• UNESCO indentifies threats to press freedom in Mekong Region

    UNESCO indentifies threats to press freedom in Mekong Region

    UNESCO Bangkok​​ held a 2011 World Press Freedom Day Dialogue and Photo Exhibition on: “21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers,” on 3 May 2011. For this day UNESCO indentifies threats to press freedom in Mekong Region. In Cambodia, according to President of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights Ou Virak said 13 journalists in Cambodia were killed between 1992 and 2008 and Till today no one has been brought to justice.

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  • World Press Freedom Day - 21st Century Media: New Frontiers and Old Barriers for Freedom of Expression in Cambodia

    World Press Freedom Day - 21st Century Media: New Frontiers and Old Barriers for Freedom of Expression in Cambodia

    In an age of connectivity, new forms of media have proven to be an effective tool in disseminating information and organizing groups in their quest for the realization of human rights and the promotion of democracy.

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  • To celebrate international press freedom day, CCHR announces launch of new official website

    To celebrate international press freedom day, CCHR announces launch of new official website

    The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is delighted to announce the official launch of our new website today, www.cchrcambodia.org. The launch coincides with World Press Freedom Day, which this year focuses on the theme of “21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers”. The new CCHR website is a prime example of how new media to promote and protect human rights and democracy around the world.

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  • To celebrate international press freedom day, CCHR announces launch of new official website

    To celebrate international press freedom day, CCHR announces launch of new official website

    The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is delighted to announce the official launch of our new website today, www.cchrcambodia.org. The launch coincides with World Press Freedom Day, which this year focuses on the theme of “21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers”. The new CCHR website is a prime example of how new media to promote and protect human rights and democracy around the world.

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  • To celebrate international press freedom day, CCHR announces launch of new official website

    To celebrate international press freedom day, CCHR announces launch of new official website

    The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is delighted to announce the official launch of our new website today, www.cchrcambodia.org. The launch coincides with World Press Freedom Day, which this year focuses on the theme of “21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers”. The new CCHR website is a prime example of how new media to promote and protect human rights and democracy around the world.

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  • To celebrate international press freedom day, CCHR announces launch of new official website

    To celebrate international press freedom day, CCHR announces launch of new official website

    The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is delighted to announce the official launch of our new website today, www.cchrcambodia.org. The launch coincides with World Press Freedom Day, which this year focuses on the theme of “21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers”. The new CCHR website is a prime example of how new media to promote and protect human rights and democracy around the world.

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  • Middle East in Decline as Global Press Freedom Hits Low Point

    Middle East in Decline as Global Press Freedom Hits Low Point

    The number of people worldwide with access to free and independent media declined to its lowest level in over a decade, according a Freedom House study released today. The report, Freedom of the Press 2011: A Global Survey of Media Independence, found that a number of key countries—including Egypt, Honduras, Hungary, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, and Ukraine—experienced significant declines, producing a global landscape in which only one in six people live in countries with a press that is designated Free.

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  • Middle East in Decline as Global Press Freedom Hits Low Point

    Middle East in Decline as Global Press Freedom Hits Low Point

    The number of people worldwide with access to free and independent media declined to its lowest level in over a decade, according a Freedom House study released today. The report, Freedom of the Press 2011: A Global Survey of Media Independence, found that a number of key countries—including Egypt, Honduras, Hungary, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, and Ukraine—experienced significant declines, producing a global landscape in which only one in six people live in countries with a press that is designated Free.

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  • Middle East in Decline as Global Press Freedom Hits Low Point

    Middle East in Decline as Global Press Freedom Hits Low Point

    The number of people worldwide with access to free and independent media declined to its lowest level in over a decade, according a Freedom House study released today. The report, Freedom of the Press 2011: A Global Survey of Media Independence, found that a number of key countries—including Egypt, Honduras, Hungary, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, and Ukraine—experienced significant declines, producing a global landscape in which only one in six people live in countries with a press that is designated Free.

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  • Middle East in Decline as Global Press Freedom Hits Low Point

    Middle East in Decline as Global Press Freedom Hits Low Point

    The number of people worldwide with access to free and independent media declined to its lowest level in over a decade, according a Freedom House study released today. The report, Freedom of the Press 2011: A Global Survey of Media Independence, found that a number of key countries—including Egypt, Honduras, Hungary, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, and Ukraine—experienced significant declines, producing a global landscape in which only one in six people live in countries with a press that is designated Free.

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  • "Walk the Talk": Housing Rights Activists  Call on  ASEAN to Match Pro-People Claims with Human Rights Actions

    "Walk the Talk": Housing Rights Activists Call on ASEAN to Match Pro-People Claims with Human Rights Actions

    The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)-Asia and housing rights activists in the region call on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to match its avowed goals of building a people-centered and "sharing and caring" regional community with concrete actions that will seriously address the persistent housing and human rights issues, as well as the growing social and economic justice concerns in the region.

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  • Living Wage for All! We Demand [..…]! Unite for Asia Floor Wage!

    Living Wage for All! We Demand [..…]! Unite for Asia Floor Wage!

    May 1, 2011 is a Global Day of Action for Living Wage! Today, garment workers across Asia unite to demand a living wage for an 8-hour work day --- and stand in one voice for Asia Floor Wage!!

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