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Preah Vihear, Kingdom of Cambodia – Legal Analysis of the Events of 3 April 2009 that Resulted in the Destruction of a Village and Damage to the Preah Vihear Temple
A short report produced by CCHR to analyze the international legal implications of the events of 3 April 2009 at the Temple of Preah Vihear, which saw the village known as Psar Cheung Prasat completely destroyed and the Preah Vihear Temple damaged by the armed forces of the Kingdom of Thailand.
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Families in Cambodia at risk of forced eviction
Amnesty International is calling on the Australian Government to urge Cambodian authorities to prevent the forced eviction of a community of around 80 families living near the new Australian embassy on the riverfront in central Phnom Penh.
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Families in Cambodia at risk of forced eviction
Amnesty International is calling on the Australian Government to urge Cambodian authorities to prevent the forced eviction of a community of around 80 families living near the new Australian embassy on the riverfront in central Phnom Penh.
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Families in Cambodia at risk of forced eviction
Amnesty International is calling on the Australian Government to urge Cambodian authorities to prevent the forced eviction of a community of around 80 families living near the new Australian embassy on the riverfront in central Phnom Penh.
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Housing and Land Rights Issues in Cambodia
This document is prepared as an Annex to the Parallel Report and focuses on land and housing rights issues. Violations of housing and land rights are widely viewed as the major human rights concern in Cambodia. This document is intended to assist the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in its review of Cambodia during its 42nd Session, 4 to 22 May 2009. The document was prepared for the purpose of providing recommendations to the State party and other actors as well as facilitating civil society input into this procedure.
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Cambodia: Why Should a MP Defamation Plaintiff be Sued and Have Her Immunity Suspended?
At a news conference on 23 April 2009, Ms Mu Sohua, Member of Parliament (MP) for the opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP), flanked by her lawyer, announced that she was going to file a defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Hun Sen. This decision followed a public speech Hun Sen had made in which he attacked the opposition and made offensive remarks against an unnamed woman who Mu said was no other woman than herself. The next day, Hun Sen was making preparations for a counter-lawsuit against her and her lawyer for defaming him during that news conference.
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Families in Cambodia at risk of forced eviction
Amnesty International is calling on the Australian Government to urge Cambodian authorities to prevent the forced eviction of a community of around 80 families living near the new Australian embassy on the riverfront in central Phnom Penh.
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Intimidation Against Opposition MP Threat to Lift Mu Sochuas Immunity
The Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) MS last Thursday announced her intention to sue the Prime Minister for defamation, in connection with comments he made in a public speech in Kompot province on April 4. Within 24 hours of this, a pro-government television station quoted a Prime Ministerial adviser as saying the government would counter-sue Mu Sochua and that all Cambodian People’s Party( CPP) MPs would support the lifting of her immunity.
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Intimidation Against Opposition MP: Threat to lift Mu Sochua’s Immunity
The Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) MS last Thursday announced her intention to sue the Prime Minister for defamation, in connection with comments he made in a public speech in Kompot province on April 4. Within 24 hours of this, a pro-government television station quoted a Prime Ministerial adviser as saying the government would counter-sue Mu Sochua and that all Cambodian People’s Party( CPP) MPs would support the lifting of her immunity.
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Cambodia: The State Has an Obligation to Protect Human Rights Defenders
Unlike many other countries, Cambodia is bound to international human rights obligations including one towards its citiizens who wish to participate in the promotion of human rights. Thus, under the Paris Peace Agreements of 1991 that ended the conflict in that country, Cambodia undertakes, among other thighs, to support the right of all (its) citizens to undertake activities that would promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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