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Annual Report 2013 - Cambodia
Respect for freedom of expression, association and assembly deteriorated. The authorities increasingly used excessive force against peaceful protesters. Human rights defenders faced threats, harassment, legal action and violence. Forced evictions, land disputes and land grabbing continued to affect thousands of people. Impunity for perpetrators of human rights abuses and a non-independent judiciary remained major problems, with flawed or no investigations into killings and shootings. Judicial investigations at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia stalled as allegations of government interference persisted.
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Survey of Cambodian Public Opinion
Survey of Cambodian Public Opinion - International What is Republican Institute January 12 - February 2, 2013
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Mini Report following Round Table Discussion on “Recommendations for Promoting Women’s Participation and Representation in Politics in Cambodia” held in Phnom Penh on 29 April 2013
This mini report summarizes the issues raised during the Round Table Discussion (the “RTD”) entitled “Recommendations for Promoting Women’s Participation and Representation in Politics in Cambodia” held on 29 April 2013 in Phnom Penh. The event was organized by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) under the Project to Promote Women’s Political Representation in Cambodia.
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Freedom of Expression and Internet Censorship in Cambodia
This Briefing Note provides an overview of the use of new media in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”), the recent trend towards internet censorship, and the implications for freedom of expression in Cambodia.
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KRT Trial Monitor C002 – Issue 56 (8-12 April 2013)
This week, the Trial Chamber finished hearing the testimony of Chhaom Se, and heard the complete testimony of Witness François Ponchaud. Chhaom Se resumed his testimony following a temporary adjournment on 11 January 2013 due to the ill health of the co-Accused and other interceding matters.
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Briefing Update: The Yorm Bopha Case
April 23, 2013 – There has been some recent confusion surrounding the criminal case against Boeung Kak community activist Yorm Bopha. The muddling of the facts causing this confusion has been no accident –
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Mini Report Following the Round Table Discussion on the “Women’s Participation and Land Rights" Held on 21 Feb 2013, Battambang
This mini report summarizes the issues raised during the Round Table Discussion (the “RTD”) entitled “Women’s Participation and Land Rights,” held on 21 February 2013 in Battambang Province. The event was organized by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) under both the Project to Promote Women’s Political Representation in Cambodia and the Land Reform Project.
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Cambodia 2012 Human Rights Report
“Human rights are quite simply the foundation for a free and an open society. And history shows us that countries whose policies respect and reflect these rights are far more likely to be more peaceful and more prosperous, far more effective at tapping the talents of their people, far more capable of being innovative and moving rapidly and innovatively in the marketplace, and they are better long-term partners.”
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Mini-Report Following the Roundtable Discussion on “Investment Projects and Land Concessions” Held on 29 March 2013 at Koh Kong City Hotel, Koh Kong Province
The aim of this mini-report is to provide stakeholders and relevant institutions and organizations with information regarding the issues that were addressed during the Roundtable Discussion, “Investment Projects and Land Concessions”, held at the Koh Kong City Hotel, Krong Khemarak Phoumin, Koh Kong Province on 29 March 2013.
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The Chinese North-South Railway Project
In early January 2013, the Cambodian media and the international press reported the signing of a major deal with two Chinese companies for a railway construction and port development project, joining a new steel plant in Preah Vihear province to the coastal area of Koh Kong province. The project includes a purpose-built port and over 400 kilometres of railway running from the north of the country to the southwest.
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Mini Report Following Round Table Discussion on the “Role of Women in Politics at National Level”
This mini report summarizes the issues raised during the Round Table Discussion (“RTD”) entitled “Role of Women in Politics at National Level”, held on 7 February 2013 in Phnom Penh. The event was organized by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) under the Project to Promote Women’s Political Representation in Cambodia.
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KRT Trial Monitor C002 – Issue 55 (25 & 29 March 2013)
On 25 March, in the first hearing after Ieng Sary passed away on 14 March 2013 and the subsequent termination of the proceedings against him, the Trial Chamber heard the joint testimony of two court-appointed medical experts regarding the medical assessment of Nuon Chea.
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