Fact Sheet: The Appellate Court of Cambodia

• Released Date: 29-Jun-2012
• Publication: Report

The Appeal Court is a centralized appeal court, located in Phnom Penh, empowered to hear all appeals on questions of law and/or fact in criminal and civil judgments handed down in all first instance courts throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”).

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Legal Analysis of the Charging and Sentencing of 13 Boeung Kak Community Representatives on 24 May 2012

• Released Date: 11-Jun-2012
• Publication: Report

On 24 May 2012, 13 female representatives of the evicted communities at Boeung Kak were charged, tried, sentenced and imprisoned over the course of a single day. 1) The women are: Tep Vanny, Heng Mom, Chheng Leap, Kong Chantha, Tol Sreypov, Phann Chhunreth, Pov Sophea, Soung Sakmai, Chan Navy, Tho Davy, Ngoun Kimleang, Song Sreyleap and Nget Khun. 2) They were charged at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court under Article 504 of the Penal Code 2009 (Aggravating Circumstances (Obstruction of Public Official)) and Article 34 of the Land Law 2001 (Illegal Occupation of Land) (the “Charges”). (This document is available only in English version)

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Fact Sheet: Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Supreme Council of Magistracy (“Law on the SCM”)

• Released Date: 03-Feb-2012
• Publication: Report

The SCM is intended to be an independent body that oversees the judiciary. It has the power to appoint, promote, discipline and dismiss judges. This factsheet provides an overview of CCHR’s key concerns and recommendations relating the Law on the SCM.

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Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia: Third Bi-annual Report

• Released Date: 04-Jan-2012
• Publication: Report

This bi-annual report on fair trial rights in Cambodia (the “Report”) is an output of the Cambodian Trial Monitoring Project (the “Project”), implemented by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”). It presents and analyzes data collected from the monitoring of 585 trials involving 1029 accused at Phnom Penh Capital Court of First Instance (the “Phnom Penh Court”) and Kandal Provincial Court of First Instance (the “Kandal Court”) between July 1 and December 31, 2010 (the “Third Reporting Period”). This is the third bi-annual report from the Project and follows the release of the Project’s first bi-annual report (the “First Bi-annual Report”), in July 2010 and second bi-annual report (the “Second Bi-annual Report”), in March 2011.

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Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia: Second Bi-annual Report

• Released Date: 22-Mar-2011
• Publication: Report

This is the second bi-annual report from the Project and follows the release of the Project’s first bi-annual report(the “First Bi-annual Report”), in July 2010. This report presents data collected from the monitoring of 532 criminal trials at Phnom Penh Capital Court of First Instance (the “Phnom Penh Court”) and Kandal Provincial Court of First Instance (the “Kandal Court”) between January 1 and June 30, 2010 (the “Second Reporting Period”). It also provides analysis of the data, and recommendations to improve adherence to fair trial rights.

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Analysis of the Legal Grounds for Conviction and the Fairness of the Judicial Proceedings in the Criminal Cases Against Sam Rainsy

• Released Date: 22-Feb-2011
• Publication: Report

This legal analysis is written by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights ("CCHR"). This legal analysis considers the charges of (i) incitement to discrimination, (ii) wrongful damage to property, (iii) forgery of a public document, and (iv) disinformation brought against Sam Rainsy (the "Defendant"), leader of the opposition Sam Rainsy Party (the "SRP"), in 2010, which resulted in his conviction on all four charges. (This document is available only in English version)

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Human Trafficking Trials in Cambodia

• Released Date: 10-Aug-2010
• Publication: Report

Chapter 1 of the Report acts as an introduction by providing background to human trafficking and criminal trials in Cambodia. The focus of this chapter is on recent legal developments aimed at increasing the rate of successful prosecutions for human trafficking offenders in Cambodia, including the introduction of the Law on the Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation 2008 (the “LHTSE”). (This document is available only in English version)

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Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia: First Bi-annual Report

• Released Date: 14-Jul-2010
• Publication: Report

This report on ‘Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia’ is an output of the Cambodian Trial Monitoring Project implemented by the CCHR. It presents data collected from the monitoring of 199 trials at Phnom Penh Municipal Court and Kandal Court of First Instance between August 10 and December 31, 2009. It also provides analysis of the data, and recommendations to improve adherence to fair trial rights at the Courts monitored.

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Analysis of the Fairness of the Judicial Process Resulting in the Conviction of Elected Representation Mu Sochua

• Released Date: 13-Jul-2010
• Publication: Report

This paper is written by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR). It provides an analysis of the fairness of the judicial process that culminated in the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Cambodia (the Supreme Court) rejecting the appeal by parliamentarian Mu Sochua against her conviction for defamation handed down by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on August 4, 2009 and upheld by the Appeal Court on October 28, 2009. (This document is available only in English version)

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Legal Analysis: The Case of the Kingdom of Cambodia vs. Mu Sochua

• Released Date: 01-Jun-2010
• Publication: Report

The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of the factual and legal issues relevant to the appeal to the Supreme Court filed by Mu Sochua (the "Applicant") against the decision of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court dated 4 August 2009, and the decision of the Appeal Court dated 28 October 2009. (This document is available only in English version)

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