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|headquarters = Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |headquarters = Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ||
|commanders = | |commanders = [[Hun Sen]] | ||
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|goals = Maintain their rule over Cambodia (successful) | |goals = Maintain their rule over Cambodia (successful) | ||
|crimes = [[Torture]]<br>Mass repression<br>Restriction of free press<br>Human rights abuses<br>Political [[murder | |crimes = [[Torture]]<br>Mass repression<br>Restriction of free press<br>Human rights abuses<br>Political [[murder]] | ||
|type of villains | |type of villains = Corrupt Political Party}}The '''Cambodian People's Party''' (CPP; Khmer: គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា, ''Kanakpak Pracheachon Kâmpuchéa''; French: ''Parti du peuple cambodgien'', PPC) has been the ruling political party of Cambodia since 1979. Founded in 1951, it was originally known as the '''Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party''' (Khmer: គណបក្សប្រជាជនបដិវត្តន៍កម្ពុជា, KPRP). The party is currently lead by Cambodian Prime Minister [[Hun Sen]]. | ||
After toppling the [[Khmer Rouge]] regime with the Vietnamese-backed liberation of Phnom Penh, it became the ruling party of the People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979–1989), which was later renamed the State of Cambodia (1989–1991). The current name, CPP, was adopted during the final year of the State of Cambodia, when the one-party system as well as the Marxist–Leninist ideology were abandoned. | After toppling the [[Khmer Rouge]] regime with the Vietnamese-backed liberation of Phnom Penh, it became the ruling party of the People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979–1989), which was later renamed the State of Cambodia (1989–1991). The current name, CPP, was adopted during the final year of the State of Cambodia, when the one-party system as well as the Marxist–Leninist ideology were abandoned. | ||
Originally rooted in communism and Marxist–Leninist ideologies, the party took on a more reformist outlook in the mid-1980s under Heng Samrin. In 1991, the CPP officially dropped its commitment to socialist ideology, and has embraced a free market economy. | Originally rooted in [[communism]] and Marxist–Leninist ideologies, the party took on a more reformist outlook in the mid-1980s under Heng Samrin. In 1991, the CPP officially dropped its commitment to socialist ideology, and has embraced a free market economy. | ||
The CCP is considered to be one of the most corrupt political parties in the world. After a series of flagrant violation against basic human rights a feeling of incertitude regarding the direction the country is emerging, sometimes comparing the situation to a newborn Burma. | The CCP is considered to be one of the most corrupt ruling political parties in the world. After a series of flagrant violation against basic human rights a feeling of incertitude regarding the direction the country is emerging, sometimes comparing the situation to a newborn Burma. | ||
In its report on Cambodia, Human Rights Watch stated that "Authorities continue to ban or disperse most public demonstrations. Politicians and journalists critical of the government face violence and intimidation and are barred from equal access to the broadcast media. In addition, the judiciary remains weak and subject to political influence. [[Human Trafficking|Trafficking]] of women and children for sexual exploitation through networks protected or backed by police or government officials is rampant. The government continues to turn a blind eye to fraudulent confiscation of farmers’ land, illegal logging, and widespread plundering of natural resources.” | In its report on Cambodia, Human Rights Watch stated that "Authorities continue to ban or disperse most public demonstrations. Politicians and journalists critical of the government face violence and intimidation and are barred from equal access to the broadcast media. In addition, the judiciary remains weak and subject to political influence. [[Human Trafficking|Trafficking]] of women and children for sexual exploitation through networks protected or backed by police or government officials is rampant. The government continues to turn a blind eye to fraudulent confiscation of farmers’ land, illegal logging, and widespread plundering of natural resources.” | ||
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Land confiscations, arbitrary arrest and detention, torture, forced child labor, trafficking in women and children, discrimination and domestic violence against women, and abuse of children are also affecting Cambodians. | Land confiscations, arbitrary arrest and detention, torture, forced child labor, trafficking in women and children, discrimination and domestic violence against women, and abuse of children are also affecting Cambodians. | ||
The CPP also protected surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime from being | The CPP also protected surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime from being persecuted for their crimes for a number of years, all the way into the 2000's. Most of them under the party's protection - particularly [[Nuon Chea]], [[Ieng Sary]], [[Khieu Samphan]], and [[Kang Kek Iew]] - wouldn't face trial until 2014. | ||
[[Category:Modern Villains]] | [[Category:Modern Villains]] | ||
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[[Category:Cold war villains]] | [[Category:Cold war villains]] | ||
[[Category:Evil vs | [[Category:Evil vs Evil]] | ||
[[Category:Asian Villains]] | [[Category:Asian Villains]] | ||
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[[Category:Slaver]] | [[Category:Slaver]] | ||
[[Category:Grey Zone]] | [[Category:Grey Zone]] | ||