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Guidance Note to CCHR’s Proposed Changes and Recommendations to the Draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations
Following our initial analysis of the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (the “Draft Law”) disseminated by the Royal Government of Cambodia (the “RGC”) on 15 December 2010, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) issues the second part of our analysis; a “track changes” mark-up of the Draft Law (the “CCHR Amended Draft Law”) which sets out the revisions that CCHR believes are necessary to ensure the Draft Law’s compliance with the rights to freedom of expression and association under international and domestic law.
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Joint Statement by SEAPA and FORUM-ASIA on Proposed NGO Law in Cambodia
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) and FORUM-ASIA, and the undersigned organizations are deeply troubled by a Cambodia government plan to pass a restrictive law to regulate the activities of local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working inside the country.
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Joint Statement by SEAPA and FORUM-ASIA on Proposed NGO Law in Cambodia
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) and FORUM-ASIA, and the undersigned organizations are deeply troubled by a Cambodia government plan to pass a restrictive law to regulate the activities of local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working inside the country.
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Joint Statement by SEAPA and FORUM-ASIA on Proposed NGO Law in Cambodia
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) and FORUM-ASIA, and the undersigned organizations are deeply troubled by a Cambodia government plan to pass a restrictive law to regulate the activities of local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working inside the country.
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Joint Statement by SEAPA and FORUM-ASIA on Proposed NGO Law in Cambodia
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) and FORUM-ASIA, and the undersigned organizations are deeply troubled by a Cambodia government plan to pass a restrictive law to regulate the activities of local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working inside the country.
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CCHR to Monitor Trial of Wife of Prominent Businessman
On Wednesday 5 January 2011, Trial Monitors from the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) will attend and monitor the trial of Seng Chenda, wife of prominent businessman Khaou Chuly, and four accomplices; Chan Sokha, Neang Sinath, Khorn Lak and Yin Sophearith, at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. The defendants have been charged with the attempted murder of Seng Chenda’s step-daughter, Suv Chantha, wife of Sun Chanthol, vice chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia and former minister of public works and transport. If found guilty, they could face a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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CCHR to Monitor Trial of Wife of Prominent Businessman
On Wednesday 5 January 2011, Trial Monitors from the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) will attend and monitor the trial of Seng Chenda, wife of prominent businessman Khaou Chuly, and four accomplices; Chan Sokha, Neang Sinath, Khorn Lak and Yin Sophearith, at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. The defendants have been charged with the attempted murder of Seng Chenda’s step-daughter, Suv Chantha, wife of Sun Chanthol, vice chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia and former minister of public works and transport. If found guilty, they could face a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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CCHR to Monitor Trial of Wife of Prominent Businessman
On Wednesday 5 January 2011, Trial Monitors from the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) will attend and monitor the trial of Seng Chenda, wife of prominent businessman Khaou Chuly, and four accomplices; Chan Sokha, Neang Sinath, Khorn Lak and Yin Sophearith, at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. The defendants have been charged with the attempted murder of Seng Chenda’s step-daughter, Suv Chantha, wife of Sun Chanthol, vice chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia and former minister of public works and transport. If found guilty, they could face a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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Draft Law on Associations & NGOs: Cambodian Civil Society Under Threat
He recently-released draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations confirms long-standing fears that the government’s desire for such a law is in order to control, rather than promote and strengthen, civil society. The draft law - which falls far short of meeting international standards for laws on the non-profit sector - constitutes the most serious threat to civil society in Cambodia in years. While this threat may appear to be most acute for human rights defenders, it has serious negative implications for community development and democratic participation on a broader scale.
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Draft Law on Associations & NGOs: Cambodian Civil Society Under Threat
He recently-released draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations confirms long-standing fears that the government’s desire for such a law is in order to control, rather than promote and strengthen, civil society. The draft law - which falls far short of meeting international standards for laws on the non-profit sector - constitutes the most serious threat to civil society in Cambodia in years. While this threat may appear to be most acute for human rights defenders, it has serious negative implications for community development and democratic participation on a broader scale.
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Draft Law on Associations & NGOs: Cambodian Civil Society Under Threat
he recently-released draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations confirms long-standing fears that the government’s desire for such a law is in order to control, rather than promote and strengthen, civil society. The draft law - which falls far short of meeting international standards for laws on the non-profit sector - constitutes the most serious threat to civil society in Cambodia in years. While this threat may appear to be most acute for human rights defenders, it has serious negative implications for community development and democratic participation on a broader scale.
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CCHR to Monitor Trial of Wife of Prominent Businessman
On Wednesday 5 January 2011, Trial Monitors from the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) will attend and monitor the trial of Seng Chenda, wife of prominent businessman Khaou Chuly, and four accomplices; Chan Sokha, Neang Sinath, Khorn Lak and Yin Sophearith, at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. The defendants have been charged with the attempted murder of Seng Chenda’s step-daughter, Suv Chantha, wife of Sun Chanthol, vice chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia and former minister of public works and transport. If found guilty, they could face a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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