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Cambodia: The Authorities Must Ratify the First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR Now
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) notes that, as a result of encouragement from the international community, the Cambodian government signed the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) on September 27, 2004. This signature is welcomed as a first step, but is meaningless without ratification. The provisions comprised within the First Optional Protocol only become legally binding upon States following ratification.
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Cambodia: Restrictive Law on Demonstrations Will Further Consolidate Dictatorial Rule
The latest draft of Cambodia’s law on peaceful demonstrations is so restrictive, that if adopted, the Cambodian people will be unable to exercise their rights to demonstrate and express their opinion at all. This law is the latest move by the government to institutionalise restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly (see AS-038-2006 for further discussion). Such restrictions are detrimental to genuine democracy and human rights
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Cambodia: Government Should Remove Obstacles to Freedom of Expression
In violation of their rights fo freedom to expression, the Kampuchea Krom community, on March 6, 2006 was denied permission to demostrate against the arrival of Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in Cambodia. The community is an association of indigenous people of Vietnam now living in Cambodia as Cambodian citizen. The right to freedom of expression has been denied by the Cambodian authorities since 2003, when a mob attacked the Royal Thai embassy and Thai businesses in the capital, Phnom Penh. The attack was sparked by reports of derisive remarks made by a Thai actress about Cambodias ancient temple of Angkor Wat.
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Cambodia: Effective Measures Must be Taken to Stop Massive Land Grabbing
Although a group of villagers--members of an indigenous community--in Cambodia’s northeastern province of Rattanakiri were told by local authorities that their lands were reserved for development, around 10 years later no development has yet taken place. Instead, without without informing the villagers, the authorities conceded the land to a businessman.
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CHRAC Welcomes the Announcement to Decriminalize Defamation
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a colaition of 18 local NGOs, welcomes and supports the announcement to review decriminalization defamation in the draft Penal Code by the head of the Royal Government in Kandal province on 14 February 2006 further to public appeals made by civil society including CHRAC members.
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AFEC Welcomes Intention of the Prime Minister to Decriminalize Defamation and Calls for the Withdrawal of the Actual Draft New Law on Defamation
AFEC strongly welcomes the intention of Prime Minister to decriminalize defamation in the Cambodia law.
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AFEC Calls to End All Criminal Defamation Cases
AFEC a coalition of 27 member organization, would like t express its deepest gratitude to all individuals, local and international NGOs, embassies, governments and international institutions who joined the recent struggle for freedom of Expression in Cambodia.
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Joint Letter on Arbitrary Detention of Opposition Member Cheam Channy
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a membership-based regional organization holding a consultative status with the UN ECOSOC, and in accord with its Cambodian member organizations ADHOC and LICADHO, welcomes the resolution of IPU on Mr. Cheam Channy, Member of National Assembly of Cambodia, adopted on October 19, 2005. However, we would like to express our deep concerns and draw your attention to continuing human rights violations of Members of Parliament of Cambodia and to comment on the IPU Resolution.
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King of Cambodia Showed Solidarity with Persecuted Civil Rights Activests- AFEC Has Handed Over Petittion with 127, 154 Thumbrints
AFEC expresses its gratitude to His Majesty King Norodom Sihamonu for having given a sign of solidarity to the human rights defenders, labor unionists, journalists and politicians that were accused of criminal defamation by the Government of Cambodia.
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