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USAID Launches Technology Program
Flynn Fuller, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Cambodia Mission Director, will launch the Structuring Partnerships for an Innovative Communications Environment (SPICE) program on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., at Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh. The SPICE program, implemented by the Open Institute, facilitates social and business innovation using communications technology, and improved communications in Khmer via mobile devices.
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Government and citizens urged to increase efforts in the fight against corruption
Phnom Penh, 5 December 2012 –Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 shows corruption continues to ravage societies around the world. Two thirds of the 176 countries ranked in the 2012 index score below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean), showing that public institutions need to be more transparent and accountable. Governments need to integrate anti-corruption actions into all public decision-making. Mechanisms to detect and investigate corruption must be strengthened and followed through by appropriate legal actions through independent courts.
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Following the Case of Mu Sochua, CCHR Releases a Briefing Note on Parliamentary Immunity in Cambodia, including a Legal Analysis of the Relevant Legislation
Today, 5 December 2012, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) releases a Briefing Note that provides an overview on the status of parliamentary immunity under Cambodian law, in light of a Court of Appeal hearing in Phnom Penh on 3 August 2012, at which the parliamentary immunity of a prominent opposition Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker, Mu Sochua, was restored.
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Following the Case of Mu Sochua, CCHR Releases a Briefing Note on Parliamentary Immunity in Cambodia, including a Legal Analysis of the Relevant Legislation
Today, 5 December 2012, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) releases a Briefing Note that provides an overview on the status of parliamentary immunity under Cambodian law, in light of a Court of Appeal hearing in Phnom Penh on 3 August 2012, at which the parliamentary immunity of a prominent opposition Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker, Mu Sochua, was restored.
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Government and citizens urged to increase efforts in the fight against corruption
Phnom Penh, 5 December 2012 –Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 shows corruption continues to ravage societies around the world. Two thirds of the 176 countries ranked in the 2012 index score below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean), showing that public institutions need to be more transparent and accountable. Governments need to integrate anti-corruption actions into all public decision-making. Mechanisms to detect and investigate corruption must be strengthened and followed through by appropriate legal actions through independent courts.
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Government and citizens urged to increase efforts in the fight against corruption
Phnom Penh, 5 December 2012 –Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 shows corruption continues to ravage societies around the world. Two thirds of the 176 countries ranked in the 2012 index score below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean), showing that public institutions need to be more transparent and accountable. Governments need to integrate anti-corruption actions into all public decision-making. Mechanisms to detect and investigate corruption must be strengthened and followed through by appropriate legal actions through independent courts.
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Following the Case of Mu Sochua, CCHR Releases a Briefing Note on Parliamentary Immunity in Cambodia, including a Legal Analysis of the Relevant Legislation
Today, 5 December 2012, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) releases a Briefing Note that provides an overview on the status of parliamentary immunity under Cambodian law, in light of a Court of Appeal hearing in Phnom Penh on 3 August 2012, at which the parliamentary immunity of a prominent opposition Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker, Mu Sochua, was restored.
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Following the Case of Mu Sochua, CCHR Releases a Briefing Note on Parliamentary Immunity in Cambodia, including a Legal Analysis of the Relevant Legislation
Today, 5 December 2012, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) releases a Briefing Note that provides an overview on the status of parliamentary immunity under Cambodian law, in light of a Court of Appeal hearing in Phnom Penh on 3 August 2012, at which the parliamentary immunity of a prominent opposition Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker, Mu Sochua, was restored.
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Government and citizens urged to increase efforts in the fight against corruption
Phnom Penh, 5 December 2012 –Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 shows corruption continues to ravage societies around the world. Two thirds of the 176 countries ranked in the 2012 index score below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean), showing that public institutions need to be more transparent and accountable. Governments need to integrate anti-corruption actions into all public decision-making. Mechanisms to detect and investigate corruption must be strengthened and followed through by appropriate legal actions through independent courts.
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Banteay Meanchey activist summonsed for questioning for the second time on charges of an unspecified nature
On 23 October 2012, Battambang Provincial Court issued a warrant for San Samneang to appear for questioning by the Investigating Judge on 4 December 2012 at 2:00 pm. However, San Samneang only received the warrant on 3 December 2012, leaving him with only one day to meet with his lawyer and to prepare for the questioning.
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Banteay Meanchey activist summonsed for questioning for the second time on charges of an unspecified nature
On 23 October 2012, Battambang Provincial Court issued a warrant for San Samneang to appear for questioning by the Investigating Judge on 4 December 2012 at 2:00 pm. However, San Samneang only received the warrant on 3 December 2012, leaving him with only one day to meet with his lawyer and to prepare for the questioning.
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Banteay Meanchey activist summonsed for questioning for the second time on charges of an unspecified nature
On 23 October 2012, Battambang Provincial Court issued a warrant for San Samneang to appear for questioning by the Investigating Judge on 4 December 2012 at 2:00 pm. However, San Samneang only received the warrant on 3 December 2012, leaving him with only one day to meet with his lawyer and to prepare for the questioning.
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