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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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Joint-Report on the Conduct of the 2013 Cambodian Elections
This report aims to provide a comprehensive view of the problems that have been described in several reports and research conducted on the recent elections. The purpose of this review is forward-looking: i.e., to create the groundwork for future reforms necessary to increase the public’s confidence in the credibility of the electoral process. At the same time, many of the points noted in the report echo recommendations advanced in the past by the UN Special Rapporteur on Cambodia, the European Union, and other respected Cambodian and international sources.
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Open Letter from CCHR expressing grave concern over discriminatory language reportedly used by the CNRP
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) would like to express grave concern over remarks reportedly made by Cambodian National Rescue Party (“CNRP”) leader Sam Rainsy, which are both derogatory and discriminatory, against women and people of Vietnamese origin, during a rally in Siem Reap on 10 December 2013.
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CCHR Releases a Report Providing an Overview of The Land Situation in Cambodia And Concrete Recommendations to End The Land Conflict
Today, 12 December 2013, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) Land Reform Project releases a report entitled “Cambodia: Land in Conflict” (the “Report”). In light of the increasingly volatile nature of the land conflict in Cambodia, this Report offers an overview of the sources, forms and impact of the conflict throughout the country and provides recommendations to the Royal Government of Cambodia (the “RGC”) for the resolution of this conflict.
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Cambodia: Land in Conflict
This is the summary of the CCHR report entitled "Cambodia: Land in Conflict". Persistent violations of land rights are one of the most prominent human rights issues faced by Cambodians throughout the country.
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Cambodia: Land in Conflict An Overview of the Land Situation
This Report – “Cambodia: Land in Conflict” (the “Report”) – is an output of CCHR’s Land Reform Project (“the Project”) and draws an overview of the land conflict affecting Cambodia, from its root causes to the forms it takes and its impact on the population. The Report uses data and case studies gathered by CCHR staff.
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