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Supreme Court Must Free YORM BOPHA
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) has been paying close attention to the case of land and housing rights activist Mrs. Yorm Bopha, who was arrested by the Phnom Penh Municipal Police on 04 September 2012.
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Justice for Journalists - Vigil to End Impunity Against Journalists in Cambodia
We, the undersigned organizations, are organizing a vigil starting at 5:30 PM at the Olympic Stadium on November 21st, 2013 to ask for justice for the 11 journalists who died in Cambodia in the past 20 years.
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CCHR Highlights Cases of Impunity in Cambodia Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is highlighting ongoing cases of impunity in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”) ahead of the International Day to End Impunity on23 November 2013. Rampant impunity severely impacts the development of democracy and human rights in Cambodia.
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Cambodia: Global Call to Release Yorm Bopha Ahead of Supreme Court Appeal
Cambodia must free housing rights activist Yorm Bopha, Amnesty International said as it launched a worldwide campaign for her release just days before the country’s Supreme Court hears her final appeal on 22 November.
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Cambodia: Japan’s Premier Should Seek Election Inquiry
(Tokyo) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should publicly call for an independent, internationally assisted investigation into election irregularities in Cambodia when he meets with Prime Minister Hun Sen, Human Rights Watch said in a letter today.
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Letter to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Visit to Cambodia
We write to you regarding your upcoming official visit to Cambodia and meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen, the leader of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP).
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Coca-Cola: We Salute Your Pledge and now We Await Your Actions to Make Your Suppliers Respect Human Rights
(Phnom Penh, November 12, 2013) - We commend the Coca-Cola Company for its recent pledge of “zero tolerance for land grabbing” in its supply chain. This is a bold and unprecedented commitment by one of the world’s biggest sugar buyers. It has the potential to be truly transformational in reforming a sector that is deeply implicated in land grabbing and environmental destruction.
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One Dead, Seven Injured Amid Violent Clashes in SL Garment Workers Strike
November 12, 2013 – Earlier this morning, a violent clash between striking garment workers and armed forces, followed by two additional clashes between the growing number of armed forces and a crowd of citizens, resulted in the death of one bystander and at least seven injured in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district.
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CHRAC Demands Investigation into Violent Crackdown Against SL-Garment Factory Workers
Phnom Penh, 12 November 2013 – The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) – a coalition of 21 NGOs working in the field of the promotion Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law in the Kingdom of Cambodia– deplores the excessive use of force by the authorities this morning
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CCHR deplores the use of live ammunition by security forces as today’s SL Garment Factory protests turned violent
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) strongly condemns the violent turn of events during today’s – 12 November 2013 – protest by hundreds of garment workers from the SL Garment Factory, which produces garments for the Gap and H&M. Strikes and protests at the SL Garment Factory have been ongoing since early August, with workers asking for a wage increase, the reinstatement of meal breaks and the removal of military police hired by the factory as security guards, demands which have remained unanswered by the factory’s management. The protestors today were attempting to march to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house near the Independence Monument in central Phnom Penh, but were stopped by security forces in the capital’s Meanchey district, where the factory is located.
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