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3 indigenous communities to receive communal land titles
Three indigenous villages comprising 329 families in the northeast region of Cambodia have been granted communal land titles by the Royal Government, the first to be issued in the country. In a joint ceremony on 14 December 2011 in Rattanakiri province, community members of Le En village in Teun commune, Koun Mom district and La L’eun Kraen village in Ou Chum commune, Ou Chum district, received their certificates of collective land title for 1,454 hectares and 920 hectares, respectively.
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CCHR condemns Royal Pardon and premature release of convicted pedophiles
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) condemns the premature release from prison of three convicted pedophiles. On 27 December, 2011, it was reported in the Phnom Penh Post (“Anger over pedophile pardons”), that in addition to the pardon and release of Russian Alexander Trofimov and German Alexander Watrin, a third pedophile, Dutch national Rene Paul Martin Aubel, sentenced to 10 years for sex crimes against six boys in 2005, was released from prison on 23 December, 2011 after receiving a royal pardon.
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CCHR condemns Royal Pardon and premature release of convicted pedophiles
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) condemns the premature release from prison of three convicted pedophiles. On 27 December, 2011, it was reported in the Phnom Penh Post (“Anger over pedophile pardons”), that in addition to the pardon and release of Russian Alexander Trofimov and German Alexander Watrin, a third pedophile, Dutch national Rene Paul Martin Aubel, sentenced to 10 years for sex crimes against six boys in 2005, was released from prison on 23 December, 2011 after receiving a royal pardon.
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CCHR condemns Royal Pardon and premature release of convicted pedophiles
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) condemns the premature release from prison of three convicted pedophiles. On 27 December, 2011, it was reported in the Phnom Penh Post (“Anger over pedophile pardons”), that in addition to the pardon and release of Russian Alexander Trofimov and German Alexander Watrin, a third pedophile, Dutch national Rene Paul Martin Aubel, sentenced to 10 years for sex crimes against six boys in 2005, was released from prison on 23 December, 2011 after receiving a royal pardon.
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CCHR condemns Royal Pardon and premature release of convicted pedophiles
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) condemns the premature release from prison of three convicted pedophiles. On 27 December, 2011, it was reported in the Phnom Penh Post (“Anger over pedophile pardons”), that in addition to the pardon and release of Russian Alexander Trofimov and German Alexander Watrin, a third pedophile, Dutch national Rene Paul Martin Aubel, sentenced to 10 years for sex crimes against six boys in 2005, was released from prison on 23 December, 2011 after receiving a royal pardon.
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SEAPA Statement: Cambodian draft law on NGOs should be revised to ensure rights are protected
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) appeals to the Royal Government of Cambodia to make a sincere and serious effort to revise the current draft Law of Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations (LANGO) in line with the international treaties to facilitate, not to obstruct, the civil society’s meaningful and constructive participation in building the country’s participatory democracy and fostering a sound social and economic development.
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SEAPA Statement: Cambodian draft law on NGOs should be revised to ensure rights are protected
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) appeals to the Royal Government of Cambodia to make a sincere and serious effort to revise the current draft Law of Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations (LANGO) in line with the international treaties to facilitate, not to obstruct, the civil society’s meaningful and constructive participation in building the country’s participatory democracy and fostering a sound social and economic development.
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SEAPA Statement: Cambodian draft law on NGOs should be revised to ensure rights are protected
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) appeals to the Royal Government of Cambodia to make a sincere and serious effort to revise the current draft Law of Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations (LANGO) in line with the international treaties to facilitate, not to obstruct, the civil society’s meaningful and constructive participation in building the country’s participatory democracy and fostering a sound social and economic development.
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SEAPA Statement: Cambodian draft law on NGOs should be revised to ensure rights are protected
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) appeals to the Royal Government of Cambodia to make a sincere and serious effort to revise the current draft Law of Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations (LANGO) in line with the international treaties to facilitate, not to obstruct, the civil society’s meaningful and constructive participation in building the country’s participatory democracy and fostering a sound social and economic development.
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Cambodia: Revise or Abandon Draft NGO Law - Donors Should Insist on Protections for Civil Society
(Bangkok, December 22, 2011) – Donors, who provide approximately half of Cambodia’s national budget, should make clear to the Cambodian government that the fourth draft of the Law on Associations and NGOs (LANGO) must be revised to protect civil society or be withdrawn, a group of concerned international human rights organizations said today. Any revisions should involve meaningful consultation with civil society organizations and aim to support their activities instead of creating a legal framework allowing for arbitrary closure of organizations or the denial of registration.
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Cambodia: Revise or Abandon Draft NGO Law - Donors Should Insist on Protections for Civil Society
(Bangkok, December 22, 2011) – Donors, who provide approximately half of Cambodia’s national budget, should make clear to the Cambodian government that the fourth draft of the Law on Associations and NGOs (LANGO) must be revised to protect civil society or be withdrawn, a group of concerned international human rights organizations said today. Any revisions should involve meaningful consultation with civil society organizations and aim to support their activities instead of creating a legal framework allowing for arbitrary closure of organizations or the denial of registration.
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Cambodia: Revise or Abandon Draft NGO Law - Donors Should Insist on Protections for Civil Society
(Bangkok, December 22, 2011) – Donors, who provide approximately half of Cambodia’s national budget, should make clear to the Cambodian government that the fourth draft of the Law on Associations and NGOs (LANGO) must be revised to protect civil society or be withdrawn, a group of concerned international human rights organizations said today. Any revisions should involve meaningful consultation with civil society organizations and aim to support their activities instead of creating a legal framework allowing for arbitrary closure of organizations or the denial of registration.
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