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Violence Against Women in Cambodia Report 2006
Srey Mom, Ly Viden, Deyt and Heng Nary all suffered immensely at the hands of their attackers. In all of their cases, there was no reason for the cruelty and violence inflicted upon them, other than one common factor – that they are all women living in Cambodia. Whether the violence suffered is physical, mental or sexual, these women and many more silent, nameless and faceless women are victims of one of the worst violations in Cambodia – violence against women.
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Unfair Court Verdict in Bavel Land Case
February 15, 2007 - LICADHO condemns the decision of the Battambang provincial court this week to convict and sentence five community activists involved in a land dispute in Bavel district. On February 13, the court convicted the five villagers, including a 78-year-old man, of using violence to infringe against the private property of others. No evidence was presented at the trial that the defendants had in fact used violence against anyone.
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Perceiving and Fighting Corruption in Cambodia
Corruption is perceived, above all, as abuse of power. Respondents saw it as pervasive, a permanent part of Cambodian life, it implies giver, taker co-operation, it has some social utility. Teachers are perceived as the most corrupt (with the effects one can imagine), closely followed by local officials and police.
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Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai
In the report, the Special Representative addresses problems of a systemic nature from the perspective of commitments in the peace agreements adopted in Paris on 23 October 1991. These agreements recognized the central importance of human rights in establishing and maintaining peace and prosperity for all Cambodians, and contained provisions to promote human rights and constitutional guarantees for their protection.
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Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai
In the report, the Special Representative addresses problems of a systemic nature from the perspective of commitments in the peace agreements adopted in Paris on 23 October 1991. These agreements recognized the central importance of human rights in establishing and maintaining peace and prosperity for all Cambodians, and contained provisions to promote human rights and constitutional guarantees for their protection.
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