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Discussion Paper on a Human Rights Approach to Development of Cambodia’s Land Sector
Despite the tens of millions of dollars in aid and concessional loans being spent in Cambodia with the ostensible aim of securing land tenure and making the management of land and natural resources more equitable and sustainable, the evidence shows that tenure insecurity, forced evictions and large-scale land grabbing are escalating to alarming levels. Against this backdrop this discussion paper proposes a better approach to development interventions in the land sector, in which processes and tools that elevate rights, transparency and accountability are incorporated throughout the project cycle and broader country strategy. The paper calls on development partners to adopt a ten-pronged framework for a human rights approach to development that aims to shift power to Cambodia’s citizens and increase accountability of decision-makers and power-holders.
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Punishment Fitting the Crime: Effectively Punishing and Combatting Acid Violence in Cambodia Through the Creation and Enforcement of a Law
The purpose of this Report is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the acid law that was passed by the National Assembly, assessing its strengths and its weaknesses. In so doing, the Report analyzes acid laws around the world, considering how “good” acid laws, those that effectively deal with the problems and issues surrounding acid violence, and “bad” acid laws, those that fail to effectively deal with the crime, are formulated.
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Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011
Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliamentary form of government. In the most recent national elections, held in 2008, the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) won 90 of 123 National Assembly seats. Most observers assessed that the election process improved over previous elections but did not fully meet international standards. The CPP consolidated control of the three branches of government and other national institutions, with most power concentrated in the hands of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
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Mini Report following the Round Table Discussion on The Role of Women in Political Participation at the Commune Level
The purpose of the following mini report is to summarize the issues raised during the Round Table Discussion entitled “The Role of Women in Political Participation at the Commune Level”, which was held by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) at Hagar Catering & Facilities Management in Phnom Penh on 30 April 2012. The objective of this event was to bring together various stakeholders to discuss gender-related representation issues in the context of the June 2012 Commune/Sangkat Elections.
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The Report of Land and Housing Rights 2011
This report focuses on data on economic land concessions by sub-decree in 2011. The report also describes reasons for forced evictions, methods used during evictions and impacts on family livelihood, education and health, as well as proposes solutions.
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A Right to Know or a Culture of Secrecy
This Report looks at principles of freedom of information, the status of the right to information in international law, and the extent to which that right is provided for in the domestic laws of Cambodia. The Report also examines challenges ordinary Cambodians face on a daily basis in accessing information, and provides recommendations for legislative, structural and policy changes that are required in order to ensure that the right is fully respected in line with international standards.
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World of Work Report 2012 ’Better Jobs for a Better Economy’
The World of Work Report 2012 provides a comprehensive analysis of recent labour market and social trends, assesses risks of social unrest and presents employment projections for the next five years. The report emphasizes that while employment has begun to recover slowly, job quality is deteriorating and there is a growing sense of unfairness.
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Rural Development for Cambodia: Key Issues and Constraints
Cambodia’s economic performance over the past decade has been impressive, and poverty reduction has made significant progress. In the 2000s, the contribution of agriculture and agro-industry to overall economic growth has come largely through the accumulation of factors of production—land and labor—as part of an extensive growth of activity, with productivity modestly improving from very low levels.
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Report on Gender Sensitivity and the Legal Process in Cambodia
This report considers gender sensitivity and the legal process in Cambodia, particularly in relation to female victims of trafficking, rape, domestic violence and women involved in divorce proceedings (“Victims” and “Women”).
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Looking Back and Ways Forward
The purpose of this publication is to serve as a baseline study of human rights situations in South Asia in relation to the functions of SAARC as a regional grouping. We hope this publication and the subsequent monitoring reports will help track the development of the role of SAARC in the promotion and protection of human rights in the coming years and generate wider interest and discussion in following this development.
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Democracy Election and Reform in Cambodia
COMFREL continues its reports on ‘Democracy, Elections and Reform’, which assesses the annual state of democracy in Cambodia.1 The annual report takes a comparative approach in asking, what changed in comparison to previous years? Did the political system of Cambodia progress toward a consolidated democracy or is stagnation or even a regression observable, which put the democratization process into question? The assessment of the democratization process is based on the findings of the COMFREL Monitoring Units ‘Government Watch’, ‘Parliamentary Watch’, ‘Media Watch’, ‘Election Watch’, and ‘Gender Watch’.
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