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Policy Brief: Land Issues after the 2013 National Assembly - Election and Recommendations
The policy brief is based on the Discussion Platform on “Land Issues after the 2013 National Assembly Election and Recommendations” held in Phnom Penh on 12 December 2013. The Discussion Platform was jointly organized by the Community Legal Education Center (CLEC), Equitable Cambodia (EC), and the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) and was attended by more than 200 participants from 13 provinces including communities affected by land disputes, civil society representatives, and political parties.
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Ban on Assemblies, Marches and Demonstrations in Cambodia
The recent decision by the Royal Government of Cambodia (the “RGC”) to issue an indefinite ban on all future demonstrations, assemblies, or marches, is disproportionate and violates the right to freedom of peaceful assembly. This, paired with the excessive use of force by security forces against demonstrations, is characteristic of the currently deteriorating human rights situation in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”).
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Applicability of International Human Rights Law in Cambodia
The Royal Government of Cambodia (the “RGC”) is obliged to respect a number of norms under international human rights law. It must comply with norms of Jus Cogens and customary international law and it is bound by international treaties and conventions it has ratified.
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Cambodia: Detainees in Crackdown Denied Rights
(New York) – The Cambodian authorities should protect the rights of 23 people arrested after a violent crackdown by security forces on striking garment workers in Phnom Penh on January 2- 3, 2014, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities detained the group incommunicado and without medical care at the remote CC3 prison at Trapeang Phlong in Kampong Cham province near the border with Vietnam.
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Cambodia: Trade union leader and human rights defender Mr Rong Chhun issued with court
Human rights defender Mr Rong Chhun is due to appear before court on 14 January 2014. He was summonsed on grounds of allegedly inciting garment factory workers to demonstrate for a wage increase. Rong Chhun is president of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions and of the Cambodian Independent Teachers Association (CITA), in addition to being a labour rights advocate. CITA strives for improvements in teachers’ working conditions and lobbies the Cambodian government to recognize teachers’ rights.
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NO SPACE FOR FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY IN ‘FREEDOM’ PARK
Phnom Penh, 09 January 2014 – A group of around 50 gendarme and 20-30 Daun Penh security guards affirmed today when they dispersed a small crowd at Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park that the right to freely assemble will not be tolerated in Cambodia’s current political climate. A group of nine Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) youth activist were set to meet this morning to sing songs against violence. The planned meeting comes after the authorities have determined not to allow gatherings of more than 10 people. The youth activists also planned to discuss recent attacks against demonstrators which has left at least 6 people dead and scores injured since July 2013’s contested elections.
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Newsletter for the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Following months of massive protests, Cambodia has instituted a broad crackdown on demonstrations which has left four people dead, dozens injured and at least 28 activists imprisoned in the past month,according to NGO and media reports. All public gatherings have now been banned.
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Hierarchy of Laws in Cambodia
Domestic legal instruments follow a specific hierarchy that needs to be complied with in order to respect the principle of rule of law. However, there have been instances where the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) bypasses this hierarchy and uses lower legal instruments to regulate fundamental human rights issues.
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CAMBODIA: OMCT condemns killings of demonstrators in Phnom Penh and calls for immediate investigation and restraint
Geneva, January 8th, 2014. The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), the principal global civil society coalition against torture, expresses concern about the violent repression of protests early January 2014 over garment factory wages and the political situation in the country, which led to the death of at least five persons and the arrest of 23 persons, including three human rights defenders. OMCT calls on the competent authorities to immediately launch an independent, impartial and thorough investigation into these events.
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Cambodia / Human rights: UN Special Rapporteur launches new fact-finding mission
GENEVA / PHNOM PENH (7 January 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, will carry out an official visit to the country from 12 to 17 January 2014. This will be his first post-election fact-finding visit to Cambodia.
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Cambodia: Virulent campaign and threats against Mr. Ou Virak and CCHR staff
The Observatory has been informed about the virulent smear campaign and death threats against Mr. Ou Virak, President of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), a nonaligned, independent, non-governmental organization that works to promote and protect democracy and respect for human rights throughout Cambodia, as well as CCHR staff. Mr. Ou Virak and CCHR staff were targeted after CCHR criticised a speech delivered by Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) leader Sam Rainsy, which contained derogatory remarks towards the Vietnamese community in Cambodia and against women.
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Continuing Failure to Provide Suspect in Case 004 Access to Case File Threatens Fair Trial Rights and Proper Administration of Justice
The Office of Co-Investigating Judges (OCIJ) at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) continues to deny the Defence team of a Named Suspect in case 004 access to the case file. The case file contains details of the investigations carried out by the OCIJ. Access to this information is vital to protect the Suspect’s fair trial rights and ensure the proper administration of justice.
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