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LICADHO Condemns the Arrests of La Peang Demonstrators
LICADHO condemns the violent dispersal of more then 50 villagers from La Peang community who had begun their 60km-long peaceful march from Kampong Chhnang provice to Phnom Penh, calling for a resolution to their long-standing land dispute. Amid the violent dispersal, three villagers - including the husband of the main La Peang community representative Um Sophy - were arrested and sent to the provincial court.
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UN human rights expert hails political breakthrough, calls for promised reforms
Following the announcement today of the agreement reached between the two main political parties in Cambodia and the subsequent release of the opposition party members arrested during the past week, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi
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IPU welcomes release of Cambodian MPs and political agreement between government and opposition
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has welcomed the release of seven Cambodian opposition MPs arrested last week on insurrection charges over their alleged role in a violent protest in Phnom Penh on 15 July. Nevertheless, IPU reiterates its call to the Cambodian authorities to fully respect due process and drop all charges against the MPs immediately unless strong evidence is produced. According to IPU sources, the parliamentarians have been freed on bail and are still facing an eventual court hearing.
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Seven Opposition MPs Detained Amid Ongoing Restrictions on Peaceful Assembly
ថ្ងៃ១៨ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៤ - The Cambodian government must release all seven Members of Parliament (MPs) and one official of Cambodia’s main opposition party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), and immediately lift the ban on public gatherings of more than 10 people, FIDH and its member organizations the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) and the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) said today.
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Cambodia: Drop Cases Against Opposition Politicians
(New York) – Cambodian authorities should drop trumped-up charges against six leading opposition politicians and immediately and unconditionally release them, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 16, 2014, a Phnom Penh court charged elected members of parliament of the Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) with insurrection, intentional violence, and obstructing government officials
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ក្រុមសង្គមស៊ីវិល ថ្កោលទោសការចោទប្រកាន់ដោយមិនមានមូលដ្ឋានច្បាប់ និងអំពាវនាវឲ្យបញ្ឈប់អំពើហិង្សា និងការគាបសង្កត់
យើងខ្ញុំ ជាក្រុមអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល មានការសោកស្តាយយ៉ាងខ្លាំងចំពោះការចោទប្រកាន់ដោយគ្មានមូលដ្ឋានច្បាស់លាស់លើតំណាងរាស្រ្តជាប់ឆ្នោតទាំងប្រាំពីរនាក់ និងសកម្មជនម្នាក់របស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ កាលពីម្សិលមិញ។ យើងខ្ញុំសូមអំពាវនាវ ស្នើសុំឲ្យមានការដោះលែងជាបន្ទាន់ និងឥតលក្ខខណ្ឌ ហើយព្រមទាំងធ្វើការទម្លាក់រាល់បទចោទប្រកាន់ទាំងអស់។
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Civil Society Groups Condemn Baseless Charges and Call for an End to Violence and Repression
July 17, 2014 - We the undersigned civil society groups condemn the unfounded charges against seven Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) MPs-elect and one CNRP grassroots leader. We call for their immediate and unconditional release and for all charges to be dropped.
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ការដោះលែងបេក្ខជនជាប់ឆ្នោតតំណាងរាស្ត្រសំដែងមតិនៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
ក្រុមអង្គការសង្គមសីុវិល មានការខកចិត្តនិងសោកស្តាយយ៉ាងខ្លាំងចំពោះព្រីត្តិការណ៏ប្រទូស្តរ៉ាយគ្នា កាលពីព្រឺកថ្ងែទី១៥ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៤ វេលាម៉ោង៩ព្រឹករវាងប្រជាពលរដ្ធម្ចាស់ឆ្នោត បេក្ខជនតំណាងរាស្ត្រជាប់ឆ្នោត ដែលចង់បញ្ចេញមតិធ្វើកូដកម្មដោយសន្តិសុខខណ្ឌដូនពេញនៅចំណុចស្ពាននាគ នឹងទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ នៃរាជធានីភ្នំពេញដែលជាកន្លែងបញ្ចេញមតិរបស់ម្ចាស់ឆ្នោត។
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CCHR calls for the immediate and unconditional release of opposition leaders and for an end to violence
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (“CNRP”) leaders currently detained in pre-trial detention and for an end to violence. Today, nine leaders of the CNRP were charged with Article 459 (Leading insurrectional movement), Article 495 (Incitement to commit a felony), and Articles 28 and 218 (Instigation to commit acts of violence) of the Cambodian Criminal Code. The charges were brought against Mu Sochua, Ho Vann, Men Sothavrin, Keo Phirum, Real Khemrin, Oeu Narith, Khin Roeun, Nut Rumduol, and Long Ry. The first six of them have already been arrested and are currently in pre-trial detention. Additional charges have also been filed against two “unidentified” individuals. The speed with which charges were brought and the fact that all the people arrested are high-ranking C
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UN rights expert urges Cambodia to lift protest ban and appeals for calm amidst violence
GENEVA (16 July 2014) – In the wake of alarming reports of violence following opposition protests in Phnom Penh yesterday, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, urged all sides to immediately exercise utmost calm and restraint, and reiterated his call for an end to the official ban on demonstrations.
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