Dear Governor/Minister,
I would like to draw your attention to the plight of the former inhabitants of Borei Keila in Phnom Penh who have been evicted from their homes.
I condemn the eviction of 20 families living with HIV and AIDS 18 June to a grossly inadequat resettlement with no clean water, no sanitation, no electricity, no health services and inadequate housing.
I am also concerned that 11 other families were evicted on 21 June without guaranteed adequate alternative housing of tenure at Borei Keila.
I urgently call on the authorities to immediately provide humanitarian assistance to the families and improve basic services at Tuol Sambo, such as clean water, an adequate sanitation and sewage system, and access to local health care.
Forced evictions were recognized by the UN Commission on Human Rights to be a gross violation of a range of human rights including the right to adequate housing, which is protected in Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). As a state party to the ICESCR and other international treaties, Cambodia has an obligation to stop forced evictions and to protect people from forced evictions.
Respectfully and sincerely,
Namn, adress
Skicka vädjanden till:
Kep Chuktema
Governor
Phnom Penh Municipality
#69 Blvd. Preah Monivong
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Fax: + 855 23 426101
Email: phnompenh@phnompenh.gov.kh
Salutation: Dear Governor
Mom Bunheng
Minister of Health
Ministry of Health
No 151-153 Kampuchea Krom Blvd.
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Fax: + 855 23 426841
Email: webmaster@moh.gov.kh
Salutation: Dear Minister
Skicka kopior till:
Lok Chumteav Bun Rany Hun Sen
President, Cambodian Red Cross
#17, Street Cambodian Red Cross (street 180)
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Email: info@redcross.org.kh
Salutation: Dear Lok Chumteav
The Royal Embassy of Cambodia
64 Brondesbury Park
Willesden Green
London NW6 7AT
Fax. 020-8451 7594
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