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| Cambodian Journalist’s Immediate Exoneration And Release Demanded |
| eurasiareview, 2013-03-08 |
| Ou Virak, director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, expressed concern that the court could decide to make an example of Sonando for all defenders of property rights in Cambodia. “The authorities are trying to rule by fear,” he said. “This is the policy of the prime minister, in response to the approaching legislative elections of July 2013, as well as international pressure.” |
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| Activist Mam Sonando’s Glimmer of Hope |
| TheDiplomat, 2013-03-08 |
| Ou Virak, President of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, told The Diplomat that even if Mam Sonando is found guilty of the lesser charges he still faces the prospect of six to 11 years behind bars. |
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| Cambodian journalist off the hook on two charges |
| DW, 2013-03-07 |
| This week's two-day appeal hearing was attended by diplomats from several embassies as well as rights workers. Hundreds of Mam Sonando's supporters, many of them elderly, held a spirited vigil outside the court. Ou Virak, the president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), said the attention seemed to have forced the government's hand. |
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| Community dialogue in Siem Reap Province |
| VOD, 2013-03-06 |
| According to the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights, at least 229 families in Tbeng Commune have been affected by land disputes involving a total of 1417 hectares of land since at least 2007. |
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| Sonando appeal begins |
| PPP, 2013-03-06 |
| “The seven suspects-slash-witnesses, the government witnesses, were not under oath in the Phnom Penh [municipal] court and were providing conflicting information, telling me that some of them are lying . . . It’s pretty obvious, not all seven of them are sick. Not everyone at once. The fact they’re refusing to come and that the court is not doing anything about it tells me that the court has no real intention to listen,” said Cambodian Center for Human Rights president Ou Virak. |
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| Women politicians call for increased participation |
| Bali Daily, 2013-03-05 |
| The forum is part of the regional program “Building Sustainable Partnerships to Promote Women’s Political Representation in Southeast Asia” that is supported by Kemitraan in partnership with the National Democratic Institute (NDI), the Indonesian Women’s Coalition (KPI), Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER) of Malaysia, the Women’s Caucus of Timor Leste, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) and the Center for Popular Empowerment (CPE) of the Philippines. |
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| Cambodian activist in bid to overturn conviction |
| The guardian, 2013-03-05 |
| Ou Virak of CCHR says, "As more and more people start to fight back [against the land grabs], the powerful respond by cracking down on villagers and people like Mam Sonando, who are prominent and have a lot of influence on public opinion," |
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