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### Viewing cable 06PHNOMPENH1871, CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT AND NGOS BEGIN EFFORT TO FORM

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06PHNOMPENH1871 | 2006-10-16 06:33 | 2011-07-11 00:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Phnom Penh

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 PHNOM PENH 001871

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/MLS, DRL AND EAP/RSP

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL CB
    SUBJECT: CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT AND NGOS BEGIN EFFORT TO FORM
    A NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

    ¶1.  (SBU)  Summary.  Prime Minister Hun Sen opened a two-day
    meeting in Siem Riep September 26-27 by asking NGOs to draft
    legislation to create a national human rights commission in
    one year.  Members of civil society, Cambodian lawmakers,
    government officials and foreign observers participated in
    the debate over the proposed commission's mandate.  The NGOs
    left the conference skeptical about the RGC's motivations as
    well as divided over keys points. Nevertheless, they are
    willing to attempt to craft an impartial, transparent, yet
    empowered new body.  End Summary.

    PM Challenges NGOs to Establish New Commission
    --------------------------------------------- -

    ¶2.  (U)  From September 26-27, Kem Sokha's Cambodia Center
    for Human Rights (CCHR) sponsored a conference in Siem Reap
    aimed at evaluating the potential for Cambodia to become the
    fifth ASEAN country to establish a national human rights
    commission.  Prime Minister Hun Sen began the meeting by
    asking NGOs to draft a law to establish the National Human
    Rights Commission within six months.  He then asked members
    of the National Assembly present at the meeting to help pass
    the legislation in six months so the new body could be up and
    running in one year's time.  In response to suspicions
    regarding the RGC's intent, the PM stressed that respect for
    human rights can only be fostered in a stable and peaceful
    environment.  The PM rhetorically argued that such a body
    could not have been established during the Khmer Rouge era,
    during the 1980s, or in today's Iraq.  Hun Sen thought his
    government should be thanked for bringing about the
    conditions that allowed such a commission to be formed in
    Cambodia.

    Beginning of the Debate
    ------------------------

    ¶3.  (U)  Om Yentieng, Chairperson of the Cambodian Human
    Rights Committee as well as an adviser to the Prime Minister,
    stressed that the new institution would not replace any of
    the four existing human rights bodies: the National
    Assembly's Human Rights Commission, the Prime Minister's
    Cambodian Human Rights Committee, the Senate Human Rights
    Committee, or the NGO-led Cambodian Human Rights Action
    Committee (CHRAC).  He reiterated that the new institution
    will be established by a law to be passed by the National
    Assembly and the law should be in accordance with the
    Cambodian Constitution and the Paris Principles.  He repeated
    the Prime Minister's one-year timetable, noting the laws of
    the four existing ASEAN human rights institutions in
    Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines have
    already been translated into Khmer.  LICADHO's Kek Galabru
    stressed that the new human rights commission should have
    political independence, cooperate with existing state
    institutions, be accessible to the public, and have
    pluralistic representation while being transparent and
    effective.  She wanted commissioners to be able to issue
    arrest warrants but not function as a court, be able to visit
    prisons, and have a sufficient budget and resources to do
    their jobs.

    ¶4.  (U)  Thun Saray of ADHOC envisions a commission that is
    enshrined in the Cambodian Constitution, has members who are
    not members of any political party, and has an autonomous
    budget.  He also warned that it was imperative that judicial
    reform accompany the establishment of the national human
    rights institution.  Pen Panha, the Chairperson of the Human
    Rights Commission of the National Assembly, stated that a
    constitutional amendment is not necessary because the preface
    to the Constitution guarantees human rights.

    Reports from Other ASEAN Human Rights Commissions
    --------------------------------------------- ----

    ¶5.  (U)  Dr. Petcharamesree, an expert on the Thai
    commission, stated that the commission was enshrined in the
    constitution of Thailand, was still operating despite the
    recent coup, and included 11 members who have six-year
    mandates.  In her opinion, the major problems with the Thai
    commission are that it has no power to summon witnesses and
    its budget is part of the national budget (making it subject
    to possible Parliamentary interference).  Mr. Darusman, a
    member of the Indonesian human rights commission, noted that
    the establishment of a human rights commission in Indonesia
    has broken a climate of impunity by the state bureaucracy and
    the military.  Human rights violations can be resolved in
    Indonesian courts and a human rights policy has become
    engrained in the government.

    PHNOM PENH 00001871  002 OF 003

    ¶6.  (U)  Mr. Subramaniam, a member of the Malaysian human
    rights commission, explained that the Malaysian commission is
    enshrined in an act of parliament, not the constitution; the
    commission in Malaysia is organized on a thematic basis with
    17 commissioners divided into four areas: education,
    investigation and complaints, economics, and law and reform.
    He asserted that he was very proud of the work that the
    commission had done incorporating human rights into education
    in Malaysia.  He also noted that the commission in Malaysia
    has the right to call anyone in for questioning.  Dr.
    Valera-Quisumbing, Chairperson of the Human Right Commission
    of the Philippines, stated that their commission is enshrined
    in their constitution with five commissioners who serve
    seven-year terms.  She said the commission has the power to
    investigate violations upon complaint or on its own
    initiative, and has the power to call domestic and overseas
    Filipinos for questioning.  She also indicated that the
    results of its investigations must go to courts and that her
    commission has created centers of excellence in children's
    rights, women's rights and village rights.

    ¶7.  (U)  Stephen Clark, project manager for the Asia-Pacific
    Forum, and Ms. Marianne Haugaard, from the Office of the High
    Commissioner for Human Rights' Geneva office, spoke about the
    support that their organizations can provide in helping
    establish a national human rights institution.  They
    discussed the Paris Principles on which such a body should be
    based.  They emphasized that such a body must be independent
    and transparent.  They also stated that establishing such a
    body is not an end in itself but a step in a long-term battle
    to respect human rights.

    Constitutional Amendment or Organic Law?
    ----------------------------------------

    ¶8.  (U)  Participants later divided into four groups to
    discuss their ideas on the establishment of a human rights
    commission.  The groups agreed that commissioners should be a
    diverse group, independent from all political parties, and
    should have diverse funding sources (the national budget as
    well as foreign donors).  The participants also agreed that
    the commission should have broad responsibilities in the
    areas of education and investigations.  Agreement was also
    reached that commissioners should have immunity during their
    tenure.

    ¶9.  (U)  NGOs and government officials disagreed, however, on
    the commission having the power to protect witnesses and
    their families.  Disagreement broke out between the members
    of civil society and the government regarding the
    commission's legal basis: should it be a part of the
    Cambodian Constitution or part of an organic law?  Members
    also disagreed over the length of a term for commission
    members as well as if the commission should set up a special
    human rights court or work within the existing legal system.
    LICADHO pressed to have the assets of commission members and
    their families disclosed.

    ¶10.  (U)  Despite several areas of disagreement, those
    assembled resolved to establish a national human rights
    commission based on the Paris Principles.  The delegates also
    agreed to create a joint working group with representatives
    from government and NGOs that would engage with other members
    of civil society to draft the necessary laws for the
    commission.  However, NGOs continued to press for any
    legislation to be included in the Constitution arguing that
    the current government can rescind legislation at any time
    because it holds a majority in the National Assembly.  Om
    Yentieng argued that amending the Constitution was not
    possible in a timely manner because only the King, Prime
    Minister, President of the National Assembly, or President of
    the Senate can propose amendments.  By asking civil society
    to draft the legislation for the national human rights body.
    Om Yentieng said the PM had shown "the necessary political
    will" and asked the NGOs to trust the PM about the future of
    this body.  The PM's advisor recommended that an expert on
    the Paris Principles be brought in to educate the members of
    the working group charged with drafting the law.  He also
    recommended studying the four existing ASEAN commissions and
    India's commission because it has prosecutorial power.

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    ¶11.  (SBU)  Since the end of the conference, the heads of
    five NGOs - CCHR, LICADHO, ADHOC, Cambodian Defenders'

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    Project and Star Kampuchea - have been named as the civil
    society members of the joint working group to establish the
    new body.  It must be noted that this group is made up of
    only one lawyer.  The government, however has not announced
    who will be its representatives for this joint working group.
     NGO leaders remain hesitant over the prospect of joining the
    proposed commission once it is established; some have denied
    any intentions to become commissioners while others have
    adopted a wait-and-see approach.  Though many government
    officials and NGOs believe meeting the PM's one-year deadline
    will be difficult, crafting this legislation at a deliberate
    rather than a rapid pace may be desirable in this instance.
    The RGC's excuse that such a commission cannot be embedded in
    the country's constitution due to the lengthy time to pass a
    constitutional amendment is a dodge; the RGC passed an
    amendment putting in place a 50 percent plus one majority in
    the National Assembly in less than two month's time when it
    was convenient for the RGC to do so for political purposes.
    The local UN Human Rights Office notes that even if the law
    establishing a national human rights commission is enacted,
    such a body cannot fulfill its mandate in a vacuum; other
    institutions and laws must exist and the weakness of the
    Cambodian government is an impediment.  We worry too, that
    the PM wants to establish a national commission to bolster
    his argument that the UN Human Rights Office should be
    closed.  End Comment.

    MUSSOMELI

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