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1 June 2000

This report thoroughly documents the problem of torture in Cambodia, then offers recommendations to reduce and eliminate its occurrence.

1 February 2000

This briefing paper presents the major problems confronting children in Cambodia, including rape, trafficking, and child labor.

30 January 2000

"There is a growing behind-the-scenes debate within Cambodian political and donor communities over the merits of establishing a new, independent National Human Rights Commission by law, similar to such bodies set up in other Asian countries.

The need for an effective mechanism to protect Cambodians' human rights is selfevident. Virtually every day in Cambodia, serious rights violations are committed by State employees such as police, soldiers, bodyguards and civil servants. People are murdered, beaten, raped, or have their land taken. More often than not, the perpetrators do not face justice.(...)"

Open letter by Dr. Kek Galabru, President of LICADHO

1 June 1999

This report documents one of the most serious problems in Cambodia- the failure of the justice system to punish perpetrators of human rights abuses, a condition referred to as "impunity". Following thorough documentation, the report examines the causes of the problem and offers recommendations to solve it.

1 June 1998

It has been commonplace in recent years in areas of conflict and particularly in developing countries to find widespread use of children as soldiers, in government and rebel armies, and Cambodia has been no exception. There has been evidence of child soldiers in Cambodia over a considerable period of time, from the Lon Nol regime, especially under the Khmer Rouge regime, and up to the present day. This report is not intended to be comprehensive, but it will give an account of information uncovered by LICADHO concerning this issue over the last three years.

1 March 1998

LICADHO and ADHOC released this report to comment on the claims of the Cambodian government concerning its implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The report examines the situation of human rights in Cambodia for each article of the ICCPR, offering examples to demonstrate their position.

1 January 1998

This paper discusses distinguishing between harmful child labor and labor which is less detrimental to the child's development.