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UN in Montagnard talks
The United Nations’ refugee agency met this week with representatives of the Cambodian and Vietnamese governments to “discuss solutions” to the recent influx of Montagnard asylum seekers, with repatriation touted as a possible answer, the Post has learned. Vivian Tan, regional spokeswoman for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said the meeting, which took place on Monday, was aimed at finding a resolution “in line with international standards and agreeable to all parties”.
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Cambodian Court Upholds Jail Sentence of Suspect in Reporter’s Murder
At the time, Suon Chan’s death prompted local rights group The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) to issue a statement calling the incident “yet another affront to freedom of expression, and in particular to freedom of the press.” It said journalists in Cambodia “are regularly targeted for their work and where a culture of impunity for these crimes reigns.”
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American Man Convicted Over Child-Sex Trips to Cambodia
A Cambodian-American man was convicted by a U.S. federal jury in Alaska on Monday of attempting to travel to Cambodia to have sex with underage girls, U.S. media reported. The U.S. district court found Jason Jayavarman, 45, of Anchorage, guilty of one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of attempted travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, according to the website of KTVA 11 News in Alaska.
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Petition passed on: Workers seek firing, rehirings
About 40 representatives of some 700 strikers from a Phnom Penh garment factory that allegedly fired scores of workers two weeks ago delivered a petition to staff at Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cabinet yesterday, demanding their reinstatement.
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Tribunal's treatment of cases 003, 004 draws int’l scorn
A justice group has slammed the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal for “turning a blind eye” to government interference and failing to disclose details surrounding authorities’ refusal to arrest Case 003 and 004 suspects Meas Muth and Im Chaem.
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Koh Kong families given 60 days to move
Dozens of families in Koh Kong’s Kiri Sakor district that have refused to give up their land to a Chinese resort developer have been ordered by a provincial court prosecutor to abandon their homes within 60 days. Provincial prosecutor Srey Makny issued a notice on March 4 saying that a February court verdict ordering the families to destroy their houses and vacate the land must be obeyed.
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Ukrainian Politician Sought for Rape in Cambodia
A Ukrainian member of parliament and former television executive is being sought by Cambodian authorities for allegedly raping a minor in Phnom Penh in 2011 and has been placed on Interpol’s list of most-wanted criminals. Mykola Kniazhytsky, 46—who was elected to parliament as a member of the People’s Front party in November and previously served as CEO of Ukraine’s TVi channel—is “wanted by the judicial authorities of Cambodia for prosecution/to serve a sentence” on charges of rape, according to Interpol’s website.
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Acid attack claims life
A 20-year-old woman who suffered serious burns earlier this month after being doused with acid passed away on Saturday, marking the first reported acid-attack fatality in Cambodia since 2012. On March 6, security guard Meas Vanny was walking from her rented room to begin a shift at Por Sen Chey district’s Ho Hsin Tai shoe factory, when 40-year-old Sroeun Nann approached her on a motorbike and asked her where she worked.
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US First Lady Says Education Gives Girls a Voice
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama left Cambodia on Sunday following the first-ever visit to the country by the wife of a sitting U.S. president, during which she called for greater freedom and equality in education and for the empowerment of young women
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Villagers, mining firm settle land dispute
Villagers in Ratanakkiri province’s O’Yadav district have accepted compensation offers from an Indian company seeking a licence to mine gold in the area. In a meeting yesterday with representatives of Mesco Gold, 18 affected villagers accepted compensation offers from the company of at least $1,500 per hectare of land, according to Chhay Thy, provincial coordinator for local rights group Adhoc.
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Senate set to pass laws on elections
Cambodia's Senate is expected to rubber-stamp two controversial pieces of election legislation that passed without debate at the National Assembly last week, clearing the way for the King’s signature and their official status as law. The laws have been heavily criticised by civil society for language banning the “insulting” of political parties or candidates by NGOs, a move they see as an attempt to muzzle free political speech, and a shortening of the window for campaigning.
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Five Monks Summoned to Court Over Pagoda Attack
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has summoned five monks from the city’s restive Samakki Raingsey pagoda for questioning over a complaint filed last month by a fellow monk who accused them of violently attacking him.
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Military Police at Large After Firing at Truckers
Authorities in Prey Veng province are searching for a group of rogue military police officers who shot at, tied up and beat two local truckers who drove through a pair of checkpoints without stopping while transporting a load of rice along National Road 11 on Thursday night, officials said Sunday.
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Military police accused of 'excessive' force at traffic stop
National military police are launching an investigation into units in Tbong Khmum and Prey Veng provinces, following an incident in which authorities shot at, arrested and allegedly tortured two men transporting rice along National Road 11, military police spokesman Kheng Tito said yesterday.
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“Like oxygen for democracyâ€: What does free expression mean to you?
Sorn Ramana, a 29-year-old project coordinator at the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, says the campaign is important, as it will counter an opaque legislative process. “The drafting process is not transparent, there’s no meaningful consultation,” she says. Civil society groups received a leaked version of the cybercrime law in April 2014, but the government announced it had “scrapped” the drafted law in December. Ramana expressed concerns, however, that the most repressive elements of the law could still be adopted “without us knowing about it” through a sub-decree, the equivalent of an executive order in the US.
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Police Investigate Murder of Vietnamese Girl in Svay Rieng
Cambodian and Vietnamese police are investigating the suspected murder and kidnapping of an 8-year-old Vietnamese schoolgirl who was found dead in Svay Rieng province last week after going missing on her way to school in Ho Chi Minh City in January, a Cambodian official said Sunday
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Acid attack claims life
A 20-year-old woman who suffered serious burns earlier this month after being doused with acid passed away on Saturday, marking the first reported acid-attack fatality in Cambodia since 2012. On March 6, security guard Meas Vanny was walking from her rented room to begin a shift at Por Sen Chey district’s Ho Hsin Tai shoe factory, when 40-year-old Sroeun Nann approached her on a motorbike and asked her where she worked.
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Villagers Mark Six Years Since Violent Eviction
Some 200 monks, villagers and land rights activists came together in Siem Reap province’s Chi Kreng district on Saturday to mark the six-year anniversary of the day that police opened fire on a group of farmers protesting their impending eviction. Four men were injured in the March 22, 2009, shooting, while 12 villagers were arrested and jailed after the protest for various offenses. Those who shot the farmers were never apprehended or brought to justice.
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Police unit formed for child murders
Police are searching for suspects in the kidnap and murder of an 8-year-old Vietnamese girl whose decomposing body was discovered in Svay Rieng province last week. Keung Khhorn, provincial chief of police, said the authorities believe the girl was killed in Vietnam and her body dumped on the Cambodian side of the border after the child’s mother could not come up with a $300 ransom.
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Cambodia: Stop Blocking Justice for Khmer Rouge Crimes
(New York) – The Cambodian government should act on charges issued against criminal suspects by an international judge at the Khmer Rouge tribunal, or the United Nations should withdraw its participation from the court and international donors should end their funding, Human Rights Watch said today.
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