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Cambodia: Free 6 Randomly Arrested During Unrest Security Forces Should Be Investigated for Attacks on Crowds
(New York) – The Cambodian authorities should drop charges and release a teenage boy and five young men against whom the prosecution presented no credible evidence of criminal activity at their hearing on February 17, 2014 at a Phnom Penh court. A verdict is scheduled for February 21.
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On World Day of Social Justice, Citizen Journalist Remains in Detention
In Cambodia, the Day of Social Justice comes at a time where citizens, workers and activists alike are being denied their basic human rights, often under extremely violent circumstances. In December 2013, garment workers went on strike to demand a wage increase to $160 a month. On January 2-3, 2014, various armed forces staged a violent crackdown which led to the death of at least four workers and the arrest and pre-trial detention of 23 others. Today, 21 workers and activists remain detained, while those responsible for the killings have gone unpunished.
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Sentencing of Facebook user a Threat to Internet Freedom
The sentencing of a Phnom Penh beauty parlor owner in an online defamation suit February 6 is a troubling development for Internet freedom and freedom of speech in Cambodia. Duong Solida was fined 2 million riel ($500) and ordered to pay $1,250 in compensation in the defamation suit brought by another beauty parlor owner whom she accused on Facebook of stealing her employees. The Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) denounces Ms. Solida’s sentencing as a threat to free speech in Cambodia.
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CCHR Releases a Briefing Note on Media Regulation and Freedom of Expression in Cambodia
This Briefing Note provides an overview of media regulation in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”) and its implications for freedom of expression. It confirms the need for comprehensive media regulation in several key areas and for less restrictive regulation – which in practice amounts to censorship – in others. The Briefing Note begins by briefly outlining the state of freedom of expression in Cambodia and the importance of a free yet independently regulated media
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CCIM Celebrates Women’s Empowerment for World Radio Day
Broadcast a special show from 2-3 p.m. on Sarika FM 106.5. The show will include the history of World Radio Day and interviews with government and civil society leaders. Listeners will be invited to call in to the show and share their ideas on the role of radio in Cambodia.
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CAMBODIA: Bail denied to 21 protesters
Geneva, February 11th, 2014. The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), the principal global civil society coalition against torture, expresses concern about the ongoing detention of 21 of a group of 23 protesters, including 3 human rights defenders, who were arrested during protests over garment factory wages and the political situation in the country throughout Phnom Penh early January 2014.
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Joint Statement Civil society condemns the denied bail for the 21 detainees
We, the undersigned Civil Society Organizations, condemn the decision of the appeal court denying the release on bail of the 21 workers and human rights defenders, detained since the beginning of January 2014 for their involvement in garment demonstrations. Moreover, the action of the authorities toward the supporters gathering peacefully outside the appeal court and near the Royal Palace was contrary to the fundamental principles of the freedom of peaceful assembly.
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Today’s Bail Denial For 21 Human Rights Defenders And Protesters Illustrates The Deteriorating Human Rights Situation In Cambodia
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) condemns today’s decision by the Court of Appeal to deny bail to 21 of a group of 23 human rights defenders, activists and protestors arrested during demonstrations in early January in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”). The two other men were granted bail during a hearing on the morning of 7 February and released under judicial supervision the next day.
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Press Statement On Killing and Suicide as a result of Domestic Violence Issues
ADHOC is deeply concerned about the increased rates of death and suicide as a result of domestic violence within families, especially with regard to serious cases of violence that have occurred during the last two months, between December 2013 and January 2014.
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Cambodia: Free Activists; Revoke Assembly Ban
(Bangkok) – Cambodian authorities should release 21 activists and workers held since early January 2014, 12 international human rights and labor rights organizations said today in an open letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen. The 21 are among 23 people detained during and after a crackdown on strikes and social unrest in Phnom Penh, the capital. The government should also lift its total ban on public gatherings.
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Freedom of Expression in the Kingdom
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is a non-aligned, independent, non-governmental organization (“NGO”) that works to promote and protect de-mocracy and respect for human rights - primarily civil and political rights - throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”). CCHR’s vision is of a non-violent Cambodia in which people can enjoy their fundamental human rights, are empowered to participate in democracy, and share equally the benefits of Cam-bodia’s economic development.
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Council of Europe should condemn repressive NGO legislation in Azerbaijan
As fears grow about further steps to repress civil society in Azerbaijan, the Council of Europe should publicly condemn the new legislation and make clear that such policy is a setback for human rights, said Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) today.
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