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International Human Rights Day Dec 10, 2011: "We all need rights, Decent living wages & justice!"
December 9, 2011 - December 9, 2011- More than 52,000 Cambodians - including community groups, trade unionists, land activists, students, farmers, fishermen, musicians,entertainment workers, tuktuk drivers, motorcycle drivers and NGO workers - will gather in their communities on December 10 to celebrate International Human Rights Day (IHRD) this year. These celebrations are tied together with the common theme "We All Need Rights, Decent Living Wages & Justice!" and a common symbol ‐ the blue Kramar to represent the important role of human rights defenders in Cambodia.
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CCHR welcomes community celebrations for International Human Rights Day
In celebration of International Human Rights Day on 10 December 2011, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) will support a number of activities with communities throughout the country. These events are a reminder of the increasing awareness and understanding of and demand for human rights in communities throughout the country.
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Judicial intimidation of community activists in Kampot Province
Two fishery community members from Kep Thmey village have received summons for allegedly inciting community members against a private development project – the precise under provision under which they are summonsed is, at the time of writing, unknown. Mrs. Chan Dara and Mrs. Chan Sophanna are active community representatives of Kep Thmey village, whose residents are embroiled in a land dispute relating to a development project. The two activists were initially due to appear before prosecutors in early October 2011, but their summons dates were postponed to 8 December 2011 on the request of the two women.
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Judicial intimidation of community activists in Kampot Province
Two fishery community members from Kep Thmey village have received summons for allegedly inciting community members against a private development project – the precise under provision under which they are summonsed is, at the time of writing, unknown. Mrs. Chan Dara and Mrs. Chan Sophanna are active community representatives of Kep Thmey village, whose residents are embroiled in a land dispute relating to a development project. The two activists were initially due to appear before prosecutors in early October 2011, but their summons dates were postponed to 8 December 2011 on the request of the two women.
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Judicial intimidation of community activists in Kampot Province
Two fishery community members from Kep Thmey village have received summons for allegedly inciting community members against a private development project – the precise under provision under which they are summonsed is, at the time of writing, unknown. Mrs. Chan Dara and Mrs. Chan Sophanna are active community representatives of Kep Thmey village, whose residents are embroiled in a land dispute relating to a development project. The two activists were initially due to appear before prosecutors in early October 2011, but their summons dates were postponed to 8 December 2011 on the request of the two women.
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Judicial intimidation of community activists in Kampot Province
Two fishery community members from Kep Thmey village have received summons for allegedly inciting community members against a private development project – the precise under provision under which they are summonsed is, at the time of writing, unknown. Mrs. Chan Dara and Mrs. Chan Sophanna are active community representatives of Kep Thmey village, whose residents are embroiled in a land dispute relating to a development project. The two activists were initially due to appear before prosecutors in early October 2011, but their summons dates were postponed to 8 December 2011 on the request of the two women.
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Waging Peace: ASEAN and the Thai-Cambodian Border Conflict
The violent border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia earlier this year have challenged the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to turn its rhetoric into action, but to achieve peace and security more robust diplomacy is required to end a still unresolved conflict.
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A Quarterly Newsletter on Human Rights Activism
This is the third issue of the Cambodian Center for Human Right’s (“CCHR”) Human Rights Network Project (“the Project”) newsletter series. The purpose of the Project Newsletter is to provide interested stakeholders with an update on the implementation and activities of the Project.
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Bali Declaration acclaimed at Agribusiness and Human Rights in Southeast Asia Workshop
The international meeting of South East Asian Regional Human Rights Commissions on ‘Human Rights and Business: Plural Legal Approaches to Conflict Resolution, Institutional Strengthening and Legal Reform’ hosted by the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission (KOMNASHAM), in conjunction with Sawit Watch and Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) was held in Bali, Indonesia, from 28th November to 1st December 2011. It was attended by 58 participants from the national human rights commissions of the Southeast Asian region, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Human Rights Commission, notable academics, representatives of indigenous peoples, as well as members of supportive national and international NGOs. The meeting focused on the challenges of ensuring respect for the rights of indigenous peoples and rural communities in the context of rapid agribusiness expansion, notably the palm oil sector, while recognising the right to development and the need to improve the welfare and situation of indigenous peoples and local communities.
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Bali Declaration acclaimed at Agribusiness and Human Rights in Southeast Asia Workshop
The international meeting of South East Asian Regional Human Rights Commissions on ‘Human Rights and Business: Plural Legal Approaches to Conflict Resolution, Institutional Strengthening and Legal Reform’ hosted by the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission (KOMNASHAM), in conjunction with Sawit Watch and Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) was held in Bali, Indonesia, from 28th November to 1st December 2011. It was attended by 58 participants from the national human rights commissions of the Southeast Asian region, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Human Rights Commission, notable academics, representatives of indigenous peoples, as well as members of supportive national and international NGOs. The meeting focused on the challenges of ensuring respect for the rights of indigenous peoples and rural communities in the context of rapid agribusiness expansion, notably the palm oil sector, while recognising the right to development and the need to improve the welfare and situation of indigenous peoples and local communities.
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Cambodia: UN Special Rapporteur in fact-finding mission
GENEVA / PHNOM PENH (1st December 2011) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya Subedi, will carry out an official visit to the country from 5 to 11 December 2011. “While the focus of my mission will be an analysis of the electoral system and related institutions from a human rights perspective, I will also continue to follow-up on other aspects of the human rights situation in the Kingdom of Cambodia,” Mr. Subedi said, announcing his sixth visit to the country.
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Cambodia: UN Special Rapporteur in fact-finding mission
GENEVA / PHNOM PENH (1st December 2011) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya Subedi, will carry out an official visit to the country from 5 to 11 December 2011. “While the focus of my mission will be an analysis of the electoral system and related institutions from a human rights perspective, I will also continue to follow-up on other aspects of the human rights situation in the Kingdom of Cambodia,” Mr. Subedi said, announcing his sixth visit to the country.
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