Kangaroo: you and I will never be an enemy. I am still a Cambodian friend with you. I understand your standing point of unity. But when I am trying to understand your concept, you are good to justify your own righteousness and fool others to believe in your rhetoric. You are not different from Pol Pot who requested Cambodian people to unite with them to eliminate the city and rich people. You are not different from King Sihanouk who appealed his people to unify with him in the forest to topple America. You are not different from Hun Sen and his members who appealed Cambodian people to unify with them and Vietnamese to topple Khmer Rouge. But finally, Khmers has been lossing repeatedly. Sihanouk's appeal, Khmer lost to Pol Pot's radicalization. Hun Sen's appeal, Khmers lost national sovereignty to VN. But Khmers are still good, through different fractions, we can unify to pursue Paris Peace Agreement. PPA is the flagship yoke for Cambodia. But now Paris Peace Agreement has gradually been dismissed by Hun Sen administration.
On the other hand, what unity are you wanting? Unity followed N. Sihanouk, unity followed Pol Pot, or unity following incumbent Hun Sen? You can choose and tell me one unity that you want to persuade me. For me, I can tell you and everyone here; unity following all those ego-centric leaders are the hell for Cambodians and their nation. Only unity following the rule of laws is the heaven for Cambodians and their nation. The rule of laws have been reborn and universally declared after the Paris Peace Agreement signed. SRP is one of the main actors to adjudicate the stipulation inscribed in the Paris Peace Accord...the stipulation encourages political plurality, economic liberalization and the bolstering the rule of laws, good governance and decentralization etc. What unity do you mean? And what division of political plurality you mean? In your brain, political plurality will create division or unity? And what is your backup to that? To change current Cambodia to single party like Vietnam and China? Or what? As a Khmer, an opposition party or other political parties in Cambodia will increase division in Cambodia or increase democracy? Or Cambodia should not have political criticism and leave CPP lead the country alone? All these questions might enlighten you some way of thought, or if it is not...because it is your political bigot or cynicism? KY On Mar 23, 2:00 pm, kangaroo <[email protected]> wrote: > Can you tell us how many percent of Cambodians act this way? > Is it the responsibility of their government? > What happened to the Cambodian greatness? > Oh! What do you think about this story? > Isn't an ugly act committed by some Cambodians? > If they know it's bad, why are they doing it? > Isn't this one of the Cambodian ugly rotten society? > If I own this country, I would let it out to the world like you are > doing it here? > > On Mar 23, 4:31 pm, "Sam Rainsy Party of North America" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Human Trafficking on the Rise in Cambodia > > > German UNICEF Chairwoman Heide Simonis, right, poses with Somaly Mam from > > Cambodia, following a news conference on child prostitution in Berlin (File) > > Child of a Cambodian prostitute stands in the doorway of a Phnom Penh slum > > shack as a group of sex workers play cards to pass the time (File) > > > By Rory Byrne > > Voice of America > > Phnom Penh > > 23 March 2009 > > > Every year in Cambodia, hundreds of girls are trafficked and sold into > > brothels where they are forced to work as sex slaves. Although precise > > figures are unavailable, analysts say that the rate of trafficking is > > soaring. Many of the victims endure years of torture and abuse in brothels, > > resulting in lasting physical and psychological damage. > > > Despite recent efforts by the Cambodian authorities to curb the country's > > huge illicit sex industry, analysts say it is continuing to thrive. Although > > many brothels have closed their front doors, their back doors remains wide > > open. Other brothels are using hairdressers or beauty shops to front their > > illicit trade. > > > Although some sex workers do the job to escape poverty, many of those > > working in brothels are victims of human trafficking who are held against > > their will and forced to work as sex slaves. > > > Founded by a former sex slave, The Somaly Mam Foundation was set up in 1996 > > to rescue and rehabilitate victims of human trafficking. > > > Since then, the group has rescued more than 5,000 girls from brothels > > throughout Cambodia and is now caring for more than 250 former sex workers, > > more than half of whom were under 18 years of age. > > > Somaly Mam says that the trafficking problem is getting worse every year. > > She blames organized crime and corrupt officials for running the industry. > > > She says that criminal networks have set up a structured people-trafficking > > system. She says agents go from village to village, looking for girls whom > > they lure away with promises of marriage or a good job. She says that, > > because many of the victims are poorly educated, they fall for the trick and > > when they come to the city they get locked in a brothel. > > > Trafficking victims are enslaved, tortured > > > Trafficking victims in Cambodia typically endure years of torture and abuse. > > > Vann Sina was lured from her village with an invitation to a Christmas party > > when she was just 13 years old. When she arrived in Phnom Penh she was > > locked in an underground cellar. > > > She says she was beaten a lot and had to serve many clients. She says that > > if she refused she was tortured with electric shocks or forced to eat hot > > chilies. She says that if she did not receive 15 or more clients every day > > she was starved and beaten. > > > Life in a brothel is a living hell, says Somaly Mam, as she recalls her > > years of abuse: > > > She says that, if you have never lived in a brothel, you cannot understand > > how bad it is. She says she had to receive more than ten clients a day and > > that most of them were drunk, smelled bad and were very violent. She says > > that the terror she endured was so bad it is indescribable. > > > Years spent locked in a brothel takes a huge mental and physical toll on the > > victims. > > > As well as the scourge of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, many > > are psychologically damaged by their experiences > > > Most of the girls who arrive at the Somaly Mam Foundation require years of > > therapy, says chief doctor Ma Ly. > > > She says that most of the girls who come to the center have severe mental > > problems. She says they get angry easily, they shout a lot and many of them > > just want to die. She says she tries to encourage them to love themselves > > again, but that can take years of therapy. > > > The Somaly Mam Center creates a loving environment where former victims can > > make new friends and attempt to recapture their lost childhoods. > > > Somaly Mam says the center tries to teach them to love themselves again, but > > that they must never forget what happened to them. > > > She says, just because you have lived in a terrible situation, it does not > > mean that you are a bad person. She says that she has survived by reshaping > > her past and turning it into something positive. > > > Mental treatment may take years > > > As well as treating victim's mental and physical injuries, the Somaly Mam > > Foundation provides further education and job training to help the girls > > find employment after they leave the center. > > > But the main aim is to teach the girls that their lives have meaning and > > that they can have a bright future. > > > A woman says that, when she was in the brothel, she never thought she could > > escape from that hell. She says she thought her pain was for a lifetime but > > that today she feels much better. > > > Analysts say there are more victims of human trafficking today than at the > > height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. > > > Without a greater effort to stamp it out, thousands other girls in Cambodia > > and around the world will fall victim to this modern-yet-ancient form of > > slavery. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. 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