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The Senate
Cambodia has a bicameral parliament consisting of the Senate and the National Assembly. The Senate plays an advisory role in terms of legislation and is elected indirectly by commune councilors and representatives of the National Assembly. Whilst the Senate is viewed as being in tune with principle of democracy and transparency, the manner in which senators are voted in and the restrictions to its mandate raise substantive question as to its effectiveness.
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Royal Government and OHCHR agree to continue joint work
The Royal Government of Cambodia and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) extending the technical cooperation programme for human rights in the country by both parties for another two years.
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Five Shooting Incidents at Land Dispute Protests in the Past Two Months Show Alarming Increase in Use of Lethal Force
Cambodia’s land-grabbing crisis has taken a disturbingly violent turn in the last two months, with at least five incidents involving armed forces opening fire during protests. A total of 19residents were injured at the protests, including seven from gunfire. Each of the incidents has been documented in Video footage or photographs, but the perpetrators have to this uniformly escaped punishment, exemplifying Cambodia’s notorious system of impunity.
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A Series on Fair Trial Rights and Rule of law
Cambodian men, women, and children are trafficked for sexual and labor exploitation throughout South East Asia. In 2008, the Law on the Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation (the "LHTSE") was introduced in an effort to increase the rate of successful prosecutions for human trafficking offenders in Cambodia.
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Five Shooting Incidents at Land Dispute Protests in the Past Two Months Show Alarming Increase in Use of Lethal Force
Cambodia’s land-grabbing crisis has taken a disturbingly violent turn in the last two months, with at least five incidents involving armed forces opening fire during protests. A total of 19residents were injured at the protests, including seven from gunfire. Each of the incidents has been documented in Video footage or photographs, but the perpetrators have to this uniformly escaped punishment, exemplifying Cambodia’s notorious system of impunity.
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Five Shooting Incidents at Land Dispute Protests in the Past Two Months Show Alarming Increase in Use of Lethal Force
Cambodia’s land-grabbing crisis has taken a disturbingly violent turn in the last two months, with at least five incidents involving armed forces opening fire during protests. A total of 19residents were injured at the protests, including seven from gunfire. Each of the incidents has been documented in Video footage or photographs, but the perpetrators have to this uniformly escaped punishment, exemplifying Cambodia’s notorious system of impunity.
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Five Shooting Incidents at Land Dispute Protests in the Past Two Months Show Alarming Increase in Use of Lethal Force
Cambodia’s land-grabbing crisis has taken a disturbingly violent turn in the last two months, with at least five incidents involving armed forces opening fire during protests. A total of 19residents were injured at the protests, including seven from gunfire. Each of the incidents has been documented in Video footage or photographs, but the perpetrators have to this uniformly escaped punishment, exemplifying Cambodia’s notorious system of impunity.
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RGC must respect ECCC Agreement or risk undermining the entire tribunal
Today, 23 January 2012, it was reported in The Cambodia Daily (“Gov’t Mute on Rejection of UN-Appointed Judge”) that the office of United Nations(“UN”) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has alleged that the Royal Governmentof Cambodia has breached the agreement adopted in 2003 between Cambodia and the UN on the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (“ECCC”) by refusing to confirm the appointment reserve Judge Laurent Kasper-Ansermet as International Co-Investigating Judge.
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RGC must respect ECCC Agreement or risk undermining the entire tribunal
Today, 23 January 2012, it was reported in The Cambodia Daily (“Gov’t Mute on Rejection of UN-Appointed Judge”) that the office of United Nations(“UN”) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has alleged that the Royal Governmentof Cambodia has breached the agreement adopted in 2003 between Cambodia and the UN on the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (“ECCC”) by refusing to confirm the appointment reserve Judge Laurent Kasper-Ansermet as International Co-Investigating Judge.
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RGC must respect ECCC Agreement or risk undermining the entire tribunal
Today, 23 January 2012, it was reported in The Cambodia Daily (“Gov’t Mute on Rejection of UN-Appointed Judge”) that the office of United Nations(“UN”) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has alleged that the Royal Governmentof Cambodia has breached the agreement adopted in 2003 between Cambodia and the UN on the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (“ECCC”) by refusing to confirm the appointment reserve Judge Laurent Kasper-Ansermet as International Co-Investigating Judge.
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RGC must respect ECCC Agreement or risk undermining the entire tribunal
Today, 23 January 2012, it was reported in The Cambodia Daily (“Gov’t Mute on Rejection of UN-Appointed Judge”) that the office of United Nations(“UN”) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has alleged that the Royal Governmentof Cambodia has breached the agreement adopted in 2003 between Cambodia and the UN on the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (“ECCC”) by refusing to confirm the appointment reserve Judge Laurent Kasper-Ansermet as International Co-Investigating Judge.
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World Report 2012
The World Report is Human Rights Watch’s twenty-second annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, drawing on events from January through November 2011. The book is divided into five essays, followed by a photo essay, and country specific chapters.
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