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ADHOC Calls for Mid-Term Election to Solve Political Crisis
Phnom Penh, 20 December 2013 – The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) urges Cambodia’s two main political parties to resume dialogue and embrace an attitude of compromise for the sake of peace and stability in the country. Cambodia has been in a state of political deadlock since the 28 July 2013 elections to the National Assembly. ADHOC welcomes the commitment to peace so far expressed by both parties, as demonstrated not only in words but in the relative lack of political violence in the election and post-election period as compared to previous elections in the country.
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The global reach of IFEX’s 2013 campaign to end impunity
When IFEX decided to take on the issue of impunity as a network-wide campaign, our first challenge was a troubling lack of awareness of both the extent of this problem and its impact on free expression.
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Joint Statement by ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on the Occasion of International Migrants Day 18 December 2013
Today, the ILO and OHCHR pay joint tribute to 232 million migrants worldwide who have left their homes in search of a better and more dignified life for themselves and their families. Migrants make significant and essential contributions to the economic, social and cultural development of their host countries and their communities back home. But too often these contributions go unrecognized, and instead the public debate is dominated by xenophobic attitudes and discrimination, both in and outside the workplace.
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ILO Better Factories Cambodia Programme Gets New Three-year MOU
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – The International Labour Organization (ILO), the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, and the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding yesterday for its Better Factories Cambodia programme that aims to consolidate improvements in working conditions and competitiveness in Cambodia’s garment industry.
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Outside the Furnace: A Child Laborer Pursues Education for a Better Future
TAA Sothea’s lanky frame and gentle demeanor give little hint of the gritty circumstances of his life and upbringing. Sothea has spent most of his 16 years living and working in a brick factory compound in Ba Kaing Commune. When the school day is over he helps his parents keep the furnaces going with a steady supply of wood, while attending to other tasks as needed.
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Drug Treatment Centres Give More Abuse Than Therapy
Scattered across Cambodia are eight "drug treatment" centres. Each holds between 40 and 400 people whom the government claims are receiving treatment and rehabilitation for drug dependency. But don’t be fooled. These centres are often surrounded by high walls or barbed wire fences. They are run by the police, gendarmerie and the army, or government agencies with no medical expertise.
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CCHR Issues Clarification on Its Open Letter to CNRP Leadership on the Subject of Discrimination
On 12 December 2013, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) issued an open letter addressing discriminatory language used by Mr. Sam Rainsy – leader of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party – in a speech delivered to crowds of supporters in Siem Reap, on 10 December 2013 (International Human Rights Day). The letter states that “during the rally, Sam Rainsy discussed Vietnamese immigration to Cambodia, referring to the Vietnamese as “yuon”, a term often considered pejorative.” Following the publication of this letter, CCHR has received widespread criticism via email and social media, claiming that the term “yuon” is not pejorative.
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Burma: It is Time to Free all Human Rights Defenders and Stop Ongoing Arbitrary Arrests and Imprisonment
On December 11, 2013, Burma’s President Thein Sein ordered the release of 41 additional political prisoners in his latest amnesty. Among those freed were human rights defenders Ko Htin Kyaw, leader of the Movement for Democracy Current Force (MDCF), a community-based organisation that represents grass-roots communities and struggles against land-grabbing and other human rights violations, and Mr. Moe Thway, leader of the Generation Wave, a network of human rights defenders that campaigns for civil and political rights, including the signature of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by Burma. Mr Moe Thway was within ten days of completing his full prison term at the time of the presidential pardon.
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