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Thursday, September 06, 2012

Cambodia – Court summons issued to trade union leader and human rights defender Mr Rong Chhun

Photo: The Phnom Penh Post
5 September 2012
Source: CCHR

Cambodia – Court summons issued to trade union leader and human rights defender Mr Rong Chhun

On 29 August 2012, human rights defender Mr Rong Chhun received a summons to appear at Kandal Provincial Court on 11 September for questioning in relation to criminal allegations made against him. Rong Chhun is President of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions and a prominent labour rights advocate.

The summons issued to Rong Chhun relates to a complaint made by Mr Jack Liu, Director-General of Tai Yang Enterprises, alleging that the trade union leader incited Tai Yang Enterprises employees to protest illegally and also accusing him of defamation. It is reported that Mr Wu Ming Huor, a factory manager for Tai Yang Enterprises, also accused the human rights defender of destroying the company's business, claiming that several large international customers have drastically reduced their orders as a result of a strike at Tai Yang Enterprises factories.

The complaint against Rong Chhun relates to protests against the reported refusal of Tai Yang Enterprises to pay bonuses provided for under national labour law. These protests began on 25 June and over 3,000 workers have taken part in a number of peaceful demonstrations. It is believed that the allegation of defamation against Rong Chhun may be related to comments he made about the changing of the name of the company. During the protests he reportedly said that Tai Yang Enterprises had changed its name in order to avoid paying seniority bonuses to staff and taxes to the state.

Authorities attempted to arrest Rong Chhun on several occasions during the protests. However, the striking workers surrounded him on each occasion in order to peacefully prevent his arrest.

Front Line Defenders believes that the summons received by Rong Chhun is directly related to his peaceful and legitimate activities in the defence of human rights, particularly his attempts to improve working conditions in Cambodia, and is concerned that this may be an illegitimate attempt to intimidate the trade union leader and Tai Yang Enterprises employees into desisting from any further protest actions.

Front Line Defenders urges the authorities in Cambodia to:
  1. Immediately cease the judicial harassment of human rights defender Rong Chhun, as Front Line Defenders believes that it is solely motivated by his human rights work, namely the leadership that he gives to workers demanding the realisation of their labour rights;
  2. Guarantee in all circumstances that all human rights defenders in Cambodia are able to carry out their legitimate human rights activities without fear of reprisals and free of all restrictions including judicial harassment.

Monday, August 20, 2012

ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋថា​អាជ្ញាធរ និង ក្រុមនិសិ្សតវាស់រំលោ​ភលើដីពួកគា​ត់ឲ្យអ្នកដ​ទៃ

Source: CCHR

នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី២០ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ នេះ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋប្រមាណ ៦០ គ្រួសារ នៅភូមិសែសិប​ ឃុំបឹងប្រាំ​ស្រុកបាវិល ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង បានត្អូញត្អែរថា មានកម្លាំងចម្រុះប្រមាណជាង ១០០ នាក់ រួមមានអាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋានមន្រ្តីសុរិយោដីស្រុកបាវែល ក្រុមនិសិ្សត ប៉ូលីស និង​កងរាជ អាវុធហត្ថបានចុះមកវាស់វែងរំលោភយកដីរបស់ពួកគាត់ ។ តំណាងប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ គឺលោក ជា ជួងបានបញ្ញាក់ថា កាលពីថ្ងៃទី ១១ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ កន្លងទៅ អាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋាន និងក្រុមនិស្សិតដែលមានតួនាទីវាស់វែងដី បានសុំដកលិខិតបញ្ជាក់ការកាន់កាប់ដីរបស់ប្រជាពល រដ្ឋហើយយកតែលិខិតច្បាប់ដើម មិនយកលិខិតថតចម្លងទេ ដោយបានអះអាងប្រាប់ប្រជា ពលរដ្ឋថាយកលិខិតបញ្ជាក់ពីការកាន់កាប់ដីរបស់ពួកគាត់នោះ ដើម្បីជាឯកសារអំណះ អំណាងក្នុងចេញប្លង់រឹងឲ្យពួកគាត់ ហើយថែមទាំងបានវាស់វែងដីឲ្យពួកគាត់ផងដែរនៅពេល នោះ តែរហូតមកដល់ពេលនេះមិនទាន់ឃើញមានសញ្ញាពីក្រុមអាជ្ញាធរ ថានឹងធ្វើប្លង់រឹងឲ្យ ពួកគាត់តាមការសន្យានោះឡើយ។ ផ្ទុយទៅវិញ ស្រាប់តែថ្ងៃនេះ មានកម្លាំងចម្រុះ អាជ្ញាធរ និងក្រុមនិសិ្សតបានចុះមកវាស់វែងរំលោភយកដីរបស់ពួកគាត់ ឲ្យទៅអ្នកផ្សេងទៅវិញ ។​តំណាងប្រជាពលរដ្ឋនៅទីនោះ បានអះអាងថាពួកគាត់មានលិខិតបញ្ជាក់ពីការកាន់កាប់ដី​ដែលទទួលស្គាល់ពីអាជ្ញាធរភូមិ និងឃុំ ។

ព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមសូមទាក់ទង

  • លោក ជា ជួងតំណាងប្រជាពលរដ្ឋភូមិសែសិប ឃុំបឹងប្រាំ ស្រុកបាវែល ទូរស័ព្ទលេខ ០១២​ ៤៣៨ ៨៧១
  • លោក ឈន​ គឹមឡុងមន្រី្តសុរិយោដី ស្រុកបាវែល ទូរស័ព្ទលេខ ០១២ ៥២០ ៧០៨
  • លាក វណ្ណ សុផាតមន្រ្តីសម្របសម្រួលគម្រោងកំណែទម្រង់ដីធ្លី នៃមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលសិទ្ធិ មនុស្ស​កម្ពុជា ទូរស័ព្ទលេខ០១២​ ៩៤១​ ២០៦

Monday, August 06, 2012

CCHR Open Letter to Vietnamese Ambassador Calling for Release of Dissident Bloggers


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CCHR Briefing Note of Mam Sonando's Case in Khmer

Dear all,

CCHR today releases the Briefing note of Mam Sonando as Khmer version. This briefing note provides an overview of the case of Mam Sonando – the Director of independent Beehive Radio and President of the Democrat Association – who was arrested on 15 July 2012 at his home on accusations of leading a secessionist movement in Kratie province.

Please see the attached briefing note in Khmer.

For more information, please contact CCHR President Ou Virak via telephone at +855(0) 12 40 40 51 or e-mail at ouvirak@cchrcambodia.org

Kind regards,
CCHR


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