• Defence Counsel

    Defence Counsel

    This morning, Michiel Pestman and Andrew Ianuzzi, defence counsel at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, filed a criminal complaint with the Office of the Royal Prosecutor attached to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. The complaint alleges that Prime Minister Hun Sen and a number of other senior officials of the Royal Government of Cambodia—individually and through their participation in a common criminal plan—are guilty of interfering with justice and the rights of the defendants at the ECCC to a fair trial

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  • Criminal Complaint

    Criminal Complaint

    Pursuant to Article 6 of the code of Criminal Procedure of the kingdom of Cambodia(’CCP’), the Complainants-defence counsel at Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia(’ECCC’)- hereby submit this criminal complaint to the Office of The royal procecutor of the Municipal Court of Phnom Penh( the ’ORP’).

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  • For Sunday 23 October 2011, on the 20th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements Cambodia: “Paris Peace Agreements still relevant 20 years on” – UN Special Rapporteur

    For Sunday 23 October 2011, on the 20th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements Cambodia: “Paris Peace Agreements still relevant 20 years on” – UN Special Rapporteur

    GENEVA – “Twenty years ago, the Paris Peace Agreements set down a clear vision of a new Cambodia built on the bedrock of human rights, democracy and the rule of law,” recalled the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, on the twentieth anniversary of the pacts that started the process of bringing peace to Cambodia after two decades of conflict.

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  • For Sunday 23 October 2011, on the 20th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements Cambodia: “Paris Peace Agreements still relevant 20 years on” – UN Special Rapporteur

    For Sunday 23 October 2011, on the 20th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements Cambodia: “Paris Peace Agreements still relevant 20 years on” – UN Special Rapporteur

    GENEVA – “Twenty years ago, the Paris Peace Agreements set down a clear vision of a new Cambodia built on the bedrock of human rights, democracy and the rule of law,” recalled the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, on the twentieth anniversary of the pacts that started the process of bringing peace to Cambodia after two decades of conflict.

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  • For Sunday 23 October 2011, on the 20th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements Cambodia: “Paris Peace Agreements still relevant 20 years on” – UN Special Rapporteur

    For Sunday 23 October 2011, on the 20th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements Cambodia: “Paris Peace Agreements still relevant 20 years on” – UN Special Rapporteur

    GENEVA – “Twenty years ago, the Paris Peace Agreements set down a clear vision of a new Cambodia built on the bedrock of human rights, democracy and the rule of law,” recalled the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, on the twentieth anniversary of the pacts that started the process of bringing peace to Cambodia after two decades of conflict.

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  • For Sunday 23 October 2011, on the 20th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements Cambodia: “Paris Peace Agreements still relevant 20 years on” – UN Special Rapporteur

    For Sunday 23 October 2011, on the 20th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements Cambodia: “Paris Peace Agreements still relevant 20 years on” – UN Special Rapporteur

    GENEVA – “Twenty years ago, the Paris Peace Agreements set down a clear vision of a new Cambodia built on the bedrock of human rights, democracy and the rule of law,” recalled the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, on the twentieth anniversary of the pacts that started the process of bringing peace to Cambodia after two decades of conflict.

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  • Statistical Analysis on Land Disputes in Cambodia 2010

    Statistical Analysis on Land Disputes in Cambodia 2010

    In Cambodia, land grabbing is characterized by disputes over land between the rich and powerful, on one hand, and the poorer and weaker people, on the other, [and] has been a very serious issue over recent years3. LDs are a critical issue for Cambodia at present. LDs are caused by a number of factors, including infrastructure development projects in urban and rural areas (including Economic land - and other Concessions) which are being implemented by national as well as international companies and International Financial Institutions (IFIs), often with little respect for the rights of these communities who are negatively impacted. This could include a lack of tenure in the form of security for land, and a failure to enforce laws protecting peoples’ rights. LDs have increased dramatically from 2006 before trending downward in 2009.4 In 2006, 20 LDs was erupting. This number rose to 28 new cases in 2007 and 48 in 2008.

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  • Boeung Kak

    Boeung Kak

    Due to concerted action by affected communities and civil society groups, donor pressure – in the form of the World Bank’s intervention – has begun to achieve some limited success to the Boeung Kak saga. However, much of the damage has already been done, with many families and whole communities devastated by the development and associated human rights violations.

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  • Draft Prison Law A Good Start, but National Assembly Must Address Flaws

    Draft Prison Law A Good Start, but National Assembly Must Address Flaws

    A draft prison law which is set to go before the National Assembly is a positive step for Cambodia’s prison system, but falls short of fully protecting prisoners’ rights in several key respects. The draft law’s shortcomings are detailed in a new briefing paper from the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO). The paper also highlights a handful of the law’s positive provisions.

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  • Draft Prison Law A Good Start, but National Assembly Must Address Flaws

    Draft Prison Law A Good Start, but National Assembly Must Address Flaws

    A draft prison law which is set to go before the National Assembly is a positive step for Cambodia’s prison system, but falls short of fully protecting prisoners’ rights in several key respects. The draft law’s shortcomings are detailed in a new briefing paper from the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO). The paper also highlights a handful of the law’s positive provisions.

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  • Draft Prison Law A Good Start, but National Assembly Must Address Flaws

    Draft Prison Law A Good Start, but National Assembly Must Address Flaws

    A draft prison law which is set to go before the National Assembly is a positive step for Cambodia’s prison system, but falls short of fully protecting prisoners’ rights in several key respects. The draft law’s shortcomings are detailed in a new briefing paper from the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO). The paper also highlights a handful of the law’s positive provisions.

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  • The LANGO and the Shrinking Space for Civil Society in Cambodia

    The LANGO and the Shrinking Space for Civil Society in Cambodia

    The terms of the draft Law on Associations and Non Governmental Organizations (the “LANGO”) should no longer be the central civil society concern for donors: recent events make clear that any version of the LANGO will be used to legitimize an ongoing and wider assault on democratic space and civil society activities in the Kingdom ofCambodia (“Cambodia”), which has been confirmed by statements by the Royal Government of Cambodia (the “RGC”).

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