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| Hun Sen Denies Breeching Ban on Land Concessions |
| VOA, 2012-06-26 |
| However, Ou Virak, head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said land concessions in national parks are illegal no matter what and should not have land concessions granted within their boundaries. “He cannot grant [land] in reserve areas,” Ou Virak said. |
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| Is China a Bad Investor? |
| The Diplomat, 2012-06-26 |
| For example, Cambodian farmers have been complaining over a de facto Chinese “invasion” of their lands. According to the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, the Cambodian government granted 4,615,745 hectares in concessions to 107 Chinese-owned firms since 1994. Of that total, 3,374,328 hectares were forest concessions, 973,101 hectares were economic land concessions and 268,316 hectares were mining concessions. |
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| Prisoners 'utilised' in violent eviction |
| PPP, 2012-06-25 |
| The Cambodian Center for Human Rights said yesterday that an armed force of military police, along with 20 prisoners, descended on Village 16 in Sihanoukville town late last month and tore apart the homes and crops of about 16 families living in the area. |
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| China-Cambodia Ties Under Scrutiny in Arrest of French Citizen |
| VOA, 2012-06-22 |
| "It's saying a lot. It's saying that the no-strings-attached aid to Cambodia from China, after all, does have strings," said Ou Virak, the head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights. "There are strings after all. The Chinese government does want favors and does ask Cambodia [to meet] certain conditions as well, and Cambodia tends to comply with what is asked of them by China." |
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| Killings of environmentalists appear to be on rise |
| The Sacramento Bee, 2012-06-20 |
| In this photo taken, Feb. 6, 2012, and released by The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), Chut Wutty stands on wooden planks of log in a jungle in Kampong Thom province in northern of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The eulogies called Wutty one of the few remaining activists in Cambodia brave enough to fight massive illegal deforestation by the powerful. The environmental watchdog was shot by a military policeman in April as he probed logging operations in one of the country's last great forests. |
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| Cambodian opposition seeks unity |
| Asia Times, 2012-06-15 |
| Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights, says both parties were expecting a larger return at the polls, eager for momentum before next year's important parliamentary elections. Rather than the opposition gaining ground, however, the CPP merely cemented its dominance. |
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| Cambodia courts a good reputation |
| PPP, 2012-06-12 |
| Cambodian Center for Human Rights trial monitor Monika Mang agreed that public perceptions of the court system were dire.
“There are many issues, but the most important thing is the discipline in the courtroom.
“When the judge picks up a mobile phone in the middle of the hearing – think of the public perception about who is talking to the judge during the hearing,” she said.
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