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Villagers from Kantuot Commune, Preah Vihear Province, Promised Action after Delivering Petition to Prime Minister

October 11, 2012ធ្នូ 12, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

On 09 October 2012 villagers from Kantuot Commune, Choam Ksan District, Preah Vihear Province handed a petition to cabinet official Nov Ra, alleging repeated land grabs, violence and intimidation at a Social Land Concession (SLC) granted to one star General, Pen Lim in 2007. On 10 October 2012, Prime Minister Hun Sen publicly called for Pen Lim’s arrest in relation to the SLC at a land title ceremony in Kampot province. The villagers also came to protest other land grabs in the area, claiming the involvement of other officials from the provincial government and the Ministry of Land.

Remembering Dey Krahorm: Three Years after their Forced Eviction, Former Residents Petition the National Assembly to Make Cambodia an Eviction and Land-Grab Free Zone

October 9, 2012តុលា 9, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

On 08th October 2012, past residents of the Dey Krahorm community in central Phnom Penh gathered at the site of their former homes to petition the National Assembly to put an end to pervasive land-grabbing and forced evictions across Cambodia. The residents of Dey Krahorm were forcibly evicted and the community razed on 29 January 2009, when armed police, military police and demolition workers came at night to tear down houses and move people off their land. In many cases residents did not have time to move their possessions outside of their houses before they were pulled down by the demolition teams.

JOINT ALERT: Three Rights Workers and One Journalist Summonsed to Appear at Ratanakkiri Court on Charges of Incitement

October 2, 2012តុលា 2, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

On 1 October 2012, Ou Virak, President of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”), Pen Bonnar and Chhay Thy, provincial coordinator and investigator from the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (“ADHOC”), and Radio Free Asia (“RFA”) reporter, Sok Ratha, aka Ratha Visal, were summonsed by the deputy prosecutor at Ratanakkiri Provincial Court to appear for questioning on charges of incitement to commit a crime. The charges were based on a complaint by leading party commune chief Kith Chem and purportedly relate to allegations that the men incited members of an ethnic minority to protest violently against powerful agro-business company, D.M. Group, in 2009.

JOINT STATEMENT: Phnom Penh Court Sentences Independent Radio Station Owner to 20 Years

October 2, 2012តុលា 2, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the Phnom Penh Municipal Court’s shocking conviction of independent radio station owner Mam Sonando today, and the draconian 20-year sentence that he received. At age 70, Sonando is likely to die in prison if he serves his full term.

Sonando, the owner of Beehive radio, was arrested on July 12 on charges that he masterminded a so-called “secessionist movement” in Kratie. Several co-defendants were charged with organizing the movement on the ground. They were all convicted as well, though two of the previously identified “ringleaders” had their sentences suspended, echoing the Prime Minister’s public statement that those who confess would be spared punishment.

GDCC – Joint Open Letter to Cambodia Donors

September 26, 2012កញ្ញា 26, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

The following organizations sent a joint open letter to Cambodia’s donors, which will participate in the Government-Development Partners Coordination Committee (GDCC) meeting on 26 September 2012: 1. Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA); 2. Civil Rights Defenders; 3. Dignity International; 4. Freedom House; 5. Global Witness; 6. Human Rights Now; 7. Human Rights Watch; 8. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders – a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT).

FIDH BRIEFING NOTE – Cambodia: A Mounting Human Rights Crisis

September 20, 2012កញ្ញា 20, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) released today a seven-page briefing note entitled “Cambodia: A Mounting Human Rights Crisis”. The briefing note warns that the violations of land and housing rights are “on-going, serious and systematic,” and that the use of judicial and extra-judicial means to harass, intimidate and criminalise activists is increasing. The briefing note is released ahead of the presentation of the latest report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Cambodia, Mr Surya Subedi. […]

Two Persons Accused of Killing Hang Serei Odom Detained in Rattanakiri Province

September 17, 2012កញ្ញា 17, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

On Saturday, 15th September 2012, the Rattanakiri province police detained two suspects—one is a military police officer named Ean Bunheng, alias Eng, and the other is his spouse, Sim Vy—at the provincial police headquarters. They have not been sent to the Prosecutor’s office at Rattanakiri Provincial Court yet. What is more, the provincial police prolonged their detention (by 24 hours) in order to conduct more investigation. The victim’s family, the journalists’ community, as well as human rights NGOs, are closely monitoring the handling of the case by the authorities and express grave concerns about this killing.

ជនសង្ស័យករណីឃាតកម្មលើ លោក ហង្ស សេរីឧត្ដម អ្នកកាសែត វីរជនខ្មែរ ត្រូវបានចាប់ខ្លួន (២នាក់)

September 17, 2012កញ្ញា 17, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ទី១៥ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ ប៉ូលិសខេត្តរតនគីរី បានធ្វើការឃាត់ខ្លួន ជនសង្ស័យ ២រូប ជាប៉េអ៊ឹមខេត្ត ឈ្មោះ អ៊ាន ប៊ុនហេង (ហៅអេង) និង ប្រពន្ធរបស់ លោក អ៊ាន ប៊ុនហេង ឈ្មោះស៊ឹម វី នៅស្នងការនគរបាលខេត្ត ដោយ មិនទាន់បានបញ្ជូនទៅស្ថាប័នអយ្យការ អមតុលាការខេត្ត ទេ លើសពីនេះទៅទៀត ស្នងការនគរបាលខេត្តក៏បាន សុំបន្តនីតិវិធី ២៤ម៉ោងទៀត (រហូតដល់ ៧២ម៉ោង សំរាប់ធ្វើការស៊ើបអង្កេត) ក្រុមគ្រួសារជនរងគ្រោះ អ្នកសារព័ត៌មានជាច្រើន សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស កំពុងតាមដាន ដោយយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ និងព្រួយបារម្ភ អំពីករណីនេះ។ នៅល្ងាចថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ទី១៥ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំដដែលនេះ ម្តាយ និងប្រពន្ធ របស់ លោក ហង្ស សេរីឧត្ដម មកអាដហុក ដាក់ពាក្យបណ្តឹង និងស្នើសុំមេធាវី ដើម្បីជួយអន្តរាគមន៍ រកយុត្តធម៌ឲ្យពួកគាត់ សមាគមអាដហុក ក៏បានជួយរៀបចំឯកសារ និង ផ្ដល់មេធាវី តាមការស្នើសុំរបស់គ្រួសារជនរងគ្រោះ។

Update: The Verdict in Mam Sonando’s Case Will Be Announced on 1st October 2012

September 14, 2012កញ្ញា 14, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Mam Sonando’s trial ended today at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. The verdict is due on 1 October 2012. Mam Sonando will remain in pre-trial detention until then.

សាលាដំបូងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ធ្វើការប្រកាសសាលក្រម ករណី លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ នៅថ្ងៃទី០១ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១២

September 14, 2012កញ្ញា 14, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

ក្រោយពី បានបញ្ចប់ នូវសវនាការ ដែលប្រើរយៈពេលជិត ១សប្ដាហ៍ ដោយមានការសួរដេញដោលពីលោកមេធាវី លោក សុខ សំអឿន ប្រធានអង្គការ ក្រុមអ្នកច្បាប់ការបារសិទ្ធិនៅកម្ពុជា ការពារ លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ លោកឡុង លន់ និង លោក ហុក ផល្លា ជាមេធាវីរបស់សមាគអាដហុក ប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាជំនុំជំរះ បានប្រកាស ជាសធារណៈថា តុលាការសាលាដំបូងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ធ្វើការប្រកាសសាលក្រម ករណី លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ និង ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋរងគ្រោះ ដោយបញ្ហាដីធ្លី ១៣នាក់ នៅខេត្តក្រចេះ នៅថ្ងៃទី០១ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ វេលាម៉ោង ៨ព្រឹក នៅសាលាដំបូងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ។

សេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍ ករណីឃាតកម្មលើ លោក ហង្ស សេរីឧត្ដម អ្នកការសែត វិរៈជនខ្មែរ នៅខេត្តរតនៈគីរី

September 13, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

សមាគមការពារសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស អាដហុក ថ្កោលទោស យ៉ាងដាច់អហង្ការ ចំពោះការធ្វើឃាត ទៅលើលោក ហង្ស សេរីឧត្ដម ជាអ្នកការសែត វីរៈជនខ្មែរ នៅខេត្តរតនគីរី ដោយជនមិនស្គាល់មុខ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី៩ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ កន្លងមកនេះ។ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី៩ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ វេលាម៉ោង ប្រមាណ ៦ ទៅ ៧យប់ លោក ហង្ស សេរីឧត្ដម បានចាកចេញពីផ្ទះដោយប្រាប់ ប្រពន្ធ របស់ លោកថា មានគេទូរស័ព្ទហៅឲ្យជួបនៅខាងក្រៅ អ្នកស្រីមិនបានដឹងថា អ្នកនោះ ជានរណាទេ។ លុះបាត់ខ្លួនមិនត្រឡប់មកផ្ទះវិញ ចំនួន២យប់ នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃអង្គារ៍ ទី១១ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ ទើប អ្នកស្រី រាយការណ៍ប្រាប់សមត្ថកិច្ច និងមិត្តរួមការងារមួយចំនួន អំពីករណីបាត់ខ្លួនប្តី។ ទាក់ទិន ទៅនឹងករណីនេះ សមាគម អាដហុក បានរកឃើញថា សកម្មភាពកន្លងមករបស់លោក ហង្ស សេរីឧត្តម ច្រើនតែដើរយកពត៌មាន ស្តីពី បទល្មើសដឹកឈើប្រណិត នាំចេញដោយខុសច្បាប់ ពីសំណាក់អ្នកមានលុយ និងសមត្ថកិច្ចមានអំណាចមួយចំនួនក្នុងខេត្ត។ នៅថ្ងៃទី០៦ និង ០៨ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ កាសែតវិរៈជនខ្មែរ បានចេញផ្សាយ អត្ថបទមួយ ដែលសរសេរ រិះគន់ ប៉េអ៊ឹម ខេត្តរតនគិរី ម្នាក់ ថាបានចាប់ឡានដឹកឈើកែច្នៃ ១គ្រឿង យកលុយ និងឈើ រួចហើយទើបដោះ លែង។

Killing of a Journalist in Rattanakiri Province

September 13, 2012កញ្ញា 13, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

On 11 September 2012, ADHOC’s office in Rattanakiri province received reliable information from Mr. Joun Phin Dara according to which a reporter working with the local newspaper Virakchun Khmer, Mr. Hang Serei Oddom, had disappeared.
ADHOC staff immediately started investigating and sought intervention with Mr. Em Vunn, head of Banlung police, to find out about the reporter’s whereabouts. At 12pm, the authorities located Hang Serei Oddom’s car at Savay Channty garden, Touy village, Ja Ong commune, Orchum district, about 3 kilometers away from town. Hang Serei Oddom was found dead in the trunk.