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Land Reform Policy Report: Finding from Roundtable Discussions and Policy Platforms
The dissemination of clear policies by political parties during the preamble to an election is essential in order for citizens to effectively exercise their democratic will. In the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”), where a significant percentage of the population have been subjected to forced evictions and land tenure insecurity by both state and business actors, it is extremely important for party policies to reflect and address the land current crisis.
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Political Environment of Propaganda Stage of 5th mandate election of 2013
The civil society organizations who have been monitoring on the 5th mandate national election campaign noticed that the political situation has improved after having a royal pardon of H.E. Sam Rainsy by the King Norodom Sihamoni, which was based on a proposed letter by Samdech Prime Minister, and that is a contribution to ensure the equality in the free and fair election process.
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CCHR Releases Map and Data of Women Candidates in National Assembly Election 2013
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) today – 24 July 2013 – publishes a map and data analysis of women candidates who are standing for the National Assembly elections in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”) on 28 July 2013.
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Child Labor on Sugar Plantations in Cambodia is Well Documented
July 23, 2013 - The Guardian newspaper recently ran a damning expose of child labor on the KSL Group sugar plantations in Cambodia that supply the sugar giant Tate & Lyle Sugars. Rather than acting quickly to address the abuses, the companies seem to have resorted to a strategy of denial and legal bullying in an attempt to defend their tarnished reputations.
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Cambodia: Army, Police Campaign for Ruling Party
Cambodia’s armed forces and police should be nonpartisan state institutions, but during the pre-election period they have acted as the campaign arm for Prime Minister Hun Sen and his ruling party. Security forces that act on behalf of one party skew election results and make the process unfair for other parties and candidates.
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Policy Brief Concerning Issues Identified by Participants at the Roundtable Discussion on Freedom of Expression on the Internet Held on 27 Frebruary 2013 in Phnom Penh
The purpose of this Policy Brief is to summarize the issue that were discussed during the Roundtable Discussion on Freedom of Expression on the Internet (the "Roundtable") organized by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights ("CCHR") at the German-Cambodia Cultural Center, Phnom Penh, on 27 February 2013.
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