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Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai
In the report, the Special Representative addresses problems of a systemic nature from the perspective of commitments in the peace agreements adopted in Paris on 23 October 1991. These agreements recognized the central importance of human rights in establishing and maintaining peace and prosperity for all Cambodians, and contained provisions to promote human rights and constitutional guarantees for their protection.
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Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
In his introduction to the report, the Special Representative of the Secretary General for human rights in Cambodia provides an account of his second mission to Cambodia in March 2006, and details his continuing concerns, which were reflected in his subsequent statement to the Human Rights Council in September.
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Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai
In the report, the Special Representative addresses problems of a systemic nature from the perspective of commitments in the peace agreements adopted in Paris on 23 October 1991. These agreements recognized the central importance of human rights in establishing and maintaining peace and prosperity for all Cambodians, and contained provisions to promote human rights and constitutional guarantees for their protection.
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Launch of Campaign and Reports on Violations of Children’s Legal Rights and Living Conditions in Prison
Phnom Penh –- January 29th, 2007 – Nearly 500 children are currently detained in Cambodia’s prisons. For these children, the prisons they call “home” are overcrowded, unhygienic and lacking in basic facilities. Many are detained with adults, are regularly held in pre-trial detention that exceeds the legal time limit, and many are sentenced to prison time without any regard to their age. They suffer the same poor living conditions, food rations and health provisions as the detained adults and have limited access to education, training and legal representation.
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3 Years of Injustice for Born Samnang & Sok Sam Oeun
On the three-year anniversary of the arrests of Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, Cambodian NGOs and trade unions are today launching a continuous public campaign for their release from prison.
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Civil Society Deeply Concerned about the ECCC Draft Internal Rules Progress
PHNON PENH, January 24, 2007: Over the past few days, Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (“CHRAC”), a coalition of 23 member NGOs, has learned from a source who wishes to remain anonymous that there have been disturbing developments in the progress of the rules committee and the future of the ECCC – including the possible pull-out of international senior officials should the Internal Rules not meet minimum international standards.
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Reclamation of the Indigenous Land Illegally Taken in Rattanakiri
CHRAC, NGOF, CFI, CLEC, LAC and ILO-ITP1 express their full support for the reclamation of the indigenous land in Kong Yu and Kong Thom villages, Pateh commune, O’yadao district, Rattanakiri, who today are filing a lawsuit to reclaim land illegally taken from them by H.E. Keat Kolney, sister of Senior Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance Keat Chhon. The NGOs hope that the case of Kong Yu will show that even the most vulnerable members of society are entitled to protection under Cambodian law.
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Role and Achievements of the OHCHR Cambodia
The present report has been prepared pursuant to decision 2/102 of the Human Rights Council. It provides an account of the activities in Cambodia of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from January to mid-December 2006.
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Cambodia: Government Silencing Critics Ahead of Elections
At a school inauguration ceremony on January 5 at Kompong Cham province, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a stern warning to all political parties against criticising their competitors in order to win votes in the upcoming April 1 commune elections. He urged them to adopt a commercial advertisement style, extolling one’s own goods or services and not criticising the goods or services of others, and said that he would take firm action against persons responsible for criticism which would be, in his opinion, divisive and detrimental to the country’s stability.
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Prison Conditions in Cambodia 2005 and 2006
This report aims to provide an intimate look at the real living conditions faced by Cambodian prisoners. By drawing from first hand accounts of prisoners and from the observations and reports of LICADHO prison researchers, this report is told in the first person using a fictional identity to protect anonymity. It provides supplementary statistical information for relevant issues.
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Existing Mechanisms for Addressing Corruption
There are a number of conclusions that can be drawn from this report. The most obvious conclusion is that there is a great deal of corruption in Cambodia and that most of it is not reported, investigated or punished. There are numerous reasons for this conclusion. For example, many Cambodians do not report corruption because they do not believe the government will do anything about it and because they are afraid that they will be retaliated against for reporting it.
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