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Violent Kampot Eviction Should be Halted
LICADHO calls for the immediate suspension of an ongoing violent eviction led by Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) soldiers in Kampot province which has seen numerous homes burned down and at least three people injured by beatings.
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Civil Society Appeal for Urgent Solution to the Cambodian-Thai Border Dispute
We, representatives of Cambodian civil society, have grave concerns about the Cambodia-Thailand border dispute which has led to the fighting between the two countries, resulting in death and serious injury. This bloodshed is contrary to the principles of United Nation’s human rights conventions which both countries have ratified.
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Illegal Arrests and Social Affairs Centers: Time for Government Action, not More Denials
LICADHO deplores the government’s continued failure to take proper action to investigate and punish systematic abuses committed at the Prey Speu and Koh Kor Social Affairs Centers, and to ensure that such abuses cannot occur again.
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Courts Used as Weapon Against Community Representatives
The filing of criminal charges against nine community representatives from around Cambodia in the past week highlight the widespread misuse of the law against communities who try to defend themselves in land disputes, LICADHO said today.
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Communities Collectively Lodge Land Complaints with Authorities in Phnom Penh
In June 2008, communities from 5 provinces that filed public complaints against land concessions and alleged land grabbing were subjected to harassment by the authorities, including restrictions on their movement and ability to hold meetings, and police threats preventing the delivery of complaints to authorities in Phnom Penh.
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Statement by YashGhai
We are forwarding the transcript of the statement of Professor Yash Ghai, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Human Rights in Cambodia presented to the 9th session of the Human Rights Council
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Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, Innocent Prisoners - 1, 700 Days Behind Bars
Today marks the 1,700th day that Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun have spent in prison for a crime they did not commit. Despite overwhelming evidence of their innocence, the two men continue to serve 20-year prison sentences for the murder of trade union leader Chea Vichea. They remain in Phnom Penh’s PJ prison, where they have been since their arrests on January 28, 2004.
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Action Needed Over Persecuted Human Rights Defenders
LICADHO calls for Cambodian authorities to take concrete steps to redress the persecution of human rights defenders, including by bringing the killers of trade unionist Hy Vuthy to justice and ensuring that Khmer Kampuchea Krom activist monk Tim Sakhorn is able to return to Cambodia from Vietnam.
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