Press Release and Statement – Page 8

Joint Statement: Arbitrary arrests in Boeung Kak 1

Wednesday November 19th, 2014Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Phnom Penh, November 19th 2014 – The Housing Rights Task Force (HRTF), Building Community Voice (BCV), the Cambodian league for the promotion and defense of human rights (LICADHO), the community legal education Center (CLEC), the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC), and the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) condemn the arbitrary arrests and expedited trial of M. Ly Srea Kheng and his daughter Ms. Ly Seavminh on the late afternoon of November 18th 2014. The family is involved in a land dispute with the Khun Sear Import Export Company, in the Boeung Kak 1 area in Phnom Penh and already encountered death threats, attacks and many intimidations.

On the morning of November 18th 2014, M. Ly Srea Kheng was arrested by the police at his home in the capital’s Tuol Kork district. His daughter, Ms. Ly Seav Minh, 23, was also arrested at around 4:00pm, in front of the Phnom Penh court while she was trying to find the whereabouts of her father.

Civil Society Groups Condemn Arrest and Detention of the Boeung Kak Lake Seven

Wednesday November 12th, 2014Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

November 12, 2014 – We, the undersigned civil society groups, condemn the arrest, detention, and conviction of the seven Boeung Kak Lake community representatives following protests outside Phnom Penh City …

ADHOC STATEMENT ON THE EXPULSION OF CAMBODIAN MIGRANT WORKERS FROM THAILAND

Friday June 20th, 2014Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Phnom Penh, 20 June 2014 – The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) is deeply critical of the uncivilized and inhumane manner in which Cambodian migrants have been treated …

ADHOC GRAVELY CONCERNED AT REPORTS OF KILLINGS OF RETURNING CAMBODIANS BY THAI MILITARY

Friday June 13th, 2014Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Phnom Penh, 11 June 2014 – The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) is gravely concerned at witness reports to ADHOC investigators of the killing of up to nine …

JOINT STATEMENT: Denunciation of government deadly crackdown on Phnom Penh demonstration

Thursday January 16th, 2014Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

“The killing of demonstrators by government authorities is totally unacceptable,” said FIDH President Karim Lahidji. “The government must use dialogue, not guns and batons, to address workers’ demands and to …

STATEMENT: ADHOC Condemns the Disproportionate Use of Force Against Protesters

Thursday January 16th, 2014Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Phnom Penh, 3 January 2013 – The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) denounces the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force that was used today by the military police …

ADHOC Statement: NO SPACE FOR FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY IN ‘FREEDOM’ PARK

Thursday January 9th, 2014Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Phnom Penh, 09 January 2014 – A group of around 50 gendarme and 20-30 Daun Penh security guards affirmed today when they dispersed a small crowd at Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park that the right to freely assemble will not be tolerated in Cambodia’s current political climate. A group of nine Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) youth activist were set to meet this morning to sing songs against violence. The planned meeting comes after the authorities have determined not to allow gatherings of more than 10 people. The youth activists also planned to discuss recent attacks against demonstrators which has left at least 6 people dead and scores injured since July 2013’s contested elections.

ADHOC Statement: SUPREME COURT MUST FREE YORM BOPHA

Thursday November 21st, 2013Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) has been paying close attention to the case of land and housing rights activist Mrs. Yorm Bopha, who was arrested by the Phnom Penh Municipal Police on 04 September 2012. The Municipal Court sentenced her to 3 years in prison on 26 December 2012 under Article 218 of the Cambodian Criminal Code: “intentional violence with aggravating circumstances” and ordered her to pay 30 000 000 riels (7500$) in compensation. Her husband, Mr. Lous Sakhorn was sentenced under the same provision but released on bail.
The Appeal Court heard the appeal of Yorm Bopha over two days on 05 and 14 June 2013. The court rejected her appeal but suspended one year of her sentence.

ADHOC calls on the Supreme Court to drop all charges against Yorm Bopha and release her immediately.

AI Statement: Cambodia: Global call to release Yorm Bopha ahead of Supreme Court appeal

Tuesday November 19th, 2013Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Cambodia must free housing rights activist Yorm Bopha, Amnesty International said as it launched a worldwide campaign for her release just days before the country’s Supreme Court hears her final appeal on 22 November.

“Yorm Bopha is a prisoner of conscience who is behind bars purely because of her human rights activism. She must be freed immediately and unconditionally,” said Isabelle Arradon, Amnesty International’s Deputy Asia-Pacific Director.

“Thousands of our members and supporters around the world are taking action on Yorm Bopha’s behalf, calling on the Cambodian authorities to finally set her free.”

A 30-year old mother of one, Yorm Bopha has been locked up since her arrest in September 2012 on accusations of planning an assault on two men. She was convicted in December last year for “intentional violence with aggravating circumstances,” despite no evidence against her and inconsistent witness testimonies.

Statement: CHRAC Demands Investigation into Violent Crackdown Against SL-Garment Factory Workers.

Tuesday November 12th, 2013Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Phnom Penh, 12 November 2013 – The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) – a coalition of 21 NGOs working in the field of the promotion Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law in the Kingdom of Cambodia– deplores the excessive use of force by the authorities this morning at a demonstration by workers from the Singaporean owned SL-Garment factory – which makes clothes for clothing giants Gap and H&M. Tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets and live rounds were fired to disperse the workers, after demonstrators and police threw rocks at each other in Stung Meanchey District, Phnom Penh. Mrs. Em Sokorm, 49, a local rice vendor was shot dead around 9:30am. Numerous others were injured and early reports to the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) suggest that at least 27 people have been arrested, including monks and youths living at the Stung Meanchey Pagoda.

ADHOC STATEMENT: Three Protesters injured by the Daun Penh Security Guards at Wat Phnom

Monday October 21st, 2013Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Phnom Penh, 18 October 2013 – The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) condemns the violence and intimidation that was used today against people exercising their legitimate rights to …

ADHOC STATEMENT: Five Protesters Injured by Authorities at an Event to Mark World Habitat Day 2013

Thursday October 10th, 2013Tuesday June 19th, 2018 - by ADHOC- Cambodia

Phnom Penh, 10 October 2013 – The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) is alarmed at the use of force by the authorities during an event to mark World Habitat Day 2013. World Habitat Day is intended to remind the world of its duty to protect the basic right to adequate shelter. This right is protected under Cambodian and international law, but it is routinely violated across the country through forced evictions and land grabs. Protesters were exercising their legitimate rights to freedom of expression and association, and the police should have facilitated the exercise of this right, rather than attempted to suppress it. Instead, three community activists and two monks sustained injuries.