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Read More PROGRESS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCEPTED RECOMMENDATIONS TO CAMBODIA REGARDING PRESS FREEDOM
It has been four years since Cambodia's Third Universal Periodic Review ("UPR") outcome report was adopted. To mark the occasion, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights ("CCHR") releases three thematic infographics on implementing the accepted recommendations on access to justice, civic space, and press freedoms. These infographics provide a short definition of the United Nations UPR mechanism as well as an overview of the progress made by the RGC in addressing the related matters and the actions that remain pending to ensure that the rights to access to justice, press freedom, and fundamental freedoms are fully upheld in Cambodia.
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Read More Joint Statement Immediately Drop Charges Against 10 Koh Kong Land Activists; Release All Unconditionally
We, the undersigned, call for the baseless charges of incitement against 10 land activists from three communities in Koh Kong province to be immediately dropped, and for their unconditional release. These activists did nothing but peacefully raise concerns and speak out in defence of their land and fellow community members, but have been harassed and imprisoned for doing so.
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Read More CCHR Human Rights Defenders Alert – Phnom Penh, 3 July 2023 11 land activists were arrested in Koh Kong Province for attempting
At around 11 am on 29 June 2023, the Koh Kong Province's Sre Ambel district police arrested 11 land activists who were attempting to reach the Ministry of Justice to submit a petition seeking its intervention. The petition requested that the Koh Kong Provincial Court drop all the charges that were brought against their community members over their land rights activism, and called for legal action against those who violated their land rights. The activists are Phav Nheung, Deth Hour, Reuk Seung, Heng Chey, Sok Chey, Lam Cheav, Seng Lin, Yoeurn Khmao, Yi Kunthea, Tin Tang, and Sourn Theng. All are members of three communities composed of 197, 175, and 80 families which have been struggling with a land dispute since 2006. One of the detained activists was accompanied by her seven-year-old girl, who was also taken alongside her mother.
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Read More JOINT STATEMENT Cambodia and Italy Must Not Recommence Intercountry Adoptions / DICHIARAZIONE CONGIUNTA Cambogia e Italia non riaprano le adozioni internazionali
We, the undersigned organisations, call on the Cambodian and Italian governments to immediately halt the reopening of intercountry adoptions. Cambodia has not enacted safeguards that will sufficiently protect the best interests of the child or prevent reoccurrences of the severe fraud and corruption that marked intercountry adoptions in the past. Noi, sottoscritte organizzazioni, lanciamo un appello ai governi di Cambogia e Italia affinché blocchino immediatamente la riapertura delle adozioni internazionali. La Cambogia non ha implementato sistemi di protezione in grado di tutelare il massimo interesse dei bambini o di prevenire il ripresentarsi di gravi problemi di frode e corruzione che hanno in passato caratterizzato il sistema delle adozioni internazionali.
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Read More CCHR PRESS RELEASE – Phnom Penh, 23 June 2023 The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) Marks the 7th Anniversary of Dr. Kem Ley’s Death
10 July 2023 marks the 7th anniversary of the death of Dr. Kem Ley, a prominent political commentator and advocate of democracy and human rights. On 10 July 2016, Kem Ley was shot dead in broad daylight at a gas station in Phnom Penh.
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Read More The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) Releases Fair Trial Rights Annual Report Outlining Key Findings from its Monitoring at the Phnom Penh Appeal Court.
Today, CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project released its annual report “Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia, Monitoring at the Court of Appeal”, covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2021. This Report analyzes data gathered through the daily monitoring of 85 randomly selected criminal cases at the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal, using a specifically designed trial-monitoring checklist to assess adherence to fair trial rights as set out in international and Cambodian law.
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Read More Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia Monitoring at the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal Annual Report (1 January to 31 December 2021)
This report on “Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia” (the “Report”) is a publication of the Fair Trial Rights Project (“The Project”), implemented by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”). CCHR is a non-aligned, independent, non-governmental organization (“NGO”) that works to promote and protect democracy and respect for human rights – in particular civil and political rights – in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”).
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Read More CAMBODIA'S THIRD UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: ALMOST FOUR YEARS ON
the Cambodian Center for Human Rights’ Universal Periodic Review Project releases a new infographic on the progress of implementation of the recommendations accepted by the Royal Government of Cambodia regarding the elimination of discrimination and violence against women and girls ("VAWG") and the promotion of gender equality. It provides an overview of the progress made by the RGC in implementing these recommendations and the issues that Cambodian authorities have yet to tackle to ensure that discrimination and VAWG are eliminated, and that gender equality is achieved in Cambodia.
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Read More Immediately Release and Drop Charges Against CCFC staffers
The arrest of three staffers from the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community (CCFC) and the unfounded charges of incitement and plotting against the nation marks yet another case of Cambodian authorities imprisoning human rights defenders for their peaceful activism. We, the undersigned groups, demand an end to the persecution of human rights defenders, and call for the three CCFC staffers to be immediately and unconditionally released, so they can continue their work. On the morning of 18 May, police formally arrested Theng Savoeun, CCFC president; Nhel Pheap, a senior organizing officer; and Thann Hach, who works as a community facilitator. They were first detained in Kratie province on the way to Phnom Penh on 17 May while they were travelling with dozens of people following an event in Ratanakiri province, and later transferred to Ratanakiri Police Commissariat.
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Read More CCHR Human Rights Defenders Alert – Phnom Penh, 23 May 2023 Three Coalition of Cambodia Farmer Community Association’s members arrested in Kratie Province
In the early afternoon of 17 May 2023, the Kratie provincial police, acting without a warrant, stopped and took 17 members of the Coalition of Cambodia Farmer Community Association (CCFC) to a police station for interrogation. Officers also brought 32 relatives of the members to the station, including children. The group was coming back to Phnom Penh from Ratanakiri Province, where they took part in a capacity building workshop and a staff reflection meeting from 13 to 14 May 2023. Three CCFC employees – President Mr. Theng Savoeun, Senior Organizing Officer Mr. Nhel Pheap, and Community Facilitation Officer Mr. Than Hach – were detained overnight before being sent to the Ratanakiri provincial police station for further questioning on 18 May. The other 14 CCFC members and the 32 relatives were freed and allowed to go home on 17 May. Authorities also seized computers and mobile phones used by CCFC staff members, as well as some of the organization's documents.
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Read More Joint Statement World Press Freedom Day
Phnom Penh, May 2, 2023—The 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day is jointly commemorated on 2nd May 2023 in Phnom Penh by over 10 civil society organizations and media association/organizations in collaboration with development partners. This event gathers around 200 participants including journalists, representatives from civil society organizations, youths, and other stakeholders.
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Read More The Cambodia Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) marks World Press Freedom Day
3 May 2023 will mark World Press Freedom Day, a day to honor the crucial role that journalists play in delivering accurate and reliable information to the public, sometimes at the risk of their lives, and to recall the importance of press freedom in promoting good governance and democracy. This day also serves as a reminder that governments around the world need to fulfill their obligation to promote and respect press freedom, and enable a free and vibrant media landscape.
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