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ASEAN Legal and Judicial Cooperation Workshop
In collaboration with the U.S. Government and the Cambodian Ministry of Justice, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat will present on June 12-13, 2012 the ASEAN Legal and Judicial Cooperation Workshop entitled Strengthening Members’ Participation in Legal Information Networks.
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CCHR Releases a Legal Analysis of the Charging and Sentencing of 13 Boeung Kak Representatives on 24 May 2012
On 24 May 2012, 13 female representatives of the evicted communities at Boeung Kak were charged, tried, sentenced and imprisoned over the course of a single day. They were charged at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court under Article 504 of the Penal Code 2009 (Aggravating Circumstances (Obstruction of Public Official)) and Article 34 of the Land Law 2001 (Illegal Occupation of Land) (the “Charges”). Seven women were sentenced to two years and six months in prison, five to two years (with six months’ suspended sentence), and a 72-year-old to a year (with a year and six months’ suspended sentence).
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ASEAN Legal and Judicial Cooperation Workshop
In collaboration with the U.S. Government and the Cambodian Ministry of Justice, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat will present on June 12-13, 2012 the ASEAN Legal and Judicial Cooperation Workshop entitled Strengthening Members’ Participation in Legal Information Networks.
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Satement on Election Environment for the 3rd Mandate Commune/Sangkat Election
On June 3, 2012, Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (NICFEC) deployed 2,000 observers, including people with disabilities, in twenty-one (21) provinces/municipalities to monitor the 3rd Mandate Commune/Sangkat Election process in order to provide information and analyze the election process as well as to improve the process in the future.
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Satement on Election Environment for the 3rd Mandate Commune/Sangkat Election
On June 3, 2012, Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (NICFEC) deployed 2,000 observers, including people with disabilities, in twenty-one (21) provinces/municipalities to monitor the 3rd Mandate Commune/Sangkat Election process in order to provide information and analyze the election process as well as to improve the process in the future.
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Radio Voice of Democracy was banned for airing election news
Cambodian Centre for Independent Media (CCIM) was yesterday banned from broadcasting election news by the Ministry of Information. This is the first such instance of experience by CCIM of total censorship during polling day. Both Radio Sarika stations- FM106.5 in Phnom Penh and FM95.5 in Siem Reap- were shut down at intervals during the day: the Phnom Penh based station was allowed to broadcast only music programs until the close of polling stations at 3pm, whereas the Siem Reap station was shut down for the whole day.
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Radio Voice of Democracy was banned for airing election news
Cambodian Centre for Independent Media (CCIM) was yesterday banned from broadcasting election news by the Ministry of Information. This is the first such instance of experience by CCIM of total censorship during polling day. Both Radio Sarika stations- FM106.5 in Phnom Penh and FM95.5 in Siem Reap- were shut down at intervals during the day: the Phnom Penh based station was allowed to broadcast only music programs until the close of polling stations at 3pm, whereas the Siem Reap station was shut down for the whole day.
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Radio Voice of Democracy was banned for airing election news
Cambodian Centre for Independent Media (CCIM) was yesterday banned from broadcasting election news by the Ministry of Information. This is the first such instance of experience by CCIM of total censorship during polling day. Both Radio Sarika stations- FM106.5 in Phnom Penh and FM95.5 in Siem Reap- were shut down at intervals during the day: the Phnom Penh based station was allowed to broadcast only music programs until the close of polling stations at 3pm, whereas the Siem Reap station was shut down for the whole day.
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Radio Voice of Democracy was banned for airing election news
Cambodian Centre for Independent Media (CCIM) was yesterday banned from broadcasting election news by the Ministry of Information. This is the first such instance of experience by CCIM of total censorship during polling day. Both Radio Sarika stations- FM106.5 in Phnom Penh and FM95.5 in Siem Reap- were shut down at intervals during the day: the Phnom Penh based station was allowed to broadcast only music programs until the close of polling stations at 3pm, whereas the Siem Reap station was shut down for the whole day.
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Statement on Prior Actions in the Course of Campaingning for the 3rd Mandate Commune/Sangkat Election
From May 18 to June 1, 2012, Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia, NICFEC had deployed 500 observers in 21 provinces/municipalities to monitor the election campaigning during the 3rd Mandate Commune/Sangkat Election in order to provide information and to analyze the campaigning process as well as to improve the process in the future.
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Joint Statement on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration: Singapore’s AICHR representative must consult with local civil society
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, groups and individuals, reiterate the call by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay1 for meaningful consultation with Civil Society stakeholders on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD). As the high commissioner stated in her statement after her meeting with ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) members
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Joint Statement on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration: Singapore’s AICHR representative must consult with local civil society
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, groups and individuals, reiterate the call by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay1 for meaningful consultation with Civil Society stakeholders on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD). As the high commissioner stated in her statement after her meeting with ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) members
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