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International Religious Freedom Report for 2012
The constitution and other laws and policies protect religious freedom and, in practice, the government generally respected religious freedom. The trend in the government’s respect for religious freedom did not change significantly during the year. Buddhism is the state religion.
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The NGO Forum on Cambodia - Triennial Report 2009-2011
In the period 2009-2011, the NGO Forum focused on strengthening operational plans and policies and making improvements to organizational capacity, competency, management systems, representation and accountability, and increasing both community and member involvement.
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Cambodia: Proposed Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations: A watershed moment?
On 12 December the Cambodian government released the fourth draft of its proposed Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO) and scheduled a consultation on the law for Monday 19 December 2011. Many of Cambodia’s NGOs, formal and informal civil society groups, and international NGOs working in Cambodia are opposed to the law, questioning its necessity and the motives behind it. They perceive the LANGO as a threat to the freedoms of association and expression protected under Cambodia’s Constitution and international human rights treaties to which Cambodia is a party.
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CCHR LANGO 4th Draft Analysis
This Analysis is written by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights ("CCHR"), a non-aligned, independent, non-governmental organization ("NGO") that works to promote and protect democracy and respect for human rights – primarily civil and political rights – throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”). This Analysis analyses the fourth draft of the Law on Associations and Non-‐Governmental Organizations (the “LANGO”).
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Draft Law on Association & NGOs: Comment on the Fourth Draft
On Dec. 12, 2011, the Royal Cambodian Government released the fourth draft of its proposed Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO). The release comes almost exactly one year after the first draft was introduced in mid-December 2010. The contents of the three earlier drafts provoked extensive criticism from local and international civil society organizations, donor governments, and legal analysts. Twice previously the government has acknowledged these criticisms and promised to come up with a better draft. Twice previously they have failed.
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Waging Peace: ASEAN and the Thai-Cambodian Border Conflict
The violent border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia earlier this year have challenged the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to turn its rhetoric into action, but to achieve peace and security more robust diplomacy is required to end a still unresolved conflict.
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2011 ANNI Report on the Performance and Establishment of National Human Rights Institutions in Asia
There has been a growing recognition of the role of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in Asia as potent tools for protecting and promoting human rights at the national level. Also, more and more human rights defenders (HRDs) from all over Asia recognize the importance of ensuring the independence and effectiveness of NHRIs, if NHRIs are to support and protect them in their work of promoting and protecting human rights.
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Cambodia - Amnesty International Report 2011
Forced evictions, land grabs and land disputes remained among the most serious human rights issues. Protests by affected families and communities increased. Activists and human rights defenders protecting the right to adequate housing faced legal action and imprisonment on spurious charges. The judiciary and the courts continued to lack independence and were used to stifle freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly; journalists, trade unionists and opposition politicians were targeted. Impunity for human rights violations remained an overriding concern. Kaing Guek Eav, aka Duch, was the first defendant to be convicted by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) for crimes against humanity committed during the Khmer Rouge period.
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Analysis of the Financial Law (Budget Law) for 2010 Management
The 2010 Budget Law shows that the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) expects to receive nearly two billion US dollars during the course of the year. Spending this revenue collected from taxes, fees and fines paid by citizens and companies, as well as the grants and loans from development partners, is the RGC most potent instrument to achieve the goals and objectives outlined in the Rectangular Strategy phase II and the National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP).
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Cambodia: Eviction and Resistance in Cambodia: Five Women Tell Their Stories
This document tells the stories of five women whose lives have been blighted by a tragedy afflicting thousands across Cambodia. Mai, Sophal and Heap have suffered the trauma of forced eviction, while Hong and Vanny are resisting moves by powerful business interests that are threatening their homes and livelihoods without any regard for their rights. Whether evicted or holding their ground, these women have shown courage, ingenuity and calm resolve.
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The Koh Pich Tragedy: One Year on, Questions Remain
This report, “The Koh Pich Tragedy: One Year on, Questions Remain” (the “Report”) aims to explore the events of the night of 22 November 2010, when over 350 people died in a deadly crush on Koh Pich Bridge in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, during the 2010 Water Festival.
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Summary of NGO Comments on the Draft Law on Public Procurement by the NGO Working Group
Although the terms “transparency” and “accountability” are included in the law, there are no procedures to insure transparency or accountability. There should be independent, outside or independent observers who monitor the procurement process, and clear procedures to ensure transparency and accountability...
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