Issue 3: Fair Trial Analysis: Prison Uniforms and Fair Trial Rights - April 2011

• Released Date: 25-Apr-2011
• Publication: Newsletter

The presumption of innocence is a fundamental right in criminal law that must be present in all cases where an individual is tried for a criminal offence. The presumption of innocence requires that defendants appear before the court in neutral civilian clothing.

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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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Issue 2: Justice for Women: An Analysis of Women’s Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia - March 2011

• Released Date: 15-Mar-2011
• Publication: Newsletter

The CCHR, with the support of the United States Agency for International Development ("USAID") and the East West Management Institute ("EWMI"), established the Trial Monitoring Project in 2009 with the aim of monitoring adherence to fair trial standards to improve the procedures and practices of courts in Cambodia. For female participants in the Cambodian justice system, promoting greater adherence to fair trial rights and principles incorporates a number of key areas.

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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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Issue 1: A Monthly Newsletter on Fair Trial Rights - February 2011

• Released Date: 20-Feb-2011
• Publication: Newsletter

The Cambodian Trial Monitoring 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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Key Trial Monitoring Statistics: January to December 2010

• Released Date: 10-Feb-2011
• Publication: Leaflet

This leaflet illustrates the important statistical information gathered by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights’ (“CCHR”) Trial Monitoring Project in 2010.

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Circular No​ 001 on the Administration and Control of Civil Prisons in the Kingdom of Cambodia (1998)

• Released Date: 04-Oct-2010
• Publication: Others

Circular No001 on the Administration and Control of Civil Prisons in the Kingdom of Cambodia adopted in Phnom Penh on 31 March 2013. (This document is available only in Khmer version)

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Proclamation No 217 on the Administration of Prisons (1998)

• Released Date: 01-Oct-2010
• Publication: Others

The Proclamation No 217 on the Administration of Prisons was enacted for the purpose of providing authority to manage security and order within the prison and prisoners to ensure public security and order in society. (This document is available only in Khmer 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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Law on Aggravating Circumstances for Felonies (2001)

• Released Date: 02-Aug-2010
• Publication: Others

This Law was adopted by the National Assembly on 19 December 2001, during the 7th session, of its 2nd legislature.​This law defines the aggravating circumstances for felonies to reinforcement public security in Cambodia. (This law is available only in Khmer 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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