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Read More Cambodia Fundamental Freedoms Monitor 2022
The Fundamental Freedoms Monitoring Project (FFMP), which began on 1 April 2016, is a multi-year project that monitors and examines the state of the three fundamental freedoms -- freedom of association, freedom of expression, and freedom of assembly --in Cambodia. The FFMP tracks the exercise of these fundamental freedoms and their regulation in domestic law and policy by utilizing its Monitoring Tracking Tool (MTT). This report covers 2022, outlining key findings from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022.
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Read More Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia Monitoring at the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal Annual Report (1 January to 31 December 2021)
This report on “Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia” (the “Report”) is a publication of the Fair Trial Rights Project (“The Project”), implemented by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”). CCHR is a non-aligned, independent, non-governmental organization (“NGO”) that works to promote and protect democracy and respect for human rights – in particular civil and political rights – in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”).
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Read More FACT SHEET : COMMUNITY FISHERIES AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN CAMBODIA’S COASTAL AREAS
Today, on 31 January 2023, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights ("CCHR") releases a third fact sheet on community fisheries and development projects in Cambodia's coastal areas. This factsheet builds upon two previous fact sheets released by CCHR in 2021 and 2022 and wraps up its field research on two development projects threatening CFi in the coastal areas of Kampot and Kep provinces: one involving the company OMNI Kampot Development Co., Ltd (“OMNI company”) and the other involving the company Ching Kor Import Export Co., Ltd (“Ching Kor company”). In addition, some other development projects threatening CFis are also shown in this factsheet. This fact sheet concludes with tangible recommendations to the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) and businesses in order to improve respect for fishing and land rights and fundamental freedoms along the coast and across the country.
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Read More The State of Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom, and Access to Information in Cambodia
The present report outlines key information pertaining to the rights to freedom of expression, press freedom, and access to information and findings regarding the state of these rights in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”) over a period of a year, starting from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). This annual report focuses more specifically on the right to freedom of expression of journalists and human rights defenders (“HRDs”) as well as on access to information of journalists, and the general public in Cambodia.
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Read More The State of Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom, and Access to Information in Cambodia
The present report outlines key information pertaining to the rights to freedom of expression, press freedom, and access to information and findings regarding the state of these rights in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”) over a period of a year, starting from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021. This annual report focuses more specifically on the right to freedom of expression of journalists and human rights defenders (“HRDs”) as well as on access to information of journalists and the general public in Cambodia.
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Read More Cambodia’s Women in Land Conflict
Through the analysis of quantitative data collected on women involved in land disputes throughout the country, this Report aims to shed light on the unique ways in which Cambodian women are affected by land conflict.
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Read More Legal Analysis of the Pre-trial Detention of Mr. Ny Sokha, Mr. Yi Soksan, Mr. Nay Vanda, Ms. Lim Mony and Mr. Ny Chakrya
Mr. Ny Sokha, Mr. Yi Soksan, Mr. Nay Vanda, and Ms. Lim Mony, four senior staff members of the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (“ADHOC”), and Mr. Ny Chakrya, a former ADHOC staff member and current Deputy Secretary-General of the National Election Committee, have been detained in Phnom Penh since 28 April 2016. They are charged with bribery of a witness under Article 548 of the Cambodian Criminal Code, and Mr. Ny Chakrya is charged as an accomplice to the same crime.
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Discrimination Against Transgender Women in Cambodia’s Urban Centers
This report research (the “Report”) documents human rights issues faced by transgender women in Cambodia’s urban center, and commends actions to secure their rights to equality, dignity, health and security. The report was produced by CCHR’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (“SOGI”) Project, launched in 2010 with the aim of empowering Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (“LGBT”) people and advocating for their rights in Cambodia.
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Democracy Under Threat 2016: Fulfilling the Promise of the Paris Agreements, 25 Years On
Briefing Note entitled "Democracy Under Threat: Fulfilling the Promise of the Paris Agreements, 25 Years On" is released today to coincide with the International Day of Democracy 2016. The Briefing Note details how, over the past year, threats to Cambodian democracy have multiplied both in number and severity, as the upcoming elections exert an increasing influence on events. It also analyzes current threats to Cambodian democracy in the context of the Paris Peace Agreements, which entered into force 25 years ago.
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The Human Rights Impacts of Sand Dredging in Cambodia
In the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”), approximately three quarters of the population depend on natural resources to support their livelihoods,4 relying on agriculture, forest products, and fisheries to subsist. Thus, the environment is particularly important for ensuring the fulfillment of human rights in Cambodia and as a result, any development project that may impact on the environment has the potential to seriously threaten the human rights of Cambodian citizens.
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Investigation Report Impact of the Development Project Benh Hoeurk Kratie Rubber I Company Limited Chork Char Village, Sre Chhouk Commune, Keo Seima District, Mondulkiri Province
Residents of Chork Cha village, cosisting of 180 families with 869 people (408 female), are Bunong indigenou people who have common ethnic, social, cultural, and economic unity. They practice thei customaruy lifestyle and cultivation of their land, which they have occupied with a tradition of collective land use. This community is in the process of registering their indigenous, collective land, and are now completing the second stage, in which the community has been recognized by the Ministry of Interior.
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Access to Collective Land Titles for Indigenous Communities in Cambodia
This Report examines the obstacles to registration of collective land for indigenous communities in Cambodia, based on data collected by the Project. It aims to highlight reasons for shortcomings in the implementation of land registration for indigenous communities, and identifies recommendations for all stakeholders that will promote better implementation, with a view to increased protection of indigenous land rights in Cambodia.
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