• WPS 225 The Gendered Dynamics of Indonesia’s Oil Palm Labour Regime

    WPS 225 The Gendered Dynamics of Indonesia’s Oil Palm Labour Regime

    State oil palm plantations of the New Order were based on a family model, in which women and men were incorporated as workers and farmers through their membership in households. The tendency over the past “neoliberal” decade has been towards casualization and sub-contracting, with the consequence that men and women must compete for work as individuals. Families are relegated to the periphery of the system, making coherent households more difficult to sustain. The contemporary plantation labour regime accentuates the spatial dispersal of family members, as it draws women casual workers from one place, and men contract workers from another in order to maximize “efficiency” and profit. This arrangement emerged at the nexus of ethnic stereotypes and historically constituted labour reserves, combined with the calculative logic adopted by workers themselves as they seek to protect themselves and provide for their families.

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  • UN human rights expert hails political breakthrough, calls for promised reforms

    UN human rights expert hails political breakthrough, calls for promised reforms

    Following the announcement today of the agreement reached between the two main political parties in Cambodia and the subsequent release of the opposition party members arrested during the past week, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi

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  • IPU welcomes release of Cambodian MPs and political agreement between government and opposition

    IPU welcomes release of Cambodian MPs and political agreement between government and opposition

    The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has welcomed the release of seven Cambodian opposition MPs arrested last week on insurrection charges over their alleged role in a violent protest in Phnom Penh on 15 July. Nevertheless, IPU reiterates its call to the Cambodian authorities to fully respect due process and drop all charges against the MPs immediately unless strong evidence is produced. According to IPU sources, the parliamentarians have been freed on bail and are still facing an eventual court hearing.

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  • តំណាងរាស្ត្រ​ជាប់ឆ្នោត​គណបក្ស​ជំទាស់​​ចំនួន ៧​នាក់ ត្រូវបាន​ឃុំខ្លួន​ ខណៈពេល​ដែល​ការ​រឹតត្បិត​សេរីភាព​ក្នុង​ការ​ជួបជុំ​បន្ត​កើត​មាន​ឡើង
  • Seven Opposition MPs Detained Amid Ongoing Restrictions on Peaceful Assembly

    Seven Opposition MPs Detained Amid Ongoing Restrictions on Peaceful Assembly

    ថ្ងៃ១៨ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៤ - The Cambodian government must release all seven Members of Parliament (MPs) and one official of Cambodia’s main opposition party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), and immediately lift the ban on public gatherings of more than 10 people, FIDH and its member organizations the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) and the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) said today.

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  • Cambodia: Drop Cases Against Opposition Politicians

    Cambodia: Drop Cases Against Opposition Politicians

    (New York) – Cambodian authorities should drop trumped-up charges against six leading opposition politicians and immediately and unconditionally release them, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 16, 2014, a Phnom Penh court charged elected members of parliament of the Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) with insurrection, intentional violence, and obstructing government officials

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  • ក្រុមសង្គមស៊ីវិល ថ្កោល​ទោសការ​ចោទប្រ​កាន់​ដោយ​មិន​មាន​មូលដ្ឋាន​ច្បាប់ និង​អំពាវនាវឲ្យ​បញ្ឈប់​អំពើ​ហិង្សា និង​ការ​គាប​សង្កត់

    ក្រុមសង្គមស៊ីវិល ថ្កោល​ទោសការ​ចោទប្រ​កាន់​ដោយ​មិន​មាន​មូលដ្ឋាន​ច្បាប់ និង​អំពាវនាវឲ្យ​បញ្ឈប់​អំពើ​ហិង្សា និង​ការ​គាប​សង្កត់

    យើងខ្ញុំ ​ជា​ក្រុម​អង្គការ​​សង្គម​​ស៊ី​វិល មានការ​សោក​ស្តាយ​យ៉ាង​ខ្លាំង​ចំពោះ​ការចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ដោយ​គ្មានមូលដ្ឋាន​ច្បាស់​លាស់​លើ​តំណាងរាស្រ្ត​ជាប់ឆ្នោត​ទាំង​ប្រាំពីរ​នាក់ និង​សកម្មជន​ម្នាក់​របស់​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ កាលពី​ម្សិល​មិញ។ យើងខ្ញុំ​សូម​អំពាវ​នាវ ស្នើសុំ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​ដោះលែង​ជា​បន្ទាន់ និង​ឥត​លក្ខខណ្ឌ ហើយ​ព្រម​ទាំង​ធ្វើការ​ទម្លាក់​រាល់​បទ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ទាំង​អស់។

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  •  Civil Society Groups Condemn Baseless Charges and Call for an End to Violence and Repression

    Civil Society Groups Condemn Baseless Charges and Call for an End to Violence and Repression

    July 17, 2014 - We the undersigned civil society groups condemn the unfounded charges against seven Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) MPs-elect and one CNRP grassroots leader. We call for their immediate and unconditional release and for all charges to be dropped.

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  • ការដោះលែងបេក្ខជន​ជាប់ឆ្នោតតំណាង​រាស្ត្រសំដែងមតិ​នៅទីលាន​ប្រជាធិប​តេយ្យ​

    ការដោះលែងបេក្ខជន​ជាប់ឆ្នោតតំណាង​រាស្ត្រសំដែងមតិ​នៅទីលាន​ប្រជាធិប​តេយ្យ​

    ក្រុមអង្គការសង្គមសីុវិល មានការខកចិត្ត​និងសោកស្តាយយ៉ាងខ្លាំងចំពោះព្រីត្តិការណ៏ប្រទូស្តរ៉ាយគ្នា កាលពីព្រឺកថ្ងែទី​១៥​ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៤ វេលាម៉ោង៩ព្រឹករវាងប្រជាពលរដ្ធម្ចាស់ឆ្នោត បេក្ខជន​តំណាងរាស្ត្រជាប់ឆ្នោត ដែលចង់បញ្ចេញមតិធ្វើកូដកម្មដោយសន្តិសុខ​ខណ្ឌដូនពេញ​នៅចំណុចស្ពាន​នាគ នឹងទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ នៃរាជធានីភ្នំពេញដែលជាកន្លែងបញ្ចេញមតិរបស់ម្ចាស់ឆ្នោត។

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  • CCHR calls for the immediate and unconditional release of opposition leaders and for an end to violence

    CCHR calls for the immediate and unconditional release of opposition leaders and for an end to violence

    The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (“CNRP”) leaders currently detained in pre-trial detention and for an end to violence. Today, nine leaders of the CNRP were charged with Article 459 (Leading insurrectional movement), Article 495 (Incitement to commit a felony), and Articles 28 and 218 (Instigation to commit acts of violence) of the Cambodian Criminal Code. The charges were brought against Mu Sochua, Ho Vann, Men Sothavrin, Keo Phirum, Real Khemrin, Oeu Narith, Khin Roeun, Nut Rumduol, and Long Ry. The first six of them have already been arrested and are currently in pre-trial detention. Additional charges have also been filed against two “unidentified” individuals. The speed with which charges were brought and the fact that all the people arrested are high-ranking C

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  • UN rights expert urges Cambodia to lift protest ban and appeals for calm amidst violence

    UN rights expert urges Cambodia to lift protest ban and appeals for calm amidst violence

    GENEVA (16 July 2014) – In the wake of alarming reports of violence following opposition protests in Phnom Penh yesterday, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, urged all sides to immediately exercise utmost calm and restraint, and reiterated his call for an end to the official ban on demonstrations.

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  • អង្គការ លីកាដូ សូម​ថ្កោល​ទោស​ការ​ប្រើប្រាស់​អំពើ​ហិង្សា​កាលពី​ព្រឹក​មិញ​នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជា​ធិបតេយ្យ

    អង្គការ លីកាដូ សូម​ថ្កោល​ទោស​ការ​ប្រើប្រាស់​អំពើ​ហិង្សា​កាលពី​ព្រឹក​មិញ​នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជា​ធិបតេយ្យ

    ថ្ងៃ១៥ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៤ - អង្គការ លីកាដូ មានការ​សោក​ស្តាយ​ជាខ្លាំង​ចំពោះ​ការ​ប្រើប្រាស់​អំពើ​ហិង្សា​កាលពី​ព្រឹក​មិញ​នេះ រវាង អាជ្ញាធរ និងបាតុករ នៅពេល​មានការ​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំគ្នា​នៅ​ក្បែរ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​ក្នុង​រាជ​ធានី​ភ្នំពេញ។ ការប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ​នាព្រឹក​នេះ ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​រៀបចំ​ឡើង​ដោយ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ បាន​ប្រែក្លាយ​ជាមាន​អំពើ​ហិង្សា​ភ្លាមៗ​បន្ទាប់​ពី​មាន​ការ​រំខាន​ពី​កង​សន្តិសុខ​ជាច្រើន ហើយ​បណ្តាល​ឲ្យ​មនុស្ស​ជាច្រើន​រងរបួស ដោយ​អ្នក​ដែល​រងរបួស​ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ​បំផុត​គឺក្រុម​សន្តិសុខ​ខណ្ឌ ដែល​ត្រូវបាន​ពង្រាយ​នៅទីនោះ​ដើម្បី​រារាំង​ពីការ​​ជួប​​ជុំ​របស់​​បាតុករ​​ទាំង​អស់​​នៅ​ទី​នោះ។

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