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Joint Statement by ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on the Occasion of International Migrants Day 18 December 2013
Today, the ILO and OHCHR pay joint tribute to 232 million migrants worldwide who have left their homes in search of a better and more dignified life for themselves and their families. Migrants make significant and essential contributions to the economic, social and cultural development of their host countries and their communities back home. But too often these contributions go unrecognized, and instead the public debate is dominated by xenophobic attitudes and discrimination, both in and outside the workplace.
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ILO Better Factories Cambodia Programme Gets New Three-year MOU
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – The International Labour Organization (ILO), the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, and the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding yesterday for its Better Factories Cambodia programme that aims to consolidate improvements in working conditions and competitiveness in Cambodia’s garment industry.
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Drug Treatment Centres Give More Abuse Than Therapy
Scattered across Cambodia are eight "drug treatment" centres. Each holds between 40 and 400 people whom the government claims are receiving treatment and rehabilitation for drug dependency. But don’t be fooled. These centres are often surrounded by high walls or barbed wire fences. They are run by the police, gendarmerie and the army, or government agencies with no medical expertise.
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CCHR Issues Clarification on Its Open Letter to CNRP Leadership on the Subject of Discrimination
On 12 December 2013, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) issued an open letter addressing discriminatory language used by Mr. Sam Rainsy – leader of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party – in a speech delivered to crowds of supporters in Siem Reap, on 10 December 2013 (International Human Rights Day). The letter states that “during the rally, Sam Rainsy discussed Vietnamese immigration to Cambodia, referring to the Vietnamese as “yuon”, a term often considered pejorative.” Following the publication of this letter, CCHR has received widespread criticism via email and social media, claiming that the term “yuon” is not pejorative.
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Burma: It is Time to Free all Human Rights Defenders and Stop Ongoing Arbitrary Arrests and Imprisonment
On December 11, 2013, Burma’s President Thein Sein ordered the release of 41 additional political prisoners in his latest amnesty. Among those freed were human rights defenders Ko Htin Kyaw, leader of the Movement for Democracy Current Force (MDCF), a community-based organisation that represents grass-roots communities and struggles against land-grabbing and other human rights violations, and Mr. Moe Thway, leader of the Generation Wave, a network of human rights defenders that campaigns for civil and political rights, including the signature of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by Burma. Mr Moe Thway was within ten days of completing his full prison term at the time of the presidential pardon.
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Open Letter from CCHR expressing grave concern over discriminatory language reportedly used by the CNRP
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) would like to express grave concern over remarks reportedly made by Cambodian National Rescue Party (“CNRP”) leader Sam Rainsy, which are both derogatory and discriminatory, against women and people of Vietnamese origin, during a rally in Siem Reap on 10 December 2013.
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CCHR Releases a Report Providing an Overview of The Land Situation in Cambodia And Concrete Recommendations to End The Land Conflict
Today, 12 December 2013, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) Land Reform Project releases a report entitled “Cambodia: Land in Conflict” (the “Report”). In light of the increasingly volatile nature of the land conflict in Cambodia, this Report offers an overview of the sources, forms and impact of the conflict throughout the country and provides recommendations to the Royal Government of Cambodia (the “RGC”) for the resolution of this conflict.
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Cambodian NGOs promote the rights of LGBT Cambodians on International Human Rights Day
On International Human Rights Day – 10 December 2013 – the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), CamASEAN Youth’s Future, Positive MSM Group, Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK), Cooperation for Social Services and Development (CSSD), Cambodian Network Men Women Development (CNMWD), Men Health Cambodia (MHC), Men Health’s Social Service (MHSS) and KANHNHA are uniting in an event to raise awareness of the LGBT movement in Cambodia and celebrate the human rights of everyone.
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CLEC, Equitable Cambodia, and CCHR will be hosting a Discussion Platform on “Land Issues after the 2013 Parliamentary Election and Recommendations”
On 12 December 2013, Community Legal Education Center (CLEC), Equitable Cambodia (EC), and Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) will host a discussion on “Land Issues after the 2013 Parliamentary Election and Recommendations.” This platform is designed to provide an opportunity for civil society organizations, affected communities, and political parties to engage in discussions about the state of land rights in Cambodia in the aftermath of the July 2013 parliamentary election and to work on recommendations for the future.
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Cambodia: Drug Centers Detain, Abuse Undesirables
(Bangkok) – Cambodia [2]n authorities unlawfully detain hundreds of drug users and others deemed “undesirable” in centers where they face torture, sexual violence, and forced labor, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch called for the immediate closure of the country’s eight detention centers that are supposedly for drug dependency treatment.
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