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The Court Report June 2013
The June 2013 edition of the Court Report features the Trial Chamber’s announcement on the final steps to conclude the current trial in Case 002 as well as a four-day official visit by a Kenyan judicial delegation to learn experiences from the hybrid court. A summary of testimony of sufferings by more than a dozen Civil Parties is featured in the Courtroom pages.
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Cambodia: Land Titling Campaign Open to Abuse
(New York) – A land measuring and titling campaign launched and financed by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen lacks transparency and accountability and could leave thousands dispossessed from their land. On June 11, Hun Sen announced that the campaign would be suspended until after national elections on July 28.
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Statement from the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia
The National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia expresses its regret and disillusionment with the statement made by the Department of the State of the United State of America dated 08 June 2013.
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Cambodia’s Legislature Dismantled on the Eve of the National Elections
June 10, 2013 - Cambodia’s National Assembly – its key legislative organ – has been thrust into a Constitutional crisis less than two months before the country’s national elections. Last week, the National Assembly’s Permanent Committee, which is comprised entirely of ruling Cambodia People’s Party members, stripped all 29 opposition party members of their parliamentary status. Because this expulsion took place within 6 months of a national election, the seats left empty by the purged parliamentarians were effectively terminated and will remain so under until after the election.
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Expulsion of Opposition Parties from the Cambodian National Assembly
The United States is deeply concerned by reports that the Permanent Committee of the Cambodian National Assembly, made up entirely of members of the ruling party, has expelled opposition lawmakers from the National Assembly. Such a decision starkly contradicts the spirit of a healthy democratic process.
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Open letter: Freedom of Expression and the Proposed Law to Criminalize Denial of Crimes Committed by the Khmer Rouge
Amnesty International is concerned about reports of a planned new Law on Refusing to Recognise Crimes Committed in the Period of Democratic Kampuchea Law (hereinafter the “Khmer Rouge Crime Denial Law”). In the light of information about the bill so far available publicly, the organization recommends that the proposed law be scrapped.
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CCHR Expresses Grave Concern Relating to the Potential Impact of a Khmer Rouge Crimes Denial Law on Freedom of Expression in Cambodia
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is gravely concerned that the new draft law on the Denial of Crimes Committed During Democratic Kampuchea (the “Denial Law”) called for by Prime Minister Hun Sen, if passed, will restrict freedom of expression through placing illegitimate limitations on public discussion, research, and education about the Khmer Rouge era, as well as attempting to legitimize the stifling of opposition voices.
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