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HRC says Cambodia must quash impunity, excessive force
The Geneva-based Human Rights Committee (HRC) called on Cambodia Thursday to step up efforts to curb impunity and fully investigate incidents where excessive force was used against civilians. ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/487780--hrc-says-cambodia-must-quash-impunity-excessive-force
UN panel grills Cambodians
Sitting in Geneva before a panel of international experts chosen by the UN, Cambodian delegates yesterday did their best to dodge a series of pointed questions regarding the Kingdom’s adherence to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Phrases such as “I don’t know ...
Ethan Harfenist
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/un-panel-grills-cambodians
Report: rights not defended
The government has failed to meet its obligations in upholding civil and political rights, human rights groups have alleged. A report, released yesterday ahead of a UN Human Rights Committee session later this month, documents what the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and local rights ...
Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/report-rights-not-defended
Cambodian human rights group asks Thailand to end killing Cambodian civilians
A Cambodian human rights group today asked the caretaker government of Thailand to end executions of Cambodia civilians after 15 Cambodians were shot dead this month. In its statement released today, The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) expresses its deep concern regarding the continued arbitrary ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MTRjY2Q1MjFiYjk
