• CCHR Highlights Concerns about the Abuse of Pre-Trial Detention in Cambodia

    CCHR Highlights Concerns about the Abuse of Pre-Trial Detention in Cambodia

    The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is deeply concerned that accused pedophile, Sebastian Reuyl, remains at liberty, despite reports that he is in violation of the conditions of his judicial supervision agreement

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  • NGO worker threatened after giving an interview with RFA

    NGO worker threatened after giving an interview with RFA

    Sia Phearum, the Secretariat Director of Housing Rights Task Force, has been warned by a government affiliated youth organization, the Cambodia Democracy Student Coalition and Student Association, to stop his criticism of official government policy that employs volunteer students to demarcate the land. The threat came as a result of an interview Sia Phearum gave to Radio Free Asia (“RFA”) criticizing this government strategy.

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  • The Secretary-General – Message on the International Youth Day

    The Secretary-General – Message on the International Youth Day

    U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 12 August 2012 Today’s generation of youth -- the largest the world has ever known, and the vast majority of whom live in developing countries -- has unprecedented potential to advance the well-being of the entire human family. Yet too many young people, including those who are highly educated, suffer from low-wage, dead-end work and record levels of unemployment. The global economic crisis has hit youththe hardest, and many are understandably discouraged by rising inequalities. A large number have no immediate prospects and are disenfranchised from the political, social and development processes in their countries. Without urgent measures, we risk creating a “lost generation” of squandered talent and dreams.

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  • The Secretary-General – Message on the International Youth Day

    The Secretary-General – Message on the International Youth Day

    U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 12 August 2012 Today’s generation of youth -- the largest the world has ever known, and the vast majority of whom live in developing countries -- has unprecedented potential to advance the well-being of the entire human family. Yet too many young people, including those who are highly educated, suffer from low-wage, dead-end work and record levels of unemployment. The global economic crisis has hit youththe hardest, and many are understandably discouraged by rising inequalities. A large number have no immediate prospects and are disenfranchised from the political, social and development processes in their countries. Without urgent measures, we risk creating a “lost generation” of squandered talent and dreams.

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  • NGO worker threatened after giving an interview with RFA

    NGO worker threatened after giving an interview with RFA

    Sia Phearum, the Secretariat Director of Housing Rights Task Force, has been warned by a government affiliated youth organization, the Cambodia Democracy Student Coalition and Student Association, to stop his criticism of official government policy that employs volunteer students to demarcate the land. The threat came as a result of an interview Sia Phearum gave to Radio Free Asia (“RFA”) criticizing this government strategy.

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  • NGO worker threatened after giving an interview with RFA

    NGO worker threatened after giving an interview with RFA

    Sia Phearum, the Secretariat Director of Housing Rights Task Force, has been warned by a government affiliated youth organization, the Cambodia Democracy Student Coalition and Student Association, to stop his criticism of official government policy that employs volunteer students to demarcate the land. The threat came as a result of an interview Sia Phearum gave to Radio Free Asia (“RFA”) criticizing this government strategy.

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  • The Secretary-General – Message on the International Youth Day

    The Secretary-General – Message on the International Youth Day

    U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 12 August 2012 Today’s generation of youth -- the largest the world has ever known, and the vast majority of whom live in developing countries -- has unprecedented potential to advance the well-being of the entire human family. Yet too many young people, including those who are highly educated, suffer from low-wage, dead-end work and record levels of unemployment. The global economic crisis has hit youththe hardest, and many are understandably discouraged by rising inequalities. A large number have no immediate prospects and are disenfranchised from the political, social and development processes in their countries. Without urgent measures, we risk creating a “lost generation” of squandered talent and dreams.

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  • NGO worker threatened after giving an interview with RFA

    NGO worker threatened after giving an interview with RFA

    Sia Phearum, the Secretariat Director of Housing Rights Task Force, has been warned by a government affiliated youth organization, the Cambodia Democracy Student Coalition and Student Association, to stop his criticism of official government policy that employs volunteer students to demarcate the land. The threat came as a result of an interview Sia Phearum gave to Radio Free Asia (“RFA”) criticizing this government strategy.

    Read More
  • The Secretary-General – Message on the International Youth Day

    The Secretary-General – Message on the International Youth Day

    U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 12 August 2012 Today’s generation of youth -- the largest the world has ever known, and the vast majority of whom live in developing countries -- has unprecedented potential to advance the well-being of the entire human family. Yet too many young people, including those who are highly educated, suffer from low-wage, dead-end work and record levels of unemployment. The global economic crisis has hit youththe hardest, and many are understandably discouraged by rising inequalities. A large number have no immediate prospects and are disenfranchised from the political, social and development processes in their countries. Without urgent measures, we risk creating a “lost generation” of squandered talent and dreams.

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  • Mini Report Following the Joint Round Table Discussion on “Successes and Challenges of Women on the Results of Commune/Sangkat Council Election in Cambodia” Held in Phnom Penh on 11 July 2012

    Mini Report Following the Joint Round Table Discussion on “Successes and Challenges of Women on the Results of Commune/Sangkat Council Election in Cambodia” Held in Phnom Penh on 11 July 2012

    The purpose of the following mini report is to summarize the issues raised during the Joint Round Table Discussion entitled “Successes and Challenges of Women on the Results of Commune/Sangkat Election in Cambodia” held at the Sunway Hotel in Phnom Penh on 11 July 2012. The Discussion was co-organized by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) under the Project to Promote Women’s Political Representation in Cambodia, and the members of the Committee to Promote Women in Politics (CPWP), which include SILAKA, Gender and Development for Cambodia (GADC), the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (“COMFREL”), the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI), Cambodian Women for Peace and Development (CWPD), Women for Prosperity (WfP), Neutral & Impartial Committee for Free & Fair Elections (NECFEC), and the Women’s Media Centre (WMC)-- under the heading “Women for All”.

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  • Joint Open Letter to Cambodian Officials regarding discriminatory comments made by Phnom Penh  Municipality Deputy Police Chief

    Joint Open Letter to Cambodian Officials regarding discriminatory comments made by Phnom Penh Municipality Deputy Police Chief

    Today,we​ t​​he ​undersigned ​Cambodian ​and International Civil Society Members, call for the dismissal of Phnom Penh Deputy Police Chief Phuong Malay based on his unacceptable, facetious and offensive reaction to the lawsuit taken against him for his alleged role in the miscarriage of a female protester who was kicked in the stomach by a member of his police force.

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