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Appeal of Permanent Command for Election Security
Appeal of Permanent Command for Election Security is honored to inform political parties, citizens, and competent authorities the following
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Civil society welcomes opportunity to have met with Sar Kheng and pushes for fair solution to post-election deadlock
On the morning of Friday, 9 August 2013, ten civil society organizations – including those listed below – met with Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng, to discuss the ongoing process to resolve the political deadlock which has arisen from the National Assembly elections held on 28 July 2013.
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Concern of gun donation from China to Cambodia
At a tense time for the Cambodian people, the Cambodian Working Group for Peace writes to you to express its appreciation for your close attention to the country’s national elections. Amid reports of widespread irregularities we support and encourage your further attention in ensuring transparent investigations which are credible for the Cambodian people.
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CCHR launches the Rainbow Khmer Portal, a one-stop shop of information related to sexual orientation and gender identity in Cambodia
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights’ (“CCHR”) Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (“SOGI”) Project launches today – 9 August 2013 – a new website, the Rainbow Khmer Portal, available at http//:sogi.sithi.org. The Rainbow Khmer Portal is designed to be an important source of information for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT”) community in Cambodia, as well as for non-governmental organizations (“NGOs”), policy makers and individuals working to promote and protect the rights of LGBT Cambodians.
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CCHR calls for a return to talks on the setting up of a joint committee to investigate election irregularities and for calm during this tense post-election period
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) urges the two main political parties and the National Election Committee (“NEC”) to recommit to the setting up of a joint committee to investigate election irregularities. The joint committee should include civil society representatives and should be, at the very least, observed by the United Nations (“UN”). During this tense time, it is extremely important for party leaders to set a good example for their followers and to commit to coming together to negotiate a peaceful resolution to this political standoff.
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We need women representatives for at least 30% for the fifth mandate
We, Women for All group which is composed of 25 groups of students, communities and NGOs, are very frustrated with the decline of number of elected female parliamentarians for the fifth mandate, which undermines Cambodia Millennium Development Goals (CMDGs) target 3.8 of goal 3 which determines to Increase the number of women representative to at least 30% in the parliamentary by 2015
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Keep Media Free: Unrestricted Access to Social Media
August 7, 2013 - We, the undersigned civil society groups, urge Metfone, an Internet service provider (ISP) registered and operating in Cambodia, to issue a full explanation of today’s temporary blocking of Facebook, as well as the ongoing unavailability of the Ki-Media website.
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CCHR Expresses Concern Regarding the NEC’s Method of Verifying Election Results
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is concerned about a lack of transparency in calculating the results of the National Assembly elections held on 28 July 2013. The National Election Committee (“NEC”) organized a rechecking of the election results from 22 provinces, beginning on 3 August 2013 at NEC headquarters within the Ministry of the Interior.
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The Situation During the Post National Election-2013
We, designated Civil Society groups are deeply concerned over the allegations of intimidation, reprisal, and threats amongst some people, of one political party’s supporter toward the other. We are particularly concerned about the intimidation of local authorities toward opposition party members during the national election on 28 July 2013.
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