Snapshot: Over the past decade, Special Economic Zones (‘SEZ’) have flourished in Cambodia and around the region. While the advantages they can bring in terms of economic development and trade are not to be neglected, the development and operations of SEZs are often intrinsically linked with human rights violations such as land-grabs, poor labour conditions or environmental damage. This Fact Sheet highlights the rules underlying the establishment and supervision of SEZs, outlines the most common associated human rights concerns, and provides concrete recommendations to ensure that economic development goes hand in hand with respect of fundamental rights and freedoms
Today is the 24th International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. In Cambodia, indigenous people are defined as a group “whose members manifest ethnic, social, cultural and economic unity and who practice a traditional lifestyle, and who cultivate the lands in their possession according to customary rules of collective use.” They benefit from specific protections under both Cambodian law and international law in order to safeguard their traditions, customs and beliefs, as well as the environment in which they live and rely on to survive. Learn what are the key rights of indigenous people through CCHR’s new infographic, which is available in both Khmer and Englishe.
As part of its business and human rights series, which discusses the obligations of companies to respect human rights wherever they operate and the responsibility of States with regards to the activities of companies, CCHR hereby presents an overview of the relevant State’s obligations and responsibilities to ensure that multinationals and other companies operating on its territory do not operate in a way that violates human rights. In particular, it describes a number of specific steps provided by the leading standard on business and human rights, the UN Guiding principles on Business and Human Rights.
Economic, social, and cultural rights refer to rights in the workplace, social security, family life, participation in cultural life, as well as access to housing, food, water, healthcare, and education.
Economic, social, and cultural rights refer to rights in the workplace, social security, family life, participation in cultural life, as well as access to housing, food, water, healthcare, and education.
The UNGP’s provide a framework for business and states to ensure that the activities of companies do not violate internationally recognised humanrights.
Business and Human Rights ("BHR") are a globally recognized standard of best practices that refer to the private sector’s obligation to respect universal human rights.
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) releases today -09 August 2017- a Fact Sheet on “Free, Prior and Informed Consent” and accompanying infographic, to mark the 23rd International Day for World Indigenous Peoples. This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the concept of Free, Prior and Informed Consent; an analysis of key legal issues associated with it; and considers its application to date in Cambodia.
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the harassment and obstruction of the staff of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) and a film crew contracted by ActionAid Cambodia by district officials and environmental police in Thmar Da commune on 23-24 December 2016.
