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Cambodia: Unrepentant About Crackdown
(New York) – Cambodia has brushed aside calls at the UN Human Rights Council to reverse its crackdown on human rights and reform its abusive policies and practices, Human Rights Watch said today. Cambodia’s partners in the international community should redouble their pressure for Phnom Penh to address the many abuses the UN review process brought forward.
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CCHR and CIVICUS Condemn the Cambodian Government’s Rejection of Key Recommendations During its 2nd Universal Periodic Review
Today, 26 June 2014, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) and CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance, condemn the Royal Government of Cambodia’s (the “RGC”) decision to reject key recommendations on the human rights situation in the Kingdom of Cambodia put forward by United Nations member States during Cambodia’s 2nd Universal Periodic Review (the “UPR”).
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CSO PRESS STATEMENT DEMANDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL TO DECLARE THE THREE NEWLY PASSED LAWS ON THE JUDICIARY UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The Law on Organization and Functioning of the Courts, the Statute of Judges and Prosecutors, and the Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Supreme Council of Magistracy, are the specific foundation in ensuring the implementation of the principle of rule of law, and to guarantee the fundamental rights enshrined in the national constitution. However, the laws contain defects that both render them ineffective in providing such guarantees, and which render them unconstitutional.
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Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia,
I am about to complete my 11th human rights fact‐finding mission to the Kingdom of Cambodia, the second since the National Assembly elections took place in July 2013. What I propose to outline are my initial findings and thoughts about the human rights situation in the country since my last mission. My final conclusions and recommendations will be contained in my report that I will present to the United Nations Human Rights Council in September this year.
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Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia Monitoring at the Court of Appeal
This report on “Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia” (the “Report”) is an output of the Cambodian Trial Monitoring Project implemented by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”). CCHR’s vision is of a non-violent Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”), in which people enjoy their fundamental human rights, are treated equally, are empowered to participate in democracy and share the benefits of Cambodia’s development.
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CCHR Releases a Report assessing Adherence to Fair Trial Rights at the Court of Appeal
Today, 23 June 2014, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights’ (“CCHR”) Trial Monitoring Project releases its first report assessing the adherence to fair trial rights at the Court of Appeal (the “Report”). This is the seventh report published by the Trial Monitoring Project, and the first one addressing the performance of the Court of Appeal.
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CCHR Releases a Report assessing Adherence to Fair Trial Rights at the Court of Appeal
Today, 23 June 2014, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights’ (“CCHR”) Trial Monitoring Project releases its first report assessing the adherence to fair trial rights at the Court of Appeal (the “Report”). This is the seventh report published by the Trial Monitoring Project, and the first one addressing the performance of the Court of Appeal.
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Thailand: Fears of Crackdown Trigger Exodus
(New York) – The Thai military authorities should urgently improve human rights protections of migrant workers to end their mass flight from the country, Human Rights Watch said today.
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CCHR to Host Workshop for Youth on Electoral Reform
On 20 and 21 June 2014, The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) will host a workshop for youth on electoral reform aimed at providing opportunities for youth participants to identify key concerns regarding electoral reform and to develop recommendations, in addition to learning about substantive issues regarding political participation and electoral reform.
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Three Draft Laws Relating to the Judiciary
One of the fundamental principles of a democratic state is the principle of seperation and independence of powers between the legislative, executive and judiciary. Independence of the courts is a key element of the rule of law and guarantees fair hearings. As such, the 1993 Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (the “Constitution”) establishes the independence of the judiciary and guarantees the principle of the separation of powers.
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CCHR Receives Rising Voices Microgrant and Launches Empowering Cloghers Project
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) launches today – 16 June 2014 – a new project, the Empowering Cloghers Project (“the Project”), and announces a call for applications for people interested in receiving training through the Project. The Project aims to strengthen the online presence and influence of female university students from all over Cambodia by enabling them to become Cambodian bloghers (female bloggers) – known as “cloghers” – and to become active online. CCHR’s Empowering Cloghers Project has been selected as a grantee of the Rising Voices Microgrant 2014, a project of Global Voices Online.
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STATEMENT CALLING FOR THAI GOVERNMENT TO HUMANELY TREAT CAMBODIAN MIGRANT WORKERS WITH RESPECT FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND DIGNITY
Phnom Penh, 12 June 2014 – The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) – a coalition of 21 NGOs working on the promotion of Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law in Cambodia deplores the decision of the Thai junta to deport Cambodian migrants en masse and demands that their deportation is carried out in a manner which respects their human rights
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