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| Extradition in Cambodia |
| Released on 2012-07-06 |
| Extradition procedures in Cambodia are dictated by the Code of Criminal Procedure 2007 (the “Code”) and by bilateral extradition treaties. In addition, international standards provide important guidance on proper extradition procedures. Recent experience has shown however that Cambodia’s extradition practices should be revised to incorporate human rights, as well as to ensure that extradition is applied without interference.
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| Law on Administrative Management of Communes/Sangkats 2012 |
| Released on 2012-06-08 |
| RED (laws classified red should be rejected, annulled or re-drafted) The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) has classified the Law as
red. The dominant role that the Law grants the Ministry of Interior (the “MOI”) undermines some positive provisions, while the role of the commune/sangkat councils (the “Councils”) as representatives of the people is difficult to reconcile with their role as agent of the State, given that the former represents the interests of the people and the latter the interests of the State and the ruling party. Decentralization is an admirable objective, but only if it transfers power to the people at the grassroots level. The Law fails as regards this overriding objective. |
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Rule of Law - Red |
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| Law on Freedom of Information |
| Released on 2012-05-04 |
| The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) has classified the proposed Law on Freedom of Information (the “Proposed Law”) yellow, as it contains some positive provisions that promote freedom of information while also, importantly, providing for an independent institution with which ordinary people can file a complaint once their right to freedom of information has been violated. However, the Proposed Law still requires some revision: among other things, in many places it is still vague, meaning that it might be abused or misinterpreted, thereby negatively affecting the right to freedom of
information in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”). |
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Rule of Law - Yellow |
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| ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (the “Declaration”) |
| Released on 2012-04-06 |
| The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) has classified the leaked draft of the Declaration yellow: its premise is admirable; however, a number of articles go against the stated aim of promoting and protecting human rights in he Association of South-‐East Asian Nations (“ASEAN”). |
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Rule of Law - Yellow |
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