• International Human Rights Day

    International Human Rights Day

    On December 10 2005 during the international Human Rights Day, there was a banner displayed at my booth, which I was not known to me in its whole wording.

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  • Release on Bail of the Remaining Four Detainees
  • Joint Statement on the Arrests of Human Rights Activists

    Joint Statement on the Arrests of Human Rights Activists

    We, under-signed members of Cambodian NGOs and civil society, deeply regret the arrest and detention of Cambodia Center for Human Rights president Kem Sokha, Community Legal Education Center director Yeng Virak, and Cambodian Center for Human Rights deputy president Pa Nguon Teang, on charges of defamation.

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  • Cambodia: Hun Sen Systematically Silences Critics
  •  Advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights

    Advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights

    During his first mission to Cambodia as Special Representative, from 28 November to 5 December 2005, Yash Ghai gave particular attention to the Constitution of Cambodia, the justice sector and the rule of law, and to freedoms of association, assembly and expression. He found a deteriorating environment for democratic participation and practice. The frequent use of lawsuits brought by the Government through the courts to counter dissent and opposition has made it increasingly difficult for opposition-party politicians, trade unions, journalists, civil society and human rights organizations to express their views or to function freely. At the time of finalizing this report, well known public figures and activists were either unable to return to Cambodia, or were in prison awaiting trial, charged variously with defamation, disinformation and incitement.

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  •  Advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights

    Advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights

    During his first mission to Cambodia as Special Representative, from 28 November to 5 December 2005, Yash Ghai gave particular attention to the Constitution of Cambodia, the justice sector and the rule of law, and to freedoms of association, assembly and expression. He found a deteriorating environment for democratic participation and practice. The frequent use of lawsuits brought by the Government through the courts to counter dissent and opposition has made it increasingly difficult for opposition-party politicians, trade unions, journalists, civil society and human rights organizations to express their views or to function freely. At the time of finalizing this report, well known public figures and activists were either unable to return to Cambodia, or were in prison awaiting trial, charged variously with defamation, disinformation and incitement.

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  •  Advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights

    Advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights

    During his first mission to Cambodia as Special Representative, from 28 November to 5 December 2005, Yash Ghai gave particular attention to the Constitution of Cambodia, the justice sector and the rule of law, and to freedoms of association, assembly and expression. He found a deteriorating environment for democratic participation and practice. The frequent use of lawsuits brought by the Government through the courts to counter dissent and opposition has made it increasingly difficult for opposition-party politicians, trade unions, journalists, civil society and human rights organizations to express their views or to function freely. At the time of finalizing this report, well known public figures and activists were either unable to return to Cambodia, or were in prison awaiting trial, charged variously with defamation, disinformation and incitement.

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  •  Advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights

    Advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights

    During his first mission to Cambodia as Special Representative, from 28 November to 5 December 2005, Yash Ghai gave particular attention to the Constitution of Cambodia, the justice sector and the rule of law, and to freedoms of association, assembly and expression. He found a deteriorating environment for democratic participation and practice. The frequent use of lawsuits brought by the Government through the courts to counter dissent and opposition has made it increasingly difficult for opposition-party politicians, trade unions, journalists, civil society and human rights organizations to express their views or to function freely. At the time of finalizing this report, well known public figures and activists were either unable to return to Cambodia, or were in prison awaiting trial, charged variously with defamation, disinformation and incitement.

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  • Cambodian Government Arrests Human Right Activists

    Cambodian Government Arrests Human Right Activists

    The Cambodian government strikes again against human right activists by arresting Cambodian Center for Human Rights president Mr Kem Sokha and Mr Yeng Virak

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  • Concern About the Use Of "Defamation Complaint" filed against political critics

    Concern About the Use Of "Defamation Complaint" filed against political critics

    The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 NGOs, is deeply concerned on resulting effects to democratic process and freedom of expression in Cambodia after seeing a series of government critics successively charged with criminal defamation under Article 63 of the 1992 UNTAC Criminal law.

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  • Continuation of Lawsuit Against  Sam Rainsy

    Continuation of Lawsuit Against Sam Rainsy

    While the in absentia trial against the Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy is to be continued on the 22 of December

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  • CCHR

    CCHR

    The Cambodian Government must stop using the courts as a way to silence its critics.

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