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Cambodia: Free Journalist from Two-Decade Prison Sentence
The Cambodian authorities must free prisoner of conscience and government critic Mam Sonando, Amnesty International said ahead of his appeal hearing tomorrow in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh.The 71-year-old was sentenced to 20 years in prison on 1 October 2012 for anti-state offences including instigating “insurrection”.
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With Mam Sonando’s Court of Appeal Hearing Imminent, CCHR Releases a Legal Analysis of his Charging and Sentencing in the Court of First Instance Hearing in October 2012
On 1 October 2012 71-year-old journalist and human rights defender Mam Sonando was found guilty of instigating an insurrection in Pro Ma village, Kratie province – the site of a land conflict and forced eviction.
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Summary of the Legal Analysis of the Charging and Sentencing of Cambodian Journalist and Human Rights Defender Mam Sonando (Criminal Case Number 2207)
On 1 October 2012 Mam Sonando (the “Defendant”), owner of Beehive Radio and President of a well-‐known non-‐governmental organization (“NGO”) called the Democrat Association, was found guilty of six charges (the “Charges”) under the Penal Code 2009 (the “Penal Code”) after a four-‐day trial at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court from 11 to 14 September 2012 inclusive (the “Trial”).
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UN Report Highlights Abuse as ‘Drug Treatment’
(Geneva) –A United Nations report about torture and other abuses in healthcare settings points to the need for donors to withdraw funds to compulsory drug detention centers, Human Rights Watch and Harm Reduction International said today.
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With Mam Sonando’s Court of Appeal Hearing Imminent, CCHR Releases a Legal Analysis of his Charging and Sentencing in the Court of First Instance Hearing in October 2012
On 1 October 2012 71-year-old journalist and human rights defender Mam Sonando was found guilty of instigating an insurrection in Pro Ma village, Kratie province – the site of a land conflict and forced eviction.
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With Mam Sonando’s Court of Appeal Hearing Imminent, CCHR Releases a Legal Analysis of his Charging and Sentencing in the Court of First Instance Hearing in October 2012
On 1 October 2012 71-year-old journalist and human rights defender Mam Sonando was found guilty of instigating an insurrection in Pro Ma village, Kratie province – the site of a land conflict and forced eviction.
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Land Dispute Victims Threaten Suicide
In an announcement issued on 27 February 2013 to the Koh Kong Provincial Governor, nine villagers have expressed their intention to commit suicide in front of the Supreme Court if a case involving land claimed by the Heng Huy Agriculture Group Co. Ltd is decided against them.
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Land Dispute Victims Threaten Suicide
In an announcement issued on 27 February 2013 to the Koh Kong Provincial Governor, nine villagers have expressed their intention to commit suicide in front of the Supreme Court if a case involving land claimed by the Heng Huy Agriculture Group Co. Ltd is decided against them.
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Land Dispute Victims Threaten Suicide
In an announcement issued on 27 February 2013 to the Koh Kong Provincial Governor, nine villagers have expressed their intention to commit suicide in front of the Supreme Court if a case involving land claimed by the Heng Huy Agriculture Group Co. Ltd is decided against them.
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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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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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