Impunity in Rape Issues

Impunity in Rape issues is a serious crime, as defined in the Law on the Aggravating Circumstances for Felonies. This law as well as the Criminal Procedure Code state that there is no possible civil mediation in case of criminal abuse to replace the criminal procedure. This law not only warns, but also forces the justice to return fair verdicts for victims. However, in fact, the majority of rape victims are second victims of unfair decision delivered by the officers involved. This leads to a situation of impunity which is going to become the norm or even a culture in Cambodia.

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Joint Submission on Freedom of Expression and Assembly for Universal Periodic Review (April 2009)

Joint Submission by Non-Governmental Organizations on Freedom of Expression and Assembly for the Universal Periodic Review of Cambodia’s fulfilment of its Human Rights obligations and commitments.

ADHOC participated in the coalition of NGOs coordinated by the Alliance for Freedom of Expression in Cambodia (AFEC) and assisted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) that made a joint submission on freedom of expression and assembly in Cambodia to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva.

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