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Cambodia: One Year Later, Still No Justice for Environmental Activist Chut Wutty!
On April 26, 2012, while accompanying two journalists to investigate alleged illegal logging and land grabs in Koh Kong province, Mr. Chut Wutty, Founder of the National Resources Protection Group (NRPG) in Mondol Seima district, Koh Kong province, was fatally shot in the leg and stomach as he tried to start his car, following a heated stand-off with military police and representatives of logging company Timber Green. The alleged shooter, Mr. In Rattana, a military police officer, was also found shot dead at the scene.
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Correction: Complaint Filed Against Chan Soveth, Not Phuong Sothea
Phnom Penh, 26 April 2013 — The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) learned today that Mr. Prom Ngoun, Chief of Thmor Da commune, Veal Veng district, Pursat province filed a complaint for “incitement” against the Deputy Head of its Land and Natural Resources Rights Program, Mr. Chan Soveth, not its Pursat Coordinator Mr. Phuong Sothea, as mentioned yesterday in a statement issued by ADHOC
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Letter to Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Concerning the Continual Shooting to Death of Cambodian Civilians in Thai Territory and the Lack of Any Investigation
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) expresses its deep concern regarding the continual shooting of Cambodian civilians in Thai territory – which have caused countless deaths and serious injuries. 2012 saw a startling increase in the number of recorded attacks: the Thai-Cambodian Border Relation Office reports that 45 Cambodian civilians were shot dead by the Royal Thai Army in Thai territory during 2012 – a threefold increase on 2011 (15 deaths).
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A Year on, CCHR Mourns the Murder of Environmental Activist Chut Wutty and the Twin Scourges of Violence and Impunity that Continue to Stalk Cambodia
A year on, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) marks the first anniversary of the murder of Chut Wutty on 26 April 2012 in the remote Cardamom Mountains of Koh Kong province in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”), and mourns his loss. Chut Wutty was the founder and director of the Natural Resource Protection Group, and was Cambodia’s foremost environmental and anti-logging activist.
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Statement: Concern over the Intimidation of ADHOC’s Pursat Coordinator Phuong Sothea
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) is concerned over the intimidation of Mr. Phuong Sothea, its Coordinator in Pursat province. Following an advocacy campaign on land rights and an interview Phuong Sothea did with Radio Free Asia, Mr. Prom Ngoy, Chief of Thmor Da commune, Veal Veng district, Pursat province filed a complaint against him for “incitement” and “disinformation.”
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Statement: Concern over the Intimidation of ADHOC’s Pursat Coordinator Phuong Sothea
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) is concerned over the intimidation of Mr. Phuong Sothea, its Coordinator in Pursat province. Following an advocacy campaign on land rights and an interview Phuong Sothea did with Radio Free Asia, Mr. Prom Ngoy, Chief of Thmor Da commune, Veal Veng district, Pursat province filed a complaint against him for “incitement” and “disinformation.”
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CCHR Launches the “Voices for Freedom” Campaign in Support of Imprisoned Activist Yorm Bopha and Calls for Her Immediate Release
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) invites all concerned citizens to send either their recorded or telephone messages of support for imprisoned Yorm Bopha to CCHR in order to have them broadcast live at the beginning of CCHR’s radio program which is aired from 11.00 to 12.00 on radio FM 105 MHz every Tuesday to Thursday morning.
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CCHR Launches the “Voices for Freedom” Campaign in Support of Imprisoned Activist Yorm Bopha and Calls for Her Immediate Release
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) invites all concerned citizens to send either their recorded or telephone messages of support for imprisoned Yorm Bopha to CCHR in order to have them broadcast live at the beginning of CCHR’s radio program which is aired from 11.00 to 12.00 on radio FM 105 MHz every Tuesday to Thursday morning.
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Boeung Kak Lake Protesters Demonstrate Outside Prime Minister Hun Sen’s House
At 8 am on the morning of April 22, 2013, around 80 former Boeung Kak Lake residents staged a protest in front of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP)headquarters in Phnom Penh. They were requesting that the party president, H.E. Chea Sim, help them solve their longstanding land conflict with Shukaku Inc.,
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