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Soum Chankea Still Faces Legal Proceedings following ADHOC’s Intervention in a Case Involving a Well-Connected Official

Tuesday March 13th, 2012Tuesday March 13th, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

As Soum Chankea, the organisation’s Provincial Coordinator at its Banteay Meanchey office, was questioned by the Prosecutor yesterday, the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) expresses deep concern about potential charges being brought against him. The Prosecutor has made no decision as of yet, but investigation into the case continues.

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Monday March 12th, 2012Monday March 12th, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

River Communities Defend their Rights and Protest against a Mega Hydro-Electric Dam Project in Stung Treng Province

Friday March 2nd, 2012Friday March 2nd, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Early on 28 February 2012, communities living along two rivers affected by a mega hydro-electric dam project in Stung Treng province gathered to perform a religious ritual and peacefully protest against the project. The Lower Se San 2 Dam is planned to be built by Electricity of Vietnam on the Se San river. It will severely affect the livelihoods and lifestyle of communities living along the Se San and Srey Pork rivers, displace them from ancestral land, and flood thousands of hectares of forest and farmland.

សមាគមអាដហុកចុះចែកអំណោយជូនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋរងគ្រោះដោយទឹកជំនន់ ចំនួន៥ភូមិ ក្នុងឃុំដងកាំបិត ស្រុកសណ្តាន់ ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០១២

Friday March 2nd, 2012Friday March 2nd, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

នៅថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០១២ វេលាម៉ោង៩ និង៣០នាទីព្រឹក សមាគមអាដហុកបានពាំនាំយកអំណោយសម្បុរសធម៌ពីប្រទេសកាណាដា ទៅចែកជូនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋរងគ្រោះដោយទឹកជំនន់ និងជនក្រីក្របំផុតចំនួន៣៣៤គ្រួសារ ដែលរស់នៅក្នុងឃុំដងកាំបិត ស្រុកសណ្តាន់ ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ ដែលជាតំបន់ជាប់ព្រៃឡង់ ។ តំបន់ដែលសមាគមអាដហុក បានសម្រេចយកអំណោយទៅចែកជូននេះ គឺជាកន្លែងរងគ្រោះដោយទឹកជំនន់មួយក្នុងចំណោមកន្លែងទទួលរងគ្រោះធ្ងន់ធ្ងរនៅក្នុងខេត្តកំពង់ធំ ។ ការផ្តល់អំណោយជូននេះ គឺជាការផ្តល់បន្ថែមរបស់សមាគមអាដហុកទៅដល់ក្រុមប្រជាពលរដ្ឋមួយចំនួនធ្លាប់បានទទួល អំណោយលើកដំបូងពីរដ្ឋាភិបាលតែគាត់នៅមានស្ថានភាពធ្ងន់ធ្ងរក្រោយទឹកជំនន់ និងអ្នក ខ្លះមិនដែលទទួលបានសោះ ដោយសារការខ្វះចន្លោះនេះ សមាគមបានធ្វើការបំពេញបន្ថែមសម្រាប់ចែកជូនដល់ពួកគាត់ ។ សូមបញ្ជាក់ថា និតិវិធីក្នុងការស្រាវជ្រាវលក្ខខណ្ឌ នៃការបាន ទទួលអំណោយនេះ សមាគមបានចុះអង្កេតដល់មូលដ្ឋានដោយជួបប្រាស្រ័យផ្ទាល់ជាមួយ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ដើម្បីចង្អុលបង្ហាញពីអ្នកក្រីក្រក្នុងមូលដ្ឋានរបស់គេក្នុងភូមិនីមួយៗ ។

របាយការណ៍ស្ថានភាពអំពើហឹង្សាលើស្រ្តីនិងកុមារ ក្នុងឆ្នាំ២០១១

Friday March 2nd, 2012Friday March 2nd, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

រដ្ឋាភិបាលបានខិតខំយកចិត្តទុកដាក់លើកកំពស់សិទ្ធិស្ត្រី កុមារ និងគោលនយោបាយ សមភាព យិនឌ័រ ជាពិសេសបង្កើតច្បាប់ ស្តីពីការទប់ស្កាត់ អំពើហិង្សា ក្នុងគ្រួសារ និងកិច្ចការពារជនរងគ្រោះ ច្បាប់ ស្តីពីការបង្រ្កាប អំពើជួញដូរមនុស្ស និងអំពើ ធ្វើអាជីវកម្ម ផ្លូវភេទ ដើម្បីធានានូវ ការគោរព សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស សិទ្ធិកុមារ និងសមភាពយិនឌ័រ ។ គោលនយោបាយ លើកកំពស់សិទ្ធិស្ត្រី កុមារ និង យិនឌ័រត្រូវបានចែង នៅក្នុងផែនការ អភិវឌ្ឍន៍ជាតិ ដែលជាការបង្ហាញ នូវឆន្ទៈ របស់រាជ រដ្ឋាភិបាល ក្នុងការធានា នូវការគោរព សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ។ ទោះបីជា យ៉ាងណាក៍ដោយ ក៍ស្ថានភាព សិទ្ធិស្រ្តី និងកុមារ នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ក្នុងឆ្នាំ ២០១១ នៅតែមិនទាន់បានល្អប្រសើរ នៅឡើយ បើតាមការសង្កេត របស់សមាគមអាដហុក ។

ADHOC Provide Material Assistance to Flood Victims in remote area of Dang Kambeth Commune, Sandan District Kampong Thom Province

Friday March 2nd, 2012Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

The poorest flood victims living in five villages in Dang Kambeth Commune, Sandan District, Kampong Thom Province (Prey Lang area), had material assistance distributed to them on 28th February 2012 by a team of ADHOC employees. The assistance was bought with donations from Cambodian people in Canada to provide food to the flood victims and the poorest families. A total of 334 families were reached by this donation.

Convicted Villager May Have Been the Victim of a Plot in a Case Involving Local Police Officers in Prey Veng Province

Friday March 2nd, 2012Friday March 2nd, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

As the Prey Veng Provincial Court issued a judgment on 29 February 2012 in a case involving Chhorn Ny, a 47-year old villager, and local policemen, the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) is concerned about several issues regarding the case. Chhorn Ny was given a one-year suspended sentence and a one million riel fine for disorderly conduct and attempted assault on a police officer, but he may have been the victim of a plot.

ADHOC Press Conference to Launch Situation Report on Violations of Women and Children’s Rights

Thursday March 1st, 2012Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

March 1, 2012, Phnom Penh- Today, The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) held a press conference at central office in Phnom Penh to launch the 2011 Situation Report on Women and Children’s Rights. Head of the Women and Children’s Rights Section, Ms. Chhoun Chamrong presented the main points of the report to an audience of partners, donors and media and the executive summary, featured below, was distributed to attendees.

Five Employees of JZR Taken Hostage for Two Hours after Company Began Illegally Clearing Tumpoun People’s Land in Rattanakiri Province

Tuesday February 28th, 2012Wednesday July 18th, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

On 21 February, after a private company began bulldozing their farmland, 300 villagers from the Tumpoun minority ethnic group captured five company employees and held them hostage for two hours in Lumphat district, Rattanakiri province.
Jing Zhong Ri Cambodia Co. Ltd. (JZR) claims that it was granted a 70-year, 9,000-hectare concession in Lumphat district for a rubber plantation. According to information gathered by the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) however, the company has not signed any contract with the government. It has only been authorized to conduct an investment study.

Thailand Must Stop Using Disproportionate Force against Cambodian Loggers and Investigate All Killings

Monday February 27th, 2012Tuesday February 28th, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) is deeply concerned about the use of disproportionate force against Cambodian citizens crossing the border to perform illicit logging activities in Thailand. Eleven Cambodian loggers have lost their lives in the last two months, in what may amount to extrajudicial killings.

Cambodian Authorities Must Proceed with Investigation of Svay Rieng SEZ Shooting

Monday February 27th, 2012Tuesday February 28th, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

After three female factory workers were shot on 20 February during a protest at Svay Rieng Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and despite official statements that a suspect was identified, no arrests have been announced so far. Interior Minister Sar Kheng, Provincial Governor Chieng Am and police officials now remain silent about investigation into the shooting.

Factory Workers Shot during a Protest for Higher Wages and Better Working Conditions

Tuesday February 21st, 2012Tuesday February 28th, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Three female factory workers were shot yesterday during a protest at Svay Rieng Special Economic Zone (SEZ). One is in a critical condition and has been transferred to Phnom Penh’s Calmette Hospital. […] At 7:30am yesterday, thousands of workers from three different factories (Kaoway, Sheico and Kingmaker) gathered to demand higher wages. They also demanded that the companies stop dismissing employees who decline to work on Sundays and public holidays. As company representatives refused to engage in dialogue, the demonstration turned into a riot.