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Practical Challenges for Maternity Protection in the Cambodian Garment Industry
This report presents the results of research by the ILO on the practical challenges involved in ensuring maternity protection in the Cambodian garment industry.
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Action-Oriented Research on Gender Equality and the Working and Living Conditions of Garment Factory Workers in Cambodia
This study intends to increase understanding on gender equality and discrimination in Cambodia’s garment industry with a view to improve the economic and social well-being of its mostly female workforce and inform the further development of a responsible corporate model of garment production.
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World Report 2013
This 23rd annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2012. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff has undertaken during the year, often in close partnership with domestic human rights activists.
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World Report 2013, Cambodia
The human rights situation in Cambodia deteriorated markedly in 2012 with a surge in violent incidents, as the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) prepared for national elections scheduled for July 28, 2013. On June 1, Prime Minister Hun Sen reached his 10,000th day (more than 27 years) in office, making him one of the 10 longest-serving leaders in the world. The prime minister, now 60, has said he wants to remain in office until he is 90.
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Report: Victims Participation Before the ECCC – Baseline Study (ADHOC & Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, 2013)
Victims’ participation is one of the unique features of the trials held by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), also known as the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT). In November 2011, the ECCC Trial Chamber began its second trial, hearing evidence against three former top ranking Khmer Rouge leaders.
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Women’s Political Participation Training Report, Cambodia
In November and December, 2012, NDI held four, three-day training workshops for 96 women commune councilors from the ruling and opposition parties to strengthen their advocacy, message development and speaking skills and to build their capacity and influence within their parties and elected office.
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2013 Annual Report on Global Trends for Human Rights Defenders Published
This report shows how the safe space in which human rights defenders work is consistently shrinking, while their personal credibility is attacked through state sponsored defamation campaigns in which they are routinely portrayed as agents of western/foreign interests. The introduction of restrictive legislation which limits both their work and their ability to source international funding is increasingly used to hamper their work.
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KRT Trial Monitor C002 – Issue 47 (17 December 2012)
This week, the Chamber held sessions only on Monday morning. Parties continued the examination of Morse code operator Suon Kanil on his work and observations relating to evacuations during the DK period, without engaging in lengthy discussions on legal and procedural issues.
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Global Employment Trends 2013: Recovering from a Decond Jobs Dip
Five years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, the study offers the latest global and regional information and projections on several indicators of the labour market, including employment, unemployment, working poverty and vulnerable employment. It also presents a number of policy considerations in light of the new challenges facing policy makers in the coming year.
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The Court Report January 2013
The January Court Report describes the public announcement of additional crimes sites under investigation in Case 004 and the Supreme Court Chamber’s decision to place Ieng Thirith under judicial supervision. The report includes the appointment of the Supreme Court Judge and the new reserve judge as well as the UK’s pledge of £600,000 to the court. A summary of witnesses and civil parties who testified before the court in December is detailed. The January Court Report’s Outreach Section includes articles on the distribution of radio sets to civil parties, group visits to the court, and the Women’s Media Center Forum in Kampong Thom. Judicial updates and court decisions from the month of December are also featured in this month’s report.
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