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CAMBOW Objects to Provision in the Domestic Violence Draft Law
A clause in the draft Domestic Violence Law which allows husbands to rape their wives with impunity should be deleted, according to the Cambodian Committee of Women (CAMBOW), a coalition of 33 Cambodian NGOs that work to advance the cause of women in Cambodia.
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Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
Cambodia has made important gains over the past 10 years, as evidenced by its beginning to rebuild State institutions and a legal framework. Economic opportunities are increasing as a result of recent stability.
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Moneaseka Khmer Newspaper Must be Entitled to Republish
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 Local NGOs, in very deplorable that The Ministry of Information issued a letter No. 532/02 dated 01/08/02 instructing the Moneaseka Khmer Newspaper to suspend its publication for 30 days following it published an article entitled “ Fearing the Vietnamese puppets, Funcinpec is planning to cut it flesh for the crocodile" on August 1,2001.
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Role and Achievements of the OHCHR Cambodia
The present report contains information on the role and achievements of the Cambodia Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR, Cambodia) from December 2001 to June 2002. It has been prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 56/169 of 19 December 2001.
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Joint Submission by Non-Governmental Organizations on Freedom of Expression and Assembly
Cambodia has a variety of human rights obligations in respect of the rights to freedom of expression and assembly. The Royal Government of Cambodia (the Government) has engaged with some international human rights mechanisms but not with others, whist the current national human rights infrastructure is seriously flawed.
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Authorities Must Respect Journalists’ Right to Provide the Source of Their Information
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 local NGOs, is very concerned with the respects of the people’s rights in getting informantion, the journalists’s rights, and transparencty of the government following obtaining the information that a Moneaseka Khmer journalist was taken and threatened to get the source of information.
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Cambodia: Young Trafficking Victims Treated as Criminals
(New York)- Fourteen Vietnamese girls who are alleged victims of trafficking were arrested by Cambodian authorities after they were rescued from a brothel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Street Retribution in Cambodia
The Commission on Human Rights, in its recent resolution on the human rights situation in Cambodia, reiterated its concern about the apparent lack of protection from mob killings.
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Street Retribution in Cambodia
The Commission on Human Rights, in its recent resolution on the human rights situation in Cambodia, reiterated its concern about the apparent lack of protection from mob killings. This is a problem that the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Human Rights in Cambodia has drawn attention to in successive reports. He appeals again now for effective action and prevention.
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Newsletter Quarterly Volume 1 Issue 2
In Newsletter Quarterly May 2002 issue 2 by LEGAL AID of CAMBODIA had important point such as King delivers Justice in Ratanakiri Land Case/ Public Forum on Prostitutes and Human Rights/ Abduction and Sex Trafficking Case to Macau/ Interview with Yim Simene/ The Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Cambodian Reality.
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Cambodia: Prosecute Perpetrators of Political Violence
(New York)- The Cabodian government should take immediate steps to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of political violence committed during commune-level elections held in February 2002, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Action to end impunity should be a pre-condition for any aid to prepare for next year’s national elections, Human Rights Watch said.
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Human Rights, Justice and Toxic Waste in Cambodia
Dumped in an open field, the waste was scavenged by poor villagers, many of whom later complained of sickness; one quickly died. The Cambodian leadership, expressing outrage, promised a thorough investigation. Local people panicked: thousands fled the city. Others in Sihanoukville exercised their constitutional rights and in December held two days of public demonstrations, blaming government corruption for the presence of the toxic material. Even some local officials told Human Rights Watch they believed that demonstrations were warranted, provided they were lawful and peaceful.
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