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United States, Cambodia Promote Secondary School Dropout Prevention Program
The government of the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport promoted the School Dropout Prevention Pilot (SDPP) Program at Banteay Khmer Lower Secondary School on March 6.
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LICADHO Highlights Alarming Increase in Female Prisoner Population to Mark International Women’s Day
March 7, 2013 - The number of women and girls in Cambodian prisons continues to soar at an alarming rate.By mid-December 2012 there were 1,270 female inmates in the Cambodian prison system, an increase of 39% since December 2010. Women and girls represent 8% of prisoners in Cambodia but their incarceration rate has been growing four times faster than the male prison population.
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LICADHO Highlights Alarming Increase in Female Prisoner Population to Mark International Women’s Day
March 7, 2013 - The number of women and girls in Cambodian prisons continues to soar at an alarming rate.By mid-December 2012 there were 1,270 female inmates in the Cambodian prison system, an increase of 39% since December 2010. Women and girls represent 8% of prisoners in Cambodia but their incarceration rate has been growing four times faster than the male prison population.
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CCHR Highlights Some Positive and Negative Implications for due Process from Mam Sonando’s Appeal Hearing, and Reiterates Its Call for the Journalist’s Immediate Release
After two days of monitoring journalist and human rights defender Mam Sonando’s hearing at the Court of Appeal, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) has observed several legal and judicial developments – some positive, some negative – that have strong implications for due process in the Cambodian courts and which deserve to be highlighted.
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CCHR Highlights Some Positive and Negative Implications for due Process from Mam Sonando’s Appeal Hearing, and Reiterates Its Call for the Journalist’s Immediate Release
After two days of monitoring journalist and human rights defender Mam Sonando’s hearing at the Court of Appeal, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) has observed several legal and judicial developments – some positive, some negative – that have strong implications for due process in the Cambodian courts and which deserve to be highlighted.
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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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“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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“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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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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