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Preceding Yorm Bopha’s Appeal Hearing scheduled for 5 June 2013, CCHR Releases a Legal Analysis of her Charging and Sentencing by the Phnom Penh Court of First Instance
On 4 September 2012, housing rights activist from the Boeng Kak community in Phnom Penh, Yorm Bopha, was charged with intentional violence with aggravating circumstances under Article 218 of the Cambodian Criminal Code, in relation to a skirmish that had broken out near her house on 7 August 2012.
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Journey of Change
The primary aim of this research is to broadly identify and map shifts in trafficking and exploitation that have taken place over the last ten years in Cambodia, as well as how programs addressing these issues have adapted and modified, particularly within the member organisations of Chab Dai Coalition. More specifically, this research aims to identify and understand the key influencing factors that have directly or indirectly impacted these program shifts.
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In the Wake of More Rrotests, CCHR Calls on City Hall to Resolve Long-Sanding Land Conflicts in Phnom Penh
In the wake of the disproportionate force used by law enforcement against housing rights activists on 29 May 2013 in front of Phnom Penh City Hall, during one of many anti-eviction demonstrations that have turned violent recently, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) calls on the competent authorities of Phnom Penh municipality to resolve the various land conflicts which have been pending for years in the capital.
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Petition About Cambodian Sugar Concessions Filed with the Thai National Human Rights Commission
30 May 2013, Phnom Penh – Two Cambodian NGOs, LICADHO and Equitable Cambodia filed a petition on behalf of 602 complainants about serious human rights violations linked to large sugar concessions held by Thai sugar giant, Mitr Phol Sugar Corporation.
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Annual Report 2012
The Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) is committed to a professional, independent, multi-platform approach to improving democracy and good governance in Cambodia. In 2012, this has been achieved through dissemination of information and the encouragement of a participative culture as well as through cooperation with many organisations with similar goals.
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Appeals Transport for Prisoners Improving, but Not Fixed Yet
Phnom Penh (May 30, 2013) - After years of delays, prison authorities have begun transporting provincial prisoners to their appeals hearings in Phnom Penh, but the failure to offer return transport is threatening to undermine progress, a new report by LICADHO has found.
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Briefing Paper: In Absentia 2013: An Update on Inmate Transportation and the Right to Appeal
May 30, 2013 - In 2010 and 2012, LICADHO reported on Cambodia’s widespread problem of in absentia appeals hearings. Due to Cambodia’s minimal inmate transportation system, hundreds – if not thousands – of prisoners were being systematically refused the right to attend their criminal appeals. Cambodian law requires the presence of the accused at appeal hearings.
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Country Reports on Terrorism 2012
Country Reports on Terrorism 2012 is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f (the “Act”), which requires the Department of State to provide to Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of the Act.
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Political Forum “Perspectives of Political Parties on Environment and Land in Cambodia”
On 31 May 2013, a Political Forum on the topic of “Perspectives of Political Parties on Environment and Land in Cambodia” will be hosted at the Golden Sand Hotel, Street 23 Tola, Sangkat 04, Sihanouk Province.
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