MY QUESTION TO ALL KHMER . IS THIS MAN SANE OR NOT ? Manfred Nowak already reported on torture findings in Guantanamo in 2006 UN Representative Manfred Nowak, the special rapporteur on torture at the UN Commission on Human Rights. The former US administration under George W. Bush should be made legally accountable for torture and abuse in Guantanamo, says the UN's special rapporteur on torture. But the new US president is unlikely to take action.(1) PLEASE READ ALSO THIS REOLUTION ON CAMBODIA ,ABOUT VIETNAM OCCUPATION AND TORTURE DONE TO THE INNOCENT TO THE CAMBODIAN PEOPLE. DID THIS UN MAN SAY A WORD AS OF TODAY ? UN Passes Strong Resolution on Cambodia Human Rights Abuses. Feb. 27, 1982 : UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a resolution condemning Vietnam’s occupation of Cambodia as a violation of Cambodian human rights. The vote was 28 in favor, 8 against, and 5 abstentions. UN Representative Manfred Nowak does not say word about Cambodia and the Vietnamese occupation? 10 UN RESOLUTIONS,(1979-1988) VOTED BY 116 UN MEMBER COUNTRIES ,CALL VIETNAM TO CEASE HER OCCUPATION OF CAMBODIA & REMOVE ALL HER TROOPS FROM THE COUNTRY, ARE NOT RESPECTED AS OF TODAY. Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia. President Reagan's address to the 43d Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, New York,September 26, 1988. "Mr. Secretary-General, there are new hopes for Cambodia, a nation whose freedom and independence we seek just as avidly as we sought the freedom and independence of Afghanistan. We urge the rapid removal of all Vietnamese troops ...." As of today,Cambodia is still occupied by the Vietnamese troops despite the call from the US president to Vietnam to cease her occupation of Cambodia since 1988. Cambodia needs Independence from Vietnam and the Vietnamese invaders. Vietnam must cease her occupation of Cambodia at once. Bury ===================================================================================
Leading figures of the former US administration are responsible for the brutal interrogation methods and the inhumane treatment of prisoners in Guantanamo, said Manfred Nowak, the special rapporteur on torture at the UN Commission on Human Rights. According to Nowak, charges should therefore be brought against former President George W. Bush and former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld. "The evidence is there," Nowak told the German TV news magazine Frontal21 in a report broadcast Tuesday evening, Jan. 20. "We have seen the documents that show that these interrogation methods were expressly ordered by Rumsfeld, but of course with the knowledge of the highest levels in the United States." The new US President Barack Obama was obligated to pursue criminal prosecutions against Bush and Rumsfeld, Nowak said. "There shouldn't be any beating around the bush here," he said. "This was torture." Ultimately a political question Experts doubt that such high-ranking politicians would be put to trial for these allegations. It is more likely that the henchmen would be prosecuted, but not those politically responsible. Manfred Nowak already reported on torture findings in Guantanamo in 2006 "It's ultimately a political question whether these people will be called to account, but legally it is a clear obligation by the US," Nowak said. The US had ratified the UN Convention Against Torture and thus recognized it as binding, he said. The new administration therefore had to do everything in its power to ensure that those people accused of having tortured were brought to trial, he said. But in an interview with ABC news' This Week earlier this month, Barack Obama said his administration would still have to evaluate how it will approach this issue. "Obviously we're going to be looking at past practices and I don't believe that anybody is above the law," Obama said. "On the other hand, I also have a belief that we need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards. And my general belief is that when it comes to national security, what we have to focus on is getting things right in the future, as opposed looking at what we got wrong in the past." As early as February 2006, Nowak published a report on Guantanamo on behalf of the UN, in which he accused the US of violating international human rights standards. French, German and US human rights groups have previously said they wanted to bring legal action against Donald Rumsfeld. DW staff (sac _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® goes where you go. On a PC, on the Web, on your phone. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/versatility.aspx#mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_WL_HM_versatility_121208 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
