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Stifled Southeast Asian Voices: NGOs Unite Against Criminalization of Free Expression on the Internet
As concerns grow in Southeast Asia over the use of national security, anti-terrorist and defamation laws to limit freedom of expression on the Internet, a coalition of international and local NGOs and activists from Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia urged governments to stop using vague legislation based on ill-defined concepts such as “national security”, “sovereignty” or “lèse-majesté” to intimidate, harass and imprison independent voices.
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Open letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh concerning the continued detention of Adilur Rahman Khan
Dear Prime Minister, We are writing to express our deep concern over the arrest of Adilur Rahman Khan on August 10, 2013 and his continued detention in connection with his work in the defense of human rights. We urge the relevant authorities to release Mr. Khan immediately and drop all charges.
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Cambodia: Independent Election Inquiry Needed
(New York) – The Cambodian government-controlled National Election Committee (NEC) has failed to address credible allegations of voter fraud and other irregularities or systematic unfairness in the election process.
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Recommendations for Reform for the New Royal Government of Cambodia
This Briefing Note calls on the new Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) to address a number of pressing concerns related to the situation of human rights and democracy in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”). It aims to encourage the new RGC to address these important issues as a priority at the start of the Fifth Mandate National Assembly.
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CCHR expresses its concern that the percentage of women in the National Assembly will drop with fifth mandate
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) expresses its concerns that the percentage of women in the fifth mandate of the National Assembly will be lower than in the previous mandate. Official results from the National Assembly elections released by the National Election Committee (“NEC”) on 8 September 2013 indicate that only 20.33% of parliamentarians – or 25 out of 123 seats – will be women, compared to 22% in the previous mandate.
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Why Do Some Men Use Violence Against Women and How Can We Prevent It?
Through a regional joint programme ‘Partners for Prevention’, UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV have worked together to undertake the UN Multi-country Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific. The study, which collected and analysed data from thousands of women and men across the region, provides the largest multi-country data set on men’s perpetration of violence against women and can inform more evidence-based interventions to prevent such violence.
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UN survey of men in Asia-Pacific reveals high levels of sexual violence in region
10 September 2013 – The most common motivation of some men who have admitted to rape is the belief that they are entitled to sex even without the female partner’s consent, according to a newly released United Nations study of some Asia and Pacific countries, which urges greater measures to end impunity for men who use violence against women and girls.
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RESIGNATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CO-PROSECUTOR MR ANDREW CAYLEY
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) , is a coalition of 21 NGOs working in the field of the promotion Human Rights , Democracy, and the Rule of Law in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Including work around the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).
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Urgent appeal for summit of political leaders to solve the election dispute
Having seen that the election administration (NEC) and dispute resolution Institutions (Constitutional Council) failed to address the election complaints properly and satisfactorily, the Situation Room believes that only political solution can lead to solve these election irregularities and disputes.
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