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Threats to Human Rights Defenders in Cambodia: Report 2004
Human rights defenders stand in the front lines of protection, casting the bright light of human rights into the darkest corners of tyranny and abuse. They work to safeguard the rule of law, to reduce violence, poverty and discrimination, and to build structures for freer, more equitable and more democratic societies. It is to them that many victims of human rights iolations turn in their v hour of need.
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Mission of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia 7 -14 November 2004
Phnom Penh, 14 November 2004 --The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in Cambodia, Mr. Peter Leuprecht, concludes his eleventh official mission today. During the course of his visit, he has met with His Majesty, the King; with representatives of the Royal Government of Cambodia including the Prime Minister; leaders of political parties; court and law enforcement authorities; non-governmental organizations; leaders of trade unions; Cambodian citizens whose human rights have been violated; the media; the UN Country Team; and members of the diplomatic and donor communities.
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Land Alienation in Indigenous Minority Communities - Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia
This report updates a report entitled “Land Alienated from Indigenous Minority Communities in Ratanakiri”(NGO Forum on Cambodia, November 2004). Both the 2004 report and this 2006 report look at the situation of land alienated from indigenous communities in Ratanakiri province in the northeast of Cambodia
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Full Investigation Needed into Adoption Corruption & Abuses
LICADHO urges the government to fully investigate alleged crimes-including payments of thousands of dollars to Cambodian government employees-connected to the adoptions of Cambodian children to the United States.
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Cambodian Human Rights Report 2004
This report has indicated that there are many obstacles on the road to complete empowerment for women in Cambodia. At times the study has sought to highlight the despicable such as Touch’s story. At other times it has revealed the routine dispassion shown by any number of actors in society who deny women their fundamental rights enshrined in law.
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Cambodia: Labor Leader’s Murder Trial Tests Judiciary
(New York) - Cambodia’s judiciary should follow the evidence, not political dictates, in a hearing on Thursday for the accused killers of union leader Chea Vichea, Human Rights Watch said today. The high profile murder case has been marred by reports of forced confessions by the suspects and political pressure on the investigating judge.
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