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APWLD Statement for Hon Mu Sochua
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) is deeply concerned about the acts of intimidation directed toward Hon. Mu Sochua, a National Assembly member of Cambodia. It is reported that she is under threat that her parliamentary immunity may be lifted.
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Facts and Figures Displaced Families
The resolution affirmed that forced evictions constitute a gross violation of human rights and urged governments to discontinue the practice. In terms of specific obligations, the Commission recommended that the government body evicting the persons must consult with affected persons prior to eviction.
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Joint Submission by Non-Governmental Organizations for the Universal Periodic Review of Cambodia’s Fulfillment of its Human Rights Obligations and Commitments
A joint submission on freedom of expression and assembly in Cambodia produced by a coalition of NGOS coordinated by the Alliance for Freedom of Expression in Cambodia and assisted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC); for submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva to be included in its summary of stakeholder information for the Universal Periodic Review of Cambodia’s Fulfilment of its Human Rights Obligations and Commitments.
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Document Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions
The absence of secure tenure and resulting forced evictions represent clear violations of the Cambodian Government’s housing rights obligations, notably under article 11 of ICESCR. The absence of a comprehensive legislative framework and the failure of other mechanisms to guarantee tenure security, including an independent and effective court system, constitute a failure of the Government to fulfill its housing rights obligations. The arbitrary and often violent evictions that occur in the absence of suitable procedural protections such as genuine consultation, the provision of adequate compensation and the opportunity for legal remedies, constitute a violation of the immediate duty to prevent illegal forced evictions. Furthermore, the Government is failing in its obligation to protect against forced evictions by third parties, including private individuals and companies.
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OHCHR Statement on the Case of Tout Saran
On 20 March 2009, Mr. Tout Saran was convicted by Kampong Thom Provincial Court of the illegal confinement of Ms. Tim Norn. He was sentenced to three years in prison and fined the sum of 2,500 US$. Three others, Men Vannak, Hour Sarath and Thorn Rithy, were convicted in absentia in the same case, receiving prison sentences ranging from three to five years.
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Government must Take Action over Chi Kreng Violence
LICADHO today called upon the Royal Cambodian Government to take urgent action in response to the unjustified violence by authorities against villagers involved in a land dispute in Chi Kreng district of Siem Reap province.
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The Government Should Address Rights Abuses Instead of Attacking NGOs for Reporting Them
In February the US State Department released its 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. The report on human rights in Cambodia stated that the governments human rights record remained poor and detailed a long list of human rights abuses including extrajudicial killings by security forces, abuse of detainees, arbitrary arrests, land grabbing and forced evictions, restriction on freedom of express, and corruption.
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Conviction of SRP Commune Chief: Courts Used for Political Purpose
LICADHO condemns the Kampong Thom Provincial Court’s conviction of former Sam Rainsy Party(SRP) commune chief Tuot Saron on a charge of kidnapping and illegal confinement. This prosecution and conviction is baseless and politically-motivated, LICADHO believes.
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