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Role and Achievements of the OHCHR Cambodia
The present report describes the role and achievements of the Cambodia Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR, Cambodia) from January to December 2004 in assisting the Government and people of Cambodia to further the protection and promotion of human rights.
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Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
A new Government, a coalition between the Cambodian People Party and the National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful and Cooperative Cambodia, was established in July 2004 after a political deadlock that lasted almost a year.
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Threats to Human Rights Defenders in Cambodia: Report 2004
Human rights defenders stand in the front lines of protection, casting the bright light of human rights into the darkest corners of tyranny and abuse. They work to safeguard the rule of law, to reduce violence, poverty and discrimination, and to build structures for freer, more equitable and more democratic societies. It is to them that many victims of human rights iolations turn in their v hour of need.
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Mission of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia 7 -14 November 2004
Phnom Penh, 14 November 2004 --The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in Cambodia, Mr. Peter Leuprecht, concludes his eleventh official mission today. During the course of his visit, he has met with His Majesty, the King; with representatives of the Royal Government of Cambodia including the Prime Minister; leaders of political parties; court and law enforcement authorities; non-governmental organizations; leaders of trade unions; Cambodian citizens whose human rights have been violated; the media; the UN Country Team; and members of the diplomatic and donor communities.
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Land Alienation in Indigenous Minority Communities - Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia
This report updates a report entitled “Land Alienated from Indigenous Minority Communities in Ratanakiri”(NGO Forum on Cambodia, November 2004). Both the 2004 report and this 2006 report look at the situation of land alienated from indigenous communities in Ratanakiri province in the northeast of Cambodia
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Cambodian Human Rights Report 2004
This report has indicated that there are many obstacles on the road to complete empowerment for women in Cambodia. At times the study has sought to highlight the despicable such as Touch’s story. At other times it has revealed the routine dispassion shown by any number of actors in society who deny women their fundamental rights enshrined in law.
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Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
There also were politically motivated killings committed by persons not in the security forces. Democratic institutions, especially the judiciary, remained weak. Politically related crimes rarely were prosecuted. Citizens often appeared without defense counsel and thereby effectively were denied the right to a fair trial. Prison conditions remained harsh, and the Government continued to use arbitrary arrest and prolonged pretrial detention.
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Role and Achievements of the OHCHR Cambodia
The present report describes the role and achievements of the Cambodia Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR, Cambodia) from July to December 2003 in assisting the Royal Government and people of Cambodia to further the protection and promotion of human rights.
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Human Rights Situation Report 2003
2003 was the most violent year since the 1998 national election period. The year saw anti-Thai Riots in January; the slaying of high-ranking officials including Mr. Om Rathsady, Venerable Sam Bunthoeun who was killed in February while at his monastery, Judge Sok Setha Mony in April, and 27 political party activists attacked prior to the election of July 27, 2003. In the post election period, there were the shootings of Mr. Chour Chetharidh, a reporter for Radio “Ta Prum”, a popular singer, Miss Touch Sun Nich, causing her serious injury while her mother died at the scene.
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Children in the Cambodian Justice System
The Convention on the Rights of the child and the United Nations’ recommendations on the respect for and the implementation of children’s rights in Cambodia encourage the country to establish a distinct justice system for children, both offenders and victims.
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Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
In July 2003, Cambodia held its fourth national election since the Paris Peace Accords of 1991. As others have noted, standards associated with the technical conduct of campaigning and polling improved.
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National Assembly Election 2003
The report examines the process and conduct of the elections by reference to the international human rights treaty obligations by which Cambodia is bound, particularly those standards contained in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and which are enshrined in the nation’s Constitution.
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