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KRT Trial Monitor C002 – Issue 55 (25 & 29 March 2013)
On 25 March, in the first hearing after Ieng Sary passed away on 14 March 2013 and the subsequent termination of the proceedings against him, the Trial Chamber heard the joint testimony of two court-appointed medical experts regarding the medical assessment of Nuon Chea.
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Politics in the Kingdom: Increasing Female Representation
While measurable progress with regards to women’s rights has been achieved in the Cambodia recent history, women are still discriminated against and underrepresented in a number of areas, including education, the formal business sector, and politics.
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KRT Trial Monitor C002 – Issue 54 (4 March 2013)
In an unexpected turn of events, during what was scheduled to be the weeklong hearing of Expert Witness Philip Short, the staff of the ECCC’s Interpretation and Translation Unit (ITU) announced a work boycott. They explained that they would not provide interpretation until they are paid salaries for the months of December 2012, January 2013, and February 2013.
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The Court Report March 2013
The March Court Report begins with stories on the recently endorsed budget for 2013 and related financial topics. The latest issue also discusses the Supreme Court Chamber’s decision on the severance of Case 002 and the Co-Investigating Judges’ announcement on the status of Case 003.
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The Politics and Ethics of Land Concessions in Rural Cambodia
Cambodia is endowed with relatively abundant natural resources. Arable land per capita is among the highest in Asia (World Bank 2010). Yet the distribution of these resources has become increasingly unequal in recent years. The United Nations Capital Development Fund estimated that in 2010 as much as 30 % of Cambodia’s land was owned by only 1 % of the population (UNCDF 2010).
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Democracy, Elections, and Reform in Cambodia
Governance in a democratic parliamentary system is guided by the principle of separation and limitations of powers. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is legally obliged to implement governance procedures which comply to the principle of separation of powers as stipulated in the Cambodian constitution of 1993 in the Articles 51, 128 and 130: ‘Power shall be separated between the legislative power, the executive power and the judicial power’ (Article 51).
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KRT Trial Monitor C002 – Issue 53 (18-21 February 2013)
On 8 February 2013, the Supreme Court Chamber (SCC) rendered a decision declaring the Severance of Case 002 invalid. To comply with the SCC decision, and to guide the Trial Chamber in formulating a decision on how to further proceed in Case 002, the Trial Chamber devoted this week to hearing the Parties’ responses to the questions it posted in Memoranda dated 12 February and 19 February.
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Land Reform
This Briefing Note provides an overview and analysis of how the Kingdom of Cambodia’s (“Cambodia”) recent history has adversely affected the development of land ownership and registration; discusses the structural, legal and societal causes behind the dispossession of land and how the Royal Government of Cambodia (the “RGC”) has both failed to safeguard human rights and actively violated those rights through violence and oppression; and offers recommendations aimed at addressing these issues.
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Summary of the Legal Analysis of the Charging and Sentencing of Cambodian Journalist and Human Rights Defender Mam Sonando (Criminal Case Number 2207)
On 1 October 2012 Mam Sonando (the “Defendant”), owner of Beehive Radio and President of a well-‐known non-‐governmental organization (“NGO”) called the Democrat Association, was found guilty of six charges (the “Charges”) under the Penal Code 2009 (the “Penal Code”) after a four-‐day trial at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court from 11 to 14 September 2012 inclusive (the “Trial”).
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UN Report Highlights Abuse as ‘Drug Treatment’
(Geneva) –A United Nations report about torture and other abuses in healthcare settings points to the need for donors to withdraw funds to compulsory drug detention centers, Human Rights Watch and Harm Reduction International said today.
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Recommendations of the Consultant’s Report, “Monitoring of Population Resettlement in Cambodia’s Railway Rehabilitation Project: Current Status, Strengths, Weaknesses, and Recommendations”
This review argues (and documents) that at present, the single most dangerous risk in resettlement is the loss of house-plot lands. For some families, this risk is immediate and—in the absence of effective counter-risk measures—will rapidly aggravate for many other families.
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