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Violence Against Women in Cambodia Report 2006
Srey Mom, Ly Viden, Deyt and Heng Nary all suffered immensely at the hands of their attackers. In all of their cases, there was no reason for the cruelty and violence inflicted upon them, other than one common factor – that they are all women living in Cambodia. Whether the violence suffered is physical, mental or sexual, these women and many more silent, nameless and faceless women are victims of one of the worst violations in Cambodia – violence against women.
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Perceiving and Fighting Corruption in Cambodia
Corruption is perceived, above all, as abuse of power. Respondents saw it as pervasive, a permanent part of Cambodian life, it implies giver, taker co-operation, it has some social utility. Teachers are perceived as the most corrupt (with the effects one can imagine), closely followed by local officials and police.
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Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
In his introduction to the report, the Special Representative of the Secretary General for human rights in Cambodia provides an account of his second mission to Cambodia in March 2006, and details his continuing concerns, which were reflected in his subsequent statement to the Human Rights Council in September.
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Role and Achievements of the OHCHR Cambodia
The present report has been prepared pursuant to decision 2/102 of the Human Rights Council. It provides an account of the activities in Cambodia of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from January to mid-December 2006.
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Prison Conditions in Cambodia 2005 and 2006
This report aims to provide an intimate look at the real living conditions faced by Cambodian prisoners. By drawing from first hand accounts of prisoners and from the observations and reports of LICADHO prison researchers, this report is told in the first person using a fictional identity to protect anonymity. It provides supplementary statistical information for relevant issues.
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Existing Mechanisms for Addressing Corruption
There are a number of conclusions that can be drawn from this report. The most obvious conclusion is that there is a great deal of corruption in Cambodia and that most of it is not reported, investigated or punished. There are numerous reasons for this conclusion. For example, many Cambodians do not report corruption because they do not believe the government will do anything about it and because they are afraid that they will be retaliated against for reporting it.
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An Investigation into Illegal Logging in Virachey National Park, Ratanakiri, November 2006
The plan to investigate about corruption with forestry At Ratanakkiri fun by DANIDA
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Human Rights and Freedom of Expression Events: Learning From Experience
The events that followed the arrests in late 2005 brought many positive developments within civil society. Cambodians worked in new ways with the international community, and traditional networks were expanded. Freedom of expression and assembly are still at risk in Cambodia. In 2005, the authorities began using a defamation law dating back to the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) period to arrest and imprison high profile figures for expressing their views and for allowing others to express their views. Even more importantly, many more un-named and powerless activists in the provinces have been charged with defamation. Despite government commitments to conduct a review of the law, defamation still remains a criminal offense. Under the current draft of a proposed new law on public assembly, all spontaneous protests and demonstrations must be held in government-designated parks, have no more than 200 people, and last no longer than four hours.
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Ongoing Threats to Indigenous Montagnards in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
Drawing on eyewitness accounts and published sources, this 55-page report provides fresh information about ongoing religious and political persecution of Montagnards, or indigenous communities, in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.
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Human Rights in Cambodia the Facade of Stability Report 2006
LICADHO maintains that there can be no genuine stability without human rights and rule of law. When power is concentrated in the hands of a few, stability can easily tend towards authoritarian rule by a minority who abuse and exploit the majority. When the Government restricts freedom of expression and assembly, the result is not a stable political environment, but merely the absence of audible dissent. Real debate is critical to the development of good government policies, to better serve the people of Cambodia, and to promote real social, economic and political stability.
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