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Free Child Helpline Services Expand to 24 Hours
Child Helpline Cambodia extends its free 1280 helpline services’ opening hours from 13.5 to 24 hours today. The extension will meet the demand for access to emotional support services overnight, when many children and youth are in a better position to contact phone counsellors to discuss problems. Additionally, many problems occur late at night and children and youth require assistance.
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Appeals Court Concludes Hearing for Former Bavet Governor; Verdict Due March 4
The appeal hearing for former Bavet city governor Chhouk Bandith, which began on Feb. 27, concluded yesterday after a full day of testimony from witnesses.
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Cambodian Authorities Tell Citizens to Remove the Mam Sonando Justice Calendar from Their Homes
On 27 February 2013, the district President of the Democratic Association in Kampong Siem district, Mr. Sia Sophon informed the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) that a member of the Democrat Association in Krala commune, Mr. Thim Chhoun, who was participating in the CCHR Justice Calendar Campaign by displaying the Mam Sonando Justice Calendar (the “Calendar”) outside his home, was threatened by the authorities and told that he must remove the Calendar.
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Statement by the Co-Investigating Judges Regarding Case 003
The National Co-Investigating Judge would like to stress that he will continue to take procedural measures as provided in the Internal Rules at the appropriate time. However he will also consider other submissions by the Co-Prosecutors that might be made within three months starting from 7 February 2013.
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Statement by the Co-Investigating Judges Regarding Case 003
The National Co-Investigating Judge would like to stress that he will continue to take procedural measures as provided in the Internal Rules at the appropriate time. However he will also consider other submissions by the Co-Prosecutors that might be made within three months starting from 7 February 2013.
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Statement by the Co-Investigating Judges Regarding Case 003
The National Co-Investigating Judge would like to stress that he will continue to take procedural measures as provided in the Internal Rules at the appropriate time. However he will also consider other submissions by the Co-Prosecutors that might be made within three months starting from 7 February 2013.
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Walmart and H&M: Kingsland Workers will Commence Hunger Strike
The Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) would like to express its concern for the health and well-being of workers at Kingsland Garment Cambodia Ltd. Yesterday, workers issued a letter to Walmart and H&M representatives informing that they will commence a hunger strike on Thursday, 28 February, 2013.
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Appeals Court Hears Case for Reinstating Charges Against Former Bavet Governor
Former Bavet city governor Chhouk Bandith appeared at the Court of Appeals in Phnom Penh today for a hearing examining an investigating judge’s decision in December to drop criminal charges against him.
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Bridge Forum Between Citizen Journalists and Local Media Operators
Cambodian citizen journalists and local media operators will meet in a bridge forum which will be conducted for a full day on Wednesday 27th February, 2013 at the Department of Media and Communication (DMC). The bridge forum aims to connect citizen journalists and radio stations across Cambodia.
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Appeals Court Hears Case for Reinstating Charges Against Former Bavet Governor
Former Bavet city governor Chhouk Bandith appeared at the Court of Appeals in Phnom Penh today for a hearing examining an investigating judge’s decision in December to drop criminal charges against him.
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Walmart and H&M: Kingsland Workers will Commence Hunger Strike
The Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) would like to express its concern for the health and well-being of workers at Kingsland Garment Cambodia Ltd. Yesterday, workers issued a letter to Walmart and H&M representatives informing that they will commence a hunger strike on Thursday, 28 February, 2013.
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MLDI and MD-SEA Submit an Amicus Brief to the Court of Appeal Regarding the Case of Mam Sonando
Media Legal Defence Initiative (“MLDI”) and Media Defence Southeast Asia (“MD-SEA”) – both non-governmental organizations (“NGOs”) committed to assisting journalists and independent media outlets to defend the right to freedom of expression – yesterday submitted a joint Amicus Brief to the Court of Appeal in advance of Mam Sonando’s appeal hearing which begins on 5 March 2013.
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