47 families are facing forced eviction fron the Borei Keila social land concession in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 32 of the families are affected by HIV/AIDS. The families have been living in the “green shed”, temporary accommodation whilst they’ve waited for over 2 years for new apartments to be allocated to them. Local authorities propose to [...]

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The Human Rights Watch report “On the Margins: Rights Abuses of Ethnic Khmer in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta“, documents ongoing violations of the rights of the Khmer Krom in southern Vietnam and also abuses in Cambodia against Khmer Krom who have fled there for refuge. Wary about possible Khmer Krom nationalist aspirations, Vietnam has suppressed peaceful [...]

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Thirty years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia’s culture of impunity remains as strong as ever. Under Prime Minister Hun Sen, the Cambodian government continues to obstruct the United Nations-supported court created to try senior Khmer Rouge leaders and others most responsible for the deaths of up to 2 million people during the [...]

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Cambodian authorities should exonerate and free Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, who were unfairly sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2005 for the murder of labor leader Chea Vichea, said three international human rights organizations and the world’s largest trade union confederation in a joint statement released today.
The Cambodia Supreme Court will hear [...]

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Rich and powerful individuals and groups involved in land disputes in Cambodia are increasingly using their power to silence opponents through the criminal justice system, said Amnesty International today, as it called for greater protection for human rights defenders.
In the briefing paper ‘A risky business – defending the right to housing’, Amnesty International provides examples [...]

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The protest made by Prof. Yash Ghai in his written statement to the 9th Session of the UN Human Rights Council is an eye-opener. He speaks of the failure of the Cambodian government to cooperate with his mandate, and instead rudely insult him. His comments demonstrate the very serious decline in the cooperation of a [...]

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The filling of Boeung Kak Lake in central Phnom Penh should immediately stop until a proper process that ensures human rights protection is in place, said Amnesty International and the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) today.
With work starting on the redevelopment of the lake, tens of thousands of Phnom Penh residents living in [...]

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Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers Honored at AIDS Conference
The Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW) is the recipient of the 2008 international Award for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Human Rights Watch announced today. The award, which recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations that protect the rights [...]

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Unequal Media Access Hampers Opposition Parties
As Cambodians head to the polls on July 27, 2008, conditions are not in place for free and fair elections, Human Rights Watch said today. The near-monopoly on broadcast media for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party’s (CPP), bias within the electoral apparatus, and harassment, intimidation, and coerced defections of opposition [...]

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Rights Group Honors Defenders of Independent Media in Cambodia
Two young Cambodian journalists, Chheang Bopha and Duong Sokha, are among a diverse group of 34 writers from 19 countries to receive the prestigious Hellman/Hammett writer’s award, which recognizes courage in the face of political persecution, Human Rights Watch said today.
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