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Lack of evidence leaves court little choice but to acquit Mam Sonando and set him free
Over the course of the three days to date of close monitoring of Mam Sonando’s hearing at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) has heard no evidence that in any ay connects Mam Sonando with the events in Kratie province in May 2012 or the charges he now faces, and urges the court to do the only rational, reasonable and legal thing it can: acquit Mam Sonando of the charges against him and set him free immediately. If convicted, Mam Sonando could face up to 30 years in prison.
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[Cambodia] Latest Detention of Women Land Activists: Rights Groups Call for Immediate Release, Condemn Government’s Ongoing Persecution of Human Rights Defenders
(Bangkok, 13 September 2012): Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Human Rights Watch (HRW), the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights and the World Organisation against Torture), WITNESS, Amnesty International and Freedom House call for the immediate release of land and housing rights activists, Yorm Bopha and Tim Sakmony, who were arrested on 4 September and 5 September, respectively, on dubious charges. The women appear to be the latest targets of the Cambodian authorities’ use of seemingly trumped-up criminal charges to intimidate Cambodia’s human rights defenders and social activists. We urge the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to immediately grant the women provisional release. Unless independent and impartial judicial investigations conducted according to international fair trial standards demonstrate the existence of sufficient, credible evidence that the women have committed recognizable criminal offences, the cases against them must be dropped.
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Tomorrow’s Mam sonando hearing an opportunity to set record straight on fair trial rights
On the eve of Mam Sonando’s hearing at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, the Cambodian Center for Human RIghts ("CCHR") urges the Cambodian authorities to give cambodia’s image on human rights a much-needed boost, bysetting the record straight on fair trial rights and ensuring that Mam Sonando receives a fair hearing, in line with its domestic and international legal commitments. If convicted, however. he could face up to 30 years in prison.
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[Cambodia] Latest Detention of Women Land Activists: Rights Groups Call for Immediate Release, Condemn Government’s Ongoing Persecution of Human Rights Defenders
(Bangkok, 13 September 2012): Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Human Rights Watch (HRW), the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights and the World Organisation against Torture), WITNESS, Amnesty International and Freedom House call for the immediate release of land and housing rights activists, Yorm Bopha and Tim Sakmony, who were arrested on 4 September and 5 September, respectively, on dubious charges. The women appear to be the latest targets of the Cambodian authorities’ use of seemingly trumped-up criminal charges to intimidate Cambodia’s human rights defenders and social activists. We urge the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to immediately grant the women provisional release. Unless independent and impartial judicial investigations conducted according to international fair trial standards demonstrate the existence of sufficient, credible evidence that the women have committed recognizable criminal offences, the cases against them must be dropped.
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Tomorrow’s Mam sonando hearing an opportunity to set record straight on fair trial rights
On the eve of Mam Sonando’s hearing at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, the Cambodian Center for Human RIghts ("CCHR") urges the Cambodian authorities to give cambodia’s image on human rights a much-needed boost, bysetting the record straight on fair trial rights and ensuring that Mam Sonando receives a fair hearing, in line with its domestic and international legal commitments. If convicted, however. he could face up to 30 years in prison.
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កង្វះភស្តុតាងនាំឲ្យតុលាការមានជម្រើសតិចតួច ក្រៅតែពីលើកលែងការចោទប្រកាន់ និងដោះលែងលោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ឲ្យមានសេរីភាព
ជុំវិញការវិវឌ្ឍក្នុងរយៈពេល ៣ថ្ងៃ នៃការតាមដានសវនការយ៉ាងយកចិត្តទុកដាក់លើការជំនុំជម្រះសំណុំរឿងលោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ នៅសាលាដំបូងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលសិទ្ធិមនុស្សកម្ពុជា (ម.ស.ម.ក) មិនបានស្តាប់ឰនូវភស្តុតាង ទោះជាក្នុងលក្ខខណ្ខណាក៏ដោយ ដែលភ្ជាប់ លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ទៅនឹងព្រឹត្តិការណ៍នៅក្នុងខេត្តក្រចេះកាលពីខែ ឧសភា ឆ្នាំ ២០១២ ឬបទចោទដែលលោកកំពុងតែប្រឈម។
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Lack of evidence leaves court little choice but to acquit Mam Sonando and set him free
Over the course of the three days to date of close monitoring of Mam Sonando’s hearing at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) has heard no evidence that in any ay connects Mam Sonando with the events in Kratie province in May 2012 or the charges he now faces, and urges the court to do the only rational, reasonable and legal thing it can: acquit Mam Sonando of the charges against him and set him free immediately. If convicted, Mam Sonando could face up to 30 years in prison.
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កង្វះភស្តុតាងនាំឲ្យតុលាការមានជម្រើសតិចតួច ក្រៅតែពីលើកលែងការចោទប្រកាន់ និងដោះលែងលោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ឲ្យមានសេរីភាព
ជុំវិញការវិវឌ្ឍក្នុងរយៈពេល ៣ថ្ងៃ នៃការតាមដានសវនការយ៉ាងយកចិត្តទុកដាក់លើការជំនុំជម្រះសំណុំរឿងលោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ នៅសាលាដំបូងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលសិទ្ធិមនុស្សកម្ពុជា (ម.ស.ម.ក) មិនបានស្តាប់ឰនូវភស្តុតាង ទោះជាក្នុងលក្ខខណ្ខណាក៏ដោយ ដែលភ្ជាប់ លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ទៅនឹងព្រឹត្តិការណ៍នៅក្នុងខេត្តក្រចេះកាលពីខែ ឧសភា ឆ្នាំ ២០១២ ឬបទចោទដែលលោកកំពុងតែប្រឈម។
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Lack of evidence leaves court little choice but to acquit Mam Sonando and set him free
Over the course of the three days to date of close monitoring of Mam Sonando’s hearing at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) has heard no evidence that in any ay connects Mam Sonando with the events in Kratie province in May 2012 or the charges he now faces, and urges the court to do the only rational, reasonable and legal thing it can: acquit Mam Sonando of the charges against him and set him free immediately. If convicted, Mam Sonando could face up to 30 years in prison.
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[Cambodia] Latest Detention of Women Land Activists: Rights Groups Call for Immediate Release, Condemn Government’s Ongoing Persecution of Human Rights Defenders
(Bangkok, 13 September 2012): Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Human Rights Watch (HRW), the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights and the World Organisation against Torture), WITNESS, Amnesty International and Freedom House call for the immediate release of land and housing rights activists, Yorm Bopha and Tim Sakmony, who were arrested on 4 September and 5 September, respectively, on dubious charges. The women appear to be the latest targets of the Cambodian authorities’ use of seemingly trumped-up criminal charges to intimidate Cambodia’s human rights defenders and social activists. We urge the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to immediately grant the women provisional release. Unless independent and impartial judicial investigations conducted according to international fair trial standards demonstrate the existence of sufficient, credible evidence that the women have committed recognizable criminal offences, the cases against them must be dropped.
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Proper Investigation is needed into the case of murdered journalist
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) and the Southeast Asian Press Alliance(SEAPA)are deeply concerned about the case of Mr.Hang Serei Odom, a journalist from Virakchun Khmer Daily newspaper in Ratanakkiri, who was found dead inside the trunk of his car yesterday. Hang Serei Odom reported on illegal logging and had in the last four months of working with the Virakchun Khmer Daily newspaper, uncovered several cases linked to powerful, well-‐connected Cambodian elite. CCHR and SEAPA call for a thorough investigation in to this case that is closely related to press freedom and freedom of expression in Cambodia.
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សេចក្តីប្រកាសព័ត៌មានស្តីពីចំនួន តំណាងគណបក្សនយោបាយ និងអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍ជាតិ អន្តរជាតិ
គិតត្រឹមថ្ងៃទី ០៨ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ មានតំណាងគណបក្សនយោបាយសរុបចំនួន ៣.៣៩៩នាក់ និងអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍ជាតិ អន្តរជាតិសរុបចំនួន ២៥៩នាក់ បានចួលរួមសង្កេតមើលដំណើរការពីនិត្យបញ្ជីឈ្មោះនិងចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត ឆ្នាំ២០១២។
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