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3rd Cycle of UPR Report on the Access to Justice
- Released Date: 12-Jul-2018
- Publication: Report
Detail Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council of the United Nations Third Universal Periodic Review of the Kingdom of Cambodia on the Access to Justice in Cambodia
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Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia, Monitoring at the Court of Appeal
- Released Date: 19-Jun-2018
- Publication: Report
Detail Today, CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project releases its annual report on “Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia, Monitoring at the Court of Appeal” covering the period of 1 November 2016 to 31 October 2017. It analyzes the data gathered through the daily monitoring of 340 randomly selected criminal cases at the Court of Appeal in Phnom Penh, using a specifically designed trial-monitoring checklist in order to assess adherence to fair trial rights as set out in international and Cambodian law
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The right to understand the nature and cause of the charge
- Released Date: 15-Feb-2018
- Publication: Leaflet
Detail Allows the defendant to properly prepare a defense and give comprehensive instructions to a lawyer
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The right to adequate time and facilities to prepare a defense
- Released Date: 15-Feb-2018
- Publication: Leaflet
Detail This right ensures the defense has adequate time and facilities to prepare a case without discrimination
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The right to be tried without undue delay
- Released Date: 15-Feb-2018
- Publication: Leaflet
Detail This rights limits uncertainty for the person facing criminal charges and, if in case of detention, helps protect their right to liberty
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The right to be tried by an independent and impartial tribunal
- Released Date: 15-Feb-2018
- Publication: Leaflet
Detail A cornerstone of fair trial rights, this right ensures the accused is tried objectively
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Issue3: EXPLANATION OF RIGHTS
- Released Date: 08-Nov-2017
- Publication: Newsletter
Detail The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) has been conducting trial monitoring since 2009, to observe criminal trials in Cambodian courts and to assess their adherence to international and Cambodian fair trial standards. Since March 2013, CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project has been monitoring hearings in the Phnom Penh Appeal Court. This is the third in a series of quarterly newsletters that will analyse the findings of CCHR’s monitoring. The present newsletter focuses on the obligation for the Judges to inform the accused of the charges against him or her, and their duty to explain their right to legal representation or self-defense as well as their right to be silent in order to avoid self-incrimination.
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Issue 2: Quarterly Newsletter on Prisoner Uniform and the Presumption of Innocence
- Released Date: 05-Jun-2017
- Publication: Newsletter
Detail The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) has conducted trial monitoring since 2009 to observe criminal trials in Cambodian courts and to assess their adherence to international and Cambodian fair trial standards. Since March 2013 CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project has been monitoring hearings in the Phnom Penh Appeal Court. This is the second in a series of quarterly newsletters that will analyse the findings of CCHR’s monitoring.This issue focuses on implementation of the right to the presumption of innocence in relation to prisoner uniforms.
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Fact Sheet: Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia
- Released Date: 27-Mar-2017
- Publication: Newsletter
Detail Fair Trial Rights that are enshrined in domestic and international law are not being effectively implemented in Cambodia. The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) calls for the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) and the president of each court at all levels to take urgent action to ensure that these Fair Trial Rights are properly protected under domestic law and are being implemented in practice.
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Issue 1: A Quarterly Newsletter on Rights to a Public Hearing - February 2017
- Released Date: 20-Feb-2017
- Publication: Newsletter
Detail The Fair Trial Rights Project is a project run by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights ("CCHR"). The Project aims to improve the procedures and practices of courts in Cambodia, resulting in greater adherence to fair trial standards.
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X-stand banner on Fair Trial Rights
- Released Date: 01-Jan-2017
- Publication: Leaflet
Detail Fair Trial Rights that are enshrined in domestic and international law. The right to a fair trial is comprised of a number of different individual rights, which encompass the entire legal process, from the initial arrest of the suspect through to the completion of the final appeal.
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Mini Report: Fair Trial Rights at the Court of Appeal 2015
- Released Date: 15-Jul-2015
- Publication: Report
Detail The Project has collected and analyzed data from trial monitoring conducted at the Court of Appeal over one year – between 01 July 2014 and 30 June 2015 - to identify which fair trial rights have been upheld by the Court of Appeal and which are at risk. During this period, the Project monitored 128 cases.
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