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CCHR applauds Prime Minister Hun Sen’s call to end discrimination against LGBT Cambodians
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) welcomes the remarks made by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on 11 December 2012 urging Cambodians to end discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT”) individuals. His remarks indicate that the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) has heard and acknowledged concerns raised by civil society regarding prevalent discrimination against LGBT Cambodians in all sectors of Cambodian society. CCHR hopes that his public recognition of the issue will contribute towards increasing public acceptance of the LGBT community and decreasing discrimination.
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Cambodian Government seeks to shut down internet cafés in Phnom Penh thereby posing a threat to internet freedoms
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights, would like to express its grave concerns regarding the recent move by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to restrict the freedom of the internet in Cambodia. This recent move was reported by the Cambodia Daily Newspaper on 13 December 2012, in the article entitled, “Government Order May Close Many of City’s Internet Cafés”.
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STATEMENT: The Court of Appeal Should Grant Bail to Mam Sonando
Phnom Penh, 13 December 2012 — The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) urges the Court of Appeal to grant a bail request made by the lawyer of Mam Sonando at a hearing scheduled for Friday 14 December 2012. Mam Sonando – the owner of independent Beehive Radio and head of the Democrats Association – was arrested in July and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on 1 October 2012, on charges that were widely perceived to be politically motivated.
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STATEMENT: The Court of Appeal Should Grant Bail to Mam Sonando
Phnom Penh, 13 December 2012 — The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) urges the Court of Appeal to grant a bail request made by the lawyer of Mam Sonando at a hearing scheduled for Friday 14 December 2012. Mam Sonando – the owner of independent Beehive Radio and head of the Democrats Association – was arrested in July and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on 1 October 2012, on charges that were widely perceived to be politically motivated.
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CCHR highlights new legislation in China to prohibit land grabs and calls for Cambodia to do the same
Cambodia’s longstanding ally, China, is to press ahead with legislation aimed at preventing controversial and abusive land seizures in a bid to quell growing social unrest, reported The Cambodia Daily (‘China Tackles Land Grabs, a Key Source of Rural Anger’, p.22 The Cambodia Daily, 7 December 2012).
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New Cirlcular Aims to Shut Down Internet Cafes in Cambodia
December 13, 2012 - The government has issued a new circular (Khmer copy available here) ordering the closure of all Internet cafes within a 500 meter radius of schools and educational institutions – an order that, if implemented, would amount to a near-complete ban on such businesses in central Phnom Penh.
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New Cirlcular Aims to Shut Down Internet Cafes in Cambodia
December 13, 2012 - The government has issued a new circular (Khmer copy available here) ordering the closure of all Internet cafes within a 500 meter radius of schools and educational institutions – an order that, if implemented, would amount to a near-complete ban on such businesses in central Phnom Penh.
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CCHR highlights new legislation in China to prohibit land grabs and calls for Cambodia to do the same
Cambodia’s longstanding ally, China, is to press ahead with legislation aimed at preventing controversial and abusive land seizures in a bid to quell growing social unrest, reported The Cambodia Daily (‘China Tackles Land Grabs, a Key Source of Rural Anger’, p.22 The Cambodia Daily, 7 December 2012).
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CCHR highlights new legislation in China to prohibit land grabs and calls for Cambodia to do the same
Cambodia’s longstanding ally, China, is to press ahead with legislation aimed at preventing controversial and abusive land seizures in a bid to quell growing social unrest, reported The Cambodia Daily (‘China Tackles Land Grabs, a Key Source of Rural Anger’, p.22 The Cambodia Daily, 7 December 2012).
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STATEMENT: The Court of Appeal Should Grant Bail to Mam Sonando
Phnom Penh, 13 December 2012 — The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) urges the Court of Appeal to grant a bail request made by the lawyer of Mam Sonando at a hearing scheduled for Friday 14 December 2012. Mam Sonando – the owner of independent Beehive Radio and head of the Democrats Association – was arrested in July and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on 1 October 2012, on charges that were widely perceived to be politically motivated.
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New Cirlcular Aims to Shut Down Internet Cafes in Cambodia
December 13, 2012 - The government has issued a new circular (Khmer copy available here) ordering the closure of all Internet cafes within a 500 meter radius of schools and educational institutions – an order that, if implemented, would amount to a near-complete ban on such businesses in central Phnom Penh.
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STATEMENT: The Court of Appeal Should Grant Bail to Mam Sonando
Phnom Penh, 13 December 2012 — The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) urges the Court of Appeal to grant a bail request made by the lawyer of Mam Sonando at a hearing scheduled for Friday 14 December 2012. Mam Sonando – the owner of independent Beehive Radio and head of the Democrats Association – was arrested in July and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on 1 October 2012, on charges that were widely perceived to be politically motivated.
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