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No Return to Bandith Country
We, the undersigned, congratulate the Court of Appeal for resurrecting the case involving Chhouk Bandith – and for reinstating charges against him. This move followed the controversial decision of Svay Rieng Provincial Court to drop all charges on 18 December 2012, allegedly due to insufficient evidence.
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Cambodia: Update-Human Rights Defender Mr Mam Sonando to Be Released
On 14 March 2013, the Court of Appeal ruled that jailed human rights defender Mr Mam Sonando is to be released on 16 March 2013, while his prison sentence was reduced to five years and suspended for eight months.
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Cambodia: UN Expert Welcomes Releases and Calls for Respect for Rreedom of Expression in Upcoming Elections
GENEVA (15 March 2013) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, welcomed the release today of Mr Mam Sonando, and the imminent releases of Mr Kan Sovann and Mr Touch Ream following the decision of the Cambodian Court of Appeal on 14 March 2013.
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Cambodia: Update-Human Rights Defender Mr Mam Sonando to Be Released
On 14 March 2013, the Court of Appeal ruled that jailed human rights defender Mr Mam Sonando is to be released on 16 March 2013, while his prison sentence was reduced to five years and suspended for eight months.
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Cambodia: UN Expert Welcomes Releases and Calls for Respect for Rreedom of Expression in Upcoming Elections
GENEVA (15 March 2013) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, welcomed the release today of Mr Mam Sonando, and the imminent releases of Mr Kan Sovann and Mr Touch Ream following the decision of the Cambodian Court of Appeal on 14 March 2013.
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CCHR Press Release – Death of Ieng Sary Should Act as a Wake-up Call
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) notes the passing at 8.45am this morning of Ieng Sary, former Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs of Democratic Kampuchea and one of three senior Khmer Rouge leaders standing trial at the United Nations-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Ieng Sary was 87 years old when he died.
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CCHR Press Release – Death of Ieng Sary Should Act as a Wake-up Call
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) notes the passing at 8.45am this morning of Ieng Sary, former Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs of Democratic Kampuchea and one of three senior Khmer Rouge leaders standing trial at the United Nations-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Ieng Sary was 87 years old when he died.
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Cambodia: Death of Senior Khmer Rouge Official Underlines Need to Expedite Genocide Trials
Khmer Rouge Tribunal proceedings must continue without unnecessary delays, Amnesty International said following the death of former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary.Ieng Sary, 87, was standing trial for alleged crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes carried out during the period of Khmer Rouge rule in Cambodia in the 1970s.
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