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| Government backs rights competition |
| PPP, 2013-01-08 |
| Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said that in judging a human rights competition, the government would be unwilling to take a stance on issues that hit too close to home. |
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| Blaming Rape Victims in Cambodia |
| Global Voices, 2013-01-06 |
| If there is widespread outrage and protest in India as a reaction to the death of a young woman who was a victim of gang rape, the contrast is the situation in Cambodia where there seems to be little public outcry over rape cases. |
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| Children as young as 7 toil in sugarcane fields |
| PPP, 2013-01-04 |
| Meanwhile, domestic repercussions for Ly Yong Phat were “very unlikely”, especially given the land’s original provenance, said Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights. |
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| Sam Rainsy Will Remain Ineligible for Election |
| VOA, 2013-01-04 |
| Ou Virak, head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said Friday that there is no indication Sam Rainsy will be allowed to participate in the election. But he compared Sam Rainsy’s dilema to that of world leaders like Nelson Mandela of South Africa and Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma, who were jailed for their opposition to the ruling status quo in their home countries.
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| UN Refugee Cambodia Office Downsizes |
| VOA, 2013-01-04 |
| Ou Virak, head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said the UN office has work that remains. This is especially true for Khmer minorities living in Vietnam, also known as Khmer Kampuchea Krom, many of whom claim they are persecuted in Vietnam, and many of whom have difficulty with authorities if they flee to Cambodia.
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| Shift in LGBT policy urged |
| PPP, 2013-01-02 |
| The Cambodian government should do more to ensure its policies are not being misused to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals, a report released by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) on Monday says. |
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