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STATEMENT: The Court of Appeal Should Grant Bail to Mam Sonando
Phnom Penh, 13 December 2012 — The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) urges the Court of Appeal to grant a bail request made by the lawyer of Mam Sonando at a hearing scheduled for Friday 14 December 2012. Mam Sonando – the owner of independent Beehive Radio and head of the Democrats Association – was arrested in July and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on 1 October 2012, on charges that were widely perceived to be politically motivated.
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CCHR highlights new legislation in China to prohibit land grabs and calls for Cambodia to do the same
Cambodia’s longstanding ally, China, is to press ahead with legislation aimed at preventing controversial and abusive land seizures in a bid to quell growing social unrest, reported The Cambodia Daily (‘China Tackles Land Grabs, a Key Source of Rural Anger’, p.22 The Cambodia Daily, 7 December 2012).
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New Cirlcular Aims to Shut Down Internet Cafes in Cambodia
December 13, 2012 - The government has issued a new circular (Khmer copy available here) ordering the closure of all Internet cafes within a 500 meter radius of schools and educational institutions – an order that, if implemented, would amount to a near-complete ban on such businesses in central Phnom Penh.
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Preparations Being Made for Deportation of 165,000 Cambodian Workers in Thailand
According to reports of a meeting between officials from Thailand and Cambodia the Thai Ministry of Labor confirmed preparations were underway to urgently deport 165,000 Cambodian migrant workers who have not completed the National Verification Process prior to December 14, 2012.
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STATEMENT: New Summons for Chan Soveth; ADHOC Reiterates that He Has Done Nothing Wrong
Phnom Penh, 11 December 2012 — The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) expresses its deepest concerns over the new summons issued by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on 30 November 2012. Mr. Chan Soveth, one of ADHOC’s most senior investigators, is summonsed to appear before Investigating Judge Chhe Virak on 24 December at 2:30pm. He is accused of “providing assistance to the perpetrator” of a crime, an offense punishable by one to three years in prison pursuant to article 544 of the Cambodian Criminal Code.
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STATEMENT: New Summons for Chan Soveth; ADHOC Reiterates that He Has Done Nothing Wrong
Phnom Penh, 11 December 2012 — The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) expresses its deepest concerns over the new summons issued by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on 30 November 2012. Mr. Chan Soveth, one of ADHOC’s most senior investigators, is summonsed to appear before Investigating Judge Chhe Virak on 24 December at 2:30pm. He is accused of “providing assistance to the perpetrator” of a crime, an offense punishable by one to three years in prison pursuant to article 544 of the Cambodian Criminal Code.
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STATEMENT: New Summons for Chan Soveth; ADHOC Reiterates that He Has Done Nothing Wrong
Phnom Penh, 11 December 2012 — The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) expresses its deepest concerns over the new summons issued by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on 30 November 2012. Mr. Chan Soveth, one of ADHOC’s most senior investigators, is summonsed to appear before Investigating Judge Chhe Virak on 24 December at 2:30pm. He is accused of “providing assistance to the perpetrator” of a crime, an offense punishable by one to three years in prison pursuant to article 544 of the Cambodian Criminal Code.
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Preparations Being Made for Deportation of 165,000 Cambodian Workers in Thailand
According to reports of a meeting between officials from Thailand and Cambodia the Thai Ministry of Labor confirmed preparations were underway to urgently deport 165,000 Cambodian migrant workers who have not completed the National Verification Process prior to December 14, 2012.
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STATEMENT: New Summons for Chan Soveth; ADHOC Reiterates that He Has Done Nothing Wrong
Phnom Penh, 11 December 2012 — The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) expresses its deepest concerns over the new summons issued by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on 30 November 2012. Mr. Chan Soveth, one of ADHOC’s most senior investigators, is summonsed to appear before Investigating Judge Chhe Virak on 24 December at 2:30pm. He is accused of “providing assistance to the perpetrator” of a crime, an offense punishable by one to three years in prison pursuant to article 544 of the Cambodian Criminal Code.
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Preparations Being Made for Deportation of 165,000 Cambodian Workers in Thailand
According to reports of a meeting between officials from Thailand and Cambodia the Thai Ministry of Labor confirmed preparations were underway to urgently deport 165,000 Cambodian migrant workers who have not completed the National Verification Process prior to December 14, 2012.
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Preparations Being Made for Deportation of 165,000 Cambodian Workers in Thailand
According to reports of a meeting between officials from Thailand and Cambodia the Thai Ministry of Labor confirmed preparations were underway to urgently deport 165,000 Cambodian migrant workers who have not completed the National Verification Process prior to December 14, 2012.
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LICADHO Marks International Human Rights Day with Report, Visits to Imprisoned HRDs
December 9, 2012 - The climate for human rights defenders (HRDs) in Cambodia has soured dramatically since 2009, creating the country’s worst human rights environment in more than a decade, according to a new report from LICADHO.
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