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Phel Phearun Accused of Defamation over a Faceook Post
This fact sheet outlines the accusation made against Phel Phearun by the Phnom Penh municipal police, who allege that a facebook post made public by Phel Phearun on 24 January 2013 constitudes defamation. The post in question detailed the confis cation of Phel Phearun’s motorbike earlier that day.
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“The ECCC at the Cross Road: Obligations to Ensure Road to Justice Completely Achieved”
The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC)—a coalition of 21 NGO members—is very concerned at the pending unsolved financial shortfall at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), particularly on the national side, by the responsible authorities and the slow judicial developments of Cases at the tribunal.
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Mam Sonando’s Appeal Concludes with Request for Change in Charges
After a full day of testimony and arguments, the Prosecutor began his closing statement today by requesting that secession-related charges against Mam Sonando be changed. According to the Prosecutor, Sonando should be convicted of instigating the crimes of obstruction and interference with local officials, under articles 28, 504 and 609 of the Penal Code.
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Land Reform
This Briefing Note provides an overview and analysis of how the Kingdom of Cambodia’s (“Cambodia”) recent history has adversely affected the development of land ownership and registration; discusses the structural, legal and societal causes behind the dispossession of land and how the Royal Government of Cambodia (the “RGC”) has both failed to safeguard human rights and actively violated those rights through violence and oppression; and offers recommendations aimed at addressing these issues.
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Another High Profile Case Reaches Appeals Court; Mam Sonando’s Hearing to Continue Tomorrow
On the morning of March 5, 2013, the Appeals Court opened a hearing to review the verdict against independent radio owner Mam Sonando and two co-defendants, Touch Ream and Kan Sovann. The court was standing room only for the proceeding, with around 55 people, including numerous international observers, in attendance.
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ការងារបោះឆ្នោតត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងដោយត្រឹមត្រូវស្របតាមច្បាប់ បទបញ្ចា និងនិតិវិធីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) តែងបើកជំហររាល់កិច្ចការរបស់ខ្លួន ដើម្បី ឲមានការចូលរួមពីសំណាក់ភាគីពាក់ព័ន្ធ ដូចជា ការរៀបចំបទបញ្ចានិងនិតិវិធីនៃការពិនិត្យបញ្ចីឈ្មោះ និងចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំ ២០១២ និង បទបញ្ចា និងនិតិវិធី សម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសតំណាងរាស្រ្តនីតិកាលទី៥ ឆ្នាំ ២០១៣។
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Another High Profile Case Reaches Appeals Court; Mam Sonando’s Hearing to Continue Tomorrow
On the morning of March 5, 2013, the Appeals Court opened a hearing to review the verdict against independent radio owner Mam Sonando and two co-defendants, Touch Ream and Kan Sovann. The court was standing room only for the proceeding, with around 55 people, including numerous international observers, in attendance.
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ការងារបោះឆ្នោតត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងដោយត្រឹមត្រូវស្របតាមច្បាប់ បទបញ្ចា និងនិតិវិធីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) តែងបើកជំហររាល់កិច្ចការរបស់ខ្លួន ដើម្បី ឲមានការចូលរួមពីសំណាក់ភាគីពាក់ព័ន្ធ ដូចជា ការរៀបចំបទបញ្ចានិងនិតិវិធីនៃការពិនិត្យបញ្ចីឈ្មោះ និងចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំ ២០១២ និង បទបញ្ចា និងនិតិវិធី សម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសតំណាងរាស្រ្តនីតិកាលទី៥ ឆ្នាំ ២០១៣។
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ការងារបោះឆ្នោតត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងដោយត្រឹមត្រូវស្របតាមច្បាប់ បទបញ្ចា និងនិតិវិធីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) តែងបើកជំហររាល់កិច្ចការរបស់ខ្លួន ដើម្បី ឲមានការចូលរួមពីសំណាក់ភាគីពាក់ព័ន្ធ ដូចជា ការរៀបចំបទបញ្ចានិងនិតិវិធីនៃការពិនិត្យបញ្ចីឈ្មោះ និងចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំ ២០១២ និង បទបញ្ចា និងនិតិវិធី សម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសតំណាងរាស្រ្តនីតិកាលទី៥ ឆ្នាំ ២០១៣។
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Another High Profile Case Reaches Appeals Court; Mam Sonando’s Hearing to Continue Tomorrow
On the morning of March 5, 2013, the Appeals Court opened a hearing to review the verdict against independent radio owner Mam Sonando and two co-defendants, Touch Ream and Kan Sovann. The court was standing room only for the proceeding, with around 55 people, including numerous international observers, in attendance.
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Lawyers Without Borders France Supports Journalist Mam Sonando’s Defence for an Equal Justice
Arrested on July 15th 2012, Beehive Radio journalist and director, Mr. Mam Sonando, was sentenced in the first instance to twenty years in prison in October 2012. He was charged with instigating villagers and peasants to protest against lands expropriation, in Kratie province. Mr. Mam Sonando was convicted and sentenced on “four counts”: “aggravating circumstances rebellion, unlawful interference in the performance of public functions, insurrection, inciting people to take arms against the state authority”.
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