Cambodia Campaigns
Threats against Global Witness
16/07/2007
Global Witness, a UK-based NGO which is particularly active in the protection of the environment and natural resources, has been threatened and censured by the Cambodian government. On 01 June 2007, Global Witness released a report titled “Cambodia’s Family Trees: Illegal logging and the … [Read more...]
Re: Threats against Global Witness
16/07/2007
Re: Threats against Global Witness To: Prime Minister and senior government officials From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director LRWC Date: 2007-07-16 We are aware of the report of Global Witness on June 1, 2007 documenting unlawful forest destruction in Cambodia. We have received … [Read more...]
Re: Seng Sarorn, community leader
15/07/2007
Re: Seng Sarorn, community leader To: H.E. Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia From: Gail Davidson,Executive Director of LRWC Date: 2007-07-15 LRWC is deeply disturbed about reports of the shooting death of Mr. Seng Sarorn in his home in the village of Sre Kor, Stung Treng … [Read more...]
LEM PISETH – Journalist
22/06/2007
Since reporting on deforestation in Kompong Thom province, Mr. Lem Piseth – a journalist at Radio Free Asia – has faced anonymous death threats. He published four articles on the damage resulting from forest destructions, after which he was followed by the police and military and forced to leave his … [Read more...]
Re: Mr. Lem Piseth, Journalist at Radio Free Asia
22/06/2007
Re: Mr. Lem Piseth, Journalist at Radio Free Asia To: H.E. Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and others From: Gail Davidson, LRWC Date: 2007-06-22 We have received information based on a report by the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) that on June 16, 2007 an … [Read more...]
OPEN SOCIETY JUSTICE INITIATIVE (OSJI) – Lawyer and pro-democracy activist
06/04/2007
Information received indicates the Royal Government of Cambodia has threatened to expel the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) from the country or to revoke staff visas. OSJI is an international US-based organization that pursues law reform activities grounded in the protection of human rights. … [Read more...]
Re: Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI)
06/04/2007
Re: Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) To: Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister; and others From: C. Morris, BA, LLB, LLM, Cambodia Country Monitor, LRWC Date: 2007-04-06 We have received information concerning the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI), a US-based international … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Draft Penal Code: Criminal defamation
02/05/2006
On April 28th, 2006 the Alliance for Freedom of Expression in Cambodia (AFEC), a network of 28 Cambodian civil society organizations, and ARTICLE 19, an international human rights NGO, welcome the decision of the Council of Ministers to amend Article 63 of the UNTAC (United Nations Transitional … [Read more...]
Re: Draft Penal Code: Criminal defamation
02/05/2006
Re: Draft Penal Code: Criminal defamation To: H.E. Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister, and others From: Catherine Morris, Member of LRWC Date: 2006-05-02 LRWC welcomed news earlier this year of the withdrawal of complaints under Article 63 of the UNTAC law against a number of individuals, … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Kem Sokha, Pa Nguon Teang, Yeng Virak and others, human rights defenders | Letter
04/01/2006
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) President, Mr. Kem Sokha, and Mr. Yeng Virak, Director of Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) and member of organizing committee of the International Human Rights Day celebration on 10 December 2005, were arrested on separate occasions on 31 December 2005 … [Read more...]
