• Trial Monitoring Database

    • Released Date: 16-Oct-2013

    On 16 October 2013, TMP held a radio talk show introducing "Trial Monitoring Database" that was released on 26 September 2013. To date, the Database contains data collected from 1,722 trials in Phnom Penh Court, 505 trials in the Kandal Province Cour...

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  • Handbook on Pre-trial and Trial Procedure in the Cambodian Courts

    • Released Date: 11-Sep-2013

    On 11 September 2013, TMP held a radio show presenting the ‘Handbook on pre-trial and trial procedure in the Cambodian courts’ that was released by the project on 26 August 2013, seeking to provide an easy-to-understand overview of the requirements o...

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  • The Use of Pre-Trial Detention in Cambodian Courts

    • Released Date: 14-Aug-2013

    On 14 August 2013, TMP held a radio show addressing the use of pre-trial detention in Cambodian courts. As a general principle laid out in both domestic and international law, the accused person shall retain his or her liberty until proven guilty. Pr...

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  • Presumption of Innocence

    • Released Date: 10-Jul-2013

    This TMP radio talk show debates on the issue of presumption of Innocence, which is a fundamental principle and a right of all accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty and convicted in accordance with the law and by an impartial and compet...

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  • Placing the Charged Person Under Judicial Supervision

    • Released Date: 05-Jun-2013

    Under Cambodian law, there is a presumption that a person accused of a criminal offense will retain his or her liberty. However, the project’s findings have shown that pre-trial detention is imposed in nearly all cases in Cambodia. Yet, as provided b...

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  • Juvenile Justice Upheld by the Court of Cambodia

    • Released Date: 15-Feb-2013

    Juveniles who are accused of having committed a criminal offense are entitled to all the fair trial rights that apply to adults, as well as additional protections in recognition of their age, maturity, andintellectual development. Articles 31 and 48 ...

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  • The Right of Presumption of Innocence

    • Released Date: 07-Sep-2012

    This radio talk show debates on the right of every accused to be presumed innocence until his or her guilty was found in compliance with the law and by an impartial and competent court. This right is recognized by both the Cambodian and international...

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  • CCHR’s Trial Monitoring Project

    • Released Date: 10-Feb-2012

    The Trial Monitoring Project (“TMP”) monitors criminal trials in Cambodia – mostly at the Phnom Penh Capital Court of First Instance, Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court, Ratanakiri Provincial Court and the Kandal Provincial Court - in order to assess ...

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