Author: ADHOC- Cambodia

ADHOC Civil Parties Give Statements at the ECCC

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

The first week of evidence hearings in the long anticipated trial for case 002 recently came to a close. Despite daily disruptions regarding various procedural matters, the Court demonstrated its flexibility when it came to health issues resulting from the advanced ages of the accused, witnesses and civil parties. Due to the high blood pressure of Nuon Chea, two Civil Parties were called early to start their testimony.

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Statement: Appeal for the Release of Mr. Sor Sung, Kampong Chhnang Province

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

On 8th December, 2011, a press conference was held at ADHOC offices in support of villagers from Kampong Chhnang province, who are calling for the release of their village representative. On 7th December, the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh held a hearing in response to calls for the overturning of the conviction of Mr. Sor Sung, who was found guilty of attempted murder by Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court in 2007.

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សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

សមាគមការពារសិទិ្ធមនុស្ស និងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍នៅកម្ពុជា ហៅកាត់ថា(អាដហុក) សូមសម្តែងការព្រួយបារម្ភជុំវិញបញ្ហា បណ្តឹងសារទុក្ខ របស់ជនត្រូវចោទឈ្មោះ ស សុង ដែលនិងត្រូវបាន​តុលាការកំពូល​លើកយកមកជំនំជំរះនៅថ្ងៃទី០៧ ខែធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ២០១១ ខាងមុខនេះ ។ ដោយហេតុថា ការជំនំជំរះ របស់សាលាដំបូង ខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង និងសាលាឧទ្ធរណ៍កន្លងមក មិនបានពិចារណាដល់ការកសាង សំណុំរឿង ដែលមិន ប្រក្រតី របស់សមត្ថកិច្ចមូលដ្ឋាន មិនមានភស្តុតាងគ្រប់គ្រាន់ ដើម្បីចោទប្រកាន់ពីបទបទឧក្រិដ្ឋ ជាងនេះយក សាក្សីដាក់ បន្ទុក ភាគច្រើន មិនស្ថិតក្នុងហេតុការណ៍ផ្ទាល់ ។ រីឯសាលាឧទ្ធរណ៍វិញ បានជំនុំជំរះសេចក្តីពីបទឧក្រិដ្ឋនេះដែរ តែមិនមានវត្តមាន

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Briefing Note: Case 002 Opening Week at the ECCC

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

Last week marked the beginning of substantive hearings in Case 002 at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), with opening statements from the co-prosecutors and the defence team. In this historic case three accused stand charged for their senior roles in the Khmer Rouge regime, during which approximately 1.7 million, almost one quarter of the population, were killed or died due to starvation or disease. Mr. Nuon Chea, “Brother Number Two”, chief ideologist and Pol Pot’s right-hand man; Mr. Ieng Sary, former Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister; and Mr. Khieu Samphan, former head of State, are accused of crimes against humanity (including extermination, enslavement, torture, persecution)

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Human Rights Program’s Objectives

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

The systemic lack of protection of human rights in Cambodia arises from long-standing impunity for human rights violations, very serious shortcomings in the rule of law and slow legal and judicial reform, with dramatic setbacks in press freedom, misuse of the judiciary to silence government critics, and imposition of strict new restrictions on peaceful protests. In a major step backwards, a new law on demonstrations passed in October 2009 bans public protests of more than 200 people, citing the need to safeguard “public order and security.” It also requires protest organizers to seek advance permission and bans protests in front of or inside government buildings and factories.

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