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Continuing Patterns of Impunity in Cambodia
This report traces forms and patterns of impunity which successive Special Representatives of the Secretary General for human rights in Cambodia and other experts working under United Nations auspices have recorded in public reports over the past decade.
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Call for Assistance for Drought Disaster in Kampong Speu Province
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 NGOs, is very upset after hearing a report that five poor people have died and 900 families are suffering from hunger in Boset District, Kampong Speu Province, as broadcast by Radio Free Asia on the night of the 21st september 2005.
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Recommendations for Draft Law on Anti-Corruption to Meet International Standards
After receiving on 8 August 2005 the draft Law on Anti-Corruotion dated 30 June 2005, civil society organizations have analyzed and found that, though the current draft has more comprehensive corruption related offence provisions than the earlier draft with a clearer role to the Secretary General to enforce the law, and includes a Chapter on international cooperation, it is necessary that some more improvements be made to the draft to meet internationsl standards as committed by the Royal Government during the CG meeting with international donors in December 2004.
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The Demand for an International Standard Anti Corruption Law in Cambodia
The efforts to have an Anti-Corruption Law in Cambodia started in 1994. Each draft produced over the past 10 years has been below the international standards. The government recently stated that passing an international standard anticorruption law is a very high priority in its Rectangular Strategy for growth. At the Consultative Group meeting in December 2004 between the Cambodian government and donors, the government agreed to reach the benchmark of passing an international standard Anti-corruption Law by the end of 2005.
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Charges Dropped Against the Accused of a Killing Case in Kbal Spean Village
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 NGOs, would like to express its dissatifaction with the Battambang Provincial Court for dropping charges against 128 police, military police and civilians accused of killing five villagers and injuring eight other during a forced eviction on March 21, 2005 in Kbal Spean Village, Poipet Commune, O’ Chrov District, Banteay Meanchey Province. Victims sustained extensive property damage during the eviction.
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Unjust Verdict Issued by Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Chea Vichea Case Against Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHARC), a coalition of 18 NGOs, is deeply concerned by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court’s guilty verdict for Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, accused of the murder of Chea Vichea, Free Trade Union leader and Sam Rainsy Party activist. They were each sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to pay $5,000 compensation each to the plaintiff.
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Influence of Political Party Over Parliamentary Membership
Civil Society Organizations are deeply concerned on the decline of the rights and function of Member of Parliament (MP) mainly the freedom of expression. Civil Society Organizations have noted that political Parties influence has been increased, mostly political leader over the MP in 1st legislation started from the parliamentary membership withdrawal of H.E.Mr. Phay Siphan and H.E.Mr. Pou Savath; of Cambodian People Party (CPP), and the recently attempt for parliamentary membership withdrawal of H.E.Mr. Khem Veasna from Sam Rainsy (SRP).
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CHRAC Condemns Forced and Violent Repatriation of 100 Montagnards
The Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 local NGOs, is deeply concerned by today’s forced and violent repatriation of 100 Montagnards in Cambodia to Vietnam. The CHRAC condemns the deportation including the extensive use of electric batons which was used against the Montagnards by Cambodian police while loading them onto buses to begin the deportation from a center in Phnom Penh.
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