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Cambodia: End Political Violence During Commune Elections
(New York) -- Political violence and intimidation are increasing as Cambodia prepares for commune-level election on February 3, Human Rights Watch said in a backgrounder released today. Human Rights Watch called on the government to vigorously investigate and prosecute any person, including government agents, found to be involved in election-related violence or voter coercion.
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Commune Council Elections 2002
It examines election related crimes and intimidation in breach of national laws and international human rights standards that have come to the attention of the COHCHR since January 1, 2001.
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Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
The Special Representative welcomes assurances from the Government that political violence will not be tolerated and, in particular, the Prime Minister commitment to reiterate his earlier statements against politically related violence in advance of the elections.
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Role and Achievements of the OHCHR Cambodia
Cambodia provided assistance to the Special Representative, Peter Leuprecht, in carrying out the mandate entrusted to him by the Commission in resolution 1993, 6 and subsequent resolutions.
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Participatory Poverty Assessment in Cambodia
This Participatory Poverty Assessment is intended to inform poverty reduction policies emanating from the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Second Socioeconomic Development Plan.
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CHRAC Expresses Concern About the Effect of the Cambodian Freedom Fighters
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee, a coalition of 18 Local NGOs, is very please with an effort and many achievements made by the Royal Government of Cambodia. However, the Action Committee is still concerned about the problems and issues relating to the current human rights situation and judicial reform in Cambodia.
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Serious Procedural Violations in the Trial of Members of the Cambodia Freedom Fighters
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 local NGOs, is deeply concerned about serious procedural violations involving the trial of 28 alleged Cambodian Freedom Fighters (CFF) which commenced today.
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CHRAC Expresses Concern Over Increasing Political Violence
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 local NGOs, expresses its concern over the increase of violence throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia during the first semester of 2001. The CHRAC has noted that politically motivated cases have been threatening the freedom of the people to take part in political activities guaranteed by the Constitution and government’s policy to strengthen the rule of law of Cambodia.
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Role and Achievements of the OHCHR Cambodia
The previous Memorandum of Understanding expired on 28 February 2000. As the General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights were previously informed, the Government had verbally agreed to the extension of the Memorandum until March 2002 in order to enable the Office to continue its operations and programmes.
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Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 55, 95 of 4 December 2000 and is based on the Special Representative latest two visits to Cambodia, in February and June 2001, where he met with various government officials and representatives of the non-governmental organizations and donor communities.
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