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The Court Report March 2013
The March Court Report begins with stories on the recently endorsed budget for 2013 and related financial topics. The latest issue also discusses the Supreme Court Chamber’s decision on the severance of Case 002 and the Co-Investigating Judges’ announcement on the status of Case 003.
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Cambodia: Update-Human Rights Defender Mr Mam Sonando to Be Released
On 14 March 2013, the Court of Appeal ruled that jailed human rights defender Mr Mam Sonando is to be released on 16 March 2013, while his prison sentence was reduced to five years and suspended for eight months.
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Cambodia: UN Expert Welcomes Releases and Calls for Respect for Rreedom of Expression in Upcoming Elections
GENEVA (15 March 2013) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, welcomed the release today of Mr Mam Sonando, and the imminent releases of Mr Kan Sovann and Mr Touch Ream following the decision of the Cambodian Court of Appeal on 14 March 2013.
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Cambodia: Update-Human Rights Defender Mr Mam Sonando to Be Released
On 14 March 2013, the Court of Appeal ruled that jailed human rights defender Mr Mam Sonando is to be released on 16 March 2013, while his prison sentence was reduced to five years and suspended for eight months.
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Cambodia: UN Expert Welcomes Releases and Calls for Respect for Rreedom of Expression in Upcoming Elections
GENEVA (15 March 2013) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, welcomed the release today of Mr Mam Sonando, and the imminent releases of Mr Kan Sovann and Mr Touch Ream following the decision of the Cambodian Court of Appeal on 14 March 2013.
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The Politics and Ethics of Land Concessions in Rural Cambodia
Cambodia is endowed with relatively abundant natural resources. Arable land per capita is among the highest in Asia (World Bank 2010). Yet the distribution of these resources has become increasingly unequal in recent years. The United Nations Capital Development Fund estimated that in 2010 as much as 30 % of Cambodia’s land was owned by only 1 % of the population (UNCDF 2010).
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CCHR Press Release – Death of Ieng Sary Should Act as a Wake-up Call
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) notes the passing at 8.45am this morning of Ieng Sary, former Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs of Democratic Kampuchea and one of three senior Khmer Rouge leaders standing trial at the United Nations-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Ieng Sary was 87 years old when he died.
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CCHR Press Release – Death of Ieng Sary Should Act as a Wake-up Call
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) notes the passing at 8.45am this morning of Ieng Sary, former Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs of Democratic Kampuchea and one of three senior Khmer Rouge leaders standing trial at the United Nations-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Ieng Sary was 87 years old when he died.
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Cambodia: Death of Senior Khmer Rouge Official Underlines Need to Expedite Genocide Trials
Khmer Rouge Tribunal proceedings must continue without unnecessary delays, Amnesty International said following the death of former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary.Ieng Sary, 87, was standing trial for alleged crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes carried out during the period of Khmer Rouge rule in Cambodia in the 1970s.
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A Good Day for Man Sonando; a Bad Day for Rule of Law in Cambodia
Phnom Penh, 14 March 2013 – The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 21 NGOs members, is pleased that the Court of Appeal today ruled to release Mam Sonando, KanSovann and Touch Ream; however, CHRAC cannot welcome this decision as they remain convicted on a number of spurious charges, which should have been dropped altogether.
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