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Statement by the Spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders in Cambodia
"The High Representative expresses her serious concern over the sentencing of Mr Mom Sonando, head of the Association of Democrats of Cambodia and director of the Beehive radio and his codefendants, Mr Phorn Sreoun, Mr Touch Ream and Mr Kann Sovann, by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on 1 October 2012. This conviction raises severe doubts about the impartiality and independence of the Court.
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Phnom Penh Court Sentences Independent Radio Station Owner to 20 Years
Phnom Penh (Oct. 1, 2012) – We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the Phnom Penh Municipal Court’s shocking conviction of independent radio station owner Mam Sonando today, and the draconian 20-year sentence that he received. At age 70, Sonando is likely to die in prison if he serves his full term.
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Joint Human Rights Defenders/Freedom of Expression Alert: Three Rights Workers and One Journalist Summonsed to Appear at Ratanakkiri Court on Charges of Incitement
On 1 October 2012, Ou Virak, President of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”), Pen Bonnar and Chhay Thy, provincial coordinator and investigator from the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (“ADHOC”), and Radio Free Asia (“RFA”) reporter, Sok Ratha, aka Ratha Visal, were summonsed by the deputy prosecutor at Ratanakkiri Provincial Court to appear for questioning on charges of incitement to commit a crime.
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Joint Human Rights Defenders/Freedom of Expression Alert: Three Rights Workers and One Journalist Summonsed to Appear at Ratanakkiri Court on Charges of Incitement
On 1 October 2012, Ou Virak, President of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”), Pen Bonnar and Chhay Thy, provincial coordinator and investigator from the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (“ADHOC”), and Radio Free Asia (“RFA”) reporter, Sok Ratha, aka Ratha Visal, were summonsed by the deputy prosecutor at Ratanakkiri Provincial Court to appear for questioning on charges of incitement to commit a crime.
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CCHR Media Comment : Contempt Shown for The Universal Declaration of Human Rights as Andong Community Faces its Second Forced Eviction Without Compensation
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR“) expresses its grave concerns regarding the forced evictions of nineteen families in Andong village near Phnom Penh, scheduled for 3 October 2012, as was reported in a recent article1 in Open Development Cambodia.
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CCHR Media Comment : Contempt Shown for The Universal Declaration of Human Rights as Andong Community Faces its Second Forced Eviction Without Compensation
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR“) expresses its grave concerns regarding the forced evictions of nineteen families in Andong village near Phnom Penh, scheduled for 3 October 2012, as was reported in a recent article1 in Open Development Cambodia.
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Statement by the Spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders in Cambodia
"The High Representative expresses her serious concern over the sentencing of Mr Mom Sonando, head of the Association of Democrats of Cambodia and director of the Beehive radio and his codefendants, Mr Phorn Sreoun, Mr Touch Ream and Mr Kann Sovann, by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on 1 October 2012. This conviction raises severe doubts about the impartiality and independence of the Court.
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CCHR Media Comment : Contempt Shown for The Universal Declaration of Human Rights as Andong Community Faces its Second Forced Eviction Without Compensation
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR“) expresses its grave concerns regarding the forced evictions of nineteen families in Andong village near Phnom Penh, scheduled for 3 October 2012, as was reported in a recent article1 in Open Development Cambodia.
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Conviction of Mam Sonando
We are deeply concerned by the conviction and harsh sentence of Mam Sonando, a Cambodian independent broadcaster. Today the Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced him to 20 years in prison for alleged insurrection. A number of observers in Cambodia have noted that the charges against him appear to have been politically-motivated, based on his frequent criticism of the government.
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Statement by the Spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders in Cambodia
"The High Representative expresses her serious concern over the sentencing of Mr Mom Sonando, head of the Association of Democrats of Cambodia and director of the Beehive radio and his codefendants, Mr Phorn Sreoun, Mr Touch Ream and Mr Kann Sovann, by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on 1 October 2012. This conviction raises severe doubts about the impartiality and independence of the Court.
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CCHR Media Comment : Contempt Shown for The Universal Declaration of Human Rights as Andong Community Faces its Second Forced Eviction Without Compensation
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR“) expresses its grave concerns regarding the forced evictions of nineteen families in Andong village near Phnom Penh, scheduled for 3 October 2012, as was reported in a recent article1 in Open Development Cambodia.
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Cambodia: Baseless Conviction of Government Critic Reflects Shrinking Space for Free Speech
The shocking and baseless conviction of government critic Mam Sonando reflects the deteriorating situation of freedom of expression in Cambodia, Amnesty International said today, after the Phnom Penh Municipal Court found Mam Sonando guilty of anti-state offences including instigating “insurrection” and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.
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