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The Run-Up to Cambodia’s 2003 National Assembly Election Political Expression and Freedom of Assembly under Assault
The year 2003, when Cambodia is to hold its third national election in a decade, bega n on a grim note with the murders of a high-profile politician and a senior monk in February. A judge and a court clerk were killed in April, and another judge was attacked and beaten. Twelve activists and supporters of parties not affiliated with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) have been killed since the February 2002 commune elections.
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Phnom Penh Police Crackdown on Non-Violent Demonstration
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), is deeply disturbed and very concerned about the crackdown by the Phnom Penh Cambodian police armed forces on a peaceful demonstration roundabout the Khbal Thnal circus of Chamcarmon District, Phnom Penh on June 11 at 9:00 AM.
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Political Restrictions Mar Pre-Election Environment in Cambodia
(Phnom Penh)-The Cambodian government must act immediately to allow opposition parties access to broadcast media and to repeal restrictions on public demonstrations and party meetings in the weeks before the July 27 national election, Human Rights Watch said today
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CAMBOW Addresses Issue in the Draft Domestic Violence Law
Cambodian Committee of Women (CAMBOW), a coalition of 33 local NGOs working to advance the cause of women in Cambodia, will hold a public hearing Thursday January 16 at 2:30 p.m. at the Cambodiana Hotel, featuring victims of domestic violence sharing their stories and experiences for key Senators and MPs. Local authorities, lawyers, police officials, court officials and NGO workers will also speak on domestic violence-related issues.
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CHRAC Concerned by Attack on Global Witness Coordinator
Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee, a coalition of 18 local NGOs, is deeply concerned by the recent attack and beating of the Global Witness coordinator in Cambodia which appears to be a deliberate act of intimidation designed to deter Global Witness’s work to monitor compliance with Cambodia’s logging laws and government policies, including to report on violations of the current logging ban.
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Comments on the Report of the State of Cambodia Concerning the Implementation of the UN Convention Gainst Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
This report is based upon the Asian Legal Resource Centre’s accumulated experience regarding torture and the rule of law in Cambodia. The Asian Legal Resource Centre and its sister organization, the Asian Human Rights Commission, have published widely on these topics, including, Report of the fact-finding mission to Cambodia (1994); Problems facing the Cambodian legal system, by Mr Basil Fernando (1998); Comments on the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia, by Justice H Suresh (2001, with the Cambodian Defenders Project and Danish Centre for Human Rights); Three critiques on flaws in the Cambodian legal system (2001, with the Cambodian Defenders Project and Danish Centre for Human Rights); and a number ofpapers in article 2, February 2002 (vol. 1, no. 1).
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Ban on Non-Violent Demonstrations Violates the Constitution
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 18 local human rights NGOs, is opposed to the actions of the police and fly tiger police who prevented the Students of the Faculty of Law and Economics from conducting a non-violent demonstration to demand the release of the 4th year law Student Mr. Ken Sara from Prey Sar Prison.
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