This report presents ADHOC’s findings on issues related to women’s, children’s and migrant workers’ rights in Cambodia. It outlines four key challenges associated with these rights, based on the statistics gathered by ADHOC staff in 23 provinces/municipalities and information from other organizations documenting rights violations in Cambodia. The four key challenges are: domestic violence, rape, human trafficking, and abuses of migrant workers.
March 1, 2012, Phnom Penh- Today, The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) held a press conference at central office in Phnom Penh to launch the 2011 Situation Report on Women and Children’s Rights. Head of the Women and Children’s Rights Section, Ms. Chhoun Chamrong presented the main points of the report to an audience of partners, donors and media and the executive summary, featured below, was distributed to attendees.
Phnom Penh, 16 February 2012 ― The trial of three community representatives opened on 15 February 2012 at Preah Vihear Provincial Court: Mrs. Sath Savouan (44), Mr. Kim Sophal (44) and Mr. Srei Sophan (74) were charged of forgery, incitement and disinformation. A complaint was lodged against them at the instigation of Pen Lim, a high-ranking military official embroiled in a land dispute in Kantout commune, Choam Ksann district, Preah Vihear province. ADHOC provided a lawyer to provide legal advice and to defend the three accused who would otherwise not have been able to afford legal representation. The trial, background and details of which are described below, will continue with a hearing on the 1 March.
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) calls upon the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to urgently assist Cambodian migrant workers encountering human rights abuses from recruiters, employers and traffickers within and outside of the country.
Phnom Penh, 20 October 2011 The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) calls upon the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to prioritize the well-being of Cambodian migrant workers over private interests of recruitment agencies by upholding the temporary ban on recruiting, training or sending domestic workers to Malaysia. Following recurrent reports concerning abuse and [...]
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) has serious concerns on the increasing number of rape cases in Cambodia in the last couple of years. Although not all of the reported cases in the newspapers could be verified or investigated but most appear to be the same cases received and investigated by ADHOC.During the last two years (2009, 2010 and the first trimester of 2011), an alarming number of rape cases have been reported to ADHOC. From January 1st to December 31st 2010, ADHOC investigated 501 complaints of rape and indecent assault an increase of 9% (460 cases) from 2009. During the first trimester of 2011, ADHOC recorded a total of 156 cases of rape and indecent assault. If law enforcement is still lacking and serious measure has not been taken to prevent the increasing numbers of rape and indecent assault, rape cases will continue to rise to 600 cases or more
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