Dear Mr. Baird; [image: Thank you letter to H.E.John Baird of Canada]<http://petition.khmeroversea.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Thank-you-letter-to-H.E.John-Baird-of-Canada.jpg>Thank you very much for taking time to respond to us concerning the Election Irregularities and the latest political development in Cambodia. Many Cambodians and their diasporas in North America have relentlessly advocated for free, fair and just election in Cambodia. They have petitioned to the United Nations particularly the co-signatory countries of Paris Peace Agreement in 23 October 1991 to help enforce the ruling Cambodian People's Party to abide by the national constitution and the international laws.
Recently, the government-led party used national security arm-force to beat and shoot those worker protesters from various garment factories who demanded the increase of decent wage of $160US per month. There are remaining huge challenges of impunity in this country. There have been continual of extra-judicial killing, arresting and jailing in this country. As the result from the protesting disperse with arm-force, the government is still jailing 21 workers and unionists, and ban the freedom of assembly in which more than 9 people grouping together is prohibited. We, the Cambodian-Canadians are desperate to seeing the continual violation of human rights in Cambodia. We would like to submit our gratitude to the Canadian Government that has renewed support of political institution development, the rule of laws, and the ongoing peaceful negotiation between CNRP and CPP to tackle the problem of election flaws in order to conduct in-dept reform of this electoral institution to be acceptable from all stakeholders. *At the moment, the Cambodian diaporas worldwide have also been collecting the petition from our bothers and sisters to demand the right to vote in Cambodia national election so that we can participate with social, economic and political development in Cambodia.* Yours Truly, Seng Sophoan Project Team Leader of CEROC (Commission for Election Right of Oversea Cambodians) Email: [email protected] http://www.khmeroversea.info ---------------- Seng Sophoan and Co-signatories [email protected] Dear Seng Sophoan and Co-signatories:[image: Letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada]<http://petition.khmeroversea.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Letter-from-Minister-of-Foreign-Affairs-of-Canada.jpg> Thank you for your correspondence of August 16, 2013, expressing your concerns regarding the elections in the Kingdom of Cambodia. I regret the delay in replying to you. The Government of Canada closely followed events in Cambodia. Canada encourages all sides to seek a peaceful and transparent resolution to the disputes pertaining to the election results. The Government of Canada has been involved in several projects in Cambodia, including programs aimed at developing democratic institutions by improving the capacity of the National Assembly, the Senate and electoral institutions.[image: Letter of Appealing to the Government of Canada 1]<http://petition.khmeroversea.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Letter-of-Appealing-to-the-Government-of-Canada-1.jpg> Canada will continue to encourage democracy and the rule of law in Cambodia. Canadian officials will continue to monitor developments in Cambodia and raise specific concerns with Cambodian authorities. Thank you for taking the time to write and share your concerns. Sincerely, John Baird, P.C., M.P. Minister of Foreign Affairs http://petition.khmeroversea.info/thank-you-letter-responding-to-h-e-john-baird-of-canada/ http://petition.khmeroversea.info/letter-from-the-minister-of-foreign-affairs-of-canada/ ***PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE*** This communication and any attachment is confidential, may be legally privileged and should only be read by the person to whom it is addressed. If you have received this communication in error, please notify sender by reply and delete the communication. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
