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Unfair Court Verdict in Bavel Land Case
February 15, 2007 - LICADHO condemns the decision of the Battambang provincial court this week to convict and sentence five community activists involved in a land dispute in Bavel district. On February 13, the court convicted the five villagers, including a 78-year-old man, of using violence to infringe against the private property of others. No evidence was presented at the trial that the defendants had in fact used violence against anyone.
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Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai
In the report, the Special Representative addresses problems of a systemic nature from the perspective of commitments in the peace agreements adopted in Paris on 23 October 1991. These agreements recognized the central importance of human rights in establishing and maintaining peace and prosperity for all Cambodians, and contained provisions to promote human rights and constitutional guarantees for their protection.
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Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai
In the report, the Special Representative addresses problems of a systemic nature from the perspective of commitments in the peace agreements adopted in Paris on 23 October 1991. These agreements recognized the central importance of human rights in establishing and maintaining peace and prosperity for all Cambodians, and contained provisions to promote human rights and constitutional guarantees for their protection.
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Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai
In the report, the Special Representative addresses problems of a systemic nature from the perspective of commitments in the peace agreements adopted in Paris on 23 October 1991. These agreements recognized the central importance of human rights in establishing and maintaining peace and prosperity for all Cambodians, and contained provisions to promote human rights and constitutional guarantees for their protection.
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Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai
In the report, the Special Representative addresses problems of a systemic nature from the perspective of commitments in the peace agreements adopted in Paris on 23 October 1991. These agreements recognized the central importance of human rights in establishing and maintaining peace and prosperity for all Cambodians, and contained provisions to promote human rights and constitutional guarantees for their protection.
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Launch of Campaign and Reports on Violations of Children’s Legal Rights and Living Conditions in Prison
Phnom Penh –- January 29th, 2007 – Nearly 500 children are currently detained in Cambodia’s prisons. For these children, the prisons they call “home” are overcrowded, unhygienic and lacking in basic facilities. Many are detained with adults, are regularly held in pre-trial detention that exceeds the legal time limit, and many are sentenced to prison time without any regard to their age. They suffer the same poor living conditions, food rations and health provisions as the detained adults and have limited access to education, training and legal representation.
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3 Years of Injustice for Born Samnang & Sok Sam Oeun
On the three-year anniversary of the arrests of Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, Cambodian NGOs and trade unions are today launching a continuous public campaign for their release from prison.
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Civil Society Deeply Concerned about the ECCC Draft Internal Rules Progress
PHNON PENH, January 24, 2007: Over the past few days, Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (“CHRAC”), a coalition of 23 member NGOs, has learned from a source who wishes to remain anonymous that there have been disturbing developments in the progress of the rules committee and the future of the ECCC – including the possible pull-out of international senior officials should the Internal Rules not meet minimum international standards.
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