Dear H.E. Ambassador Nom Piseth,
We the undersigned call on the authorities of Cambodia and the neighbouring countries to permit Sam Rainsy and colleagues from the opposition CNRP free and peaceful entry in their native Cambodia on 9th November 2019, and to ensure their safety and free movement when in the country.
We are concerned with the recent actions of the Cambodian government which include surge in harassment and detention of opposition activists, deployment of the national security forces and threats against Sam Rainsy of violence, and of arrest on trumped up charges, if he and his colleagues cross into Cambodia on 9th November 2019. We are closely monitoring the situation and urge the Cambodian authorities to ensure peace and to desist from incitement of the military and police to perpetrate or to permit such violence.
We express our expectation that PM Hun Sen and the government apparatus will act in conformity with Cambodia’s constitution and accepted international civilised norms and allow Sam Rainsy to meet with supporters of the now-banned CNRP unhindered and without harassment from the authorities or their agents.
We reiterate our call on the Cambodian authorities to release opposition leader Kem Sokha and all political prisoners, and cease its intimidation of those domestic and international journalists who are not full regime supporters.
Fearing for stability arising from the banning of an opposition party that enjoys the support of half the electorate, from Cambodia being prima facie in breach of the provisions of crucial trade agreements, and from other economic vulnerabilities such as the very rapid influx of large scale unsustainable investments from China, we call on all international stakeholders to undertake immediate action and prevent any further deterioration in regional stability caused by Cambodia.
We call on other signatories to the 1991 Paris Accords, and UN system institutions, to take steps to encourage the Cambodian authorities to meet their treaty obligations, respect international human rights norms, and implement a genuine pluralist political system as envisioned by the Accords.
Petras Auštrevičius, MEP, Lithuania
Javier Nart, MEP, Spain
Ilhan Kyuchyuk, MEP, Bulgaria
Phil Bennion, MEP, UK
Abir Al-Sahlani, MEP, Sweden
Hilde Vautmans, MEP, Belgium
Malik Azmani, MEP, Netherlands
Dinesh Dhamija, MEP, UK
Vlad-Marius Botoş, MEP, Romania
Christophe Grudler, MEP, France
Luisa Porritt, MEP, UK
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, MEP, Spain
Shaffaq Mohammed, MEP, UK
Katalin Cseh, MEP, Hungary
Liudas Mažylis, MEP, Lithuania
Bernard Guetta, MEP, France
Martin Horwood, MEP, UK
Margarida Marques, MEP, Portugal
Juozas Olekas, MEP, Lithuania
Irina von Wiese, MEP, UK
Svenja Hahn, MEP, Germany
Klemen Grošelj, MEP, Slovenia
Bill Newton Dunn, MEP, UK
Frédérique Ries, MEP, Belgium
Jane Brophy, MEP, UK
Assita Kanko, MEP, Belgium
Caroline Voaden, MEP, UK
Andreas Glück, MEP, Germany
Sheila Ritchie, MEP, UK
Salima Yenbou, MEP, France
Lucy Netshingha, MEP, UK
Martin Hojsik, MEP, Slovakia
Catherine Bearder, MEP, UK
Engin Eroglu, MEP, Germany
Barbara Gibson, MEP, UK
Aušra Maldeikienė, MEP, Lithuania
Helmut Scholz, MEP, Germany
Nicola Beer MEP, Germany
Isabel Carvalhais MEP, Portugal
Lars Patrick Berg MEP, Germany
Antony Hook MEP, UK
Karin Karlsbro MEP, Sweden
Reinhard Bütikofer MEP, Germany
Fredrick Federley MEP, Sweden
Maria Soraya Rodríguez Ramos MEP, Spain
Moritz Körner MEP, Germany
Isabel Santos MEP, Portugal
Irena Joveva MEP, Slovenia
Bronis Ropė, MEP, Lithuania
Attila ARA-Kovàcs MEP,Romania
Cristian Terhes MEP, Romania
Jytte Guteland MEP, Sweden
Evin Incir MEP, Sweden
Viktor Uspaskich MEP, Lithuania
Pascal Durand MEP, France
Atidzhe Alieva-Veli MEP, Bulgaria
