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Report on Voter Registration Audit in Cambodia, September 2007
Cambodian elections have made remarkable progress since 1993. Although the 2007 Commune Council elections were one of the best so far, a low voter turnout (67%) raised concerns among the election stakeholders.
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Communities Collectively Lodge Land Complaints with Authorities in Phnom Penh
In June 2008, communities from 5 provinces that filed public complaints against land concessions and alleged land grabbing were subjected to harassment by the authorities, including restrictions on their movement and ability to hold meetings, and police threats preventing the delivery of complaints to authorities in Phnom Penh.
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Voices of Change
A young drug addict receives outreach from a commune chief and turns his life around. An HIVpositive police offi cer harnesses the courage to speak out against discrimination. A journalist uses the truth as a shield in the fi ght against corruption.
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Statement by YashGhai
We are forwarding the transcript of the statement of Professor Yash Ghai, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Human Rights in Cambodia presented to the 9th session of the Human Rights Council
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Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, Innocent Prisoners - 1, 700 Days Behind Bars
Today marks the 1,700th day that Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun have spent in prison for a crime they did not commit. Despite overwhelming evidence of their innocence, the two men continue to serve 20-year prison sentences for the murder of trade union leader Chea Vichea. They remain in Phnom Penh’s PJ prison, where they have been since their arrests on January 28, 2004.
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Action Needed Over Persecuted Human Rights Defenders
LICADHO calls for Cambodian authorities to take concrete steps to redress the persecution of human rights defenders, including by bringing the killers of trade unionist Hy Vuthy to justice and ensuring that Khmer Kampuchea Krom activist monk Tim Sakhorn is able to return to Cambodia from Vietnam.
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Attacks and Threats Against Human Rights Defenders in Cambodia 2007
The first involved extensive intimidation of Khmer Kampuchea Krom monks in Cambodia who advocate for the rights of their minority, and for an end to persecution of fellow defenders in Vietnam. The harassment in Cambodia has included violent suppression of peaceful demonstrations, the abduction and deportation of a leading dissident monk, and even the possible murder of a monk involved in the protests. The second involved the undermining of the human rights legal profession, in particular as a consequence of the high-profile land dispute in Kong Yu village, Ratanakiri province. After threats directed against human rights lawyers merely for fulfilling their role of representing the powerless, many legal aid lawyers find themselves justifiably afraid to conduct their legitimate activities.
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Improving Lives by Fighting Corruption
Curbing corruption is widely recognized as the key to boosting a nation out of economic and social lethargy into a vibrant, thriving state. After more than two decades of war and constant conflict, corruption in Cambodia has been allowed to metastacize from its bureaucratic core and currently plagues all levels of society. It impacts everyone, whether they are perpetrators victims, and has corroded trust...
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