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Joint open letter to the Prime Minister: Vacate convictions against BKL human rights defenders

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

International and regional NGOs issue a Joint Open Letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen, expressing their “grave concerns regarding the arbitrary arrest and mistreatment” of 13 Boeung Kak Lake residents; “strongly condemn[ing] their prosecution on trumped-up charges and summary trial”; and urging the Cambodian government to “vacate the convictions and drop . . . unfounded charges against [all] Human Rights Defenders and unconditionally release them immediately”.

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PRESS STATEMENT AND JOINT STATEMENT: ASEAN Civil Society Conference / ASEAN Peoples’ Forum

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

We, more than 1,200 delegates from all ten ASEAN countries representing various civil society organizations and movements of workers from rural and urban sectors as well as the migrant sector, peasants and farmers, women, children, youth, the elderly, persons with disabilities, urban poor, Indigenous Peoples, victims of human rights violations, domestic workers, lesbian gay transgender/transsexual intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people, human rights defenders and other groups, gathered together in Phnom Penh for the 2012 ASEAN Civil Society Conference / Peoples’ Forum (ACSC/APF) on 29-31 March 2012, to discuss issues under the theme “Transforming ASEAN into a People Centered Community”.

The growing awareness of ASEAN and its meetings and institutions by the region’s people is encouraging. However, we note with deep disappointment that during the ACSC/APF unacceptable restrictions were imposed on participants’ human rights to freedom of expression and assembly. Certain participants were continuously discouraged from attending the ACSC/APF, and workshops on land rights and on Burma/Myanmar were not allowed to take place.

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ADHOC Provide Material Assistance to Flood Victims in remote area of Dang Kambeth Commune, Sandan District Kampong Thom Province

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

The poorest flood victims living in five villages in Dang Kambeth Commune, Sandan District, Kampong Thom Province (Prey Lang area), had material assistance distributed to them on 28th February 2012 by a team of ADHOC employees. The assistance was bought with donations from Cambodian people in Canada to provide food to the flood victims and the poorest families. A total of 334 families were reached by this donation.

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ADHOC Press Conference to Launch Situation Report on Violations of Women and Children’s Rights

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

March 1, 2012, Phnom Penh- Today, The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) held a press conference at central office in Phnom Penh to launch the 2011 Situation Report on Women and Children’s Rights. Head of the Women and Children’s Rights Section, Ms. Chhoun Chamrong presented the main points of the report to an audience of partners, donors and media and the executive summary, featured below, was distributed to attendees.

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ADHOC Plays Important Role in organising National Consultation Workshop on Understanding of ASEAN and ASEAN Civil Society

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

Today in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) hosted the National Consultation Workshop on Understanding of ASEAN and ASEAN Civil Society with a view to preparing Cambodian civil society members for the upcoming ASEAN Summit 2012, to be hosted in Cambodia. ADHOC, currently chairing CHRAC, played a large role in coordinating this event. The consultation served to further educate Cambodian Civil Society on ASEAN, and to select members of seven committees that will be responsible for organising and facilitating the ACSC/APF 2012, which will take place alongside the ASEAN Leader Summit.

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CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

STRENGTHENING AICHR’S MANDATES ON PROMOTION AND PROTECTION

Jakarta, 10 July 2011

On the occasion of the 44th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) which will be held in Bali on 16-17 July 2011, we, civil society organizations (CSOs) from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam working on human rights and fundamental freedom in Southeast Asian countries, gathered together in Jakarta, Indonesia on 9-10 July 2011, to discuss issues related to the strengthening of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)’s mandate on promotion and protection.

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Submission to the ASEAN leaders on the recommendations of The Cambodian Independent NGOs

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

1. WE represent more than 50 independent Networks, Civil Society and People’s Organizations from Cambodia participating in consultation workshop on Relations between ASEAN and CSO organized by Advocacy Team and STAR CAMBODIA supported by SEACA in June 30, 2010 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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STATEMENT OF THE 2011 ASEAN CIVIL SOCIETY CONFERENCE/ASEAN PEOPLES’ FORUM

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

We, more than 1,300 delegates at the 2011 ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN Peoples’ Forum, representing various civil society organizations and , movements of workers from rural and urban sectors as well as migrant sector, peasants and farmers, women, children, youth, the elderly, people with disabilities, people affected by leprosy, urban poor, indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities, traditional fishers, refugees, stateless persons, people in exile, victims of human rights violations, domestic workers, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender/Transsexual Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ), sex workers, women in prostitution , drug users, people living with HIV/AIDS, human rights defenders and other vulnerable groups, gathered together in Jakarta, Indonesia, 3-5 May 2011 to discuss the main concerns confronting the peoples of ASEAN and developing key proposals for the 18th ASEAN Summit.

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Press Conference on Land and Forest Issues in Rattanakiry

- by ADHOC- Cambodia

On 8 April 2011 ADHOC hold press concerence on demand to stop land grabbing and illegal logging in Indigenous People community and on the resolution of land, forest issues and impact by Economic Land Concession in Rattanakiry office. This press conference were participated from more than 70 people from 10 indigenous people communities in Rattanakiry and other media in Rattanakiry.

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