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The Office of the Co-Investigating Judges (OCIJ) has ruled on the admissibility of 3988 submitted Civil Party applications this month (1821 were submitted over ADHOC). The Co-Investigating Judges have declared so far 2123 applications admissible. However a number of inadmissible decisions have been appealed by the Civil Party lawyers.

The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) would like to strongly condemn against the injustice actions of the authority and the court in Kandal province, accusing and arresting the village representatives who had won the lawsuits cases in final judgments’ numbers No. 12 (v) and No. 40 (v) judged by the Kandal provincial court. This long-lasted land conflict broke out in 2005 and until this date there are no levels of authorities concerns on this case to take actions for the resolution.  On the other hand, whenever the villagers tried to struggle and stand up to protest in provincial and national level to protect their land and houses, there were always armed forces of the company, shot 3 villagers get permanently wounded, one villager was illegally imprisoned and other 2 villagers are under the arrest.  Furthermore, 292 families who have being threatened to be evicted from their houses and worried that the Tuol Ta Mok Pagoda would be destroyed due to that the company has set up the ultimate deadline. 

Cambodia Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) is extremely concern on the issue confronting Cambodian migrant workers, who suffered from severe human rights violation from employers and companies who hired these workers to work as domestic workers overseas. 

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With the ECCC’s Judges meeting this week at their Plenary Session, the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), the International Federation for Human Right (FIDH) and the Cambodia Justice Initiative (CJI) urge the Court to learn the lessons from the past, to overcome the inadequacy in the current system and to prepare for a meaningful participation of victims and civil parties in the Court’s second and most important trial. In particular, we want to point to three areas where improvement is urgently needed: outreach, reparations and effective assistance through the Victims Support Section.

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PRESS RELEASE (23 July 2010)

“A First Milestone on the Way to Justice: Cambodians Await Verdict in the ECCC’s First Trial”

Mr. Thun Saray, president of ADHOC made following welcoming remarks: “With the exhibition today, we expect that the voices of the victims of crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge regime, especially in S-21 security center, will be loudly heard and strengthened. Their participation has a great deal of personal meaning and allows them to share these participatory experiences with their relatives and neighbors in their respective communities.”

3 land representatives have been charged with the attempt of killing and with use of violence against others after a complaint filed by HLH Agriculture Co. Ltd. The 3 representatives will be forced to appear in court's room for interrogation on 27 July 2010 following the subpoena issued by Kompong Speu Court's investigative judge, in date of 12 July 2010. The 3 innocent people are afraid of being arrested.                

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On 28 April 2010 at Pram Muy village, Kroch Svey Kling commune, Krouch Chmar District, Kompong Cham province, a woman named Heng Thea got stabbed by her husband named Im Earm on the neck and under her left shoulder with a cleaver.