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Kamako Chhnoeum Program Findings from September 1st to October 28th, 2013
The International Labour Organisation’s Better Factories Cambodia program (BFC) launched Kamako Chhnoeum (Outstanding Worker) on September 1, 2013. The system is available for free to workers calling on two networks: Smart and Cellcard. Metfone will join the program soon.
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Universal Periodic Review of Cambodia
This submission was written by the Cambodian Center for Human Rightsand the Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV (APN+), in collaboration with the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI).
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CHILDHOOD BEHIND BARS: GROWING UP IN A CAMBODIAN PRISON SOKUN’S STORY
In Cambodia today there are many young children living in prison with their mothers 1 yet there is little understanding amongst authorities and society at large of the short and long term impact of prison life on children. In this, Cambodia is not alone – to date there are only a few studies of the effects on children who spend their early years behind bars.
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Severance of Proceedings in Case 002 at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
Today, 14 October 2013, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights ("CCHR") releases a Briefing Note summarizing developments in the long-awaited trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan (“Case 002”) at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (the “ECCC”). The Briefing Note focuses particularly on the decision of the Trial Chamber of the ECCC to split Case 002 into an undetermined number of sub-trials (the “Severance”) and addresses the way it impacts the progress of the Khmer Rouge trials and, more generally, the achievement of justice and national reconciliation in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”).
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Cambodia: Freedom on the Net 2013
New media and increased internet access are transforming the information environment in Cambodia, where press freedom is traditionally curtailed. Through the use of new media and digital tools, young activists of both genders are able to disseminate views on important social and political issues, including the country’s besieged environmental resources. Social media websites are quickly becoming an integral tool for sharing information and opinion.
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Post-2015 and the rule of law: Findings of A4ID’s consultation with the legal profession
A4ID believes that the post-2015 agenda should matter to everyone, everywhere, and are helping to mobilise the legal sector to ensure that they are engaged in the debate and that their views are heard. To ensure that the legal sector is aware of the debate about post-2015 and to collect their views, we opened a consultation with the sector following the publication of the UN High Level Panel on Development Post-2015 report, A New Global Partnership, focussed on an area in which they have special expertise: the rule of law.
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Final Election Observation Report on Cambodia’s 2013 National Election
Cambodia‟s 2013 national elections of the National Assembly were the fifth to be held since the first national elections were organized by the United Nations Transitional Authority for Cambodia (UNTAC) in 1993. Transparency International Cambodia (TIC), in cooperation with the Coalition for Integrity and Social Accountability (CISA) network, was accredited by the National Election Committee (NEC) to observe the Cambodian national elections on 28 July 2013.
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Repression of Expression: The state of free speech in Cambodia
The right to freedom of expression is a cornerstone of any functioning democracy. Without the right to seek and impart information, to hold opinions and to engage in debate, citizens cannot meaningfully participate in the political lives of their nations.
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UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review 18th session Print
Ranked 143rdout of 179 countries in the 2013 World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders, Cambodia is at its lowest ranking ever. It fell 26 places from 2012 as a result of the events that occurred in 2012 related to freedom of expression and freedom of the press. In most of the cases, the journalists are summoned to Court according to the penal code instead of the press law. Although freedom of the press is guaranteed under the Article 41 of the Cambodian constitution, it is not a reality in Cambodia.
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Bittersweet Harvest
In Cambodia today, hundreds of thousands of people are being displaced from their homes, farmlands, forests and fisheries in the name of ‘development’. The sugarcane industry has been one of the worst offenders driving this landgrabbing crisis. At least 100,000 hectares in land concessions have been granted to private companies for industrial sugarcane production in recent years.
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Why Do Some Men Use Violence Against Women and How Can We Prevent It?
Through a regional joint programme ‘Partners for Prevention’, UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV have worked together to undertake the UN Multi-country Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific. The study, which collected and analysed data from thousands of women and men across the region, provides the largest multi-country data set on men’s perpetration of violence against women and can inform more evidence-based interventions to prevent such violence.
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Pre-Trial and Trial Procedures A Handbook for Criminal Procedure in Cambodian Courts
The codification of criminal law and procedure is a relatively recent occurrence in the Kingdom of Cambodia’s (“Cambodia”) history. The 1993 Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (the “Constitution”) provides for the recognition of and respect for human rights, as guaranteed in all relevant international human rights instruments.
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