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Cambodian Human Rights Report 2004
This report has indicated that there are many obstacles on the road to complete empowerment for women in Cambodia. At times the study has sought to highlight the despicable such as Touch’s story. At other times it has revealed the routine dispassion shown by any number of actors in society who deny women their fundamental rights enshrined in law.
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Cambodia: Labor Leader’s Murder Trial Tests Judiciary
(New York) - Cambodia’s judiciary should follow the evidence, not political dictates, in a hearing on Thursday for the accused killers of union leader Chea Vichea, Human Rights Watch said today. The high profile murder case has been marred by reports of forced confessions by the suspects and political pressure on the investigating judge.
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CHRAC Welcomes Dismissal of Charges Against Chea Vichea Murder Suspects
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 17 locall human rights NGOs, welcomes the decision on March 19, 2004, by Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge Hing Thirith, to dismiss charges against two men accused of killing union leader Chea Vichea.
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Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
There also were politically motivated killings committed by persons not in the security forces. Democratic institutions, especially the judiciary, remained weak. Politically related crimes rarely were prosecuted. Citizens often appeared without defense counsel and thereby effectively were denied the right to a fair trial. Prison conditions remained harsh, and the Government continued to use arbitrary arrest and prolonged pretrial detention.
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