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Joint Statement on the Release of Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun
Phnom Penh, 25 September 2013 – The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) and Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) today applaud the decision by the Supreme Court to release Mr. Born Samnang and Mr. Sok Sam Oeun, who have spent more than four and a half years in prison to date for a crime they did not commit. The two were convicted in August 2005 of the murder of Mr. Chea Vichea, leader of the Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC), who was gunned down in broad daylight in central Phnom Penh on the 22 January 2004.
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Cambodia’s Supreme Court Declares Two scapegoats of Union Leader’s Murder Not Guilty
September 25, 2013 - We, the undersigned organisations, welcome the long overdue decision made by the Supreme Court this afternoon to free Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun and drop all charges against them .
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Political Platform of the Royal Government of Cambodia of the Fifth Legislature of the National Assembly
In fulfilling its historic mission to serve the nation, country an people, to transform Cambodia into a magnificent land of solid development, peace and prosperity, where smile and hope shine on the face of everyone living in harmony, solidarity and prosperous life without fear of the recurring past tragedies
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Cambodia’s government and donors must act now to prevent escalation of violence
Gravely concerned at the Cambodian authorities’ repeated use of excessive force to prevent and suppress the people’s exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression, the undersigned non-governmental organizations call on the Cambodian and foreign governments to take immediate action to prevent the human rights situation from deteriorating further.
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ILO-Better Factories Cambodia Returns to Public Disclosure of Assessment Findings
The International Labour Organization’s Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) program today announces its return to a practice of publicly disclosing individual factory information collected in its assessment reports. BFC’s disclosure initiative makes it the only program in Southeast Asia to use greater transparency to accelerate improvements across the garment sector. More than 450 Cambodian garment factories are registered with the BFC program.
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Local EU Statement on new legislature in Cambodia
The EU Delegation reiterates its commitment to Cambodia’s political and economic development and welcomes the peaceful conduct and unprecedented levels of public participation in this year’s general election.
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Post-2015 and the rule of law: Findings of A4ID’s consultation with the legal profession
A4ID believes that the post-2015 agenda should matter to everyone, everywhere, and are helping to mobilise the legal sector to ensure that they are engaged in the debate and that their views are heard. To ensure that the legal sector is aware of the debate about post-2015 and to collect their views, we opened a consultation with the sector following the publication of the UN High Level Panel on Development Post-2015 report, A New Global Partnership, focussed on an area in which they have special expertise: the rule of law.
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BFC Public Disclosure Fact-sheet
Recent BFC reports reveal a decline in compliance with national and international labour standards—including wages, fire safety, and other health and safety requirements. BFC’s return to its earlier practice of publicly disclosing factory-specific compliance information involved extensive stakeholder consultations and has the following objectives:
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Final Election Observation Report on Cambodia’s 2013 National Election
Cambodia‟s 2013 national elections of the National Assembly were the fifth to be held since the first national elections were organized by the United Nations Transitional Authority for Cambodia (UNTAC) in 1993. Transparency International Cambodia (TIC), in cooperation with the Coalition for Integrity and Social Accountability (CISA) network, was accredited by the National Election Committee (NEC) to observe the Cambodian national elections on 28 July 2013.
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CCHR Releases a Report on the Situation of the Right to Freedom of Expression in Cambodia in 2012 and so Far in 2013
Today, 19 September 2013, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights’ (“CCHR”) Cambodian Freedom of Expression Project releases a report entitled “Repression of Expression: The State of Free Speech in Cambodia” (the “Report”). As a follow up from the 2010 joint report facilitated by CCHR entitled, “Cambodia Gagged: Democracy at Risk”, the Report demonstrates how freedom of expression has deteriorated in comparison to previous years
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