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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Human Rights’
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 [...]
10 Dec
Human Rights Day 2010 in Cambodia
Der UN-Menschenrechtstag ist in Kambodscha ein offizieller Feiertag und wird von den politischen Eliten wie ein grosser Festtag begangen. sacrava_no_1862+-+Human+Rights+Day Für diese ist alles in Ordnung im Königreich der Khmer: In der kambodschanischen Verfassung sind alle Menschenrechte verankert. Also was soll das ewige Gezänk um das Missachten durch den Staat und seiner Organe. Doch Fakt [...]
15 Nov
Khmer Memories……….: You Must Have Better Thinking!
An article by Dr. Gaffar Peang-Meth published by the Asian Human Rights Commission About the Author: Dr. Gaffar Peang-Meth is retired from the University of Guam, where he taught political science for 13 years. He currently lives in the United States. He can be contacted at peangmeth@gmail.com. CAMBODIA: “Knock, Knock — Anybody Inside?” Dr. Gaffar [...]
