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CCHR Commends US Decision to Cancel Shipment of Military Vehicles, Calls on International Community to Use Leverage to Promote and Protect Human Rights
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) welcomes the decision by the United States (“US”) to suspend a military shipment of 200 vehicles to Cambodia, following the deportation by the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) of 20 ethnic Uyghurs to the People’s Republic of China (“China”) in December 2009. The CCHR commends the US’s stance and calls on all countries that value democracy and human rights to use their leverage to promote and protect human rights in Cambodia.
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CCHR Commends US Decision to Cancel Shipment of Military Vehicles, Calls on International Community to Use Leverage to Promote and Protect Human Rights
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) welcomes the decision by the United States (“US”) to suspend a military shipment of 200 vehicles to Cambodia, following the deportation by the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) of 20 ethnic Uyghurs to the People’s Republic of China (“China”) in December 2009. The CCHR commends the US’s stance and calls on all countries that value democracy and human rights to use their leverage to promote and protect human rights in Cambodia.
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Concerns over Confiscation of H.E. Son Chhay’s Land
The CCHR is concerned by the legality of the expropriation for two reasons. Firstly, the use of the land by the Sokimex Group for a hotel development serves no clear public interest as required by Article 5 of the Land Law and Articles 2 and 4 of the Expropriation Law. In defence of the confiscation, Bun Narith, the general director of the Apsara Authority, is quoted in the Phnom Penh Post on 29 March 2010 to the effect that the land in question is state land that “is not bought or sold”
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The Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia Welcomes the Royal Government’s Acceptance of UPR Recommendations Geneva
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Professor Surya P. Subedi, welcomes the decision of the Royal Government of Cambodia to accept the 91 recommendations following Cambodia’s submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review. “This demonstrates the public commitment of the Government of Cambodia to pursue its efforts to build a functioning system of the rule of law guided by international human rights norms, which is an important factor in the development of the country”, said the Rapporteur.
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Human Rights and Freedom of Press at center of Four Freedoms Awards 2010
On May 29, 2010 the International Four Freedoms Award 2010 will be granted to the European Court of Human Rights, in a ceremony held in the Nieuwe Kerk in Middelburg. Jean Paul Costa, the President of the Court will accept the medal on behalf of the Court. At the same ceremony, the Freedom of Speech and Expression Medal will be granted to the Russian weekly Novaya Gazeta, for their resolute commitment to freedom of the press, the Freedom of Worship Medal to human rights activist and UN-rapporteur for freedom of religion Dr. Asma Jahangir from Pakistan.
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Human Rights and Freedom of Press at center of Four Freedoms Awards 2010
On May 29, 2010 the International Four Freedoms Award 2010 will be granted to the European Court of Human Rights, in a ceremony held in the Nieuwe Kerk in Middelburg. Jean Paul Costa, the President of the Court will accept the medal on behalf of the Court. At the same ceremony, the Freedom of Speech and Expression Medal will be granted to the Russian weekly Novaya Gazeta, for their resolute commitment to freedom of the press, the Freedom of Worship Medal to human rights activist and UN-rapporteur for freedom of religion Dr. Asma Jahangir from Pakistan.
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The Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia Welcomes the Royal Government’s Acceptance of UPR Recommendations Geneva
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Professor Surya P. Subedi, welcomes the decision of the Royal Government of Cambodia to accept the 91 recommendations following Cambodia’s submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review. “This demonstrates the public commitment of the Government of Cambodia to pursue its efforts to build a functioning system of the rule of law guided by international human rights norms, which is an important factor in the development of the country”, said the Rapporteur.
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Civil Society Condemns AICHR for Refusing to Meet, Calls for Draft Rules of Procedure to be Made Public and Hold Wider Consultation
The Solidarity for Asian Peoples Advocacy Taskforce on ASEAN Human Rights (SAPA TFAHR) is disappointed that only two country representatives of the ASEAN Inter-governmental Commission for Human Rights (AICHR) responded to our request for a meeting in Jakarta today. The purpose of the requested meeting was to present the civil society proposal for the AICHR’s Rules of Procedures (RoP) as the AICHR meets for the first time to draft the RoP. Representatives of civil society organizations from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand went to the ASEAN Secretariat to present the civil society proposal but were disappointed to be informed that not all the country representatives of the AICHR would be meeting them.
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The Special Rapporteur in the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Professor Surya P. Subedi.
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Civil Society Condemns AICHR for Refusing to Meet, Calls for Draft Rules of Procedure to be Made Public and Hold Wider Consultation
The Solidarity for Asian Peoples Advocacy Taskforce on ASEAN Human Rights (SAPA TFAHR) is disappointed that only two country representatives of the ASEAN Inter-governmental Commission for Human Rights (AICHR) responded to our request for a meeting in Jakarta today. The purpose of the requested meeting was to present the civil society proposal for the AICHR’s Rules of Procedures (RoP) as the AICHR meets for the first time to draft the RoP. Representatives of civil society organizations from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand went to the ASEAN Secretariat to present the civil society proposal but were disappointed to be informed that not all the country representatives of the AICHR would be meeting them.
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Civil Society Condemns AICHR for Refusing to Meet, Calls for Draft Rules of Procedure to be Made Public and Hold Wider Consultation
The Solidarity for Asian Peoples Advocacy Taskforce on ASEAN Human Rights (SAPA TFAHR) is disappointed that only two country representatives of the ASEAN Inter-governmental Commission for Human Rights (AICHR) responded to our request for a meeting in Jakarta today. The purpose of the requested meeting was to present the civil society proposal for the AICHR’s Rules of Procedures (RoP) as the AICHR meets for the first time to draft the RoP. Representatives of civil society organizations from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand went to the ASEAN Secretariat to present the civil society proposal but were disappointed to be informed that not all the country representatives of the AICHR would be meeting them.
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Human Rights and Freedom of Press at center of Four Freedoms Awards 2010
On May 29, 2010 the International Four Freedoms Award 2010 will be granted to the European Court of Human Rights, in a ceremony held in the Nieuwe Kerk in Middelburg. Jean Paul Costa, the President of the Court will accept the medal on behalf of the Court. At the same ceremony, the Freedom of Speech and Expression Medal will be granted to the Russian weekly Novaya Gazeta, for their resolute commitment to freedom of the press, the Freedom of Worship Medal to human rights activist and UN-rapporteur for freedom of religion Dr. Asma Jahangir from Pakistan.
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