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Newsletter Quarterly Bulletin Issue 9
"In Newsletter January 2006 issue 9 by LEGAL AID of CAMBODIA had important point such as EXCESSIVE PRE-TRIAL DETENTION; VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS/ Cambodian law states very clearly the maximum duration of pre-trial detention ... the laws are largely ignored’/ JUDGES SENTENCING INNOCENT PEOPLE TO TIME SERVED IN ORDER TO SAVE FACE/ ‘The reason that innocent people are sentenced to time served is that the judge wrongly decided the issue of detainment before trial’/ REPORT ON CRIMINAL CASE 466 DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2004/ CASE REPORT FROM SIEM REAP/ BLACK OR WHITE? NEED FOR TRIBUNAL QUESTIONED BY SOME, SUPPORTED BY OTHERS/ DISCRIMINATION IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM."
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Human Rights Situation Report 2005
The end of 2005 was marked by the events of the arrests and detention of a number of human rights activists and leaders of civil society, who were then later released. These events caused delay in writing the report on the human rights situation for 2005 of one month later than in the previous year. We apologize to our readers and friends for this delay.
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Cambodian Government Arrests Human Right Activists
The Cambodian government strikes again against human right activists by arresting Cambodian Center for Human Rights president Mr Kem Sokha and Mr Yeng Virak
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Concern About the Use Of "Defamation Complaint" filed against political critics
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 NGOs, is deeply concerned on resulting effects to democratic process and freedom of expression in Cambodia after seeing a series of government critics successively charged with criminal defamation under Article 63 of the 1992 UNTAC Criminal law.
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Continuation of Lawsuit Against Sam Rainsy
While the in absentia trial against the Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy is to be continued on the 22 of December
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Goverment Requested Show Good Will by Freeing Mam Sonando and Rong Chhun
On the eve of the International Human Rights Day. December 10 th,2005
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CCHR It is Time for the Government to Act Upon Its Promise to Eradicate Corruption
On the eve of the international Anti-Corruption Day the Cambodian Center for Human Rights calls on the Cambodia Government to fulfill its duties towards the Cambodian people
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Call for the Public Release of the Selection Criteria for, and Short-List of, Candidates to be Judges and Co-Prosecutor in Khmer Rouge Tribunal
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 NGO members, welcomes the United Nations’ release of a list of candidates that it is considering nominating as international judges and international co-prosecutor for appointment by the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Supreme Council of Magistracy to serve on the Extraordinary Chambers for Prosecution of Crimes Committed during the Period of Democratic Kampuchea.
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Needs Assessment and Analysis of the Situation of Cambodian Migrant Workers in Klong Yai District, Trad, Thailand (October 2005)
After the completion of the research focusing on Koh Kong and Trad LSCW was keen to carry out further work in Trad to support migrant workers. LSCW’s research revealed that great vulnerability exists for Cambodians migrating far from their homes and crossing from Cambodia into Thailand. Because they are illegal, they cannot access most of their freedoms and rights (even if they know what these are) and face many types of discrimination and exploitation.
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