• Human Rights Defender Chan Soveth Not Detained After Questioning

    Human Rights Defender Chan Soveth Not Detained After Questioning

    Phnom Penh, 24 December 2012 – Today the Phnom Penh Municipal Court decided not to detain prominent rights worker, Mr. Chan Soveth. Chan Soveth is a senior investigator and Deputy Head of the Human Rights Monitoring Section at the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC). ADHOC reiterates that Chan Soveth has done nothing wrong, that Chan Soveth has acted in accordance with the law at all times, and calls for the charges against him to be permanently dropped.

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  • Open Letter  Expulsion of Ms Anne-Sophie Gindroz

    Open Letter Expulsion of Ms Anne-Sophie Gindroz

    We, the undersigned national, regional and international human rights organizations, write to convey our deep concern in reaction to the news stories of the expulsion of Helvetas Laos Country Director, Ms Anne-Sophie Gindroz, for a personal letter that she wrote to the development partners of the Lao PDR ahead of the Round Table Implementation Meeting (RTIM) which intends to be a mechanism that facilitates meaningful dialogue and constructive engagement between the Lao government and the development partners.

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  • សេចក្តី​ជូន​ដំណឺង​របស់​គណៈ​កម្មា​ធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀប​ចំ​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ (គ.ជ.ប)
  • Open Letter  Expulsion of Ms Anne-Sophie Gindroz

    Open Letter Expulsion of Ms Anne-Sophie Gindroz

    We, the undersigned national, regional and international human rights organizations, write to convey our deep concern in reaction to the news stories of the expulsion of Helvetas Laos Country Director, Ms Anne-Sophie Gindroz, for a personal letter that she wrote to the development partners of the Lao PDR ahead of the Round Table Implementation Meeting (RTIM) which intends to be a mechanism that facilitates meaningful dialogue and constructive engagement between the Lao government and the development partners.

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  • NGO Worker Receives a Second Summons to Attend Questioning

    NGO Worker Receives a Second Summons to Attend Questioning

    On 30 November 2012, Phnom Penh Municipal Court issued a second summons for Mr. Chan Soveth, Senior Investigator at the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (“ADHOC”), to attend questioning on 24 December 2012 at 2:30 pmin relation to chargesof ’providing assistance to the perpetrator of a crime,’ under Article 544 of the Cambodian Criminal Code.A first summons was issued on 9 August 2012 for questioning on 24 August 2012 but the questioning was postponed because he was scheduled to attend a training workshop abroad.

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  • NGO Worker Receives a Second Summons to Attend Questioning

    NGO Worker Receives a Second Summons to Attend Questioning

    On 30 November 2012, Phnom Penh Municipal Court issued a second summons for Mr. Chan Soveth, Senior Investigator at the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (“ADHOC”), to attend questioning on 24 December 2012 at 2:30 pmin relation to chargesof ’providing assistance to the perpetrator of a crime,’ under Article 544 of the Cambodian Criminal Code.A first summons was issued on 9 August 2012 for questioning on 24 August 2012 but the questioning was postponed because he was scheduled to attend a training workshop abroad.

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  • Announce to Press Agents and Human Right Organizations!

    Announce to Press Agents and Human Right Organizations!

    December, 2012 at 11.15 am, a local union’s leader of C.CAWDU in XINGCHANG factory names Mr. Chhim Samorn was hit with brass knuckles to be seriousness bythree violators. C.CAWDU sent the victim to the Calmet hospital for immediate treatment. Thisfactory is located in Tuol Sangke village, Sangkat Tuol Sangke, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh​​ opposite ROO HSING Garment Co., Ltd.

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  • Announce to Press Agents and Human Right Organizations!

    Announce to Press Agents and Human Right Organizations!

    December, 2012 at 11.15 am, a local union’s leader of C.CAWDU in XINGCHANG factory names Mr. Chhim Samorn was hit with brass knuckles to be seriousness bythree violators. C.CAWDU sent the victim to the Calmet hospital for immediate treatment. Thisfactory is located in Tuol Sangke village, Sangkat Tuol Sangke, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh​​ opposite ROO HSING Garment Co., Ltd.

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  • NGO Worker Receives a Second Summons to Attend Questioning

    NGO Worker Receives a Second Summons to Attend Questioning

    On 30 November 2012, Phnom Penh Municipal Court issued a second summons for Mr. Chan Soveth, Senior Investigator at the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (“ADHOC”), to attend questioning on 24 December 2012 at 2:30 pmin relation to chargesof ’providing assistance to the perpetrator of a crime,’ under Article 544 of the Cambodian Criminal Code.A first summons was issued on 9 August 2012 for questioning on 24 August 2012 but the questioning was postponed because he was scheduled to attend a training workshop abroad.

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  • NGO Worker Receives a Second Summons to Attend Questioning

    NGO Worker Receives a Second Summons to Attend Questioning

    On 30 November 2012, Phnom Penh Municipal Court issued a second summons for Mr. Chan Soveth, Senior Investigator at the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (“ADHOC”), to attend questioning on 24 December 2012 at 2:30 pmin relation to chargesof ’providing assistance to the perpetrator of a crime,’ under Article 544 of the Cambodian Criminal Code.A first summons was issued on 9 August 2012 for questioning on 24 August 2012 but the questioning was postponed because he was scheduled to attend a training workshop abroad.

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  • Announce to Press Agents and Human Right Organizations!

    Announce to Press Agents and Human Right Organizations!

    December, 2012 at 11.15 am, a local union’s leader of C.CAWDU in XINGCHANG factory names Mr. Chhim Samorn was hit with brass knuckles to be seriousness bythree violators. C.CAWDU sent the victim to the Calmet hospital for immediate treatment. Thisfactory is located in Tuol Sangke village, Sangkat Tuol Sangke, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh​​ opposite ROO HSING Garment Co., Ltd.

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  • Announce to Press Agents and Human Right Organizations!

    Announce to Press Agents and Human Right Organizations!

    December, 2012 at 11.15 am, a local union’s leader of C.CAWDU in XINGCHANG factory names Mr. Chhim Samorn was hit with brass knuckles to be seriousness bythree violators. C.CAWDU sent the victim to the Calmet hospital for immediate treatment. Thisfactory is located in Tuol Sangke village, Sangkat Tuol Sangke, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh​​ opposite ROO HSING Garment Co., Ltd.

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