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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT Civil Society Condemns Conviction of Human Rights Defenders Involved in Kampong Chhnang Land Dispute, Cambodia
We, the undersigned members of civil society, deeply regret the conviction on defamation charges of community representative Reach Seima and ADHOC staff member Sam Chankea,following their work to help the victims of a land‐grab in Kampong Chhnang province. The verdict is a setback for freedom of expression, and represents yet another instance where the Cambodian judiciary has been misused to punish a human rights defender who dared to publicly demand justice for victims of human rights abuses.
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FOLLOWING THE CONVICTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST CCHR CALLS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW OF THE CRIME OF DEFAMATION
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) condemns today’s ruling by the Kampong Chhang provincial court that found Sam Chankea, provincial coordinator for local rights group ADHOC, guilty of Defaming the work of KDC International, a company owned by the wife of the Minister for Industry, Mines and Energy. The verdict is a stark reminder of how the criminalization of defamation continues to Move Cambodia further away from being a country that upholds principles of freedom of expression.It also provides further evidence of the shrinking democratic space within which human rights defenders can operate.
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Cambodia: Conviction of Sam Chankea is an Attack on Freedom of Expression
ARTICLE 19 and the Cambodia Center for Human Right (CCHR) condemn the defamation conviction of Cambodian human rights defender Sam Chankea. Chankea has been found guilty by the Kampong Chhang Provincial Court of defaming the work of KDC International, a company owned by the wife of the Minister for Industry, Mines and Energy. Today’s ruling is a stark reminder of the shrinking space for Cambodians to exercise their right to freedom of expression in the country.
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Cambodia: Conviction of Sam Chankea is an Attack on Freedom of Expression
ARTICLE 19 and the Cambodia Center for Human Right (CCHR) condemn the defamation conviction of Cambodian human rights defender Sam Chankea. Chankea has been found guilty by the Kampong Chhang Provincial Court of defaming the work of KDC International, a company owned by the wife of the Minister for Industry, Mines and Energy. Today’s ruling is a stark reminder of the shrinking space for Cambodians to exercise their right to freedom of expression in the country.
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FOLLOWING THE CONVICTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST CCHR CALLS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW OF THE CRIME OF DEFAMATION
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) condemns today’s ruling by the Kampong Chhang provincial court that found Sam Chankea, provincial coordinator for local rights group ADHOC, guilty of Defaming the work of KDC International, a company owned by the wife of the Minister for Industry, Mines and Energy. The verdict is a stark reminder of how the criminalization of defamation continues to Move Cambodia further away from being a country that upholds principles of freedom of expression.It also provides further evidence of the shrinking democratic space within which human rights defenders can operate.
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FOLLOWING THE CONVICTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST CCHR CALLS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW OF THE CRIME OF DEFAMATION
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) condemns today’s ruling by the Kampong Chhang provincial court that found Sam Chankea, provincial coordinator for local rights group ADHOC, guilty of Defaming the work of KDC International, a company owned by the wife of the Minister for Industry, Mines and Energy. The verdict is a stark reminder of how the criminalization of defamation continues to Move Cambodia further away from being a country that upholds principles of freedom of expression.It also provides further evidence of the shrinking democratic space within which human rights defenders can operate.
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FOLLOWING THE CONVICTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST CCHR CALLS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW OF THE CRIME OF DEFAMATION
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) condemns today’s ruling by the Kampong Chhang provincial court that found Sam Chankea, provincial coordinator for local rights group ADHOC, guilty of Defaming the work of KDC International, a company owned by the wife of the Minister for Industry, Mines and Energy. The verdict is a stark reminder of how the criminalization of defamation continues to Move Cambodia further away from being a country that upholds principles of freedom of expression.It also provides further evidence of the shrinking democratic space within which human rights defenders can operate.
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Cambodia: Conviction of Sam Chankea is an Attack on Freedom of Expression
ARTICLE 19 and the Cambodia Center for Human Right (CCHR) condemn the defamation conviction of Cambodian human rights defender Sam Chankea. Chankea has been found guilty by the Kampong Chhang Provincial Court of defaming the work of KDC International, a company owned by the wife of the Minister for Industry, Mines and Energy. Today’s ruling is a stark reminder of the shrinking space for Cambodians to exercise their right to freedom of expression in the country.
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Cambodia: Conviction of Sam Chankea is an Attack on Freedom of Expression
ARTICLE 19 and the Cambodia Center for Human Right (CCHR) condemn the defamation conviction of Cambodian human rights defender Sam Chankea. Chankea has been found guilty by the Kampong Chhang Provincial Court of defaming the work of KDC International, a company owned by the wife of the Minister for Industry, Mines and Energy. Today’s ruling is a stark reminder of the shrinking space for Cambodians to exercise their right to freedom of expression in the country.
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Drop false charges against Cambodian human rights defender
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) condemns the false charges filed against Mr Sam Chankea, provincial coordinator of the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC). Mr. Chankea is a human rights defender active in land rights issues in Kampong Chhnang province. He was charged with defamation under Article 63 of Cambodia’s Transitional Criminal Law and Article 305 of the New Penal Code by the KDC International Company, a development company allegedly owned by Lauk Chumteav Chea Kheng, the wife of the Minister of Mining and Energy in Cambodia. Because of the charges against him, Mr. Chankea appeared before the Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court on 18 January 2011.
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