Cambodia garments “tribunal” turns up heat on big brands. A panel of international and local judges on Wednesday called on garment factories in Cambodia to urgently increase employees’ salaries and pressed big international clothing brands to do more to improve working conditions. The call was issued by a “People’s Tribunal” of judges representing the Asian [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Human Rights’
28 Jan
Cambodia: Institutions Fact Sheet – The Senate.
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) today releases the first “fact sheet” in its “Institution” series for 2012. In the run up to the Senate elections due to be held on 29 January 2012, this fact sheet aims to provide an overview of the Senate, assess its effectiveness and suggest ways in which it [...]
27 Jan
Cambodia: Human Rights Watch – World Report 2012:
The 22nd annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2011. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff has undertaken during the year, often in close partnership with domestic human rights activists. Read the part about the Cambodian human rights conditions: http://www.box.com/s/hcuvpomb95m7xia9ld7f Related articles [...]
6 Jan
Cambodia: Fair Trial Rights? – Justice in Cambodia (4).
Excessive pretrial detention, low levels of legal representation and judges persistently taking personal telephone calls during hearings. These are just a few of the worrying issues that continue to plague courts of first instance in Cambodia, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said in a report released yesterday. Main problem: Independence of judges. One of [...]
29 Dec
If they become pregnant, they will lose their jobs – Cambodian Justice (4).
The garment industry in Cambodia is the low-income country’s main industry. In 2010, garment exports totaled US $3 billion or 90 percent of Cambodia’s total exports. Unaware of basic rights. The vast majority of the more than 300’000 female workers who make the industry tick remain unaware of their basic rights on the job, [...]
23 Dec
Cambodia: Civil Code enacted finally.
AFTER more than a decade of planning and revisions, Cambodia yesterday officially launched the key law governing society – the Civil Code. The Cambodian Civil Code, which runs to nine volumes, is essentially a code of basic rights governing all forms of legal relationships between private parties. The Ministry of Justice had been working with [...]
9 Dec
Cambodia: Human Rights Day 2011 – December 10.
Follow the latest news update on International Human Rights Day 2011 If you want to follow latest news update on International Human rights Day 2011 which will be organized by Friends of 10 December in 138 places in Cambodia, please follow: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FriendsofTenDecember Twitter: @Friendsof10Dec Google +: https://plus.google.com/114560026834872348640/posts Blog: http://dectenfriends.blogspot.com/ Happy International Human Rights Day! [...]
4 Dec
Cambodia: Human Rights Violations in the Kingdom of Wonders.
A pictorial depiction of human rights violations in Cambodia. See oppressed and impoverished citizens protest against police forces in the streets of Cambodia, while Khmer leaders live a luxurious life. Compiled and presented by Dr. A. Gaffar Peang-Meth. More: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJYGWjYZtLE Related articles Cambodia: One of the Dark Sides of the Kingdom of Wonders. (livinginpp.wordpress.com) Cambodia: [...]
8 Nov
Cambodia: Overcrowd Prisons and a Controversial Law.
The Cambodian parliament passed a controversial law to overhaul the country’s prison system. More than 15’000 Prisoners. The prison population of the country is estimated at 15,000 people, according to the government. That number puts the prison system at almost 1.8 times beyond capacity, but human rights groups argue that the true figure is much [...]
