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| Jailed Cambodian activist says fight must go on |
| DW, 2012-10-05 |
| "Hun Sen hates to be challenged internationally and he's willing to go all out in defending his strongman image and his ability to rule by fiat," said Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights. "Anything that challenges that, Hun Sen will respond and respond harshly. He has done that in the past and is starting to do that again with the new |
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| Cambodia acid attack law raises hopes, concerns |
| TrustLaw, 2012-10-03 |
| “Acid is cheap and easy,” said Ramana Sorn, project coordinator for the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), which has published reports on acid attacks, more commonly associated with South Asia. “You need legitimate reasons to buy and use a gun. You just go and buy acid and no one asks you (why).” |
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| Prominent activists face incitement charges |
| PPP, 2012-10-02 |
| In a summons signed by deputy provincial prosecutor Chea Sopheak, the court ordered Radio Free Asia journalist Sok Ratha, Adhoc activists Pen Bonnar and Chhay Thy and Cambodian Center for Human Rights President Ou Virak to appear on October 11. |
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| Cambodia jails political activist for 20 years |
| MSN, 2012-10-01 |
| "Our court has announced a verdict that is politically motivated," the president of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights, Ou Virak, told AFP. "There's no evidence that Mam Sonando has committed these offences." |
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| Land concession halt extended: PM |
| PPP, 2012-10-01 |
| “I think we’re going to all wait to see,” said Cambodian Center for Human Rights president Ou Virak when asked whether the latest announcement was a positive signal. |
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