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Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
A priority for the Special Representative and the Office of the High Commissioner is to contribute to the further strengthening of the capacity of both governmental and non-governmental institutions to monitor, promote and protect human rights.
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Dismissal of Charges Against Cambodian Rights Workers Welcomed
Human Rights Watch today welcomed the dismissal of charges against ten people, including two workers from the Cambodian human rights organization Licadho, who were arrested after demonstrations broke out in Sihanoukville, Cambodia in December 1998.
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Cambodia: Charges Against Rights Workers Should Be Dropped
Last month, on the basis of a six-week investigation into this case, we said the charges should be dropped. Now we are asking the prosecutor general to dismiss the charges, on the grounds of both lack of evidence and procedural irregularities," said Sidney Jones, Asia director of Human Rights Watch.
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Impunity In Cambodia: How Human Rights Offenders Escape Justice
In a new report published today, three human rights organizations urged the Royal Cambodian Government to end impunity for perpetrators of human rights violations in Cambodia. Two Cambodian organizations, Adhoc and Licadho, joined with an international human rights organization, Human Rights Watch, to document the failure of the government at all levels to prosecute civilian and military authorities for killing and torture.
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Cambodia: Dismiss Charges Against Human Rights Defenders
In a new report issued today, Human Rights Watch calls for the dismissal of outstanding criminal charges against two staff members of the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (Licadho). The Cambodian government must decide within weeks whether to proceed with the trial of the two, who could face ten years in prison if convicted.
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Report of the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights Mission to Assess the Current Situation of Criminal Justice in Cambodia
The experts found that a common feature of their meetings with the officials of all departments of the Royal Government of Cambodia was the expression of a desire to improve the working systems
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Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
Human rights practice depends to a large extent on attitudes among the people in power. Ordinary people do normally understand the crucial importance of having rights and ensuring that those rights are respected.
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Donors Should Hold Cambodia to Its Human Rights Commitments
As Cambodia’s international donors prepared to meet in Tokyo on February 25-26 for the first time since the July 1997 coup, Human Rights Watch called on participants to attach human rights conditions to any pledges of non-humanitarian aid to the Cambodian government. Prime Minister Hun Sen will be attending the donor meeting, convened by the World Bank, at Japan’s invitation.
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Role and Achievements of the OHCHR Cambodia
The political climate in 1998 was overshadowed by the events of July 1997, with many opposition politicians remaining outside the country for several months. As a result, the National Assembly functioned at a much reduced level, and the work of ministries was hampered by political uncertainties and a lack of direction. The office’s technical assistance activities inevitably slowed down as a result, but nevertheless many programmes registered useful achievements.
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Human Rights Watch Denounces Killing of Cambodian Rights Worker
Human Rights Watch today denounced the killing of a Cambodian human rights activist in Kandal Province on December 19 and called for the prompt investigation, arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators of the murder.
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