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Recent Developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia November 2011
THE EXTRAORDINARY CHAMBERS IN THE COURTS OF CAMBODIA faces an unprecedented crisis of confidence, due to allegations of judicial misconduct. The crisis can only be addressed through an independent inquiry by the UN. This report examines the recent events leading to the current crisis, establishes the legal basis for an inquiry, and offers recommendations for action by the UN, the Royal Government of Cambodia, and donors to the court.
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World Report 2011: Cambodia
The Cambodian government increased its repression of freedoms of expression, assembly, and association in 2010, tightening the space for civil society to operate.
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"They Deceived Us at Every Step"
This report documents Cambodian domestic workers’ experiences during recruitment, work abroad, and upon their return home. It is based on 80 interviews with migrant domestic workers, their families, government officials, nongovernmental organizations, and recruitment agents. The report highlights the numerous obstacles that prevent mistreated women and girls from obtaining justice and redress in both Cambodia and Malaysia.
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They Deceived Us at Every Step
Demand for Cambodian domestic workers has sharply increased in Malaysia since 2009, when the Indonesian government responded to several high-profile abuse cases by imposing a moratorium on its nationals working as domestic workers there. Recruitment agencies immediately turned to workers from Cambodia to fill the shortage. Large cash advances to impoverished families, wages that greatly exceed what can be earned in villages, and the promise of work in a home rather than a sweatshop or brothel, are attractive incentives. And there are Cambodian women who have positive employment experiences in Malaysia and whose earnings contribute significantly to family income.
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They Deceived Us at Every Step
This report documents Cambodian domestic workers’ experiences during recruitment, work abroad, and upon their return home. It is based on 80 interviews with migrant domestic workers, their families, government officials, nongovernmental organizations, and recruitment agents. The report highlights the numerous obstacles that prevent mistreated women and girls from obtaining justice and redress in both Cambodia and Malaysia.
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Cambodia’s Legislative Assault on Freedom of Expression
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has undertaken an effort to curtail freedom of expression, assembly and association through several new pieces of restrictive legislation. Recent reports have recognized this trend, and described numerous problematic provisions in the new laws. An analysis of each new law or draft law in isolation, however, does not fully reveal the alarming extent of the government’s growing control of expressive activities.
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The Delusion of Progress: Cambodia’s Legislative Assault on Freedom of Expression
Five Cambodian laws proposed or enacted since 2008 include dangerously vague or oppressive provisions that undermine freedom of expression, according to a new report from LICADHO. This report analyzes provisions in five laws that improperly restrict - or threaten to restrict - fundamental expressive freedoms: the new Penal Code, the Anti-Corruption Law, the Law on Associations and NGOs (LANGO), the Law on Peaceful Assembly (the Demonstrations Law), and the Law on Unions of Enterprises (the Trade Union Law). The report also offers dozens of examples of how the laws have been misapplied and abused in the past year.
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Criminal Complaint
Pursuant to Article 6 of the code of Criminal Procedure of the kingdom of Cambodia(’CCP’), the Complainants-defence counsel at Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia(’ECCC’)- hereby submit this criminal complaint to the Office of The royal procecutor of the Municipal Court of Phnom Penh( the ’ORP’).
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Statistical Analysis on Land Disputes in Cambodia 2010
In Cambodia, land grabbing is characterized by disputes over land between the rich and powerful, on one hand, and the poorer and weaker people, on the other, [and] has been a very serious issue over recent years3. LDs are a critical issue for Cambodia at present. LDs are caused by a number of factors, including infrastructure development projects in urban and rural areas (including Economic land - and other Concessions) which are being implemented by national as well as international companies and International Financial Institutions (IFIs), often with little respect for the rights of these communities who are negatively impacted. This could include a lack of tenure in the form of security for land, and a failure to enforce laws protecting peoples’ rights. LDs have increased dramatically from 2006 before trending downward in 2009.4 In 2006, 20 LDs was erupting. This number rose to 28 new cases in 2007 and 48 in 2008.
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Research Report on Hazardous Child Labor in Subsistence Agruculture Sector
About 64% of respondents were females and most (79%) were married. Mean ages of males was at 44 years while that of females’ was at 42 years. The average household size was at 6. In terms of education, half of respondents reached primary levels while 32% had none.
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CCHR Briefing Book on the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations
This Briefing Book discusses the threat posed to civil society and democratic space in Cambodia in light of recent actions by agencies of the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) and the controversial draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (“LANGO”).
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Losing Your Home, Assessing the Impact of Eviction
The practice of forcibly evicting people from their homes and settlements is a growing global phenomenon and represents a crude violation of one of the most elementary principles of the right to adequate housing as defined in the Habitat Agenda and international instruments. This report is the first research of its kind; it maps out existing eviction impact assessment methodologies globally. While many good practices exist in localized situations, and while some tools have been appropriated to suit the specific needs and contexts, this is the first time such practices been pulled together into a single report. The report is an important step towards understanding the tools and approaches that are required to create a solid evidence base of the actual and potential losses of forced evictions and thus promoting viable alternative policies and approaches.
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