សេចក្ដីប្រកាសនៃអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ ស្ដីពី សិទ្ធិជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច

ថ្ងៃសុក្រ ១៥កើត ពេញបូណ៌មី ថ្ងៃសីល ថ្ងៃវិសាខបូជា ខែពិសាខ ឆ្នាំវក អដ្ឋស័ក ព.ស.២៥៥៩ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី២០ ខែឩសភា គ.ស.២០១៦
Fri the 15th Full Moon of Visakha B.E.2559, May 20, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey

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ថ្ងៃសុក្រ ១៥កើត ពេញបូណ៌មី ថ្ងៃសីល ថ្ងៃវិសាខបូជា ខែពិសាខ ឆ្នាំវក អដ្ឋស័ក ព.ស.២៥៥៩ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី២០ ខែឩសភា គ.ស.២០១៦
Fri the 15th Full Moon of Visakha B.E.2559, May 20, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey

Download Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Khmer: UDHR_Khmer
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Human rights are rights that belong to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. We are all equally entitled to human rights, without discrimination.

Universal human rights are often expressed and guaranteed by law, in the form of international treaties and other sources of international law. International human rights law lays down obligations of Governments to act in certain ways or to refrain from certain acts, in order to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals or groups.

Human rights cover civil and political rights (such as the right to life, equality before the law and freedom of expression), economic, social and cultural rights (such as the rights to work, social security and education), and collective rights (such as the rights to development and self-determination). These different categories of rights are all indivisible, interrelated and interdependent.

Human rights laws
The key text for human rights is the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, created in 1948. <read it here>The core human rights treaties are:

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which Cambodia ratified in 1992
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) which Cambodia ratified in 1992
The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) which Cambodia ratified in 1992
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) which Cambodia ratified in 1993
The Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) which Cambodia ratified in 1992
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) which Cambodia ratified in 1992
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CMW) which Cambodia has signed but not ratified
The Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers (CMW) which Cambodia has not ratified
The Convention on Enforced Disappearances (ICED) which Cambodia has not ratified

All States have ratified at least one, and 80% of States have ratified four or more, of the core human rights treaties, reflecting consent of States which creates legal obligations for them and giving concrete expression to universality. Some fundamental human rights norms enjoy universal protection by customary international law across all boundaries and civilizations.

All States have ratified at least one, and 80% of States have ratified four or more, of the core human rights treaties, reflecting consent of States which creates legal obligations for them and giving concrete expression to universality. Some fundamental human rights norms enjoy universal protection by customary international law across all boundaries and civilizations.

Human rights should not be taken away, except in specific situations and according to due process. For example, the right to liberty may be restricted if a person is found guilty of a crime by a court of law.

Rights and Responsibilities
Human rights entail both rights and responsibilities. States assume responsibilities and duties under international law to respect, to protect and to fulfill human rights. States must refrain from interfering with or curtailing the enjoyment of human rights, must protect individuals and groups against human rights abuses, and must take positive action to facilitate the enjoyment of basic human rights. Each human being also has both rights and responsibilities. While we are entitled our human rights, we should also respect the human rights of others.

វៀតណាម: ដំណើរទស្សនកិច្ចរបស់លោក អូបាម៉ា គួរតែលើកកម្ពស់វិស័យសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស
Visit Coincides with Staged Elections and Crackdown on Peaceful Protests
Thu the 14th Waxing Moon of Visakha B.E.2559, May 19, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey

Download Letter to President Obama: letter_to_president_obama_re_vietnam

New York – United States President Barack Obama should press Vietnam to end its crackdown on peaceful activists and move towards free and fair elections, Human Rights Watch said today. Obama’s visit from May 23-25, will be the first in his two-term administration. The trip follows parliamentary elections on May 22 that will be controlled by the Vietnam Communist Party, which chooses who can and cannot stand for election, and how many non-Party members can have seats in the National Assembly.
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Wed the 13th Waxing Moon of Visakha B.E.2559, May 18, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey
អ្នកជំនាញការសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ជំរុញឲ្យកម្ពុជា បញ្ឈប់ការវាយប្រហារប្រឆាំងនឹង សង្គមស៊ីវិល និងអ្នកការពារ សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស
ទីក្រុងហ្ស៊ឺណែវ (១២ ឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០១៦) – ថ្ងៃនេះ ក្រុមអ្នកជំនាញការ*សិទ្ធិមនុស្សអង្គការ សហប្រជាជាតិ បានអំពាវនាវដល់រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាបញ្ឈប់ការដៅទៅលើសង្គមស៊ីវិល អ្នកការពារសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស តំណាងរាស្រ្ត និង បុគ្គលិករបស់អ.ស.ប និងចាត់វិធានការឲ្យមានប្រសិទ្ធភាពក្នុងការការពារសង្គមស៊ីវិល និងក្នុងការគោរព សេរីភាពជាមូលដ្ឋានក្នុងប្រទេស។
Geneva (12 May 2016) – United Nations human rights experts* today called on the Government of Cambodia to stop targeting civil society, human rights defenders, parliamentarians and UN personnel, and to take effective measures to protect civil society and respect fundamental freedoms in the country.
Read the full press release in Khmer: CAMBODIA_CIVIL_SOCIETY-joint-statement_Khmer
Read the full press release in English: CAMBODIA_CIVIL_SOCIETY-joint-statement_Eng

អ្នកទោសនយោបាយនៅកម្ពុជា
Tue the 12th Waxing Moon of Visakha B.E.2559, May 17, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey

Courtesy LICADHO Cambodia

Time line of harassment: Cambodia_Harassment

ទិវាសេរីភាពសារព័ត៌មានពិភពលោក ៣ ឧសភា ២០១៦

Wed the 13th Waning Moon of Citta B.E.2559, May 4, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey

សូមទាញយកសេចក្តីប្រកាសព័ត៌មានភាសាខ្មែរ Download Press Release in Khmer: World_Press_Freedom_Day

ទីក្រុងហ្ស៊ឺណែវ (៣ ឧសភា ២០១៦) – អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសរបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិស្តីពី សេរីភាព សម្តែងមតិ លោក ដាវីដ ឃេ David Kaye នៅថ្ងៃនេះ បានព្រមានថា កិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែង ដើម្បីប្រឆាំង នឹង “អំពើជ្រុលនិយមហិង្សា” អាចជា “លេសឥតខ្ចោះមួយ” សម្រាប់រដ្ឋាភិបាលប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ និងរដ្ឋាភិបាលផ្តាច់ការ នៅជុំវិញពិភពលោក ដើម្បីរឹតត្បិតការសម្តែងមតិដោយសេរី និងស្វែងរក ការត្រួតពិនិត្យលើ សិទ្ធិទទួលព័ត៌មាន។
Geneva (3 May 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, today warned that efforts to counter ‘violent extremism’ can be the ‘perfect excuse’ for democratic and authoritarian governments around the world to restrict free expression and seek to control access to information.
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សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍រួមៈ សង្គមក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាលថ្កោលទោសការចោទប្រកាន់នានាលើអ្នកការពារសិទិ្ធមនុស្ស

Tue the 12th Waning Moon of Citta B.E.2559, May 3, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey

Download Joint Statement in Khmer: Civil_society_condemns_charges_against_HRDs_0205_Khmer
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ថ្ងៃ២ ខែឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០១៦ – យើងខ្ញុំ ជាក្រុមអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលដែលមានរាយនាមដូចខាងក្រោម មានការសោកស្តាយយ៉ាងខ្លាំងចំពោះការចោទប្រកាន់ និងឃាត់ខ្លួនអ្នកការពារសិទិ្ធមនុស្សមកពីក្រុមការពារសិទិ្ធមនុស្ស និងគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ហើយនិងបុគ្គលិកការិយាល័យឧត្តមស្នងការអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិទទួលបន្ទុកសិទ្ធិមនុស្សនៅកម្ពុជា ចំនួន ប្រាំមួយនាក់ ដោយហេតុផលមិនសមរម្យ។ ការដាក់គោលដៅលើបុគ្គលទាំងប្រាំមួយនាក់ (ក្នុងនោះ ប្រាំនាក់ត្រូវបានបញ្ជូនទៅឃុំខ្លួនបណ្តោះអាសន្នថ្ងៃនេះ រង់ចាំសវនាការ) គឺជាភាពតានតឹងចុងក្រោយពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការគាបសង្កត់របស់អាជ្ញាធររដ្ឋទៅលើសង្គមស៊ីវិល ហើយជាការតបតរបស់អាជ្ញាធររដ្ឋទៅលើការគាំទ្រនៅក្នុងសំណុំរឿងរសើបរបស់អ្នកធ្វើការងារក្នុងវិស័យសិទិ្ធមនុស្ស។
May 2, 2016 – We, the undersigned human rights and other civil society organisations, condemn in the strongest terms the politically-motivated charging of six human rights defenders from a Cambodian human rights group, the country’s National Election Committee (NEC) and the United Nation’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR). The targeting of these individuals, five of whom were sent to pre-trial detention today, is the latest escalation in a far-reaching government assault on civil society ahead of upcoming local and national elections, and is a clear reprisal for support provided by rights workers in a politically-sensitive case.
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អង្គការតម្លាភាពអន្តរជាតិអំពាវនាវឱ្យអាជ្ញាធរកម្ពុជាបញ្ឈប់នូវការធ្វើទុក្ខបុកម្នេញទៅលើសង្គមក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាល

លោកស្រី អេលេណា ប៉ានហ្វីឡូវ៉ា (Elena Panfilova) អនុប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាភិបាលរបស់អង្គការតម្លាភាពអន្តរជាតិ បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា “អង្គការតម្លាភាពអន្តរជាតិ មានការព្រួយបារម្ភយ៉ាងខ្លាំងចំពោះការកើនឡើងនូវការជ្រៀតជ្រែកផ្នែកនយោបាយ និងការគំរាមកំហែងដល់អ្នកការពារសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស និងអ្នកប្រឆាំងអំពើពុករលួយ ។

Tue the 12th Waning Moon of Citta B.E.2559, May 3, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey

Transparency International, the global anti-corruption organisation, calls on the authorities in Cambodia to respect the space for civil society and end harassment and intimidation of activists.

The current situation was trigged when activists from a well-known human rights organisation (ADHOC) and a Deputy Secretary General of the National Election Committee (NEC) were summoned for questioning and later detained by the Anti-Corruption Unit. They were then transferred to the court and charged for allegedly bribing a witness in a highly politicised case.

A Deputy Secretary General of the NEC and one officer from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights were also charged as accomplices in bribing the witness.

“TI is seriously concerned about increasing allegations of political interference and intimidation of human rights and anti-corruption activists. The Anti-Corruption Unit should not be used in such a way that intimidates and silences the voice of civil society activists. This sends the wrong message, not only to the people of Cambodia but to the rest of the world. Civil society needs to be protected so that it can support citizens,” said Elena Panfilova, Vice Chair of Transparency International.

If convicted the activists could face between 5 – 10 years prison sentences. A decision is expected this week.

On 28 April 27 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) signed a joint statement calling on the authorities to cease
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