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Human Rights, Justice and Toxic Waste in Cambodia
Dumped in an open field, the waste was scavenged by poor villagers, many of whom later complained of sickness; one quickly died. The Cambodian leadership, expressing outrage, promised a thorough investigation. Local people panicked: thousands fled the city. Others in Sihanoukville exercised their constitutional rights and in December held two days of public demonstrations, blaming government corruption for the presence of the toxic material. Even some local officials told Human Rights Watch they believed that demonstrations were warranted, provided they were lawful and peaceful.
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Cambodia/Vietnam: Montagnard Asylum Rights Threatened
(New York) Human Rights Watch today expressed strong concern about Cambodia’s announcement that it will close down two refugee camps and cease protecting and providing temporary asylum for indigenous Montagnard refugees from Vietnam.
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CAMBOW Stresses the Need to Address Human Trafficking
Urgent action is needed by the government, police and courts to tackle the growing problem of human trafficking, according to the Cambodian Committee of Women (CAMBOW), a coalition of 33 local NGOs working on women’s issues.
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CHRAC Unsatisfied with Montagnard Repatriation Agreement
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 local human rights NGOs, wishes to express its dissatisfaction with the tripartite agreement reached on 21 January 2002 between the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Govrnment of the Socialist Republics if Vietnam on the repatriation of ethnic minority Montagnards who have fled from Vietnam to Cambodia. The agreement has failed to specify clearly the voluntary nature of the return of those asylum seekers, the UNHCR’s role, and standards of the repatriation of returnees to adequately ensure their protection and the exercise of their rights while back in their homelands.
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Vietnam/Cambodia: Future of Montagnard Refugees at Risk
(London/New York)-- Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch today expressed conern over plans agreed by the Vietnamese and Cambodian govrnments and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to facilitate repatriation of indigenous Montagnard refugees who have fled from Vietnam to Cambodia during the past year.
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Cambodia: End Political Violence During Commune Elections
(New York) -- Political violence and intimidation are increasing as Cambodia prepares for commune-level election on February 3, Human Rights Watch said in a backgrounder released today. Human Rights Watch called on the government to vigorously investigate and prosecute any person, including government agents, found to be involved in election-related violence or voter coercion.
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CHRAC Expresses Concern About the Effect of the Cambodian Freedom Fighters
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee, a coalition of 18 Local NGOs, is very please with an effort and many achievements made by the Royal Government of Cambodia. However, the Action Committee is still concerned about the problems and issues relating to the current human rights situation and judicial reform in Cambodia.
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Serious Procedural Violations in the Trial of Members of the Cambodia Freedom Fighters
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 local NGOs, is deeply concerned about serious procedural violations involving the trial of 28 alleged Cambodian Freedom Fighters (CFF) which commenced today.
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CHRAC Expresses Concern Over Increasing Political Violence
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 local NGOs, expresses its concern over the increase of violence throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia during the first semester of 2001. The CHRAC has noted that politically motivated cases have been threatening the freedom of the people to take part in political activities guaranteed by the Constitution and government’s policy to strengthen the rule of law of Cambodia.
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Cambodia: Montagnard Asylum Seekers Threatened with Return
(New York) Human Rights Watch said today that no ethnic minority asylum seekers from Vietnam currently in Cambodia should be repatriated until sufficient safeguards are in place on the Vietnamese side of the border.
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