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On the occasion of Labor Day, CCHR calls for renewed efforts to protect workers’ rights
On the occasion of Labor Day, 1 May 2014, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) calls on the Royal Government of Cambodia (the “RGC”) to commit to protecting and promoting labor and workers’ rights in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”). Although human rights violations are rampant, the RGC has done little to concretely address these problems, despite its legal obligations to do so.
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WPS 221 A Snapshot of Muhammadiyah: Social Change and Shifting Markers of Identity and Values
Historically Muhammadiyah has played a crucial role as vanguard of modernist Islam within Indonesia; more contemporarily Muhammadiyah members have dominated segments of the state bureaucracy, wielding considerable policy influence in key sectors. Given its importance, relatively little solid data is available on this influential organization – and even less is known about how its own social identity may be changing over time. Recognizing this, The Asia Foundation and LSI (Lembaga Survey Indonesia) partnered to conduct a nation-wide quantitative survey, followed by in-depth Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) aimed at gathering both quantitative and qualitative data on a range of issues related to how Muhammadiyah members perceive their own group’s identity, and how it may be changing. I propose to present the results of this survey, in particular focusing on four key areas: a) consumption of social services- particularly health and education, b) the role of religious leaders within Muhammadiyah, c) relationship between NU and Muhammadiyah, and d) views on democracy, gender, and pluralism. The survey results indicate both continuity and change, and present a portrait of an organization that is adapting in different ways to its rapidly changing political and social environment.
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CCHR condemns the reiteration of the ban on assemblies in Phnom Penh and urge security forces to refrain from using excessive violence against protesters
Today, ahead of the celebration of International Labor Day and the start of the council election campaign period, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) strongly condemns the reiteration of the ban on assemblies in Phnom Penh and urges security forces to refrain from using excessive violence against protesters.
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Open Letter from CCHR concerning Draft Cybercrime Law
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is writing to express its serious concerns regarding certain provisions of the draft Cybercrime Law, a copy of which CCHR obtained after it was leaked to the public in early April 2014, and the Royal Government of Cambodia’s (the “RGC”) refusal to publicly release an official copy.
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Two years on, CCHR mourns environmental activist Chut Wutty and denounces the continued culture of violence and impunity in Cambodia
Two years on, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) marks the second anniversary of the murder of Chut Wutty on 26 April 2012 and mourns his loss. To honor his passing, CCHR will be attending today’s event organized by the Natural Resource Protection Group at Veal Bei village, Paklorng commune, Modul Sema district, Koh Kong province where Chut Wutty was killed, to commemorate his death. We encourage the public to join us in paying our respects at the event, which will see activists, supporters and monks from all over the country journeying to Koh Kong province to offer prayers and blessings in remembrance of a man who dedicated his life to protecting the Kingdom of Cambodia’s (“Cambodia”) forests.
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CCHR calls on the National Assembly to postpone the adoption of the three laws related to the judiciary
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) condemns the approval on 18 April 2014 by the Council of Ministers of the Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Courts, the Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy, and the Law on the Statuteof Judges and Prosecutors without prior publication and open and broad consultations.
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Open Letter calling on His Excellency Sar Kheng Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, to take all measure necessary to ensure that the 21 accused attend their hearing at the Phnom Penh Court of First Instance.
In reference to the above mentioned subject, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) would like to inform his Excellency that on 18 April 2014 at 8:00AM the Phnom Penh Court of First Instance is going to hear the above mentioned criminal cases. CCHR is concerned by reports stating that the 21 accused held in detention at CC3 (Tra Paing Phlong, Kampong Cham province) may not be transported to attend their upcoming hearing.
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URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Cambodia.
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Democracy, Elections and Reform in Cambodia
The year 2013 marked twenty years of political transition in Cambodia. The twenty years anniversary over the end of a protracted civil war and first democratic parliamentary elections in 1993 led however to no public celebrations, but disillusionment over Cambodia’s political future. The constitution 1993 had proclaimed to establish a liberal democratic political system based on the principles of a multiparty system and pluralism. The aim as proclaimed in the constitution and the preceding Paris Peace Treaties 1991 was to end the protracted civil war of the 1980s and to transform the formerly socialist government system to a liberal democratic system. Peace had returned to Cambodia, but the public expectation to consolidate a liberal democratic political system had not been met in the past two decades.
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“Participation, transparency and accountability are key in law-making” – UN Special Rapporteur on Cambodia
GENEVA (7 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, expresses concern that the Cambodian National Assembly held its second session last week without the opposition MPs taking up their seat, and urges the legislature to upkeep the key principles of any law-making process: transparency, accountability and participation.
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Adidas, Puma and Nike Suppliers See Renewed Spate of Mass Fainting Whilst Government Corruption Impedes Wages That Satisfy Basic Needs
This week hundreds of Cambodian garment workers have fallen unconscious in mass fainting incidents throughout the city. On Wednesday around 60 workers fainted at Shen Zhou (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. Workers estimate that yesterday a further 200 lost consciousness at the same factory as well as Daqian Textile (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. The affected workers who produce for Adidas, Puma and Nike suspect that it was unsanitary water and food and strong fabric odors that caused them to lose consciousness en masse.
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CAMBODIA PROJECT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF RIGHTS WINS A 2014 WORLD JUSTICE CHALLENGE GRANT
Washington, DC – The World Justice Project (WJP) awarded the Cambodian Center for Human Rights a seed grant as one of 15 winners of the 20014 World Justice Challenge. The World Justice Challenge is a global competition designed to strengthen the rule of law through practical, on-the-ground programs.
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