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Cambodia is when parents sell the virginity of the daughters, often to pay off a debt. Even after their daughter is no longer a virgin, parents may continue to sell their daughters into sex slavery. According to ABC News, it was during a brutal and lawless period, following the fall of the Khmer Rouge, that child sex slavery began to flourish. Other slaves in Cambodia are forced to make bricks.
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Across Cambodia, authorities routinely detain alleged drug users, homeless people, "street" children, sex workers, and people perceived to have disabilities in a "haphazard system of detention centers around the country". Some of those detention centres are ostensibly for drug treatment, while others
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packages has been incomplete and inaccurate, undermining the rights of those affected to information, and to participate in decisions which affect the exercise of their human rights, in particular the right to adequate housing. The lack of legal protection from forced eviction, and lack of regulation
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The most common situation where LGBTI persons face poor attitudes from authorities is when police target lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) individuals for financial gain. There are two provisions: 'Human trafficking law' and 'Commune and village safety policy'. The police have
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The Constitution extends its rights and freedoms to every citizen, regardless of 'race, colour, sex... or other status' – a phrasing that can be used in favour of LGBTI persons' rights, given its intent to provide equality regardless of personal characteristics. With widespread corruption and a long
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Journalists in Cambodia are increasingly being subjected to various forms of harassment and pressure, as well as violence, a report published on August 3, 2022 by the UN Human Rights Office said, amid growing restrictions on civic space and press freedoms in the country. Sixty-five journalists were
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stated that "Authorities continue to ban or disperse most public demonstrations. Politicians and journalists critical of the government face violence and intimidation and are barred from equal access to the broadcast media. In addition, the judiciary remains weak and subject to political influence.
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Same-sex sexual acts are not a criminal offence in Cambodia. However, there is no anti-discrimination legislation, or other sanctions for those who violate the rights of LGBTI people. Further, marriage is limited strictly to opposite-sex couples. This definition is also used in the Law on Marriage
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The Paris Agreement required that the Constitution include "basic principles, including those regarding human rights and fundamental freedoms ..." The Paris Agreement also required Cambodia "to take effective measures to ensure that the policies and practices of the past shall never be allowed to
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Soon after, Soy was thrown into the Kampong Speu prison. Superl's initial charges against Soy claimed that she had posted fake news and defamed the factory. But the court that was looking into her case also charged her with two criminal offenses, provocation and discrimination. If Soy were found
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is facing growing criticisms both within the country and from an increasingly alarmed international community. After a series of flagrant violations against basic human rights a feeling of incertitude regarding the direction the country is emerging, sometimes comparing the situation to a newborn
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There are documented cases in Cambodia of people committing murder and then paying state officials so as not to be prosecuted. "Impunity enjoyed by the rich and powerful helps explain a lack of public trust in Cambodia's judicial and law enforcement institutions." One type of slavery present in
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There is no legal group yet to protect LGBT who are victims of legal abuses as well as human right violations. In October 2014 a lesbian couple attempted to marry but police and commune officials stopped them from getting married. However, both of their families still continued to respect the
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The UNDP reports that local authorities and police sometimes use various laws to limit the rights of LGBTI people. For example, through forced separation of same-sex couples, as per parental request, or linking of LGBTI people with drug use or sex work. Issues related to LGBTI persons' living
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In compliance with the requirement of the Paris Agreement that the constitution provide that "ggrieved individuals will be entitled to have the courts adjudicate and enforce these rights" and that "n independent judiciary will be established, empowered to enforce the rights provided under the
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documented how guards and staff at informal detention centers "whip detainees with rubber water hoses, beat them with bamboo sticks or palm fronds, shock them with electric batons, sexually abuse them, and punish them with physical exercises intended to cause intense physical pain." Informal
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report says "politicized and ineffective judiciary is one of the country's key human rights abuses." That report says "the government generally does not respect judicial independence, and that there has been widespread corruption among judges, prosecutors and court officials."
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In November 2021, Cambodia released 26 political, environmental and youth activists facing charges of incitement against the government, which human rights groups said was a positive step but that many more remained incarcerated. Prime Minister
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outlined Cambodia’s increasing lack of press freedom and freedom of expression. Amid the growing restrictions on civic space in the country, journalists were increasingly subjected to various forms of harassment, pressure, and violence.
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of the United Kingdom, "expressed serious concerns about restrictions on the media, freedom of expression and political participation ahead of a national election in July, calling on the Government to choose the path of human rights."
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commander, had been in power since 1985. His rule had relied on security force violence and politically motivated persecution of opposition members, activists, and human rights workers. Security forces commit killings and torture with
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conditions and rights are overall absent from political and media discourse in Cambodia. There are a few cases where LGBTI matters have made it to the public agenda, with officials both speaking in favour and against LGBTI rights.
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road ahead for Cambodia to become a constitutional state, LGBTI persons face the same type of difficulties as other citizens, where rule of law is weak. They are also targets of extortion related to their LGBTI identities.
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Arbitrary arrests are also practiced by the CPP government using a politically controlled court as a mean to strengthen its grip on power. In 2006, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention ruled that 'the detention of
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used these to arrest people (mostly transgender women and gay men) under false charges and claim a payment (between US$ 10 and 30) not to keep them overnight. Transgender sex workers are frequently abused by the police.
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return." The Constitution of 1993 does indeed contain a chapter on "The Rights and Obligations of Khmer Citizens" consisting of twenty articles (Articles 31-50), seventeen of which relate to rights and three to duties.
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constitution", the Constitution stipulates that Khmer citizens have the right to denounce, make complaints or file claims against the state of state agents, the settlement of which should be determined by the courts.
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opened a Cambodian office. These institutions alongside local and international human rights groups have documented a wide range of human rights violations, with limited results, in terms of reform and redress.
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Other serious and persistent human rights problems include unresolved political murder, abuse of unionists and opposition politicians. Amongst several unresolved assassinations, the murder of union leader
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of existing standards has left an accountability gap which increases the vulnerability of marginalized people, particularly those living in poverty, to human rights abuses including forced evictions.
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of women and children through networks protected or backed by police or government officials is rampant. The government continues to turn a blind eye to fraudulent confiscation of farmers' land,
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to restrict fundamental liberties, including granting laws banning the distribution of information, establishing surveillance of telecommunications, and total control of the media.
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and Family, where article 3 reads: 'marriage is a solemn contract between a man and a woman', and in article 6 "marriages are prohibited between persons of the same sex".
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Efforts to establish an independent judiciary have been considerable for over a decade but have not yet achieved hoped-for results. The judiciary remains
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This site contains some documents relating to human rights situation in Cambodia produced by the AHRC as well as human rights news relating to Cambodia
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are ostensibly for "social rehabilitation". In addition to Prey Speu, the Ministry of Social Affairs also has authority for the Phnom Bak centre in
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detainees held in extra judicial centres have been forced to work on construction sites, including in at least one instance to help build a hotel.
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Human rights activists are increasingly worried that forced evictions in Cambodia are spiralling out of control. An
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in 1993, the UN appointed a Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia and the UN
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Freedom Parks Article from the Cambodian Center for Human Rights and Advocates for International Development (A4ID)
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received strong international coverage by major human rights and labour organizations, and the United Nations.
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colonialism and a half century of radical change from constitutional monarchy, to a presidential regime under
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asylum seekers by the Cambodian government and an alarming number of land issues throughout the country.
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established the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Project to empower LGBT people throughout
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province, and manages a drug detention centre with the military on a military base in Koh Kong town,
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of several SRP members lifted by a criticized closed-door hand vote with members of the parliament.
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Human rights in Cambodia may be seen in the context of both its traditions deriving primarily from
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The NGO Human Rights Watch offers this assessment of the current state of affairs in Cambodia:
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In 2020, Human Rights Watch raised concerns that the Cambodian government had used the
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Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs.
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On 14 March 2018, the UN expert on the human rights situation in Cambodia Professor
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Soy Sros, a Cambodian woman who makes bags for international fashion brands like
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The Pol Pot regime: race, power, and genocide in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge
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guilty, she faced up to three years in prison and a fine of up to six million
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Cambodia: Freedoms of expression, association and assembly: A shrinking space
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Woodruff, Bob; Kapetaneas, John; Martz, Geoff; Yiu, Karson (March 8, 2017).
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Current issues of particular concerns are the forcible repatriation of
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The current state of the country could be described as a semblance of
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In more modern times, the country has been greatly influenced by
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Field, Alexandra; Tham, Dan; Tutton, Mark (September 6, 2017).
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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia
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marriage and have the couple marry in the ceremonial sense.
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report shows how, contrary to Cambodia's obligations under
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expert on the human rights situation in Cambodia Professor
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Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC)
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is in violation of both Cambodian and international law'.
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domestic violence against women is a very serious problem
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The Committee for Free and Fair Elections (COMFREL)
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Monarchy
Norodom Sihamoni
Throne Council
House of Norodom
House of Sisowath
Government
Prime Minister
list
Hun Manet
Deputy Prime Ministers
Vongsey Vissoth
Aun Pornmoniroth
Sar Sokha
Tea Seiha
Sun Chanthol
Hangchuon Naron
Say Sam Al
Neth Savoeun
Sok Chenda Sophea
Hun Many
Council of Ministers
Parliament
Senate
President
Hun Sen
National Assembly
President

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