CCHR Trial Monitoring & The promotion of Fair Trials Newsletter 3: Fair trial analysis - Prison uniforms and fair trial rights
Inside: CCHR's findings and Model Courts
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) Findings
The chart, ‘Accused at trial in prison uniform in Kandal and Phnom Penh Courts’, represents the findings of the CCHR’s trial monitoring project in relation to the number of accused appearing before the Kandal and Phnom Penh courts in prison uniform from January 1 to December 31 2010. The chart draws attention to the fact that in almost half of all trials monitored by CCHR, accused appeared before the court in prison uniform...
Model Courts in Cambodia
In 2010, out of 302 trials monitored at the Kandal court, there were only 5 instances where an accused was tried in prison uniform and 25 trials were conducted in absentia.
The ECCC, in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, has shown that it will uphold the standards of treatment expected for those held in detention under both Cambodian and international law....
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