LIBRARY

1 December 2003

In this report, the Neutral and Impartial Committee on Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (NICFEC), releases its final evaluation of whether the July 2003 National Assembly Elections in Cambodia were free and fair.

1 December 2003

This briefing paper provides the most recent update on the nature and extent of threats facing human rights defenders in Cambodia.

1 December 2003

Throwing acid is one of the worst crimes that a person can commit. The perpetrator usually does not want to kill the victim, but wants to do something worse than murder - make the victim suffer forever. Acid melts human flesh and even bones, causing excruciating pain and terror, and leaves the victims mutilated and scarred for the rest of their lives. Some suffer permanent disabilities such as blindness.

In this report LICADHO explores the increase in the use of acid in attacks and documents the reasons for its use.

30 November 2003

CAMBOW announced that it would hold activities in Phnom Penh and three provinces as part of the International 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.

23 October 2003

CHRAC expressed concern about tension and security in Cambodia following the shooting of popular singer Touch Sunich, which followed only a few days after the murder of a radio station editor.

22 October 2003

CHRAC urged the Appeal Court to review the decision of the trial of Ngoun Oun in connection to the killing of Khuon Dina, saying that the court's conduct in the trial appeared to reflect bias in favor of the alleged perpetrator.

21 October 2003

CHRAC expressed concern about the Prime Minister's request for the release of five customs officials who had been arrested in conection to a drug trafficking case, saying that the Prime Minister's actions interfered with the independence of the judiciary.

18 October 2003

CHRAC denounced the murder of Chhuor Chhetharith, Ta Prohm radio station editor, by two men on a motorbike. CHRAC expressed concern that the killing would intimidate the Cambodian press.

20 August 2003

The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) strongly condemns the bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Iraq which killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 100 innocent people.

14 August 2003

CHRAC condemned the killing of the daughter of an SRP activist by a village chief in Chup Rubber Plantation, and expressed its opinion that the motive was political.

14 August 2003

CHRAC expressed concern about reports that firefighters had demanded payment before extinguishing a fire, and urged authorities to investigate this violation of rights to public services.

25 July 2003

CHRAC expressed concern that the National Police were preparing to crackdown on any demonstrations which might occur following the National Elections. CHRAC affirmed that the government must protect the right to freedom of expression as guaranteed in the Constitution.

13 July 2003

CHRAC condemned the continued crackdown on striking factory workers by Phnom Penh police which resulted in the death of one demonstrator, and appealed to the Cambodian government to investigate the events which occurred during the demonstration.

12 June 2003

CHRAC appealed to the government to respect the people's rights guaranteed in the Constitution after a police crackdown on a peaceful demonstration by Terratex garment factory workers striking for better working conditions.

23 May 2003

CAMBOW expressed its disappointment that the government refused to allow a peaceful demonstration by victims of domestic violence, claiming that it would affect security and public order.

21 May 2003

CHRAC condemned the crackdown by police on people peacefully demonstrating in front of the National Assembly to preserve the parliamentary immunity of Sam Rainsy Party legislator Cheam Channy.

1 May 2003

This study, released by the Child Welfare Group in May 2003, assessed the availability of pornography to minors as a first step toward determining whether pornography might influence young people to commit sexual assault.

23 April 2003

CHRAC expressed concern that the independence of the judiciary would be further compromised by the murder of prominent Cambodian judge Sok Sethamony.

1 April 2003

This report examines the nature, extent and possible causes of torture in police custody in Cambodia during 2001 and 2002. It is hoped that the information in this paper will be used to raise awareness among government officials and the general public to the situation of torture in police custody.

20 March 2003

CHRAC cited the ban on a demonstration demanding the release of law student Ken Sara from prison, and the barring of journalists and human rights workers from the event, as violations of Article 37 of the Constitution.