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CCHR welcomes the agreement by both the CNRP and the CPP to participate in a joint committee to investigate election irregularities
Cambodian democracy has come a long way since the last National Assembly elections held in 2008. Last Sunday’s polling, and the immediate run up to the vote, was marked by largely peaceful campaigning and a surge in participation of Cambodian youth. The preliminary election results indicate that many voters were not afraid to vote for change and that there is a viable political opposition in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”), arguably for the first time since the first democratic election held in 1993.
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Cambodia: Ruling Party Orchestrated Vote Fraud
(New York) – The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) appears to have been involved in electoral fraud in Cambodia’s July 28, 2013 national elections, according to residents and ruling party officials interviewed by Human Rights Watch.
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Disenfranchisement at polls as citizens unable to vote and illegal voting allowed
Transparency International Cambodia (TIC) conducted a sample-based observation of the July 28th election and vote count. A total of 906 TIC observers were deployed to a representative sample of 407 polling stations across 24 provinces and municipalities. Citizens were frustrated to find that their names were not on the voters list and this led to anger and chaos at some polling stations. While many were turned away, others without identification, and an unusually large number of people using ICEs (temporary identification documents distributed by Commune Councils), were allowed to vote.
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Statement by the Spokesperson of High Representative Catherine Ashton following the elections in Cambodia
The Spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, issued the following statement today:
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CCHR Policy Brief – Women’s Political Representation in Cambodia July 2013
This Policy Brief summarizes a series of six round table discussions (“RTDs”) on promoting women’s political representation and participation in Cambodia, facilitated either independently by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) or in cooperation with various other nongovernmental organizations (“NGOs”).
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CSO PRESS STATEMENT DEMANDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL TO DECLARE THE THREE NEWLY PASSED LAWS ON THE JUDICIARY UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The Law on Organization and Functioning of the Courts, the Statute of Judges and Prosecutors, and the Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Supreme Council of Magistracy, are the specific foundation in ensuring the implementation of the principle of rule of law, and to guarantee the fundamental rights enshrined in the national constitution. However, the laws contain defects that both render them ineffective in providing such guarantees, and which render them unconstitutional.
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Media Invitation
The Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL)has a great honor to invite national and international media, UN Agencies, IOs, NGOs, and Embassies to attend a Press Conference on "Concerning to Qualities of the Ink for Voter Mark on Election Day 2013 and the Voter List" which held in the morning (9am) at COMFREL Office on July 27, 2013.
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