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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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Joint Statement : Cambodian Civil Society Concerned at Appeal Court’s Decision to Reinvestigate Charges Against Chhouk Bandith at Provincial Court
Phnom Penh, 04 March 2013 – We, the undersigned civil society organizations, welcome the decision by the Cambodian Court of Appeal today to reopen criminal charges against former Bavet City Governor, Chhouk Bandith. However, we are concerned that the investigation will take place under the jurisdiction of Svay Rieng Provincial Court, which has proven once before that it may be susceptible to political pressure exerted by Mr. Bandith and his supporters
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Joint Statement : Cambodian Civil Society Concerned at Appeal Court’s Decision to Reinvestigate Charges Against Chhouk Bandith at Provincial Court
Phnom Penh, 04 March 2013 – We, the undersigned civil society organizations, welcome the decision by the Cambodian Court of Appeal today to reopen criminal charges against former Bavet City Governor, Chhouk Bandith. However, we are concerned that the investigation will take place under the jurisdiction of Svay Rieng Provincial Court, which has proven once before that it may be susceptible to political pressure exerted by Mr. Bandith and his supporters
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Cambodia: Free Journalist from Two-Decade Prison Sentence
The Cambodian authorities must free prisoner of conscience and government critic Mam Sonando, Amnesty International said ahead of his appeal hearing tomorrow in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh.The 71-year-old was sentenced to 20 years in prison on 1 October 2012 for anti-state offences including instigating “insurrection”.
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