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JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Youths from seven Asia-Pacific countries unite in the fight against corruption and commit to driving for change
Gathered at the first ever International Youth Camp on Transparency and Integrity organised last week in Siem Reap, Cambodia, youths from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines expressed their will to fight against corruption in their countries and in the region and took concrete steps to carry this fight forward.
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The Protecting Fundamental Freedoms Project Fund
The Protecting Fundamental Freedom Fund is administrated by CCHR to support people whose fundamental freedoms have been restricted or violated through criminal charges or other abuses committed by representatives of the law. To read the details of the support offered to them please click the link above.
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Joint Statement : Veng Sreng Anniversary: Still no Justice for the Dead, Missing and Injured
January 1, 2015 - One year on from the state violence of early January 2014 which led to the deaths of at least four men and the hospitalization of dozens, the disappearance of a teenage boy and the wrongful imprisonment of 23 union leaders, activists and workers, we the undersigned civil society organizations condemn the lack of progress made in investigating these human rights violations and in punishing those responsible.
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Veng Sreng Anniversary: Still no justice for the dead, missing and injured
One year on from the state violence of early January 2014 which led to the deaths of at least four men and the hospitalization of dozens, the disappearance of a teenage boy and the wrongful imprisonment of 23 union leaders, activists and workers, we the undersigned civil society organizations condemn the lack of progress made in investigating these human rights violations and in punishing those responsible.
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Womens Leadsership as a Route to Greater Empowerment, Cmbodia Cast Study
This case study of Cambodia is one of five country case studies executed under the Women in Power (WiP) learning project supported by the Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG) in the Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) bureau of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The case studies will enhance the findings of the WiP desktop study of 56 DRG programs to promote women’s political leadership and representation by assessing the contributions and lessons learned of selected programs in each country. Research methods include review of program documents, published research and other secondary sources, and interviews with USAID, implementers, local partners, beneficiaries and stakeholders.
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Work for media freedom towards the fulfillment of human rights
We, members of the Southeast Asian Press Alliance, gathering in Kanchanaburi, Thailand for our General Assembly mark International Anti-Corruption Day (December 9) and Human Rights Day with the resolve to reorganize and strengthen the alliance to make it more capable to meet regional press freedom and freedom of expression challenges. These two commemorative days provide a meaningful backdrop to the issues we discussed in our meeting. Also, these point to the bigger contexts of our goals as an alliance of media freedom advocates in our respective countries and in the region as a whole
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CCHR to launch “Where is My Justice?” Photo Exhibition
On 9 December 2014, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights ("CCHR") will launch its "Where is My Justice?" exhibition, with photographs by Bernardo Salce. The exhibition will share the experiences and challenges faced by victims of impunity in Cambodia ahead of International Human Rights Day on 10 December.
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Joint Statement : Arbitrary Arrests in Boeung Kak 1
We, the undersigned organizations, condemn the arbitrary arrests and expedited trial of Mr. Ly Srea Kheng and his daughter Ms. Ly Seav Minh on November 18th 2014. The Kheng family is involved in a land dispute with the Khun Sear Import Export Company (“Khun Sear Company”) - owned by tycoon Khun Sear - after they refused to vacate a plot of land in the Boeung Kak 1 area of Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district, which they have inhabited since 1982. The family has suffered death threats, violent attacks and intimidation as a result.
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Civil Society Groups Condemn Arrest and Detention of the Boeung Kak Lake Seven
We, the undersigned civil society groups, condemn the arrest, detention, and conviction of the seven Boeung Kak Lake community representatives following protests outside Phnom Penh City Hall on the morning of November 10, 2014.
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Civil Society Groups Condemn Arrest and Detention of the Boeung Kak Lake Seven
We, the undersigned civil society groups, condemn the arrest, detention, and conviction of the seven Boeung Kak Lake community representatives following protests outside Phnom Penh City Hall on the morning of November 10, 2014.
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CCHR launches campaign calling on Cambodians to take a stance against impunity
Today, 2 November 2014, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) launches its annual impunity campaign to mark the United Nations’ first International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. CCHR takes this opportunity to highlight the rampant and widespread nature of impunity in Cambodia. The campaign aims to generate and relay the public’s call on the Royal Government of Cambodia (the “RGC”) to end to impunity. We are calling on Cambodians to take picture of themselves holding a sign with their pledge to end impunity.
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