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ADHOC Provincial Coordinator Threatened with Charges of Defamation Following Intervention in Gender-Based Violence Case

February 13, 2012កក្កដា 18, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

ADHOC Provincial Coordinator Threatened with Charges of Defamation Following Intervention in Gender-Based Violence Case

Phnom Penh, 13 February 2012 ― 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 Yin Sokuntheavy, Sisophon Sub-Prosecutor, following a complaint lodged by Oum Socheath, a CMAC (Cambodia Mine Action Centre) officer working in Banteay Meanchey province. The questioning will take place on 20 February 2012. The Prosecutor will then decide whether charges are officially brought against Soum Chankea. These include “slanderous denunciation,” an offense punishable by 1 month to 1 year in prison and a 100,000 to 2 million riels fine (article 311 of the Penal Code).Oum Socheath accuses Soum Chankea of defamation following ADHOC’s intervention in a gender-based violence case.

Peaceful Land Dispute Protesters Threatened by Armed Soldiers outside Kampong Speu Provincial Court

February 13, 2012ធ្នូ 25, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Phnom Penh, 13 February 2012 ― RCAF troops from an unidentified unit were deployed last Thursday to quash a land-related peaceful protest outside Kampong Speu Provincial Court. Villagers from Omlaing commune, Thpong district, Kampong Speu province, gathered to submit a petition to the court demanding the release of Chum Srey Nuon, a villager arrested on 15 December 2011 and detained on charges of illegal occupation of land. They asked the court to drop the charges and protested against harassment by the authorities, as 49 villagers have been summoned by the court since 2010.

PRESS RELEASE: ADHOC Urges the Cambodian Authorities to Shed Light on the Circumstances of Kratie Shooting and to Uphold Citizens’ Fundamental Right to Protest

February 8, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Phnom Penh, 6 February 2012 ― The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) welcomes the arrest of two private security guards employed by TTY rubber company, who are suspected of having deliberately opened fire at unarmed villagers during a protest over a land dispute in Snoul district, Kratie province, on 18 January 2012.

Peaceful demonstration of Borey Keila and Boeung Kak residents cracked down by police in front of Phnom Penh City Hall

February 1, 2012កុម្ភៈ 8, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Over one hundred Borey Keila (BRL) and Boeung Kak Lake (BKL) residents who were peacefully protesting in front of Phnom Penh Municipality this morning were cracked down by approximately eighty police officers. The protesters began demonstrating at 8am and asked the Phnom Penh Governor to meet them face to face in order to discuss a solution to the Borey Keila and Boeung Kak issues. BKL residents demanded that City Hall officials help them to obtain a more significant compensation for their eviction. As for BRL residents, they asked the Municipality to allow them to continue living in their settlements, or if this was impossible then to intervene to ensure adequate compensation in case of eviction.

ក្រុមហ៊ុន TTY ប្រើប្រាស់ ក្រុមសន្តសុខ បាញ់សម្លាប់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ដោយសាររឿងទំនាស់ដីធ្លី

January 19, 2012កុម្ភៈ 10, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

នៅថ្ងៃទី១៨ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ វេលាម៉ោង ៩និង៣០ នាទីព្រឹក នៅចំណុចឃុំស្រែខ្ទុំ ស្រុកកែវសីមា ខេត្តមណ្ឌលគីរី និង ចំណុច ភូមិក្រញូងសែនជ័យ ឃុំ២ធ្នូ ស្រុកស្នួល ខេត្តក្រចេះ ក្រុមហ៊ុន TTY ដែលគេដឹងថា ជារបស់ ឧកញ៉ា ណា ម៉ារ៉ាឌី បានបញ្ជារអោយ កម្លាំងសន្តិសុខ ដែលមានឯកសណ្ឋាណ ជាយោធា និងប្រើប្រាស់ អាវុធ AK បាញ់រះ ទៅលើហ្វូងប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ដែលជាជនរងគ្រោះ ដោយសារ ទំនាស់ដីធ្លី បានបណ្ដាលអោយប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ៤នាក់ រងរបួស។

Conflict involving TTY Company

January 19, 2012កុម្ភៈ 1, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

On January 18 at 9.30 am at the border of Srekh Tum Commune, Koa Sey Mar, Mondulkiri province and Kra Njoung Senchey, Pith Nou Commune, Snoul District Kratie province, security forces employed by TTY Company, which is said to belong to Na Marady, were given orders to fire on a group of protesters.

Residents at Borei Keila in Phnom Penh Forcibly Evicted

January 3, 2012ធ្នូ 25, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

On 3rd January 2012, roughly between the hours of 6am until 11am, armed forces consisting of policemen, military police and the security forces of the Phanimex company, in addition to local authorities and hired workers, raided and destroyed people’s homes, and arrested eleven people at Borei Keila in Phnom Penh, all in the name of development. The arrested people included one underage boy and one woman. The forces defending the company’s development were supported by four fire trucks and two bull dozers, and were equipped with shields, electric batons, fire arms and tear gas; the residents of Borei Keila stood little chance of defending their homes and livelihoods. Both sides threw stones and were injured, including three officers and two hired workers. All the arrested residents were subjected to beatings but the total number of residents injured is unknown.

ការបណ្តេញប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ចេញពីលំនៅដ្ឋាន (បូរីកីឡា) នៅកណ្ដាលក្រុងភ្នំពេញ

January 3, 2012កុម្ភៈ 10, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

នៅថ្ងៃទី០៣ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ គិតចាប់ពីម៉ោង ៦ព្រឹក ដល់ម៉ោង ១១ព្រឹក សមត្ថកិច្ច ចម្រុះ រួមមានប៉ូលិស ប៉េអឹម កម្លាំង សន្តិសុខ ក្រុមហ៊ុនផានពីមិច មន្រ្តីមូលដ្ឋាន និងក្រុមកម្មករ ស៊ីឈ្នួល សរុបប្រមាណ ៥០០នាក់ គាំទ្រដោយឡានទឹក ៤គ្រឿង ត្រាក់ទ័រ ២គ្រឿង និងប្រដាប់ដោយ ខែល ដំបងឆក់ ដំបង អាវុធខ្លីវែង អាវុធបាញ់ ឧស្ម័នបង្ហូរទឹកភ្នែក បានវាយ សម្រុកចូល និងវាយកំទេច លំនៅដ្ឋាន ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ និងចាប់ខ្លួនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋបាន ១១នាក់ ក្នុងនោះមានបុរស់ ចំនួន ៨នាក់ ក្នុងនោះមាន កុមារម្នាក់, ស្រ្តីម្នាក់ និងយោធា ចំនួន ៣នាក់ នៅកងអង្គរក្សប្រចាំខេត្ត ព្រះវិហារ ដែលមកលេង នៅផ្ទះ (ព័ត៌មានចុងក្រោយ មានការដោះលែងកុមារ ម្នាក់និងយុវជនម្នាក់ នៅពេលរសៀលនេះ) ។

សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៏ស្តីពីការអំពាវនាវ អោយមានយន្តការសង្គ្រោះបន្ទាន់ ដល់ពលករចំណាកស្រុក

December 26, 2011 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

ការអំពាវនាវ អោយមានយន្តការសង្គ្រោះបន្ទាន់ ដល់ពលករចំណាកស្រុកដែលកំពុងបន្តប្រឈម នឹងការរំលោភសិទ្ធិ ពីសំណាក់ក្រុមហ៊ុន ក្នុងប្រទេស និងនិយោជកក្រៅប្រទេស។ សមាគមអាដហុក មានការព្រួយបារម្ភជាខ្លាំង ពីសុវត្ថិភាពពលករចំណាកស្រុកមួយចំនួន ជាពិសេសពលករចំណាកស្រុកទៅ ប្រទេសម៉ាឡេស៊ី ដែល កំពុងបន្ត ទទួលរងនូវការរំលោភសិទ្ធិ ពីសំណាក់ក្រុមហ៊ុនជ្រើសរើសពលករក្នុងស្រុក និង ពីសំណាក់ និយោជកមួយចំនួននៅក្រៅប្រទេសផងដែរ។

Press Release: Urgent Assistance needed for Cambodian Migrant Workers

December 26, 2011មករា 10, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) calls upon the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to urgently assist Cambodian migrant workers encountering human rights abuses from recruiters, employers and traffickers within and outside of the country.

National Training on ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism on 13th-14th December 2011 at Le Royal Hotel, Phnom Penh

December 19, 2011មិថុនា 5, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

This year ADHOC and the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) jointly organized the national workshop on ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism for training of trainers from local NGOs, thanks to support from Forum-Asia.
The aims of the training were mainly to disseminate knowledge and to enhance skills of CSOs for engaging with the AICHR, ACWC and ASEAN as well as help establish local trainers and resource persons at a national level. This is especially important for 2012 as Cambodia will act as the chair of ASEAN.

Cambodian Civil Society Celebrates the 63rd Anniversary of Human Rights Day December 10, 1948 – December 10, 2011

December 19, 2011ធ្នូ 25, 2012 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Today, Civil Society in Cambodia is celebrating the 63rd Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) (10 December 1948 – 10 December 2011) with the participation of the King’s representative, members of parliament, government representatives, foreign diplomats and citizens under the main theme: “Independent Judiciary and Freedom of Expression are the Foundations of Social Justice and Respect for Human Rights” in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia.