Showing posts with label Fair trial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fair trial. Show all posts
Monday, February 13, 2012
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
CCHR Trial Monitoring & The promotion of Fair Trials Newsletter 4: Deliberation: Justice must not only be done but must be seen to be done
CCHR Newsletter 4: Deliberation: Justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done (in Khmer)
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CCHR Newsletter 4: Deliberation: Justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done (English)
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CCHR Newsletter 4: Deliberation: Justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done (English)
http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/55708788?access_key=key-2mwy9zcb7u8y7w9ws4f9
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
CCHR Trial Monitoring Project releases First Bi-annual Report: Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia (in Khmer and English)
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia entrusts the Judiciary with the responsibility of upholding impartiality and protecting the rights and freedoms of Khmer citizens. This includes a duty to ensure that every citizen who is accused of a crime receives a fair trial. A fair trial is essential, not only to protect the human rights of the accused and those of victims, but also to ensure the proper administration of justice, and to engender public trust and respect for the Judiciary as an independent and impartial guardian of the rights of Khmer citizens. This Report sets out Cambodian and international law relating to the right to a fair trial. It presents data collected from the monitoring of 199 trials at Phnom Penh Capital Court and Kandal Court of First Instance between August 10 and December 31, 2009. Finally, it provides analysis of this data and sets out a series of recommendations to improve adherence to fair trial rights at the Court monitored.
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Supreme Court To Hear Chea Vichea Murder Case
By Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
24 December 2008
Original report from Phnom Penh
24 December 2008
The office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday insisted on a "fair trial" in the Supreme Court case of two men convicted of the murder of labor leader Chea Vichea, which will be reviewed later this month.
The defendants, Born Samnang and Sok Samoeun, both serving 20-year prison sentences for the alleged killing of Chea Vichea in 2004, are widely believed innocent.
Chea Vichea was gunned down in broad daylight at a busy market, and Born Samnang and Sok Samoeun were quickly arrested, charged and convicted, despite the lack of key evidence and unreliable testimony of witnesses. Former Phnom Penh police chief, Heng Pov, who initially ordered their arrest, and former king Norodom Sihanouk have both maintained the men are innocent, echoing the sentiments of family members and investigating rights groups.
"There are reasons to doubt the validity of the convictions of Born Samnang and Sok Samoeun for the killing," the UN rights office said in a statement Wednesday. "The Supreme Court, like all Cambodian Courts,is therefore bound to ensure that the fair trial provisions in the treaties are followed and breaches committed by lower courts are remedied.
"Supreme Court officials could not be reached for comment, but Om Yentieng, head of the government's National Human Rights Committee,called the UN statement interference in the role of the courts, which are scheduled to hear the case Dec. 31.
"I think a statement like this is a kind of pressure regarding the court," he said. "If the court decides contrarily to what they want,they will accuse it of injustice.
"The UN rights office remarks follow a similar statement from Amnesty International on Tuesday calling for the release of the two men and claiming "the true perpetrators remain at large."
The defendants, Born Samnang and Sok Samoeun, both serving 20-year prison sentences for the alleged killing of Chea Vichea in 2004, are widely believed innocent.
Chea Vichea was gunned down in broad daylight at a busy market, and Born Samnang and Sok Samoeun were quickly arrested, charged and convicted, despite the lack of key evidence and unreliable testimony of witnesses. Former Phnom Penh police chief, Heng Pov, who initially ordered their arrest, and former king Norodom Sihanouk have both maintained the men are innocent, echoing the sentiments of family members and investigating rights groups.
"There are reasons to doubt the validity of the convictions of Born Samnang and Sok Samoeun for the killing," the UN rights office said in a statement Wednesday. "The Supreme Court, like all Cambodian Courts,is therefore bound to ensure that the fair trial provisions in the treaties are followed and breaches committed by lower courts are remedied.
"Supreme Court officials could not be reached for comment, but Om Yentieng, head of the government's National Human Rights Committee,called the UN statement interference in the role of the courts, which are scheduled to hear the case Dec. 31.
"I think a statement like this is a kind of pressure regarding the court," he said. "If the court decides contrarily to what they want,they will accuse it of injustice.
"The UN rights office remarks follow a similar statement from Amnesty International on Tuesday calling for the release of the two men and claiming "the true perpetrators remain at large."
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