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Egypt: International Community Must Ensure Rights of Egyptians are Upheld
We, civil society organizations from across the world, strongly urge all governments, as well as regional and international organizations, to clearly and unequivocally denounce the ongoing violent crackdown against the public protests and demands for democratic reform and government accountability that have been occurring across Egypt since the 25th of January.
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Egypt: International Community Must Ensure Rights of Egyptians are Upheld
We, civil society organizations from across the world, strongly urge all governments, as well as regional and international organizations, to clearly and unequivocally denounce the ongoing violent crackdown against the public protests and demands for democratic reform and government accountability that have been occurring across Egypt since the 25th of January.
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Egypt: International Community Must Ensure Rights of Egyptians are Upheld
We, civil society organizations from across the world, strongly urge all governments, as well as regional and international organizations, to clearly and unequivocally denounce the ongoing violent crackdown against the public protests and demands for democratic reform and government accountability that have been occurring across Egypt since the 25th of January.
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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT Civil Society Condemns Conviction of Human Rights Defenders Involved in Kampong Chhnang Land Dispute, Cambodia
We, the undersigned members of civil society, deeply regret the conviction on defamation charges of community representative Reach Seima and ADHOC staff member Sam Chankea,following their work to help the victims of a land‐grab in Kampong Chhnang province. The verdict is a setback for freedom of expression, and represents yet another instance where the Cambodian judiciary has been misused to punish a human rights defender who dared to publicly demand justice for victims of human rights abuses.
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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT : Civil Society Condemns Conviction of Human Rights Defenders Involved inKampong Chhnang Land Dispute, Cambodia
We, the undersigned members of civil society, deeply regret the conviction on defamation charges of community representative Reach Seima and ADHOC staff member Sam Chankea,following their work to help the victims of a land‐grab in Kampong Chhnang province. The verdict is a setback for freedom of expression, and represents yet another instance where the Cambodian judiciary has been misused to punish a human rights defender who dared to publicly demand justice for victims of human rights abuses.
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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT : Civil Society Condemns Conviction of Human Rights Defenders Involved inKampong Chhnang Land Dispute, Cambodia
We, the undersigned members of civil society, deeply regret the conviction on defamation charges of community representative Reach Seima and ADHOC staff member Sam Chankea,following their work to help the victims of a land‐grab in Kampong Chhnang province. The verdict is a setback for freedom of expression, and represents yet another instance where the Cambodian judiciary has been misused to punish a human rights defender who dared to publicly demand justice for victims of human rights abuses.
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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT Civil Society Condemns Conviction of Human Rights Defenders Involved in Kampong Chhnang Land Dispute, Cambodia
We, the undersigned members of civil society, deeply regret the conviction on defamation charges of community representative Reach Seima and ADHOC staff member Sam Chankea,following their work to help the victims of a land‐grab in Kampong Chhnang province. The verdict is a setback for freedom of expression, and represents yet another instance where the Cambodian judiciary has been misused to punish a human rights defender who dared to publicly demand justice for victims of human rights abuses.
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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT : Civil Society Condemns Conviction of Human Rights Defenders Involved inKampong Chhnang Land Dispute, Cambodia
We, the undersigned members of civil society, deeply regret the conviction on defamation charges of community representative Reach Seima and ADHOC staff member Sam Chankea,following their work to help the victims of a land‐grab in Kampong Chhnang province. The verdict is a setback for freedom of expression, and represents yet another instance where the Cambodian judiciary has been misused to punish a human rights defender who dared to publicly demand justice for victims of human rights abuses.
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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT Civil Society Condemns Conviction of Human Rights Defenders Involved in Kampong Chhnang Land Dispute, Cambodia
We, the undersigned members of civil society, deeply regret the conviction on defamation charges of community representative Reach Seima and ADHOC staff member Sam Chankea,following their work to help the victims of a land‐grab in Kampong Chhnang province. The verdict is a setback for freedom of expression, and represents yet another instance where the Cambodian judiciary has been misused to punish a human rights defender who dared to publicly demand justice for victims of human rights abuses.
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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT : Civil Society Condemns Conviction of Human Rights Defenders Involved inKampong Chhnang Land Dispute, Cambodia
We, the undersigned members of civil society, deeply regret the conviction on defamation charges of community representative Reach Seima and ADHOC staff member Sam Chankea,following their work to help the victims of a land‐grab in Kampong Chhnang province. The verdict is a setback for freedom of expression, and represents yet another instance where the Cambodian judiciary has been misused to punish a human rights defender who dared to publicly demand justice for victims of human rights abuses.
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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT Civil Society Condemns Conviction of Human Rights Defenders Involved in Kampong Chhnang Land Dispute, Cambodia
We, the undersigned members of civil society, deeply regret the conviction on defamation charges of community representative Reach Seima and ADHOC staff member Sam Chankea,following their work to help the victims of a land‐grab in Kampong Chhnang province. The verdict is a setback for freedom of expression, and represents yet another instance where the Cambodian judiciary has been misused to punish a human rights defender who dared to publicly demand justice for victims of human rights abuses.
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FOLLOWING THE CONVICTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST CCHR CALLS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW OF THE CRIME OF DEFAMATION
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) condemns today’s ruling by the Kampong Chhang provincial court that found Sam Chankea, provincial coordinator for local rights group ADHOC, guilty of Defaming the work of KDC International, a company owned by the wife of the Minister for Industry, Mines and Energy. The verdict is a stark reminder of how the criminalization of defamation continues to Move Cambodia further away from being a country that upholds principles of freedom of expression.It also provides further evidence of the shrinking democratic space within which human rights defenders can operate.
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