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Renewed Surge in Land Disputes Must be Addressed Not Denied
February 19, 2015 - The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) strongly expresses its concern at the surge in land disputes documented by its offices in 2014, which resulted in a threefold increase in the number of families newly affected by land conflicts during that year when compared to the previous year.
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Civil Society Groups Condemn Use of Visa Denial to Curb Activism
February 17, 2015 - We, the undersigned civil society groups, condemn the recent decision to deny a visa renewal for prominent environmental activist Alejandro Gonzalez-Davidson. Mr Gonzalez-Davidson has been at the forefront of a campaign by local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Mother Nature, to halt the controversial development of a hydroelectric dam in Areng valley, Koh Kong province.
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Threatened Lands, Threatened Lives
Human Rights Situation of the Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia This report on the human rights situation of indigenous peoples of Cambodia was prepared mainly from the contributions of indigenous peoples human rights defenders (IPHRDs) and NGOs in the country. This is an update to the AIPP publication Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Report in Asia – Cambodia, Thailand and Nepal: Towards Social Justice and Sustainable Peace published in 2006.
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កុមារភាពនៅក្នុងពន្ធនាគារ ការចម្រើនវ័យក្នុងពន្ធនាគារកម្ពុជា៖ រឿងរ៉ាវរបស់ដារ៉ា
February 15, 2015 - Today, LICADHO releases its second and latest report in a series of case studies assessing the impact on children of growing up in Cambodian prisons. As of January 2015, there were 39 children between the ages of one month and four years living with their mothers in 18 Cambodian prisons monitored by LICADHO. Approximately half of them were born in prison and almost all have never experienced or do not remember life beyond prison walls.
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Childhood Behind Bars - Growing up in a Cambodian Prison – Dara’s tory
February 15, 2015 - Today, LICADHO releases its second and latest report in a series of case studies assessing the impact on children of growing up in Cambodian prisons. As of January 2015, there were 39 children between the ages of one month and four years living with their mothers in 18 Cambodian prisons monitored by LICADHO. Approximately half of them were born in prison and almost all have never experienced or do not remember life beyond prison walls.
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CCHR Protecting Fundamental Freedoms Alert - Threats to Deport Foreign Activist in Retaliation for Environmental and Human Rights Activism
In recent days, Immigration Department officials have been quoted in the media saying that Spanish activist Alex Gonzalez-Davidson will be forced to leave the country, in what appears to be an attempt to put a stop to his environmental and human rights activism in the Areng Valley. The comments follow earlier reported statements by Cambodia People’s Party lawmaker and National Assembly spokesperson Chheang Vun, that the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) intended to arrest and deport an unnamed foreign national, widely believed to be Mr. Gonzalez-Davidson.
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Civil Society Organizations Call on the Government and Political Parties to Respect Freedom of Expression
February 4, 2015 - We, the undersigned civil society organizations, wish to express serious concern regarding the potential introduction of new measures banning staff of civil society organizations from giving media interviews or making statements deemed to have “insulted” political parties during election periods. Such restrictions would amount to violations of the right to freedom of expression.
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Civil Society Groups Condemn the Ongoing Detention of 11 Activists
We the undersigned civil society groups condemn the indefensible verdicts issued this morning by the Court of Appeal in the cases of ten land activists and one monk. Following an appeal hearing that was characterized by an almost total absence of fair trial rights, the Court of Appeal upheld the wrongful convictions and sentences originally imposed by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, albeit partially reducing some of the sentences and fines.
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Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Professor Surya P.Subedi
I am about to complete my 12th and final mission to the Kingdom of Cambodia as the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the country. It has been a privilege to serve the people of Cambodia over the past six years. At the outset, I wish to express my appreciation to the Royal Government of Cambodia for the positive and constructive cooperation extended to me during this mission. While I was not able to meet with the Prime Minister this time, I very much appreciated the dialogue I had with the Government interlocutors which was candid, cordial and informative throughout.
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Rights at a Price: Life Inside Cambodia’s Prisons
Ahead of the appeal hearing this week for 10 land activists and one monk, all wrongfully convicted and imprisoned following unfair trials, LICADHO is publishing a new report about the current state of Cambodian prisons and the human rights implications for those held in them. The report “Rights at a Price: Life inside Cambodia’s Prisons” details the ongoing, systematic abuse, discrimination, exploitation and corruption within Cambodia’s prison system and notes that despite steps towards reform, many challenges remain, including prison overcrowding, poor infrastructure, lack of appeal transportation, weak implementation of the law and lack of knowledge amongst prison officials.
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10 Simple Security Tips for Human Rights Defenders in Cambodia
10 simple security tips for Human Rights Defenders in Cambodia
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