login Search Français print document email document News and Publications ... Legislation/Legal Library UNODC is cosponsor of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS - UNAIDS Search Keyword Index Country Index ... Original: English References: - Agreement relating to the transfer of services and powers in respect of hygiene and public health, dated 15 June 1950. - Protocol dated 30 June 1950 relating to the transfer to the Cambodian Government of services and functions concerning international sanitary obligations. - Joint notification of the replacement of France by Cambodia made to the Secretary General of the United Nations on 9 August 1950, by the Permanent French Representative. - Exchange of letters dated 5 and 23 January 1951 between the High Commissioner of France and the President of the Cambodian Government, setting the date of transfer of powers and functions in respect of the control of narcotic drugs.
