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CCHR Releases a Briefing Note on the Excessive Use of Force Against Demonstrators in 2013 and Condemns Yesterday’s Violence
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) releases today – 3 January 2014 – a Briefing Note on the excessive use of force by security forces in 2013 in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”). The Briefing Note finds that excessive use of force has been an all too common occurrence in 2013: at least 25 demonstrations were violently repressed, with authorities using electroshock weapons, guns, tear-gas, water cannons, and batons, to beat and disperse protesters.
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Cambodia protest deaths: UN rights expert urges calm and restraint by all sides
GENEVA (3 January 2014 ) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, has reiterated his appeal for calm after military police on Friday opened fire on striking garment workers, reportedly killing at least four people
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Civilians Killed and Injured by Security Forces Amid Civil Unrest in Phnom Penh
January 3, 2014 - LICADHO has confirmed that at least four civilians were shot dead and 21 injured in the worst state violence against civilians to hit Cambodia in fifteen years.
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ADHOC CONDEMNS THE DISPROPORTIONATE USE OF FORCE AGAINST PROTESTERS
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) denounces the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force that was used today by the military police against garment workers demanding their wages be doubled, which resulted in the killing of 5 protesters.
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Cambodia: ILO Urges Dialogue to Resolve Current Dispute in Garment Sector
The ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR is closely following developments in the garment industry in Cambodia, particularly in relation to recent industrial unrest. The current disruption within such an important sector for the Cambodian economy is a cause for significant concern.
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Cambodian Law and Policy Journal
The Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) is pleased to announce Cambodia’s first bi-annual academic journal published in English and Khmer: The Cambodia Law and Policy Journal (CLPJ). DC-Cam strongly believes that empowering Cambodians to make informed demands for change will strengthen the rule of law in Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries. As empowerment for change requires awareness and dialogue, CLPJ’s mission is to promote scholarship and discussion of urgent legal, social, and development issues facing the Southeast Asian region. CLPJ welcomes article submissions on these topics as well as more general discussion and commentary on human rights and transitional justice issues in post-conflict settings.
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UN rights expert appeals for calm amid daily and growing demonstrations in Cambodia
GENEVA (27 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, today reiterated his call for calm and restraint as demonstrations are now taking place daily in Phnom Penh. “Demonstrations such as those of recent days and weeks are a new sight in Cambodia. I am pleased to see that the democratic space has increased to such extent that so many Cambodians feel comfortable to express themselves in the streets without fear of retaliation,” Mr. Subedi said.
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“Women and their Contribution to the Reduction in Use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides to Ensure Food Security and Safety” Banteay Meanchey, 27 December 2013
We would like to call upon all stakeholders to continue to support and to take part in the supervision of imports of agricultural materials, including seeds, fertilizers and pesticides as well as reduction in use of chemicals in order to maintain food security and safety. We would like to make the following suggestions and recommendations:
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IMF Keeps Cambodia’s Corruption in the Shadows
The IMF recognizes that corruption threatens market integrity, distorts competition, and endangers economic development, all while undermining the public’s trust in its government. Yet the IMF chief failed to mention this scourge, even obliquely, during her first visit to the country as head of the IMF. Lagarde emphasized inclusive growth, recognizing the gross inequalities in the country, and encouraged greater investment in education and jobs. But she ignored the misappropriation of state resources that siphons away desperately needed funds for education and other essential government services.
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