arrested irlthewestern provinces ofSimreap, OddarMeanchey andBattambal19. AmongthemweresaidtobeChanSeng,theGovernor ofSiemreap province, KeoBa,hisformerdeputy, aswellasmilitary officers, teachers andvillage cadres•••Villagers werereportedly arrested duringtheyear1983for protesting against arrests, military conscription andforcedrelocation. Further arrests ofgovernment officials werereported inOCtober and December 1983inKampot andKompong Champrovinces. Amnesty International had noinformation onthereasons forthesearrests. Refugees fromwestern provinces alsoreported thearrest, ill-treatment andtorture inJune1983of Villagers byVietnamese soldiers present inthecountry whosuspected themof helping thearmedoperation oftheguelrillas. Amnesty International was unabletoestimate thenumberofpeopledetained onpolitical grounds ........ "......-.._-_..MLG/mh A!4'o/PV.18 24". (President Norodom Sihanouk) Amongtheindividual casesitinvestigated was"thatofMaoAyauth, aformer,." television andradioproducer whowaswo.:tking intheGovernment"'s information service andwasreportedly detained in1981.Amnesty International learned of thereleaseattheendof1982ofNamBunnaraya, Direetor oftheorchestra of theKampuchean radio,after18months"detention without chargeortrial. Most political detainees werebelieved tobedetained without chargeortrial Amnesty International wasconcerned aboutreports thatsomeottheprisoners heldintheCentral PrisoninPhnomPenh,werekeptinfetters andinunlit cells,especially duringtheirperiodofinterrogction. Detention for 're-education' purposes withou~ chargeortrialappeared tobewidespread InJune1983,thePhnomPenhauthorities confirmed thatmorethan100were" beingdetained inacampinTakeo, somehavingbeenheldforuptothree years.• (continued inFrench) Thetestimony Ihavejustquotedismorethanalarming. ItshOtJsthatthe HengSamrinandHunSenregime, whichisdesperately tryingtopresentitsbest possible imagetothosefewvisitors fromthefreeworld,hasbeenunableto deceive theirvigilance andshrewdness. WecanseethattheSOcialist Republic of VietNamencourages torture whenitdoesnotengageinthepractice itself. Not onlydothetwoacolyte regimes regardaswortbless theUnitedNations mottoes and slogans onpeace,tolerance, conciliation andco-operation amongpeoples and nations, buttheyareendangering everything thatprovides guarantees forthe dignity ofhumanbeings. Theviolation ofhumanrights, thesuppression offundamental freedoms, the absence ofanyserious jUdicial procedures, thecommonpractice oftorture, the recourse topolitical assassination, alltheseconstitute anextremely serious----------------------- liI-.:.AI40/PY...1825". {President Norodom Sihanouk) threattothoser.i.ghts whichtile.UnitedNations hasthedutytoprotectatall costs... ThisaccuJll11ation ofcrimesagainst humanity bytheSOcialist Republic of VietNamanditsproteges inPhnomPenhobviously remOl1esalljustification forthe Vietnamese invasion andoccupation ofCambodia. TheUnitedNations Charter, humanrightsandinternational lawaretreated withconteMpt bytheSocialist Republic ofVietNam,endorsed andsupported bythe SOI1ietUnionandsome20countries initsorbitandthatwill,alas,tarnish the celebration ofthefortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations andtheInternational YearofPeacein1986. Wearetherefore confident thatourOrganization willdoitsutmostto discharge itsresponsibilities morefullyinmaintaining peace,andthatinthis fielditwillnotonlystrengthen theroleofourAssembly butalsotheofficeof thesecretary-General, inordertomakehisadmirable diplomacy stillmore efficient.AP/rd AI40/PY.18 26 (President Norodom Sihanouk) Wetrustthatresolutions adopted byourAssembly designed toputanendto foreign occupation andtorestore peacewillbeimplemented moreeffectively than theyhavebeensofar. ThepeopleandtheCoalition Government ofDemocratic Kampuchea, whohavebeen waging fo~almostsevenyearsaresolute andstrenuous struggle toregainthe independence oftheirhomeland andtheirrighttoself-determination, always support thepeoples ofallcontinents whoarefighting forthesameideals. On thisoccasion ofthefortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations anditsCharter, we shouldlikesolemnly torenewourunswerving solidarity andsupport. First, werenewourfirmandcordial solidarity withourbrothers andsisters ofLaos,whoarewagingastrenuous andbravestruggle forthesurvival oftheir
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report or statement from an organization (Amnesty International) regarding human rights violations in Cambodia. The text describes arrests, detentions, torture, and forced relocation of people, including government officials, military officers, teachers, and villagers. It also mentions the Vietnamese invasion and occupation of Cambodia, and the lack of judicial procedures and torture practices by the government. The text is focused on the human rights situation in Cambodia, making it likely that it belongs to the category of human rights violations.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief