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“Corporate Social Deniability” – Walmart and H&M Refuse to Take Responsibility for Kingsland Workers
The Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) and the Workers Information Center (WIC) are appalled at the response from international retail giants, Walmart and H&M, who refuse to accept any responsibility for the almost US$200,000 in lost wages and indemnity owed to former employees Kingsland Garment (Cambodia) Ltd.
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Cambodian Human Rights Defenders Convicted
URGENT ACTION CAMBODIAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS CONVICTED Two Cambodian women human rights defenders were convicted on baseless charges in separate trials on 26/27 December 2012. Yorm Bopha was sentenced to three years in prison. Tim Sakmony from Borei Keila received a six-month sentence, partially suspended, and has been released.
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70% of Governments Fail to Protect Against Corruption in the Defence Sector
Seventy per cent of countries leave the door open to waste and security threats as they lack the tools to prevent corruption in the defence sector, according to the first ever index measuring how governments prevent and counter corruption in defence, released by Transparency International UK’s Defence and Security Programme. Those with poor controls include two-thirds of the largest arms importers and half of the biggest arms exporters in the world.
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70% of Governments Fail to Protect Against Corruption in the Defence Sector
Seventy per cent of countries leave the door open to waste and security threats as they lack the tools to prevent corruption in the defence sector, according to the first ever index measuring how governments prevent and counter corruption in defence, released by Transparency International UK’s Defence and Security Programme. Those with poor controls include two-thirds of the largest arms importers and half of the biggest arms exporters in the world.
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CCHR and CASC Welcome the Verdict of the First Trial Under the Acid Law
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) and the Cambodian Acid Survivors Charity (“CASC”) welcome the verdict in the country’s first trial using the Law on the Regulation of Concentrate Acid (the “Acid Law”). Be Soeun, who had been charged with intentional violence under Article 20 of the Acid Law, was convicted on 28 January 2013 by the Phnom Penh Municipal to five years in prison – the maximum sentence under Article 20 – and fined $2,500 USD (10,000,000 Riel) for attacking his ex-wife with acid.
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70% of Governments Fail to Protect Against Corruption in the Defence Sector
Seventy per cent of countries leave the door open to waste and security threats as they lack the tools to prevent corruption in the defence sector, according to the first ever index measuring how governments prevent and counter corruption in defence, released by Transparency International UK’s Defence and Security Programme. Those with poor controls include two-thirds of the largest arms importers and half of the biggest arms exporters in the world.
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CCHR and CASC Welcome the Verdict of the First Trial Under the Acid Law
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) and the Cambodian Acid Survivors Charity (“CASC”) welcome the verdict in the country’s first trial using the Law on the Regulation of Concentrate Acid (the “Acid Law”). Be Soeun, who had been charged with intentional violence under Article 20 of the Acid Law, was convicted on 28 January 2013 by the Phnom Penh Municipal to five years in prison – the maximum sentence under Article 20 – and fined $2,500 USD (10,000,000 Riel) for attacking his ex-wife with acid.
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CCHR and CASC Welcome the Verdict of the First Trial Under the Acid Law
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) and the Cambodian Acid Survivors Charity (“CASC”) welcome the verdict in the country’s first trial using the Law on the Regulation of Concentrate Acid (the “Acid Law”). Be Soeun, who had been charged with intentional violence under Article 20 of the Acid Law, was convicted on 28 January 2013 by the Phnom Penh Municipal to five years in prison – the maximum sentence under Article 20 – and fined $2,500 USD (10,000,000 Riel) for attacking his ex-wife with acid.
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Human Rights Defenders From Iran, Cambodia, Kenya, Uzbekistan, Colombia and Mauritania Shortlisted for 2013 Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk
Every year Front Line Defenders presents the Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk to one person who has made an outstanding contribution to the cause of human rights. Previous winners of the Award have included human rights defenders from Syria, the Russian Federation, Afghanistan, Guatemala, DRC, Uzbekistan and Sudan.
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Human Rights Defenders From Iran, Cambodia, Kenya, Uzbekistan, Colombia and Mauritania Shortlisted for 2013 Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk
Every year Front Line Defenders presents the Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk to one person who has made an outstanding contribution to the cause of human rights. Previous winners of the Award have included human rights defenders from Syria, the Russian Federation, Afghanistan, Guatemala, DRC, Uzbekistan and Sudan.
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Human Rights Defenders From Iran, Cambodia, Kenya, Uzbekistan, Colombia and Mauritania Shortlisted for 2013 Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk
Every year Front Line Defenders presents the Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk to one person who has made an outstanding contribution to the cause of human rights. Previous winners of the Award have included human rights defenders from Syria, the Russian Federation, Afghanistan, Guatemala, DRC, Uzbekistan and Sudan.
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CCHR Highlights Concerns About Increased Strikes at Garment Factories in 2013
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is concerned by reports in The Phnom Penh Post on 21 January 2013 (‘Strikes in Cambodian factories may hit orders’) that about 10,000 workers have been in an ongoing strike against seven or eight factories since the beginning of 2013 to demand an increase in the minimum wage and an improvement in working conditions.
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