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Fears over human rights in Cambodia as crackdown on protests continues
- 11 February 2014
- The Guardian
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Prak Sovannary tries to put on a brave face. She has just heard that two of 23 men arrested during a violent crackdown on garment worker protests in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, last month have unexpectedly been released on bail.Her husband, Vorn Pao, a prominent activist and union leader, is not ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/feb/11/cambodia-human-rights-crackdown-protests
Land rights have key role in Cambodia
- 16 March 2013
- The Gulf Times
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Faced with widespread evictions and opaque private sector deals, activists in Cambodia are calling on the government to be more open and transparent about land concessions, beef up mechanisms for resolving land disputes, and abide by the rule of law. It is estimated that ...
http://www.gulf-times.com/asean-philippines/188/details/345724/land-rights-have-key-role-in-cambodia
Prosecutor Wants Change To Sonando Charges
- 7 March 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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In a bizarre twist at the Appeal Court hearing of radio station owner Man Sonando, the prosecution yesterday asked that judges drop the charge against Mr. Sonando of inciting antigovernment violence, but then asked the court to uphold another charge leading to an insurrection. Mr. ...
Protest Becomes Secession When Liberties Are Taken With Words
- 31 May 2012
- The Cambodia Daily
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- 14-year-old girl / Amnesty International / annex / anti-government movement / armed soldiers / Broma village / Cambodia / Casotim rubber company / Chhlong district / Death / eviction / govern / Government officials / Heng Chantha / independent state / Kratie Province / land / Land dispute / Military Police / mini-state / Police / poor villagers / provincial authorities / Rupert Abbott / secession / secessionists / separatist movement / villagers / violence / zone
This month’s eviction of villagers in Kratie province that resulted in the death of a 14-year-old girl was one of many such violent incidents over land that have erupted in Cambodia in recent years. But what set the May 16 violence apart was a word: ...
