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CCHR Press Release – Death of Ieng Sary Should Act as a Wake-up Call
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) notes the passing at 8.45am this morning of Ieng Sary, former Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs of Democratic Kampuchea and one of three senior Khmer Rouge leaders standing trial at the United Nations-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Ieng Sary was 87 years old when he died.
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Cambodia: Death of Senior Khmer Rouge Official Underlines Need to Expedite Genocide Trials
Khmer Rouge Tribunal proceedings must continue without unnecessary delays, Amnesty International said following the death of former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary.Ieng Sary, 87, was standing trial for alleged crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes carried out during the period of Khmer Rouge rule in Cambodia in the 1970s.
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A Good Day for Man Sonando; a Bad Day for Rule of Law in Cambodia
Phnom Penh, 14 March 2013 – The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 21 NGOs members, is pleased that the Court of Appeal today ruled to release Mam Sonando, KanSovann and Touch Ream; however, CHRAC cannot welcome this decision as they remain convicted on a number of spurious charges, which should have been dropped altogether.
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“Civil Society Expresses Regret of the Recent Death of the Accused, Ieng Sary, Along the Way to Justice”
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 21 NGOs members, deeply regret to learn the death of one of the ECCC’s accused, Mr. Ieng Sary, at age of 87 due to his poor health at Cambodia-Soviet Friendship Hospital in the morning of 14th March 2013.
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Termination of the Proceedings Against the Accused Ieng Sary
Pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Cambodian Code of Criminal Procedure, the Accused IENG Sary’s death extinguishes the criminal action against him before the ECCC. At the ECCC, pursuant to International Rule 23bis (6), death also extinguishes any civil action.
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Cambodia: Journalist’s Release from Prison a Step in the Right Direction
A Cambodian court’s decision to overturn anti-state convictions and a two-decade prison sentence against a prominent journalist is a positive step for freedom of expression in the country, Amnesty International said.
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Appeal Court Orders Release of Mam Sonando, Kan Sovann and Touch Ream
March 14, 2013 - We, the undersigned civil society groups, welcome the Court of Appeal’s long-overdue decision today to release independent radio station owner Mam Sonando and his two co-appellants, Touch Ream and Kan Sovann, but caution that a long road remains to rehabilitate Cambodia’s democracy ahead of National Assembly elections in July.
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“Civil Society Expresses Regret of the Recent Death of the Accused, Ieng Sary, Along the Way to Justice”
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 21 NGOs members, deeply regret to learn the death of one of the ECCC’s accused, Mr. Ieng Sary, at age of 87 due to his poor health at Cambodia-Soviet Friendship Hospital in the morning of 14th March 2013.
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Termination of the Proceedings Against the Accused Ieng Sary
Pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Cambodian Code of Criminal Procedure, the Accused IENG Sary’s death extinguishes the criminal action against him before the ECCC. At the ECCC, pursuant to International Rule 23bis (6), death also extinguishes any civil action.
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Cambodia: Journalist’s Release from Prison a Step in the Right Direction
A Cambodian court’s decision to overturn anti-state convictions and a two-decade prison sentence against a prominent journalist is a positive step for freedom of expression in the country, Amnesty International said.
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Cambodia: Journalist’s Release from Prison a Step in the Right Direction
A Cambodian court’s decision to overturn anti-state convictions and a two-decade prison sentence against a prominent journalist is a positive step for freedom of expression in the country, Amnesty International said.
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