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

March 2, 2012មិនា 2, 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.

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

February 28, 2012កក្កដា 18, 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

February 27, 2012កុម្ភៈ 28, 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

February 27, 2012កុម្ភៈ 28, 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

February 21, 2012កុម្ភៈ 28, 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.

សេចក្ដីប្រកាសពត៌មាន ព្រះរាជអាជ្ញារងអមតុលាការ ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យពន្យាពេល សាកសួរ លោក ស៊ុំ ច័ន្ទគា

February 21, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

នៅថ្ងៃទី២០ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០១២ ជាថ្ងៃដែល កញ្ញាព្រះរាជអាជ្ញារង យិន សុគន្ធារី ត្រូវ ធ្វើការសាកសួរ លោក ស៊ុំ ច័ន្ទគា តាមដីការកោះ ចុះថ្ងៃទី៩ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០១២។ ក៏ប៉ុន្តែគួរអោយ សោកស្ដាយ ដោយសារតែ ដំណើរការ សាកសួរត្រូវបាន ពន្យាពេលដោយ កញ្ញា ព្រះរាជអាជ្ញារង មានធុរៈ ដោយសារ ម្ដាយរបស់កញ្ញាមានជម្ងឺជាទំងន់ បើតាមការអះអាងរបស់ កញ្ញាព្រះរាជអាជ្ញា តាមទូរស័ព្ទកាល ពីថ្ងៃទី១៩ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០១២។ បើទោះបីជា មានការពន្យាពេល ការសាកសួរករណីរបស់ លោក ស៊ុំ ច័ន្ទគា ក៏ដោយចុះ ក៏លោក ស៊ុំ ច័ន្ទគា មេធាវីរបស់លោក និង លោក នី ចរិយា ប្រធានផ្នែកស៊ើបអង្កេត សមាគមអាដហុក បានចូលទៅការិយល័យ ព្រះរាជអាជ្ញាអមសាលាដំបូង ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ

សេចក្ដីប្រកាសពត៌មាន ករណីប្រទូសកេរ្តិ៍ លើស្រ្តីបំរើតុ មិនមានដំណើរការ បន្តក្រោយ ពីមានអន្តរាគមន៍ ពីឯកឧត្ដម ហ៊ុន សាន បងប្រុសនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី

February 21, 2012កុម្ភៈ 21, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

សេចក្ដីប្រកាសពត៌មាន ករណីប្រទូសកេរ្តិ៍ លើស្រ្តីបំរើតុ មិនមានដំណើរការ បន្តក្រោយ ពីមានអន្តរាគមន៍ ពីឯកឧត្ដម ហ៊ុន សាន បងប្រុសនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី ករណី រំលោភ លើសិទ្ធិបុគ្គល និង ប្រទូស្តកេរ្តិ៍ ដែលស្រ្តីរងគ្រោះឈ្មោះ ហ៊ី ធាវី អាយុ២៥ឆ្នាំ បានប្ដឹង លោក អ៊ុំ សុជាតិ ជាមន្ត្រី CMAC ប្រចាំខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ និង លោក ថុង វិសិដ្ឋ …

Seven Borei Keila Residents Released but Still Face Criminal Charges based on a Protest Relating to their Forced Eviction

February 21, 2012កុម្ភៈ 28, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) welcomes the release of seven Borei Keila residents, including two minors, who were arrested last month after a clash with armed forces, but is concerned about criminal charges brought against them, which may be used to silence opponents to illegal forced evictions.

ADHOC Expresses Concerns over Trial of Three Human Rights Defenders in Preah Vihear Province that will continue on 1 March 2012

February 20, 2012កុម្ភៈ 21, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Phnom Penh, 16 February 2012 ― The trial of three community representatives opened on 15 February 2012 at Preah Vihear Provincial Court: Mrs. Sath Savouan (44), Mr. Kim Sophal (44) and Mr. Srei Sophan (74) were charged of forgery, incitement and disinformation. A complaint was lodged against them at the instigation of Pen Lim, a high-ranking military official embroiled in a land dispute in Kantout commune, Choam Ksann district, Preah Vihear province. ADHOC provided a lawyer to provide legal advice and to defend the three accused who would otherwise not have been able to afford legal representation. The trial, background and details of which are described below, will continue with a hearing on the 1 March.

Thun Saray TV Show on KRT

February 16, 2012កុម្ភៈ 16, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Facing justice TV Show, where Thun Saray was speaker.

អ្នកសម្របសម្រួលសមាគមអាដហុកខេត្ត ត្រូវបានគំរាមកំហែង ជាមួយនឹងបទបរិហារបង្កាច់កេរ្តិ៍ ដោយសារតែ ធ្វើអន្តរាគមន៍ ករណីអំពើហិង្សាលើស្រ្តី

February 15, 2012កុម្ភៈ 15, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

ស្រ្តីរងគ្រោះ បានដាក់ពាក្យបណ្តឹង ទៅអាជ្ញាធរដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធ មន្រ្តីអាជ្ញាធរមិនបានធ្វើសកម្មភាពណាមួយឡើយ ទោះបីជាដឹងថាវាជាបទល្មើស បៀតបៀនកេរ្តិ៍ខ្មាស់ និង ប៉ុនប៉ងរំលោភ ដែលមានចែងក្នុងក្រមព្រហ្មទណ្ឌក៏ដោយចុះ។ ផ្ទុយទៅវិញ លោក ស៊ំ ចាន់គា ដែលព្យាយាមជំរុញពូកគេអោយ ធ្វើការស៊ើបអង្កេត ត្រូវបានរងការប្ដឹង និងត្រូវបាន ព្រះរាជអាជ្ញា ចាត់វិធានការ យ៉ាងលឿនទៅវិញ។

ការចោទប្រកាន់ពីបទល្មើសព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ កាន់តែមានការកើនឡើង ចំពោះសកម្មជនការពារសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ជាពិសេស អ្នកដែលធ្វើការការពារទាក់ទងនឹង សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស មានករណីយមួយចំនួន ដូចជានៅខេត្ត រតនគីរី ខេត្ត កំពង់ឆ្នាំង និង នេះជាលើកទី៣ ហើយដែលបុគ្គលិកអាដហុក ត្រូវបានចោទ ប្រកាន់ ពីបទ បរិហារកេរ្តិ៍ និង បរិហារបង្កាច់កេរ្តិ៍។

ADHOC LETTER: ADHOC Provincial Coordinator Threatened with Charges of Defamation

February 14, 2012មិថុនា 5, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) is deeply concerned about potential defamation charges being brought against Soum Chankea, its Provincial Coordinator in Banteay Meanchey province. On 9 February 2012, Soum Chankea was summoned by the Prosecutor’s office in Sisophon, following a complaint lodged by Oum Socheath, head of the Banteay Meanchey branch of the Cambodia Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and Coordinator of the UNDP-CMAC mine clearance program. […] Oum Socheath accuses Soum Chankea of defamation following ADHOC’s intervention in a gender-based violence case.