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Cambodia’s draft NGO law must be fully in line with international law—UN experts
GENEVA (14 October 2011)– The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Mr. Maina Kiai, warned that the current public draft of the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations in Cambodia - if adopted - risks breaching the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. “The current draft NGO Law contains a set of problematic provisions, raising concerns over a potential negative impact on Cambodian citizens’ democratic participation in furthering the development of their country,” warned the UN rights expert. Welcoming a recent statement by the Ambassador of Cambodia to the UN Human Rights Council promising “further consultations,” he called on the authorities to review the draft law in open and meaningful discussions with associations and NGOs.
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CAMBODIA: After the Resignation of the Co-Investigating Judge the Issue of Judicial Independence Needs to be Addressed
Siegfried Blunk, the International Co-Investigating Judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), resigned citing statements by the Cambodian government that could be perceived as attempted interference with the work of the court. The Co-investigating judge should be congratulated for speaking out on a long standing issue; that of the interference of the Cambodian government with the ECCC. The integrity of the ECCC and its usefulness to the public lies entirely with it independence.
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CAMBODIA: After the Resignation of the Co-Investigating Judge the Issue of Judicial Independence Needs to be Addressed
Siegfried Blunk, the International Co-Investigating Judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), resigned citing statements by the Cambodian government that could be perceived as attempted interference with the work of the court. The Co-investigating judge should be congratulated for speaking out on a long standing issue; that of the interference of the Cambodian government with the ECCC. The integrity of the ECCC and its usefulness to the public lies entirely with it independence.
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CAMBODIA: After the Resignation of the Co-Investigating Judge the Issue of Judicial Independence Needs to be Addressed
Siegfried Blunk, the International Co-Investigating Judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), resigned citing statements by the Cambodian government that could be perceived as attempted interference with the work of the court. The Co-investigating judge should be congratulated for speaking out on a long standing issue; that of the interference of the Cambodian government with the ECCC. The integrity of the ECCC and its usefulness to the public lies entirely with it independence.
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CAMBODIA: After the Resignation of the Co-Investigating Judge the Issue of Judicial Independence Needs to be Addressed
Siegfried Blunk, the International Co-Investigating Judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), resigned citing statements by the Cambodian government that could be perceived as attempted interference with the work of the court. The Co-investigating judge should be congratulated for speaking out on a long standing issue; that of the interference of the Cambodian government with the ECCC. The integrity of the ECCC and its usefulness to the public lies entirely with it independence.
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Cambodia: UN must act to safeguard future of Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Siegfried Blunk, the International Co-Investigating Judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), resigned, citing statements by the Cambodian government that could be perceived as attempted interference with the court’s work. In reaction to this news, Amnesty International said: “There is a strong perception that the Cambodian government has tried to influence, and thus subvert, the work of the ECCC. In particular the government has sought to limit the number of cases brought before the tribunal, where only a handful of individuals are being prosecuted for the death of more than a million people and torture, displacement and persecution on a massive scale,” said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Director.
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Judge Blunk’s resignation leaves little doubt as to RGC interference in Khmer Rouge Tribunal
It was announced today, 10 October 2011, in a press release titled “Press Release by The International Co-Investigation Judge” (the “Press Release”) by Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia (the “ECCC”) that the International Co-Investigating Judge, Judge Siegfried Blunk, has submitted his resignation to the Secretary-General as of 8 October 2011. Judge Blunk was appointed in December 2010. In the Press Release it states that at the time he hoped to proceed with investigations into Cases 003 and 004 in the expectation that a previous statement reportedly made by the Cambodian Prime Minister during a meeting with the Secretary-General that these cases “will not be allowed” did not reflect general policy of the Royal Government of Cambodia (the “RGC”). The Press Release goes on to say that given numerous statements that can be perceived as interference into the investigation of Cases 003 and 004 by government officials, Judge Blunk has tended his resignation.
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Cambodia: UN must act to safeguard future of Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Siegfried Blunk, the International Co-Investigating Judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), resigned, citing statements by the Cambodian government that could be perceived as attempted interference with the court’s work. In reaction to this news, Amnesty International said: “There is a strong perception that the Cambodian government has tried to influence, and thus subvert, the work of the ECCC. In particular the government has sought to limit the number of cases brought before the tribunal, where only a handful of individuals are being prosecuted for the death of more than a million people and torture, displacement and persecution on a massive scale,” said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Director.
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