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Joint Open Letter to Cambodian Officials regarding discriminatory comments made by Phnom Penh Municipality Deputy Police Chief
Today,we the undersigned Cambodian and International Civil Society Members, call for the dismissal of Phnom Penh Deputy Police Chief Phuong Malay based on his unacceptable, facetious and offensive reaction to the lawsuit taken against him for his alleged role in the miscarriage of a female protester who was kicked in the stomach by a member of his police force.
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CAMBODIA: Independent Radio Director and Democrats Association President, Mam Sonando, Is Illegally Arrested on Charges of Secession
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that Mr. Mam Sonando (70) was arrested from his home on 15 July 2012 by the police and was formally charged on the following day by Phnom Penh Municipal Court. The main charges against Mr. Mam Sonando include plotting secessionist movements in Kratie province, inciting people to hold arms against security forces, and interfering in public duty works.
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CCHR Releases Map and Data of Women’s Political Representation in Commune Councils in 2012
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) today – 01 August 2012 – publishes a map and data analysis of women’s political representation in Commune Councils in Cambodia. The results of the Commune/Sangkat Elections, which took place on 3 June 2012, were released on 24 June 2012 by the National Election Committee (“NEC”). The results show that women were elected to 2,038 Commune Council seats around the country, amounting to 17.79% of the total number of seats. A great majority of the women elected, however, were elected to low-ranking positions, with only 4.6% being elected as Commune Chief. Moreover, there are large discrepancies between parties, with some of the smaller parties achieving very low female representation.
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CCHR Releases Map and Data of Women’s Political Representation in Commune Councils in 2012
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) today – 01 August 2012 – publishes a map and data analysis of women’s political representation in Commune Councils in Cambodia. The results of the Commune/Sangkat Elections, which took place on 3 June 2012, were released on 24 June 2012 by the National Election Committee (“NEC”). The results show that women were elected to 2,038 Commune Council seats around the country, amounting to 17.79% of the total number of seats. A great majority of the women elected, however, were elected to low-ranking positions, with only 4.6% being elected as Commune Chief. Moreover, there are large discrepancies between parties, with some of the smaller parties achieving very low female representation.
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CCHR Releases Map and Data of Women’s Political Representation in Commune Councils in 2012
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) today – 01 August 2012 – publishes a map and data analysis of women’s political representation in Commune Councils in Cambodia. The results of the Commune/Sangkat Elections, which took place on 3 June 2012, were released on 24 June 2012 by the National Election Committee (“NEC”). The results show that women were elected to 2,038 Commune Council seats around the country, amounting to 17.79% of the total number of seats. A great majority of the women elected, however, were elected to low-ranking positions, with only 4.6% being elected as Commune Chief. Moreover, there are large discrepancies between parties, with some of the smaller parties achieving very low female representation.
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CCHR Releases Map and Data of Women’s Political Representation in Commune Councils in 2012
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) today – 01 August 2012 – publishes a map and data analysis of women’s political representation in Commune Councils in Cambodia. The results of the Commune/Sangkat Elections, which took place on 3 June 2012, were released on 24 June 2012 by the National Election Committee (“NEC”). The results show that women were elected to 2,038 Commune Council seats around the country, amounting to 17.79% of the total number of seats. A great majority of the women elected, however, were elected to low-ranking positions, with only 4.6% being elected as Commune Chief. Moreover, there are large discrepancies between parties, with some of the smaller parties achieving very low female representation.
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The Secretary-General – Message on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 9 August 2012 In the five years since the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, communities and individuals have been taking advantage of the reach of traditional and new media to tell their story and make their voices heard.
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Southeast Asian Civil Society Groups Highlight Increasing Rights Violations Online, Call for Improvements to Internet Governance Processes in the Region
We, the undersigned civil society delegates from Southeast Asia who attended and participated in the 2012 Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) on 18-20 July 2012 in Tokyo, Japan, make this statement upon the conclusion of the meeting to highlight the concerns that we raised throughout the forum. We engaged in this meeting with the objective of raising human rights concerns in relation to the Internet, particularly on issues of freedom of expression and access to information online, as well as the role of civil society in Internet governance and policymaking. We organised two panel discussions, namely “Internet in Asia: Space for Free Expression and Information” and “Civil Society in Internet Governance/Policymaking” during the 2012 APrIGF. Through these panel discussions, as well as in other sessions that we participated in, we raised the following human rights concerns in relation to the Internet:
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