The Mirror, Vol. 11, No. 518
“The decisions of the Human Rights Party’s first congress, held on 22 July 2007 at the Olympic Stadium in the basketball section for eight hours, brought the results that Mr. Kem Sokha was elected president of the Human Rights Party; Mr. Keo Remy, Mr. Pen Sovann, and Mr. Keat Sokun were elected vice-presidents, and Mr. Ou Chanrath secretary-general of the party.
“In another decision, Mr. Son Soubert was approved with confidence for the top leadership over one of the three organizational structures of the party, in the position as president of the Steering Committee, and Mr. Keo Sambath became president of the Regulation Committee.
“Mr. Nhek Vannara, Mr. Yem Ponharith, and Mr. Chan Ven are deputy secretaries-general. Mr. Reach Samrach was approved as treasurer, and Mr. Ket Chinnaran as deputy treasurer. As for Dr. Kim Chanvong, he became cabinet chief of the Human Rights Party.
“The decision of the Human Rights Party’s first congress provided also confidence in the party policy and in the statute, which has nine chapters and 72 articles, and an amendment on Article 8, Point 3 and Point 5, stating the new Article 44: that the party president is to be appointed or to be removed at the request of the Steering Committee with two thirds of the votes of all Steering Committee members, and the support from the National Council by a 50% + 1 vote.
“The new Article 55 of the Human Rights Party also states that the Regulations Committee has at least five and at most nine members who are not members of the Steering Committee and not members of the Executive Committee. The president and the members of the Regulation Committee are to be proposed and to be appointed by the Steering Committee by a two thirds vote, and also from the National Council, also by a two thirds vote.
“Separately, during the congress of the Human Rights Party of Kem Sokha, a Khmer youth representative said critically that in Kem Sokha’s political party people should not quarrel with each other over power like it happened in other parties so far. The Cambodian youth representative also asked the party leaders that they must help protect the nation and its territory, and prevent foreigners from entering to live in Cambodia.” Toussanak Khmer, [no Volume number], #218, 23-24.7.2007
Newspapers Appearing on the Newsstand:
Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Chakraval, Vol.15, #2700, 24.7.2007
- Sam Rainsy’s Opposition Party Gets Stunned When Kem Sokha’s Opposition Party Held Its Congress [according to a source from the Sam Rainsy Party]
- Thomico: If Royal Family Does Not Reunite, Monarchist Parties Will Dissolve after 2008
- Ministry of Information Asks Ministry of Interior to Ban VCDs of Plane Crash [in Kampot] and Bus Collision in Vietnam
Kampuchea Thmey, Vol.6, #1399, 24.7.2007
- Human Rights Party Boasts about Many People Joining It [activists from the Sam Rainsy Party, from Funcinpec, and from the Norodom Ranariddh Party]; Sam Rainsy Says Boasting Is the Nature of Politicians
- Foreigners Can Hold 100% of Business Shares in Cambodia [announces Prime Minister Hun Sen]
- Woman Seriously Wounded with Bullets in Land Dispute [by a soldier – article does not say whether the gunman was arrested or escaped – Santuk, Kompong Thom]
- Four Cambodian Mathematical Smart Students Participate in International Mathematical Olympiad Competition for First Time in Vietnam
Moneaksekar Khmer, Vol.14, #3218, 24.7.2007
- Ieng Vuth Hopes Khmer Rouge Tribunal Will Provide Justice to His Parents [Ieng Sary and Ieng Thirith]
Samleng Yuvachun Khmer, Vol.14, #3094, 24.7.2007
- Samdech Krom Preah Tells Kompong Cham People by Phone that He Will Not Return to Help Funcinpec
- People, Who Attended Human Rights Party Congress, Get Annoyed for Having No Food to Eat
Sralanh Khmer, Vol.3, #460, 24.7.2007
- Keo Puth Rasmey [President of Funcinpec] Tries to Meet with Prince Ranariddh Again in Kula Lumpur, Malaysia [he left on Sunday and plans to return on Wednesday]
Toussanak Khmer, Vol.[no volume number], #218, 23-24.7.2007
- Decisions of Human Rights Party: Kem Sokha Is President; Keo Remy, Pen Sovann, and Keat Sokun Are Vice-Presidents; Ou Chanrath Is Secretary-General
- Tens of Thousands of People Attended Mr. Kem Sokha’s Human Rights Party Congress
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