• Fair Trial Manual (Published by Amnesty International)

    • Released Date: 10-Apr-2014
    • Publication: Others
    Fair Trial Manual (Published by Amnesty International)
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    This Manual seeks to provide a practical guide to the relevant human rights standards for anyone involved in examining how well a criminal trial or a justice system meets international standards of fairness. It is intended for the use of trial observers and others assessing the fairness of an individual case, as well as for anyone seeking to evaluate the extent to which a country’s criminal justice system guarantees respect for international standards of fair trial. It may also serve as a guide for law makers, judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers or as a training tool.

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  • Guidance Notes for CCHR Appeal Court Monitoring Checklist

    • Released Date: 29-Jan-2014
    • Publication: Others
    Guidance Notes for CCHR Appeal Court Monitoring Checklist
    Detail

    This checklist guidance is guidance’’only and should not be constructed as definitive. Its purpose is to explain the’’meaning and purpose of each question.The use of examples has been limited to avoid’’confusion. It is not possible to provide definitive guidance and examples to’’cover every potential relevant development during a hearing. (This Guidance is available in English version)

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  • Key Trial Monitoring Statistics: January to June 2012

    • Released Date: 29-Jan-2014
    • Publication: Leaflet
    Key Trial Monitoring Statistics: January to June 2012
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    This leaflet illustrates the important statistical information gathered by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights ("CCHR") Trial Monitoring Project from January to June in 2012. Key Trial Monitoring Statistic was​ recording at Phnom Penh Court of First Instance, ​Banteay Meanchey Provicial Court of First Instance and Ratanakkiri Provicial Court of First Instance. (This leaflet is available only English version)

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  • Fact Sheet: Applicability of International Human Rights Law in Cambodia

    • Released Date: 09-Jan-2014
    • Publication: Newsletter
    Fact Sheet: Applicability of International Human Rights Law in Cambodia
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    The Royal Government of Cambodia (the “RGC”) is obliged to respect a number of norms under international human rights law. It must comply with norms of Jus Cogens and customary international law and it is bound by international treaties and conventions it has ratified.

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  • Fact Sheet: Hierarchy of Laws in Cambodia

    • Released Date: 09-Jan-2014
    • Publication: Newsletter
    Fact Sheet: Hierarchy of Laws in Cambodia
    Detail

    Domestic legal instruments follow a specific hierarchy that needs to be complied with in order to respect the principle of rule of law. However, there have been instances where the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) bypasses this hierarchy and uses lower legal instruments to regulate fundamental human rights issues.

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  • Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia: Sixth Bi-annual Report

    • Released Date: 04-Dec-2013
    • Publication: Report
    Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia: Sixth Bi-annual Report
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    The Report is an output of the Cambodian Trial Monitoring Project (the “Project”), implemented by CCHR. It presents and analyzes data collected from the monitoring of 354 trials involving 719 individuals accused of criminal offenses at Phnom Penh Capital City Court of First Instance (the “Phnom Penh Court”), Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court of First Instance (the “Banteay Meanchey Court”) and Ratanakiri Provincial Court of First Instance (the “Ratanakiri Court”) between 1 January 2012 and 30 June 2012 (the “Sixth Reporting Period.”) This is the sixth bi-annual report from the Project.

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  • Legal Analysis of the Criminal Case Against Ex-Bavet Governor Chhouk Bandith and Police Chief Sar Chantha Arising from the Shooting of Kaoway Factory Workers on 20 February 2012

    • Released Date: 23-Nov-2013
    • Publication: Report
    Legal Analysis of the Criminal Case Against Ex-Bavet Governor Chhouk Bandith and Police Chief Sar Chantha Arising from the Shooting of Kaoway Factory Workers on 20 February 2012
    Detail

    On 25 June 2013, Chhouk Bandith, ex-Bavet City Governor (the “Defendant”), was found guilty of “causing involuntary bodily harm” (the “Charges”) under Article 236 of the Cambodian Criminal Code 2009 (the “Penal Code”), sentenced in absentia to 18 months imprisonment and ordered to pay a total of 38 million Riels (approximately US$9,500) in compensation.

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  • Poster on the Rights of the Accused (Court of Appeal)

    • Released Date: 21-Oct-2013
    • Publication: Leaflet
    Poster on the Rights of the Accused (Court of Appeal)
    Detail

    The poster on the rights of the accused is informed the main rights of the accused in criminal proceeding in Cambodia judiciary through the domestic law and international instrument. (This document available in Khmer version only).

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  • CCHR Briefing Note - Severance of Proceedings in Case 002 at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia - October 2013 (ENG)

    • Released Date: 14-Oct-2013
    • Publication: Report
    CCHR Briefing Note - Severance of Proceedings in Case 002 at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia - October 2013 (ENG)
    Detail

    This Briefing Note aims at summarizing developments in the long-awaited trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan (“Case 002”) at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (the “ECCC”). This Briefing Note will focus particularly on the decision of the Trial Chamber of the ECCC to split Case 002 into an undetermined number of sub-trials (the “Severance”) and will address the way it impacts the progress of the Khmer Rouge trials and, more generally, the achievement of justice and national reconciliation in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”).

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  • Handbook for Criminal Procedure in Cambodian Courts: Pre-Trial and Trial Procedures

    • Released Date: 26-Aug-2013
    • Publication: Others
    Handbook for Criminal Procedure in Cambodian Courts: Pre-Trial and Trial Procedures
    Detail

    This handbook – “Pre-Trial and Trial Procedures: A Handbook for Criminal Procedure in Cambodian Courts” – is intended to be a user-friendly guide that concisely lays out the key pre-trial and trial procedures and the basic appeal process in Cambodian courts for easy access and understanding by those without formal legal training. Accordingly, the handbook is primarily aimed at members of the public, law students, and new lawyers.

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  • CCHR Briefing Note​ on the Use of Pre-Trial Detention in Cambodian Courts

    • Released Date: 14-Jul-2013
    • Publication: Report
    CCHR Briefing Note​ on the Use of Pre-Trial Detention in Cambodian Courts
    Detail

    This Briefing Note examines the use of pre-trial detention in domestic courts in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”), explores alternatives to pre-trial detention, and offers recommendations for reform to the current pre-trial detention system.

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  • Legal Analysis of the Charging and Sentencing of Cambodian Land Rights Activist Yorm Bopha (Criminal Case Number 1560)

    • Released Date: 02-Jun-2013
    • Publication: Report
    Legal Analysis of the Charging and Sentencing of Cambodian Land Rights Activist Yorm Bopha (Criminal Case Number 1560)
    Detail

    On 27 December 2012, Yorm Bopha (the “Defendant”), land rights activist from the Boeng Kak area of Phnom Penh, was found guilty of “intentional violence with aggravating circumstances” under Article 218 of the Cambodian Criminal Code 2009 (the “Penal Code”) and was sentenced to three years in prison.

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