UN officials.... Pay attention to the electoral registration of migrant workers

Special Rapporteur for human rights in Cambodia, Ms. Smith (Rhona Smith) asked the National Election Committee (NEC. NEC.) Attention the voter registration of migrant workers Khmer abroad. This suggestion was raised in a meeting between Mrs. Smith with the president.. Sin Boon Hock on 25 March.

Her suggestion Smith this time is past, while this issue was opposition and some newly established and civil society concerning the election citing possible and easy to register to vote for citizens and Khmer laborers working abroad.

Around the request of Mrs. Ronald Smith, a spokesman for the National Election Hang Putheara says.. Not afford to prepare for voter registration Khmer abroad. Hang Putheara, giving the reason that the country's election law did not provide for the permit.. Organized voter registration for citizens Khmer abroad. In addition, he said even registered voters in the country, it is very complex and until arrange Polls overseas.. not yet afford.

However, officials said the spokesman.. Up to 3 months for voter registration. So that in this Khmer workers can travel to register to vote in the country.

Hang Putheara, confirmed that.. Scheduled voter registration from July until September 2016:  3 months, citizens living or working abroad invited to register to vote and who have moved or mobile work in he can make the decision to enroll at any time until the law states that only a certification from the inn so if he has a different identity and residence and he decided to enroll in the commune he was living in a commune or makes or rent a place, he can register to vote the same .

Recently, the president of the National Justice Party Khmer Heang Rithy proposed to the European Union urged.. Arrange vote for the Khmer workers abroad.

Facebook page (Facebook) of the UN office for human rights in Cambodia, said besides asking.. To facilitate the registration process election workers Khmer migrants abroad, Ms. Smith also suggested.. attention from voter registration Disabled homeless displaced women and indigenous people.

In addition, Ms. Smith also urged.. You do to ensure that all eligible voters can register voters before the election and asked to.. to create a comprehensive program to educate citizens and voters to understand the electoral process and the related challenges.

However, Cambodia has organized the election of the leader of the country for 5 mandates, but before, during and after the election, each citizen opposition and always grumbled and complained of irregularities in the election because voter voter named ghost many have voted for cause difficulties in voter registration fraud or political threats.

During the United Nations special rapporteur for human rights in Cambodia, Surya Subedi (Surya Subedi) has found that the most important factor among a number of other factors that led to serious human rights violations in Cambodia, the elections will not be fair. The Rapporteur met with Mrs. Smith.. Now prove to the United Nations remains concerned about the electoral process in Cambodia in the future yet.

Apart from the president.. Sin Boon Hock On March 25, Ms. Smith also met with the head of the government's Human Rights Commission Mak and the Minister of rural development as bland.

In talks with Mr. Mak Ms. Smith discussed the action plan of the Committee for Human Rights in preparing the report, which has not yet submitted human rights organizations and the role of the committee monitoring individual complaints related demonstrations and protests.

In meeting with a bland 2 sides discussed the issues of development of indigenous communities protect community land registration process get land titles importance of community consultation with affected communities in development projects addressing the impact of development projects provide and land resettlement of citizens.

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(Excerpt from Khmernews  of Home  http://read.khmernews.today/ )

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