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More Than 200 Montagnards Now in Phnom Penh, UN Says
The number of Montagnard asylum seekers in Phnom Penh has doubled over the past two months with the U.N. saying Thursday that there are now more than 200 in the capital, but the government’s refugee department again denied knowledge of the group.
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Vanishing act: Immunity is often ethereal
As evening fell yesterday, Hong Sok Hour, a senator in the Sam Rainsy Party, was in hiding but still protected under the Cambodian constitution’s rules on immunity. It’s a status few believe will last. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Hun Sen had called for Sok Hour’s arrest on the grounds he committed treason by posting “fake” treaties related to the Cambodia-Vietnam border and an accompanying video to social media site Facebook. But despite no arrest taking place yesterday and the postponement of a senatorial meeting on the issue, all signs point to the Senate, a body dominated by the ruling Cambodia People’s Party, moving quickly to strip Sok Hour’s immunity.
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PM Orders Senator’s Arrest Over Facebook Post
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday ordered the arrest of opposition senator Hong Sok Hour for “treason” over a fake treaty the senator posted to Facebook that purported to show Heng Samrin, as Cambodia’s head of state in 1979, pledging to dissolve the border between Cambodia and Vietnam.
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King’s Signature Brings Much Criticized NGO Law Into Force
King Norodom Sihamoni signed the NGO law on Wednesday, according to a government official, bringing into effect a piece of legislation that has been internationally rebuked as a serious threat to free speech and association.
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King signs law on NGOs
The much-disputed Law on Associations and Non-governmental Organisations (LANGO) has passed its final, and almost entirely ceremonial hurdle, as King Norodom Sihamoni yesterday signed a Royal Proclamation passing the legislation into law. The signing came a day after the law was approved by the Constitutional Council, which rejected a challenge by the opposition that the legislation breached the Kingdom’s charter. According to government spokesman Phay Siphan, the law will now be forwarded to the Council of Ministers and the country’s ministries in order to be put into effect.
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Thailand Confirms Arrests But Not Shootings
Responding to reports that four Cambodian loggers were shot and killed after sneaking across the border in search of rosewood last week, Thailand confirmed the arrests of two Cambodians but made no mention of any shootings, according to a border official.
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NGO law nears finish line
The Constitutional Council yesterday approved the controversial draft NGO law, rejecting a challenge by the opposition that the legislation breached the Kingdom’s charter. The council’s green light – delivered yesterday afternoon – means the signature of the King, often viewed as a rubber stamp, is all that is needed before the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Associations (LANGO) is promulgated. The decision came only hours after the nine-member council, controlled by a ruling party majority, heard arguments against the legislation by Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmakers led by Son Chhay.
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Amnesty sets stance on sex work
Human rights NGO Amnesty International on Tuesday voted to adopt a policy to “protect the human rights of sex workers”, notably putting forward suggestions to decriminalise the consensual sex trade while safeguarding sex workers from possible exploitation. “Our global movement paved the way for adopting a policy for the protection of the human rights of sex workers which will help shape Amnesty International’s future work on this important issue,” Salil Shetty, secretary general of Amnesty International, said in a statement.
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Election Body Set to Form New Administration
A sub-decree regulating the internal functioning of the new National Election Committee was signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday, paving the way for the election body to select new administrative officials and begin organizing itself for elections scheduled for 2017 and 2018.
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Cambodia’s Draconian NGO Law Receives Final Approval
Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni signed the draft Law on Associations and Non-governmental Organisations (LANGO) last night, on the same day the Constitutional Council declared the legislation constitutional. “This draconian law is a real threat to Cambodia’s civil society. The international community must continue its efforts to challenge it, and monitor potentially abusive enforcement,” says Brittis Edman, Southeast Asia Programme Director at Civil Rights Defenders. Before yesterday’s session to review the legality of the LANGO, two leading Cambodian human rights groups publicly called on the Constitutional Council to reject the law “on the basis of numerous provisions that violate Cambodian citizens’ constitutional rights and freedoms.” The NGOs highlighted at least 11 articles in the LANGO that appear to be inconsistent with the Cambodian Constitution and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which Cambodia has ratified.
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Court Questions District Police Chief, Student in Rape Case
The Kompong Chhnang Provincial Court on Tuesday questioned a district police chief over allegations that he raped a high school student in his office last month but did not charge the official, who has been suspended pending investigations by the court and National Police.
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Constitutional Council of Cambodia declares the constitutionality of NGOs Law
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald)--The Constitutional Council of Cambodia (CCC) announced the constitutionality of Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), according to the CCC’s resolutions yesterday. The resolution was made in a CCC’s plenary session, said the CCC, underlining that this is the final decisions and this is not subject to any appeal.
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NEC member warns of delays
As the National Election Commission makes preparations ahead of the 2017 elections, a member has aired worry that necessary test drives for a new, computerised voter registration system may be delayed due to unsecured funding. The European Union is slated to spend $11.3 million over the next three years to help with the Kingdom’s elections, and Japan is assisting in digitising voter lists. But NEC member Hang Puthea yesterday expressed concern that the sluggish pace of getting memorandums of understanding in place may push back crucial test trials ahead of the elections.
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Council Rules NGO Law Constitutional
The Constitutional Council of Cambodia on Wednesday deemed new legislation regulating the country’s non-governmental organizations to be in full compliance with the Constitution, rejecting all arguments—from the U.N. down to the NGOs themselves—that it flies in the face of the highest law of the land.
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Cambodia unions warn of strikes as factories indicate no wage raise
Aug 12 Cambodia's garment factories have indicated they will reject demands for an increase in the minimum wage next year, angering unions and risking upheaval in a crucial economic sector for years dogged by unrest. A survey distributed among members of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC), which represents the country's more than 500 factories, showed 63 percent of members want no raise and 26 percent support only marginal increases of $1-$5. It comes ahead of talks next month between the government, factories and unions to address demands for a sharp increase from the current monthly $128 minimum to $177 in 2016. A final decision will be made in October.
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Garment Factories Vote to Freeze Minimum Wage
A majority of members of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia, which represents the country’s more than 500 exporting garment factories, have voted against any raise to their workers’ minimum wage next year.
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Union slams protest verdict
In a verdict denounced as unfair by their union leader, and pointedly compared to the same court’s kid-gloves handling of former Bavet town governor Chhouk Bandith, four union officials have been sentenced to 13 months in Svay Rieng provincial prison for blocking a road at a protest last year. The four officials, all from the Collective Union of Movement of Workers (CUMW), were also fined 3 million riel ($735) each but have not been sent to prison yet, according to Pav Sina, president of the CUMW.
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Ministry Warns of Punishment For Political Activity at Schools
The Ministry of Education has issued a directive banning political activism or association at academic institutions, saying it will fine or shut down universities, post-secondary schools and student organizations that have engaged in or promoted political activity.
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Surge seen in crimes against children
The Child Protection Unit (CPU) has seen a surge in cases of serious crimes against children in recent weeks, though the NGO says that partly reflects their expanded presence in Cambodia and improved reporting practices. Forty-four rapes of children as young as four years old were reported between July 1 and August 10 – an average of more than one per day.
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Tycoon’s Son Gets 4 Months in Slapping Case
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court suspended eight months of the one-year sentence it handed down Tuesday to Duong Udomchorvin, who was arrested in April for slapping the son of timber magnate Try Pheap at a tattoo parlor, a court official said.
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