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On the International Day to End Impunity, LICADHO Publishes Data on Ten Fatal Shootings by the Cambodian Police and Military
On November 12, 2013 a street vendor, Eng Sokhum, was killed and nine others wounded by police gunfire during a garment workers’ strike in Phnom Penh. On September 15, 2013 Mao Sok Chan was shot in the head and killed when trying to make his way home through a violent clash at a roadblock at the end of a day of postelection protest
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Legal Analysis of the Criminal Case Against Ex-Bavet Governor Chhouk Bandith and Police Chief Sar Chantha Arising from the Shooting of Kaoway Factory Workers on 20 February 2012
On 25 June 2013, Chhouk Bandith , ex-Bavet City Governor (the "Defendant"), was found guilty of "causing involuntary bodily harm" (the "Charges") under Article 236 of the Cambodian Criminal Code 2009 (the Penal Code"),
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CAMBODIA: Land Rights Activist Yorm Bopha Released on Bail, but Harassment Continues
Geneva-Paris, November 22, 2013. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture(OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), welcomes the release on bail today of prominent land rights activist Yorm Bopha
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CCHR and OMCT Welcome Today’s Supreme Court Decision to Temporarily Release Yorm Bopha and Call on the Court of Appeal to Promptly Hear Her Case and Clear Her Name
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) and the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) welcome the decision of the Supreme Court, handed down earlier today, to temporarily release land rights activist Yorm Bopha pending the re-hearing of her case by the Court of Appeal.
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Supreme Court Must Free YORM BOPHA
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) has been paying close attention to the case of land and housing rights activist Mrs. Yorm Bopha, who was arrested by the Phnom Penh Municipal Police on 04 September 2012.
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Justice for Journalists - Vigil to End Impunity Against Journalists in Cambodia
We, the undersigned organizations, are organizing a vigil starting at 5:30 PM at the Olympic Stadium on November 21st, 2013 to ask for justice for the 11 journalists who died in Cambodia in the past 20 years.
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CCHR Highlights Cases of Impunity in Cambodia Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is highlighting ongoing cases of impunity in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”) ahead of the International Day to End Impunity on23 November 2013. Rampant impunity severely impacts the development of democracy and human rights in Cambodia.
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Cambodia: Global Call to Release Yorm Bopha Ahead of Supreme Court Appeal
Cambodia must free housing rights activist Yorm Bopha, Amnesty International said as it launched a worldwide campaign for her release just days before the country’s Supreme Court hears her final appeal on 22 November.
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Cambodia: Japan’s Premier Should Seek Election Inquiry
(Tokyo) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should publicly call for an independent, internationally assisted investigation into election irregularities in Cambodia when he meets with Prime Minister Hun Sen, Human Rights Watch said in a letter today.
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Letter to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Visit to Cambodia
We write to you regarding your upcoming official visit to Cambodia and meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen, the leader of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP).
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Coca-Cola: We Salute Your Pledge and now We Await Your Actions to Make Your Suppliers Respect Human Rights
(Phnom Penh, November 12, 2013) - We commend the Coca-Cola Company for its recent pledge of “zero tolerance for land grabbing” in its supply chain. This is a bold and unprecedented commitment by one of the world’s biggest sugar buyers. It has the potential to be truly transformational in reforming a sector that is deeply implicated in land grabbing and environmental destruction.
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