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Ongoing Provocative Actions of the 7NG Company Toward the People of Dey Krahorm
LICADHO is deeply concerned by the ongoing provocative actions of the 7NG company toward the people of Dey Krahorm, whom it is trying to evict. The most recent incident occurred last night when 7NG employees attempted to bring a large mechanical excavator into Dey Krahorm, which provoked an angry reaction from community residents who feared the earth-moving machine would be used to knock down their houses.
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The Charade of Justice
The Monitoring Office investigates human rights violations and assists victims in the legal process. Specially trained staff also monitor 18 prisons to assess prison conditions and ensure that pre-trial detainees have access to legal representation. The Medical Office provides medical assistance to prisoners and prison officials in 18 prisons and provides medical care and referrals to hospitals for victims of human rights violations. Project Against Torture provides comprehensive rehabilitation services to victims of torture and conducts advocacy against torture.
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Cambodia - Amnesty International Report 2007
The land crisis continued unabated; over 10,000 urban poor were forcibly evicted from their homes and thousands of rural dwellers lost their lands and livelihoods in land disputes. The authorities continued to use the courts in an effort to curtail peaceful criticism. Restrictions on freedom of assembly were maintained.
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Violent Crackdown of Garment Workers’ Strike in Kandal
The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) deplores the violent dispersal by provincial and district police of a garment workers’ strike on November 29, 2007 in Prek Khsev village, Rokar Khpous commune, Saang district, Kandal province.
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Preah Vihear Eviction - Action Needed Over Killings and Looting
The government and courts must take strong action to investigate and punish police and military personnel responsible for serious abuses - including the alleged execution of a woman in front of her children - during the November 15 land eviction in Preah Vihear province.
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Investigation Needed Into Preah Vihear Shootings
LICADHO is gravely concerned by the killings of two people during a land eviction in Preah Vihear province and calls for the government to uickly launch a full investigation into the shootings.
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Forced Eviction of 132 Families in Chruoy Changva Commune, Phnom Penh
The Housing Rights Task Force (HRTF), Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) and The NGO Forum on Cambodia deeply regret the action taken by authorities of Khan Russey Keo to demolish houses and evict 132 families from Chong Chrouy village, Sangkath Chruoy Changva, Khan Russeykeo, Phnom Penh, on November 2, 2007
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Violence Against Women, How Cambodian Laws Discriminate Against Women Report 2007
In 1992, Cambodia ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). This international bill of rights for women contains provisions to reduce and eliminate violence against women. By ratifying this instrument, Cambodia committed itself to protecting Cambodian women from violence and eliminating discrimination against women.
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Unjust Verdict Against Wat Bo Community Representative
The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) deplores the prison sentence given this week to a community representative involved in a long-running land dispute in Siem Reap.
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Unlawful Abuse and Deportation of Land Protesters in Phnom Penh
LICADHO strongly condemns last night’s violent abduction and deportation by authorities in Phnom Penh of land protesters who had come to the capital from Svay Rieng province. This action was unacceptable and a blatant violation of Cambodians’ Constitutional rights to freedom of expression and assembly.
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