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In a statement issued by his spokesman, the Secretary-General highlighted that the mandates of the Special Representative for human rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai, and the human rights office in the country were established by the international community to monitor respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
“These mandates have been renewed in full consultation with the Cambodian authorities. This is in recognition both of the continuing need for this essential work in Cambodia and of the contributions made by the different Special Representatives, who have carried out their duties with independence, integrity and expertise, as well as the Office of the High Commissioner.
“The Secretary-General trusts the Cambodian authorities will continue to offer their cooperation to the Special Representative and to the Cambodia Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,” the statement concluded.
Mr. Annan’s comments echoed those made earlier in the day by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour who also pointed out that over the years the different Special Representatives and human rights officials working in Cambodia had been mandated “to cooperate with the Government and civil society in order to ensure that the standards accepted by the Government are observed.”
In January, Ms. Arbour expressed “deep regret” over the Government’s arrest of two more human rights activists and warned that this trend threatened to undo efforts to build a just society in Cambodia.
A month earlier, Mr. Ghai met with representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who complained of the constraints they face in the performance of their duties, including increasing restrictions on their freedom of expression.
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UNITED NATIONS, March 30 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is concerned over recent remarks attributed to Prime Minister Hun Sen regarding a U.N. human rights official in Cambodia.
Annan called on Cambodia's government to continue to cooperate with U.N. human rights officials in the Southeast Asian nation, expressing concern at the reported remarks.
In a statement issued by his spokeswoman, Marie Okabe, the secretary-general said that mandates for the special representative for human rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai, and the human rights office in the country, were established to monitor respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
"These mandates have been renewed in full consultation with the Cambodian authorities," the spokeswoman said. "This is in recognition both of the continuing need for this essential work in Cambodia and of the contributions made by the different special representatives, who have carried out their duties with independence, integrity and expertise."
Hun Sen said Wednesday he would appeal for the removal of Ghai, appointed in November 2005, because he has no qualifications, according to the Xinhua news agency.
"Ghai has accused me of using an iron fist to violate the independence of the courts," Sen said. "What he said is wrong. He has no right to teach me what to do."
Ghai said Tuesday that despite the release of government critics from jail, the human rights situation has not fundamentally improved in Cambodia.
"In terms of the exercise of the power of the state, I don't really see any great improvement," he was quoted by The Cambodia Daily as saying.
In January, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour expressed "deep regret" over the government's arrest of two human rights activists and warned that this trend threatened to undo efforts to build a just society in Cambodia.
