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| CCHR Releases a Short Briefing Note on Security Reform in Cambodia |
| Press Release |
| Released on 2012-11-16 |
| Today, 16 November 2012, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) releases a short Briefing Note that (1) provides an overview of some of the current concerns relating to the army and police in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”), (2) calls for a national debate on security reform, and (3) makes some recommendations to assist with the process. |
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| CCHR re-‐releases its 2011 legal analysis of the charges against Sam Rainsy and asserts that not only his charges but also his recent exclusion from the voter list is politically motivated |
| Press Release |
| Released on 2012-11-15 |
| Today, 15 November 2012, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) re-releases its “Analysis of the Legal Grounds for Conviction and the Fairness of the Judicial Proceedings in the Criminal Cases Against Sam Rainsy” – originally released in February 2011. Sam Rainsy, eponymous leader of the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, was convicted in 2010 on charges of (1) wrongful damage to property, (2) incitement to discrimination, (3) falsifying public documents, and (4) disinformation, in connection with his removal of a demarcation post on the Cambodia-Vietnam border and subsequent online release of maps to prove his allegations of Vietnamese encroachment into Cambodian territory. He was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment but remains in exile in France. |
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| A People-Centered ASEAN: A Vision for the Future |
| Press Release |
| Released on 2012-11-14 |
| In the build-up to next week’s ASEAN summit here in Phnom Penh, when Cambodia in its role as ASEAN Chair will be hosting not only the other member states but also dozens of world leaders – including newly re-elected US President Barack Obama, outgoing Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh – now is a good opportunity to think about what it means to be a part of ASEAN, to reflect on how far ASEAN has come, and what vision of ASEAN we may want to strive towards in the future. |
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| CCHR congratulates US President Barack Obama on his re-election |
| Press Release |
| Released on 2012-11-08 |
| The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) congratulates US President Barack Obama on his re-election on 6 November 2012. CCHR welcomes the interest in Cambodia that President Obama’s administration has shown over the past four years, with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton making two visits over the term, and President Obama scheduled to arrive next week for the Association of South East Asian Nations (“ASEAN”) Summit |
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