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The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in Cambodia
27.09.2009
Try not to flinch in watching this video of landmine clearance in Cambodia. Definitely not taken from the UN handbook. Global Health
more...Related topics/regions: [Landmines] |
26.04.2009
Exhibition of 100 ID portraits found at S-21, a Khmer Rouge torture and interrogation prison where fewer than 20 out of 14,200 prisoners are believed to have survived.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] Image: ID portrait salvaged from the Khmer Rouge interrogation, torture and murder prison, S-21 (Photo Archive Group)
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17.04.2009
Allegations of corruption threaten the tribunal investigating atrocities in Cambodia and need to be thoroughly addressed and the findings made public, say rights groups.
more...From: Asian Human Rights Commission |
23.04.2008
The Cambodian government should conduct an immediate investigation into the allegations of bribery in the fire service and take action against firemen accused of demanding money before they put out a blaze.
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16.04.2008
A woman who was subjected to abuse as a child, sold into prostitution and whose 14-year-old daughter was kidnapped, drugged, raped and sold to a brothel has won an international award for her fights to liberate girls from sex slavery.
more...From The World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child Image: Somaly Mam: The World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child 2008
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13.02.2008
Following Global WitnessÂ’ recommendation that World Bank President Robert Zoellick should call for an investigation into evidence of an illegal logging network around the Cambodian Prime Minister and other senior officials, the Cambodian government demanded a change in the organisation's leadership and called on its donors to cut funding.
more...From: Global Witness Image: Logging along the Thai/Cambodia border © Global Witness
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12.02.2008
Vireak and his seven children constitute only one of hundreds of Cambodian families forcibly evicted from their homes due to government and military land grabs and land disputes. Vireak has now been homeless for over 9 months.
more...From: Amnesty International |
18.12.2007
The Cambodian government should respect its international human rights commitments as well as United Nations officials mandated to monitor them, five leading international human rights organisations said today.
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27.11.2007
Cambodia's practice of turning simple civil debt or contract cases into criminal lawsuits "is yet another area in which it has failed to honour its international human rights obligations", according to a leading Asian rights group.
more...From: Asian Human Rights Commission |
12.11.2007
Former Khmer Rouge leaders Ieng Sary and his wife Khieu Thirith have been formally charged with high crimes by the genocide tribunal and remanded in custody in Cambodia, a court spokesman said on Monday.
more...From Bangkok Post + OneWorld Guide to Cambodia |
08.11.2007
Where children once had to walk up to three miles through dense thicket to the closest school, a new schoolhouse is offering new opportunities for over 100 kids -- and building the school has focused community members on the importance of education.
more...From: World Education Inc. Image: Children in World Education's ESCUP program. © World Education Inc.
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04.07.2007
Cambodia's Bunong people have been struggling to reclaim their way of life after being ravaged by war in the 1970s. Refugees International has focused attention on helping the Bunong adapt to the realities of the 21st century, while making sure they maintain their ethnic identity.
Watch the VideoFrom: Refugees International Image: © Refugees International
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03.07.2007
Illegal logging is rife in Cambodia, but journalists investigating the problem have faced violence and threats, writes Andrew Wasley.
more...From: Index on Censorship |
10.06.2007
The human rights situation in Cambodia is "parlous" and donors should call the government to account in an aid consultation later this month, according to a leading Asian rights group.
more...From: Asian Human Rights Commission |
01.06.2007
Cambodia's corrupt political elite is stripping the country of its natural resources, according to a new report published by a UK-based not-for-profit organisation.
more...FromGlobal Witness |
31.08.2006
From caste discrimination to forced disappearances and torture, participants at a conference on human rights in Asia detail the abuses faced in 12 Asian nations.
more...From: Asian Human Rights Commission Related topics/regions: [Bangladesh] [China] [India] [Indonesia] [Japan] [Myanmar] [Nepal] [Pakistan] [Philippines] [South Korea] [Sri Lanka] [Thailand] Image: Bangladeshi woman and child. © Shahidul Alam/Drik / New Internationalist
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24.07.2006
After successfully fending off the spread of HIV through prostitution, Cambodia faces a new challenge in its battle against HIV/AIDS. Transmission now occurs primarily between husband-to-wife there, provoking calls to revamp the country's HIV prevention strategy.
more...From: Population Action International Image: Addressing Cambodia's HIV/AIDS rate involves tailoring efforts to local needs. © United Nations Children's Fund
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