• Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia Monitoring at the Court of Appeal Annual Report (1 November 2019 - 31 December 2020)

    • Released Date: 23-Nov-2021
    • Publication: Report
    Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia Monitoring at the Court of Appeal Annual Report (1 November 2019 - 31 December 2020)
    Detail

    Today, CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project releases its annual report “Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia, Monitoring at the Court of Appeal”, covering the period 1 November 2019 to 31 December 2020. This Report analyzes data gathered through the daily monitoring of 203 randomly selected criminal cases at the Court of Appeal in Phnom Penh, using a specifically designed trial-monitoring checklist to assess adherence to fair trial rights as set out in international and Cambodian law.

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  • The rights of juvenile defendants

    • Released Date: 04-Nov-2021
    • Publication: Newsletter
    The rights of juvenile defendants
    Detail

    The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) has been conducting trial monitoring since 2009, to observe criminal trials in Cambodian courts and assess their adherence to international and Cambodian fair trial standards. Since March 2013, CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project has been monitoring hearings in the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal. This newsletter is part of a series of newsletters that analyze the findings of CCHR’s monitoring and discuss broader issues. The present newsletter focuses on the rights of juvenile defendants, in particular the right to privacy, the right to presumption of innocence and pre-trial detention.

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  • Right to Be Presumed Innocent.

    • Released Date: 12-Aug-2021
    • Publication: Newsletter
    Right to Be Presumed Innocent.
    Detail

    Today, on 12 August 2021, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) releases a newsletter as part of a series of newsletters that analyze the findings of CCHR’s trial monitoring at the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal. The present newsletter covers the period from 1 November 2019 to 31 December 2020 and focuses on the right to be presumed innocent.

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  • The Right to Understand the Nature and Cause of the Charges and Explanation of Rights for Women Defendants

    • Released Date: 04-Mar-2021
    • Publication: Newsletter
    The Right to Understand the Nature and Cause of the Charges and Explanation of Rights for Women Defendants
    Detail

    This newsletter is part of a series of newsletters that will analyze the findings of CCHR's monitoring. The present newsletter focuses on The Right to Understand the Nature and Cause of the Charges and Explanation of Rights for Women Defendants.

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  • Appeal Hearing Monitoring Checklist

    • Released Date: 01-Jan-2021
    • Publication: Others
    Appeal Hearing Monitoring Checklist
    Detail

    This Checklist is produced for the ’’monitoring at the Court of Appeal with a list of 104 questions ’’related to fair trial right standards in order to assess the level of ’’adherence to fair trial rights. (This checklist is available in English version)

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  • Gender-based violence in Cambodia

    • Released Date: 07-Dec-2020
    • Publication: Leaflet
    Gender-based violence in Cambodia
    Detail

    As part of the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence campaign, CCHR releases an infographic ‘Gender-based violence in Cambodia: Facts & Figures’, to provide a picture of the current situation of gender-based violence in Cambodia. Violence against women is one of the most widespread and devastating human rights abuses in the world today, and remains pervasive in Cambodia. Despite legal protections, it is estimated more than one in five Cambodian women experience violence at the hands of their partner, a number believed to have increased during COVID-19.

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  • The right not to be compelled to confess guilt or to testify against oneself

    • Released Date: 16-Nov-2020
    • Publication: Newsletter
    The right not to be compelled to confess guilt or to testify against oneself
    Detail

    This newsletter is part of a series of newsletters that will analyze the findings of CCHR's monitoring. The present newsletter focuses on the right not to be compelled to confess guilt or to testify against oneself.

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  • Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia Monitoring at the Court of Appeal Annual Report (1 November 2018-31 October 2019)

    • Released Date: 07-Oct-2020
    • Publication: Report
    Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia Monitoring at the Court of Appeal Annual Report (1 November 2018-31 October 2019)
    Detail

    Today, CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project releases its annual report “Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia, Monitoring at the Court of Appeal”, covering the period 1 November 2018 to 31 October 2019. This Report analyzes data gathered through the daily monitoring of 239 randomly selected criminal cases at the Court of Appeal in Phnom Penh, using a specifically designed trial-monitoring checklist to assess adherence to fair trial rights as set out in international and Cambodian law.

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  • Explanation of Rights

    • Released Date: 06-Jul-2020
    • Publication: Newsletter
    Explanation of Rights
    Detail

    This newsletter is part of a series of newsletters that will analyze the findings of CCHR's monitoring. The present newsletter focuses on the obligation for judges to inform the accused of the charges against him or her, and the judges' duty to explain to the accused their right to legal representation or self-defense as well as their right to be silent in order to avoid self-incrimination.

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  • Right to be Present at Trial and Legal Representation

    • Released Date: 22-Apr-2020
    • Publication: Newsletter
    Right to be Present at Trial and Legal Representation
    Detail

    This newsletter is part of a series of newsletters that analyze our findings. The present newsletter focuses specifically on the issues facing those charged with crimes, in particular their access to legal representation and their right to be present at their own trial.

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  • UPR Recommendations Pertaining to Access to Justice

    • Released Date: 10-Jan-2020
    • Publication: Leaflet
    UPR Recommendations Pertaining to Access to Justice
    Detail

    Universal Periodic Review ["UPR"] is a unique mechanism of the United Nations ["UN"] that reviews the fulfillment of each Member States' human rights obligations on a periodic basis. On 5 July 2019 the outcome report of Cambodia's 3rd UPR cycle was adopted at a plenary session of the Human Rights Council. The outcome report details 198 recommendations made in total, with 25 pertaining to access to justice.

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  • The Right to Presumption of Innocence

    • Released Date: 09-Jan-2020
    • Publication: Newsletter
    The Right to Presumption of Innocence
    Detail

    This newsletter is part of a series of newsletters that analyze our findings. The present newsletter focuses on the right to Presumption of Innocence.

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