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Free Child Helpline Services Expand to 24 Hours
Child Helpline Cambodia extends its free 1280 helpline services’ opening hours from 13.5 to 24 hours today. The extension will meet the demand for access to emotional support services overnight, when many children and youth are in a better position to contact phone counsellors to discuss problems. Additionally, many problems occur late at night and children and youth require assistance.
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Appeals Court Concludes Hearing for Former Bavet Governor; Verdict Due March 4
The appeal hearing for former Bavet city governor Chhouk Bandith, which began on Feb. 27, concluded yesterday after a full day of testimony from witnesses.
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Free Child Helpline Services Expand to 24 Hours
Child Helpline Cambodia extends its free 1280 helpline services’ opening hours from 13.5 to 24 hours today. The extension will meet the demand for access to emotional support services overnight, when many children and youth are in a better position to contact phone counsellors to discuss problems. Additionally, many problems occur late at night and children and youth require assistance.
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Implementation of the ECCC Legacies for Domestic Legal and Judicial Reform
On 12 March 2013, the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) and the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia(BAKC) organized a Workshop on “Implementation of the ECCC Legacies for Domestic Legal and Judicial Reform” at Sunway Hotel, Phnom Penh.
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Appeals Court Concludes Hearing for Former Bavet Governor; Verdict Due March 4
The appeal hearing for former Bavet city governor Chhouk Bandith, which began on Feb. 27, concluded yesterday after a full day of testimony from witnesses.
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Cambodian Authorities Tell Citizens to Remove the Mam Sonando Justice Calendar from Their Homes
On 27 February 2013, the district President of the Democratic Association in Kampong Siem district, Mr. Sia Sophon informed the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) that a member of the Democrat Association in Krala commune, Mr. Thim Chhoun, who was participating in the CCHR Justice Calendar Campaign by displaying the Mam Sonando Justice Calendar (the “Calendar”) outside his home, was threatened by the authorities and told that he must remove the Calendar.
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Freedom of Expression
This Briefing Note provides an overview of the situation of freedom of expression in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”) and suggests concrete recommendations for the adequate protection and promotion of the right. Section one provides a concise overview of the right to freedom of expression, as protected under domestic Cambodian and international law, and briefly outlines the measures taken by the Cambodian authorities to restrict the right.promotion of the right.
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Statement by the Co-Investigating Judges Regarding Case 003
The National Co-Investigating Judge would like to stress that he will continue to take procedural measures as provided in the Internal Rules at the appropriate time. However he will also consider other submissions by the Co-Prosecutors that might be made within three months starting from 7 February 2013.
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Statement by the Co-Investigating Judges Regarding Case 003
The National Co-Investigating Judge would like to stress that he will continue to take procedural measures as provided in the Internal Rules at the appropriate time. However he will also consider other submissions by the Co-Prosecutors that might be made within three months starting from 7 February 2013.
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Statement by the Co-Investigating Judges Regarding Case 003
The National Co-Investigating Judge would like to stress that he will continue to take procedural measures as provided in the Internal Rules at the appropriate time. However he will also consider other submissions by the Co-Prosecutors that might be made within three months starting from 7 February 2013.
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OBS Annual Report 2013: Restrictions on Human Rights Defenders’ Access to Funding Bolster Impunity
The Annual Report 2013 of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), provides a global review of the violations of NGOs’ right to funding via various forms of restrictions imposed by States. It provides a detailed picture of this as yet insufficiently studied problem. This analysis is illustrated by concrete cases in 35 countries.
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Walmart and H&M: Kingsland Workers will Commence Hunger Strike
The Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) would like to express its concern for the health and well-being of workers at Kingsland Garment Cambodia Ltd. Yesterday, workers issued a letter to Walmart and H&M representatives informing that they will commence a hunger strike on Thursday, 28 February, 2013.
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