In September, 2017, I was lucky to travel to Cambodia to help work on its new Environmental Code assisting with land use and sustainability issues. On Thursday, September 28, 2018, there will be a free webinar about the code process.
Cambodia Urged to Negotiate Political Reconciliation
A United Nations independent human rights expert today urged Government and opposition parties in Cambodia to immediately negotiate an end to the ongoing impasse, saying political reconciliation is the “only way forward” for the country. Wrapping up week-long visit to Cambodia,…
United Nations Urges Investigation into Excessive Use of Force by Security Forces in Cambodia
Recent clashes in Cambodia, in which police were seen beating individuals with truncheons and shooting live ammunition and rubber bullets from close range, must be urgently investigated to ensure full accountability for the use of excessive force, the United Nations…
Cambodia Tribunal Releases 1,700 Confidential Documents
The United Nations-backed genocide tribunal in Cambodia trying cases of mass murder and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge regime has ordered that more than 1,700 confidential documents, including victims’ ‘confessions’ and witness statements, be made public. The decision…
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to initiate a selection process for new international judges for the United Nations-backed Cambodia genocide tribunal, and stressed that the Government must provide full cooperation so they can carry out their duties. Recent months…
Another Judge Resigns from Cambodia Tribunal
A second judge has resigned from the Cambodia genocide tribunal after stating that he is being prevented from “properly and freely” carrying out his duties. According to a news release from the United Nations, Judge Laurent Kasper-Ansermet submitted his resignation, effective…
Cambodia Decides Not to Appoint Co-Investigating Judge at ECCC
The United Nations today voiced concern at Cambodia’s decision not to appoint the current reserve judge as the new international co-investigating judge at the tribunal set up to try former Khmer Rouge leaders, saying it breaches the agreement that set…
Cambodia Tribunal Will Not Release Defendant
The United Nations-backed genocide tribunal in Cambodia has ruled that Ieng Thirith, a 79-year-old former senior member of the Khmer Rouge who was found unfit to stand trial, will not be released as ordered last month but remain in detention.On November 17,…
Khmer Rouge Defendant Denies Charges
Viet Nam, not the Khmer Rouge, is responsible for the genocide that led to the deaths of as many as two million Cambodians during the late 1970s, the former second-in-command of the notorious regime told a United Nations-backed war crimes…
Former Cambodian Head of State Denies Responsibility for Genocide
A former Cambodian head of State during the rule of the notorious Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s told a United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal yesterday that the genocide trial he is facing is based on guesses, generalizations and bias.…