Author: ADHOC- Cambodia
JOINT STATEMENT: Civil Society Denounces Adoption of Flawed ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
Disregarding the deep concerns expressed by senior United Nations officials, human rights experts and hundreds of civil society and grassroots organisations at the national, regional and international levels, ASEAN leaders nonetheless adopted yesterday an “ASEAN Human Rights Declaration” that undermines, rather than affirms, international human rights law and standards. The document is a declaration of government powers disguised as a declaration of human rights.
JOINT STATEMENT: Civil Society Denounces Adoption of Flawed ASEAN Human Rights Declaration Read MoreADHOC Endorses the Joint Statement of the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 Phnom Penh, 16 November 2012
The ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN Peoples’ Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 took place on the 14-16 November 2012. The event, attended by over 500 delegates, included not only participants from ASEAN member states but also representatives invited from African Union, European Union and a delegation from the USA.
A key discussion that took place over the course of the event was ASEAN member states’ failure to produce an ASEAN Human Rights Declaration that matches or even exceeds existing international human rights standards. As such, we the delegates of the ACSC/APF, refuse to endorse the Declaration and instead, will continue to use standards set in international human rights instruments, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to measure progress in the region.
ADHOC Endorses the Joint Statement of the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2012 Phnom Penh, 16 November 2012 Read MoreSTATEMENT: A Cambodia that Tolerates Dissent Sends the Right Message to President Obama
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) expresses its condemnation at the arrest today of eight community activists in Thmar Kaul Village, Po Sen Chey District, Phnom Penh. The community activists are guilty of nothing more than exercising their legitimate right to freedom of expression, and coming in the wake of intimidation and harassment of civil society groups attempting to organize and hold meetings ahead of the upcoming ASEAN summit in Phnom Penh, the arrests and detention of these community activists is yet another example of the Cambodian authorities’ disregard for human rights. The Cambodian authorities have expressed a desire to show the “good” face of Cambodia to the world, however, their intolerance of dissent and willingness to use the police to stifle freedom of expression instead demonstrates little more than the shrinking democratic space in the country.
STATEMENT: A Cambodia that Tolerates Dissent Sends the Right Message to President Obama Read MoreSTATEMENT: ADHOC Condemns the Disruption of Regional Civil Society Events and the Intimidation of Organizers and Participants
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) strongly condemns the repeated disruption of civil society meetings taking place as part of the ASEAN Peoples’ Forum and ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly 2012. The intimidation of organizers and participants at the meetings is an unacceptable affront to basic freedoms of expression and assembly and sends a powerful message to the world that the Cambodian government is not committed to the creation of an ASEAN that respects fundamental rights and freedoms.
STATEMENT: ADHOC Condemns the Disruption of Regional Civil Society Events and the Intimidation of Organizers and Participants Read MoreNew WCRO Report Examines Investigative Management, Strategies, and Techniques of the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor
The War Crimes Research Office (WCRO) recently launched a new report on the International Criminal Court (ICC), entitled Investigative Management, Strategies, and Techniques of the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor.
New WCRO Report Examines Investigative Management, Strategies, and Techniques of the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor Read MoreCivil Society Statement in conjunction with the Bali Democracy Forum V
Civil Society Statement in conjunction with the Bali Democracy Forum V Bali, Indonesia, 6 November 2012 We, 21 Asian civil society organizations who attended the Civil Society Conference on “Advancing …
Civil Society Statement in conjunction with the Bali Democracy Forum V Read Moreសារលិខិតចូលរួមរំលែកព្រះរាជមរណទុក្ខ
សូមក្រាបបង្គំទូលថ្វាយ ព្រះករុណា ព្រះបាទសម្តេចព្រះបរមនាថ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ នៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ជាទីគោរព សក្ការៈដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់បំផុត
សូមក្រាបបង្គំទូលថ្វាយ សម្តេចព្រះមហាក្សត្រី នរោត្តម មុនីនាថ សីហនុ ព្រះវររាជមាតាជាតិខ្មែរ ក្នុងសេរីភាព សេចក្តីថ្លៃថ្នូរ និងសុភមង្គលជាទីគោរពសក្ការៈដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់បំផុត
ទូលព្រះបង្គំយើងខ្ញុំ ទាំងអស់គ្នា ជាកូន ចៅ ចៅទួត ចៅលួត មានសេចក្តីតក់ស្លុតរន្ធត់ចិត្ត និងក្តីក្តុកក្តួលឥតឧបមា បន្ទាប់ពីបានទទួលដំណឹង ដ៏សែនក្រៀមក្រំ ចំពោះការសោយព្រះទិវង្គតនៃ ព្រះករុណា ព្រះបាទសម្តេចព្រះនរោត្តម សីហនុ ព្រះមហាវីរក្សត្រ ព្រះវររាជបិតា ឯករាជ្យបូរណភាពទឹកដី និងឯកភាពជាតិខ្មែរ ជាទីសក្ការៈដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ នាថ្ងៃទី១៥រោច ខែភទ្របទ ឆ្នាំរោង ចត្វាស័ក ព.ស ២៥៥៦ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី១៥ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ វេលាម៉ោង១:២០នាទីរំលងអាធ្រាត្រ ម៉ោងនៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ក្នុងព្រះជន្មាយុ៩០ព្រះវស្សា ដោយ ជរាពាធ នៅទីក្រុងប៉េកាំង នៃសាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាមានិតចិន ។