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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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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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 of Cambodia (“Cambodia”), which has been confirmed by statements by the Royal Government of Cambodia (the “RGC”).
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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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Research Report on Hazardous Child Labor in Subsistence Agruculture Sector
About 64% of respondents were females and most (79%) were married. Mean ages of males was at 44 years while that of females’ was at 42 years. The average household size was at 6. In terms of education, half of respondents reached primary levels while 32% had none.
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Recruitment Agencies Still Sending Maids to Malaysia, Two Days after Prime Minister Signs Ban Order
Cambodian recruitment agencies continued to send domestic workers to Malaysia on Monday morning, despite the Prime Minister’s written order on Saturday imposing a complete ban on the practice. LICADHO monitors at Pochentong Airport observed at least 25 Cambodian maids checking in for an Air Asia flight AK 273 to Kuala Lumpur on the morning of October 17, 2011. The maids were identifiable by their short haircuts and shirts, which were emblazoned with the name of their recruitment agency. LICADHO monitors also confirmed the women’s destination by speaking to recruitment agency staff who accompanied the women.
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Recruitment Agencies Still Sending Maids to Malaysia, Two Days after Prime Minister Signs Ban Order
Cambodian recruitment agencies continued to send domestic workers to Malaysia on Monday morning, despite the Prime Minister’s written order on Saturday imposing a complete ban on the practice. LICADHO monitors at Pochentong Airport observed at least 25 Cambodian maids checking in for an Air Asia flight AK 273 to Kuala Lumpur on the morning of October 17, 2011. The maids were identifiable by their short haircuts and shirts, which were emblazoned with the name of their recruitment agency. LICADHO monitors also confirmed the women’s destination by speaking to recruitment agency staff who accompanied the women.
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