Cambodian Prison Riot in Batambang

[$outhPhillypuppet]

Things would of turned out differently if the people in control actually cared about the prisoners.
fuck the Hun Sen goverment.
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[perongregory]

raw, so what's the background on this?

[$outhPhillypuppet]

raw, so what's the background on this?

Cambodian prisoners die in riot

There has been a prison riot in Cambodia that has ended in a fatal gunbattle. At least eight prisoners and a guard have been killed some reports say that nine prisoners died. The deaths occured when about 40 inmates armed with a gun and a grenade tried to escape from Battambang prison, 290 kilometres northwest of the capital, Phnom Penh.

The escape attempt was foiled.

The AFP newsagency reports prisoners stage frequent escape attempts from Cambodia's prisons, many of which are crumbling French colonial-era jails with crowded cells and harsh conditions.


thats all i could find so far.

[$outhPhillypuppet]

but here is some info on Cambodian prisons

from
http://www.phaseloop.com/foreignprisone ... bodia.html

Human rights conditions in Cambodian prisons have deteriorated on several fronts, due in large part to the increasing prison population. Since 1997, the population has grown at a steady rate. In one year alone, from 2000 to 2001, the prison population increased by 10%, that is 471 more inmates than the previous year. As at December 2003, the total population of prisoners in Cambodian prisons was 5711 individuals (in the 18 prison monitored by LICADHO). Of these the majority were men: Male adults 91.2% - Females 3.7% - Minors 5.1%

The UN Special Representative to Cambodia observed that the overcrowding problem in Cambodian prisons has changed little in the past eight years. · The prison population has increased from 2933 in December 1998 to 5711 in December 2003 - an increase of 95%. However, the number of prisons has not increased to deal with this increasing number Overcrowding in 2002 was a particular problem in Kompong Thom, Battambang, Sihanoukville and Banteay Meanchay prisons (exceeding maximum capacity by 317%, 107%, 84% and 50% respectively)
This leads to many problems. For example:

* In 2003 at one point nine prisoners were shackled together outdoors for 23.5 hours a day in Kompong Thom prison due to overcrowding
* Prisoners are often transferred to less crowded prisons which means they are located far from their families upon whom they rely for much needed provisions and support
* Some inmates are denied the required one hour out of their cell a day because of security concerns created by overcrowding.

Overcrowding remains a serious problem, in particular at Kompong Thom, Banteay Meanchey, and in Sihanoukville, where the prison population has grown considerably since the 1999 report. Attempts to alleviate overcrowding have been undertaken such as rebuilding existing facilities, but it remains a grave problem. For example, in Kompong Thom prison, each prisoner has approximately 0. 93 m2 living space, which marks a decrease from 1.70 m2 in 1998. This prison was designed to accommodate 40 persons according to the director; in 2001 it is shared by 120 inmates, triple its capacity.

Overcrowding also contributed to the lack of recreational time had by prisoners. Prisoners are entitled to one hour a day outside their cell. However, in practice some do not receive even this. The worst prisons are CC1 , PJ, Kandal and Kompong Thom. In CC1 during 2002, around 400 prisoners out of 1377 prisoners were let out each weekday for one hour. This meant they only get out every 3 to 4 days. In Kandal prison new prisoners were not being let out of the cell for one month because they had to pay for recreational time.

The Health situation in Cambodian Prisons is very poor. Prisoners have limited access to medical care. The health care provided by the official prison staff fails to meet the minimum standards set out in domestic and international law. Prison health workers receive only basic nursing training. In 2002, in one prison, a guard was fulfilling the role of medical officer with no medical training at all. A large percentage of diseases are preventable through a reduction in overcrowding, improved hygiene and facilities, provision of safe water and provision of a nutritionally adequate diet.
In the 12 prisons visited by LICADHO Medical Team:

* 51% of diseases were infectious diseases
* 18% were sanitation related
* In 2001- 2002 the 2nd most common diagnosis was beri beri.

Inadequate funding makes it impossible to obtain a healthy diet. The prison authorities are allocated just 1000 riel a day ($0.25) to meet all the needs of an individual prisoner. Prisoners often rely on family members to bring additional food. Due to the remote locations of some prisons and the high costs for families to visit this is often not possible.

Many families are not able to visit their family members in prison due to distance or an inability to pay the various payments they are made to pay, in contravention of Cambodian prison regulations and international standards. For example a visit to CC1 can cost 23,000 Riels ($5.75) in such payments, a huge sum for most Cambodians.

[$outhPhillypuppet]

so really the governments way of "helping" the situation was to give orders to shoot and throw unnecessary TearGas grenades.
its fucked up really cuz they didnt even care for the life of the guard the prisoners had hostage(the guy with his hands tied behind his back).
if you watch the last two videos again you can kinda make out who the "important" people are and see that they just dont care.

[George]

so really the governments way of "helping" the situation was to give orders to shoot and throw unnecessary TearGas grenades.
its #%@& up really because they didnt even care for the life of the guard the prisoners had hostage(the guy with his hands tied behind his back).
if you watch the last two videos again you can kinda make out who the "important" people are and see that they just dont care.

These communist countries I hear are notorious for human rights violations man.

Shit, in Vietnam I hear there is still people being thrown and tortured in prison for speaking up against curruption. Nguyan Van Ly is just one example.
Also I found a video on
youtube that proves the communist in Vietnam are still committing ethnic cleansing against rural villagers and ethnic minorities while stealing their lands and property.

And to think Vietnam is the "2nd largest growing economy" in the world. So they say........

If you ask me though, SE Asia has had toooooooo much of a long, bloody, messed up history.

Even Thailand is suffering from internal conflicts between the Muslim guerrilla groups in the south vs the Thai government military.

Laos the Hmong are being hunted like animals in the jungles and mountains
by both communist from Laos and North Vietnam.

The Philippines is still dealing with various Muslim rebellions and insurgencies in the South (Mindanao), and fighting Communist in Luzon I believe. Small scale but still deadly.

Don't even get me started on Burma man. THAT place is F*cked. Military dictatorship that is committing mass genocide against its own people and enslaving them too.

SE Asia is the long forgotten open wound of this world.
Right now the world is preoccupied with the Middle East and Africa, they forgot about SE Asia man.

[NikexCortez]

^^ Hmongs are hated because they were secretly working for the USA.