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Ratanakkiri Provincial Court finds two accused not guilty in the case of murdered reporter
Today the Ratanakkiri Provincial Court announced its verdict in the case of murdered reporter Hang Serei Oudom and found the husband and wife charged with the brutal murder not guilty. The decision was based on an apparent lack of sufficient evidence to warrant a conviction.
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CCHR releases a handbook for pre-trial and trial criminal procedures in Cambodian courts
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) releases today – 26 August 2013 – a handbook outlining criminal procedures in Cambodian courts. This handbook - “Pre-Trial and Trial Procedures: A Handbook for Criminal Procedure in Cambodian Courts” - is intended to be a user-friendly guide that lays out the key pre-trial and trial procedures and the basic appeal process in Cambodian courts, as defined in the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Kingdom of Cambodia (the “CCPC”).
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2013 Elections Fraught with Fraud, Irregularities and Intimidation
In a brief released today, LICADHO has compiled key observations and serious discrepancies witnessed during Cambodia’s 2013 National Assembly elections. Problems were documented in an alarming percentage of the stations visited;
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CCHR Condemns the Disruption by the Authorities of Public Forum Organized by CCIM
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) condemns the disruption of the public forum on elections organized by the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (“CCIM”) in Battambang on 22 August 2013 as reported in The Phnom Penh Post today (Friday, 23 August 2013).
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CCHR Condemns the Disruption by the Authorities of Public Forum Organized by CCIM
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) condemns the disruption of the public forum on elections organized by the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (“CCIM”) in Battambang on 22 August 2013 as reported in The Phnom Penh Post today (Friday, 23 August 2013). The authorities cracked down on the forum, preventing participants from entering the private house where it was taking place. They claimed that the forum was not permitted by law, as the organizer had not asked for authorization in advance. No such authorization for the organization of public trainings and forums is required under Cambodian law.
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