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URGENT ACTION 160 FAMILIES HAVE ONE WEEK TO DISMANTLE HOMES
Two villages in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, have received an official notice that they will have to leave their homes within seven days, as a private company is redeveloping the site for tourism and commercial purposes. Around 160 families have been ordered to move from the area without adequate alternative housing or fair and just compensation being provided.
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Cambodia: Another Case of a Court Being Used to Silence Human Rights Defenders
Recently, a Rattanakiri provincial court judge, Thor Saran, made a recommendation to a human rights NGO, ADHOC, to remove its prominent human rights defender named Pen Bonnar from the province where he had been working for some ten years. Judge Thor Saran said Pen Bonnar and his colleague, Chhay Ty, were under investigation for incitement and defamation, two criminal offences punishable respectively by up to five years’ imprisonment and by a fine of up to US$2,500.
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Trial of H.E. Cheam Channy, SRP Member of Parliament
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 local NGOs, closely followed the trial proceedings at the Military Court on August 8th, 2005 to try H.E. Cheam Channy, a member of parliament from the opposition party.
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OHCHR Cambodia Questions Compatibility of Recent Guilty Verdicts in Defamation and Disinformation Cases with International Standards of Freedom of Expression
In response to the guilty verdict in a defamation case yesterday, brought against opposition Parliamentarian Ms. Mu Sochua, the Cambodia Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights emphasised the need to uphold the constitutional right to freedom of expression in Cambodia. This latest verdict marks the third defamation or disinformation conviction in just over a month.
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Statement on Civil Society’s Reaction to the Phnom Penh Court’s Decision on Ms. Mu Sochua Case
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 21 NGO members and the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL), are deeply disappointed at the decision made by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on August 04, 2009 ordering Ms. Mu Sochua to pay a fine and compensation in a defamation case.
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OHCHR Cambodia Questions Compatibility of Recent Guilty Verdicts in Defamation and Disinformation Cases with International Standards of Freedom of Expression
In response to the guilty verdict in a defamation case yesterday, brought against opposition Parliamentarian Ms. Mu Sochua, the Cambodia Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights emphasised the need to uphold the constitutional right to freedom of expression in Cambodia. This latest verdict marks the third defamation or disinformation conviction in just over a month.
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Role and Achievements of the OHCHR Cambodia
This report is prepared pursuant to resolution 9,15 of the Human Rights Council, in which it requested the Secretary-General to report to the Council at its twelfth session on the role and achievements of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in assisting the Government and the people of Cambodia in the promotion and protection of human rights.
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Mu Sochua Verdict: Another Blow to Cambodian Democracy
LICADHO condemns this morning’s court verdict convicting opposition MP Mu Sochua of defamation and ordering her to pay a total of 16.5 million riel (US$4100) in fines and compensation.
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Electoral Reform in Cambodia Workshop Report
This workshop represented the culmination of a broader electoral reform initiative, which involved in-depth consultations with approximately 150 representatives from a diverse cross-section of society on the quality of the election process in Cambodia.
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