• Statement of the Phnom Penh Workshop on Human Rights and Agribusiness in Southeast Asia: Making the Bali Declaration Effective

    Statement of the Phnom Penh Workshop on Human Rights and Agribusiness in Southeast Asia: Making the Bali Declaration Effective

    The 31 participants of this workshop drawn from Asian National Human Rights Institutions from Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Timor Leste, Myanmar and South Korea and supportive civil society organisations, met in Phnom Penh between the 9th and 11th October 2012, to review national and regional progress with putting into effect the Bali Declaration on Human Rights and Agribusiness, convened by the Indonesian Human Rights Commission Komnas HAM, with the support of Forest Peoples Programme and SawitWatch, and hosted by the Community Legal Education Centre.

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  • Statement of the Phnom Penh Workshop on Human Rights and Agribusiness in Southeast Asia: Making the Bali Declaration Effective

    Statement of the Phnom Penh Workshop on Human Rights and Agribusiness in Southeast Asia: Making the Bali Declaration Effective

    The 31 participants of this workshop drawn from Asian National Human Rights Institutions from Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Timor Leste, Myanmar and South Korea and supportive civil society organisations, met in Phnom Penh between the 9th and 11th October 2012, to review national and regional progress with putting into effect the Bali Declaration on Human Rights and Agribusiness, convened by the Indonesian Human Rights Commission Komnas HAM, with the support of Forest Peoples Programme and SawitWatch, and hosted by the Community Legal Education Centre.

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  • CCHR Says Dropping of Chut Wutty Case is Indicative of Political Interference

    CCHR Says Dropping of Chut Wutty Case is Indicative of Political Interference

    The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is deeply concerned about the decision by the Koh Kong Provincial Court on 4 October 2012 to drop the case to investigate the murder of high-profile environmental activist, Chut Wutty, and deplores the undisguised political interference that lies behind the decision. The court has dismissed the case on the grounds that the alleged perpetrator, In Rattana, is already dead, and is focusing instead upon prosecuting Ran Boroth, who is alleged to have shot In Rattana dead immediately after Chut Wutty was shot.

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  • CCHR Says Dropping of Chut Wutty Case is Indicative of Political Interference

    CCHR Says Dropping of Chut Wutty Case is Indicative of Political Interference

    The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is deeply concerned about the decision by the Koh Kong Provincial Court on 4 October 2012 to drop the case to investigate the murder of high-profile environmental activist, Chut Wutty, and deplores the undisguised political interference that lies behind the decision. The court has dismissed the case on the grounds that the alleged perpetrator, In Rattana, is already dead, and is focusing instead upon prosecuting Ran Boroth, who is alleged to have shot In Rattana dead immediately after Chut Wutty was shot.

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  • CCHR Says Dropping of Chut Wutty Case is Indicative of Political Interference

    CCHR Says Dropping of Chut Wutty Case is Indicative of Political Interference

    The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is deeply concerned about the decision by the Koh Kong Provincial Court on 4 October 2012 to drop the case to investigate the murder of high-profile environmental activist, Chut Wutty, and deplores the undisguised political interference that lies behind the decision. The court has dismissed the case on the grounds that the alleged perpetrator, In Rattana, is already dead, and is focusing instead upon prosecuting Ran Boroth, who is alleged to have shot In Rattana dead immediately after Chut Wutty was shot.

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  • CCHR Says Dropping of Chut Wutty Case is Indicative of Political Interference

    CCHR Says Dropping of Chut Wutty Case is Indicative of Political Interference

    The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is deeply concerned about the decision by the Koh Kong Provincial Court on 4 October 2012 to drop the case to investigate the murder of high-profile environmental activist, Chut Wutty, and deplores the undisguised political interference that lies behind the decision. The court has dismissed the case on the grounds that the alleged perpetrator, In Rattana, is already dead, and is focusing instead upon prosecuting Ran Boroth, who is alleged to have shot In Rattana dead immediately after Chut Wutty was shot.

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  • CCHR President Ou Virak Will Face Questions at Ratanakiri Court on Monday 8 October 2012

    CCHR President Ou Virak Will Face Questions at Ratanakiri Court on Monday 8 October 2012

    Ou Virak, President of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”), has confirmed that he will face questions at the Ratanakiri Provincial Court in Banlung City, Ratanakiri province, on the morning of Monday 8 October 2012. He was originally summonsed to appear on Thursday 18 October 2012, but due to a prior commitment to attend a conference held by the World Movement for Democracy in Lima, Peru, on 14-17 October 2012, entitled “Democracy for All: Ensuring Political, Economic and Social Inclusion” ­– he requested that the summons be brought forwards, which the Ratanakiri Provincial Court has kindly agreed to.

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  • Cambodia: The Case Against Mam Sonando Must Undergo a Fair Retrial

    Cambodia: The Case Against Mam Sonando Must Undergo a Fair Retrial

    The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) and Media Defence Southeast Asia (MD-SEA) are gravely alarmed by the 20-year prison sentence imposed on Mr. Mam Sonando, 70, and owner and director of an independent radio station in Phnom Penh. We believe Mam Sonando is the victim of a grave injustice arising from his consistent opposition to the ruling party, as well as independent broadcasting of social and political issues plaguing the country through his radio station, Beehive (105 mhz. FM).

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  • CCHR President Ou Virak Will Face Questions at Ratanakiri Court on Monday 8 October 2012

    CCHR President Ou Virak Will Face Questions at Ratanakiri Court on Monday 8 October 2012

    Ou Virak, President of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”), has confirmed that he will face questions at the Ratanakiri Provincial Court in Banlung City, Ratanakiri province, on the morning of Monday 8 October 2012. He was originally summonsed to appear on Thursday 18 October 2012, but due to a prior commitment to attend a conference held by the World Movement for Democracy in Lima, Peru, on 14-17 October 2012, entitled “Democracy for All: Ensuring Political, Economic and Social Inclusion” ­– he requested that the summons be brought forwards, which the Ratanakiri Provincial Court has kindly agreed to.

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  • Cambodia: The Case Against Mam Sonando Must Undergo a Fair Retrial

    Cambodia: The Case Against Mam Sonando Must Undergo a Fair Retrial

    The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) and Media Defence Southeast Asia (MD-SEA) are gravely alarmed by the 20-year prison sentence imposed on Mr. Mam Sonando, 70, and owner and director of an independent radio station in Phnom Penh. We believe Mam Sonando is the victim of a grave injustice arising from his consistent opposition to the ruling party, as well as independent broadcasting of social and political issues plaguing the country through his radio station, Beehive (105 mhz. FM).

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  • Cambodia: The Case Against Mam Sonando Must Undergo a Fair Retrial

    Cambodia: The Case Against Mam Sonando Must Undergo a Fair Retrial

    The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) and Media Defence Southeast Asia (MD-SEA) are gravely alarmed by the 20-year prison sentence imposed on Mr. Mam Sonando, 70, and owner and director of an independent radio station in Phnom Penh. We believe Mam Sonando is the victim of a grave injustice arising from his consistent opposition to the ruling party, as well as independent broadcasting of social and political issues plaguing the country through his radio station, Beehive (105 mhz. FM).

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  • Cambodia: The Case Against Mam Sonando Must Undergo a Fair Retrial

    Cambodia: The Case Against Mam Sonando Must Undergo a Fair Retrial

    The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) and Media Defence Southeast Asia (MD-SEA) are gravely alarmed by the 20-year prison sentence imposed on Mr. Mam Sonando, 70, and owner and director of an independent radio station in Phnom Penh. We believe Mam Sonando is the victim of a grave injustice arising from his consistent opposition to the ruling party, as well as independent broadcasting of social and political issues plaguing the country through his radio station, Beehive (105 mhz. FM).

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