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Public Forum on Human Rights and Development for Indigenous Communities Affected by Illegal Land Grabbing
Since 2004 around 600 families from indigenous communities have been affected by illegal land grabbing and government granted land concessions totaling over 25 000 hectors in Rattanakiri Province. Many have been forced evicted from their land and their homes, resulting in the deterioration of their traditional way of life and culture. The indigenous communities remain in conflict with the government and private companies stealing their land and are seeking peaceful resolutions.
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2010 Asia Declaration on Internet Governance
On the occasion of the first Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) Roundtable in Hong Kong on June 15-16, 2010, we, civil society representatives from eight Southeast Asian countries, call on the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and its Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) to fully uphold these aforementioned commitments and principles, as mandated by the United Nations Secretary-General. We applaud the work of the first APrIGF towards building multi-stakeholder discussion on internet governance. In this vein of inclusive dialogue, we offer the following perspectives and recommendations to the MAG meeting in Geneva at the Palais des Nations on June 28-29, as well as for the fifth annual IGF meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania on September 14-17, 2010.
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Public Forum on Human Rights and Development for Indigenous Communities Affected by Illegal Land Grabbing
Since 2004 around 600 families from indigenous communities have been affected by illegal land grabbing and government granted land concessions totaling over 25 000 hectors in Rattanakiri Province. Many have been forced evicted from their land and their homes, resulting in the deterioration of their traditional way of life and culture. The indigenous communities remain in conflict with the government and private companies stealing their land and are seeking peaceful resolutions.
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Public Forum on Human Rights and Development for Indigenous Communities Affected by Illegal Land Grabbing
Since 2004 around 600 families from indigenous communities have been affected by illegal land grabbing and government granted land concessions totaling over 25 000 hectors in Rattanakiri Province. Many have been forced evicted from their land and their homes, resulting in the deterioration of their traditional way of life and culture. The indigenous communities remain in conflict with the government and private companies stealing their land and are seeking peaceful resolutions.
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2010 Asia Declaration on Internet Governance
On the occasion of the first Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) Roundtable in Hong Kong on June 15-16, 2010, we, civil society representatives from eight Southeast Asian countries, call on the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and its Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) to fully uphold these aforementioned commitments and principles, as mandated by the United Nations Secretary-General. We applaud the work of the first APrIGF towards building multi-stakeholder discussion on internet governance. In this vein of inclusive dialogue, we offer the following perspectives and recommendations to the MAG meeting in Geneva at the Palais des Nations on June 28-29, as well as for the fifth annual IGF meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania on September 14-17, 2010.
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2010 Asia Declaration on Internet Governance
On the occasion of the first Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) Roundtable in Hong Kong on June 15-16, 2010, we, civil society representatives from eight Southeast Asian countries, call on the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and its Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) to fully uphold these aforementioned commitments and principles, as mandated by the United Nations Secretary-General. We applaud the work of the first APrIGF towards building multi-stakeholder discussion on internet governance. In this vein of inclusive dialogue, we offer the following perspectives and recommendations to the MAG meeting in Geneva at the Palais des Nations on June 28-29, as well as for the fifth annual IGF meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania on September 14-17, 2010.
Read More -
2010 Asia Declaration on Internet Governance
On the occasion of the first Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) Roundtable in Hong Kong on June 15-16, 2010, we, civil society representatives from eight Southeast Asian countries, call on the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and its Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) to fully uphold these aforementioned commitments and principles, as mandated by the United Nations Secretary-General. We applaud the work of the first APrIGF towards building multi-stakeholder discussion on internet governance. In this vein of inclusive dialogue, we offer the following perspectives and recommendations to the MAG meeting in Geneva at the Palais des Nations on June 28-29, as well as for the fifth annual IGF meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania on September 14-17, 2010.
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Legal Analysis on the Case of H.E. Mu Sochua and Calls for Judicial Independence in Cambodia
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) today releases a legal analysis of the case of H.E. Mu Sochua. The analysis sets out the facts of the case and the relevant law, outlines how the Prosecution has failed to prove the case of defamation against Mu Sochua, and establishes that she did not receive a fair trial at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court or the Appeal Court of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
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International Childrens Rights Day, 1 June 2010
To mark International Childrens Day this year, LICADHO is promoting the theme of A community without child trafficking in Kien Svay district, Kandal province, to promote childrens rights as well as raise awareness of child trafficking and the worst forms of child labor.
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International Donors Must Act on Entrenched Natural Resource Related Corruption in Cambodia
Ambassadors from donor countries will meet in Phnom Penh from June 2, 3 for the regular review of the government’s progress towards meeting reform targets. They are expected to agree to continue to provide aid to the tune of $1bn a year
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Legal Analysis on the Case of H.E. Mu Sochua and Calls for Judicial Independence in Cambodia
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) today releases a legal analysis of the case of H.E. Mu Sochua. The analysis sets out the facts of the case and the relevant law, outlines how the Prosecution has failed to prove the case of defamation against Mu Sochua, and establishes that she did not receive a fair trial at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court or the Appeal Court of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
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International Childrens Rights Day, 1 June 2010
To mark International Childrens Day this year, LICADHO is promoting the theme of A community without child trafficking in Kien Svay district, Kandal province, to promote childrens rights as well as raise awareness of child trafficking and the worst forms of child labor.
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