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Rights group criticizes Cambodia opposition leader's conviction
January 29, 2010
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] on Friday called [press release] the closed door trial of Cambodia's opposition leader Sam Rainsy [official profile] and two others a "farce," saying the ruling demonstrates the government's control over the country's judiciary. Rainsy was convict....... [more]

Cambodia war crimes court charges fourth former Khmer Rouge leader with genocide
December 21, 2009
[JURIST] The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website] on Monday charged former Khmer Rouge [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] leader Ieng Thirith [Trial Watch profile; case materials] with genocide, torture, and persecution, adding to previous charges that incl....... [more]

Cambodia war crimes court charges former Khmer Rouge leader with genocide
December 18, 2009
[JURIST] The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website] on Friday charged Khieu Samphan [Trial Watch profile; JURIST news archive], the former head of state during the Khmer Rouge [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] regime, with genocide for his involvement in the....... [more]

Cambodia war crimes court issues first genocide charges
December 16, 2009
[JURIST] The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website] on Wednesday issued its first genocide charges against two former Khmer Rouge [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] leaders. Former deputy leader and chief ideologist Nuon Chea and foreign minister Ieng Sary [T....... [more]

Cambodia genocide court to allow individual prosecutions for government actions
December 9, 2009
[JURIST] The co-investigating judges for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website] released an order [text, PDF] Wednesday that will allow the use of the controversial legal concept of joint criminal enterprise (JCE) [CTM backgrounder] to prosecute surviving Khme....... [more]

Cambodia genocide court appoints new co-prosecutor
December 2, 2009
[JURIST] The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website] named [press release] a new head co-prosecutor Wednesday after the September resignation [JURIST report] of Canadian Robert Petit. UK lawyer Andrew Cayley, who will serve alongside a Cambodian prosecutor, has pre....... [more]

Cambodia genocide court rejects motion for judicial bias probe
December 1, 2009
[JURIST] The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website] on Tuesday rejected [judgment, PDF] a request by lawyers for a former Khmer Rouge [BBC backgrounder] leader to examine two international judges for bias. Lawyers representing former minister of foreign affairs Ie....... [more]

Ex-Khmer Rouge leader asks for acquittal at close of trial
November 28, 2009
[JURIST] Accused former Khmer Rouge leader Kaing Guek Eav [TrialWatch profile; JURIST news archive], more commonly known as "Duch," unexpectedly asked to be released at the close of his trial on Friday. His request before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website]....... [more]

Cambodia refuses to extradite ousted Thailand PM Thaksin
November 11, 2009
[JURIST] The Cambodian government on Tuesday refused Thailand's request to extradite former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], escalating a political row that threatens to destabilize the efforts of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) [official....... [more]

Cambodia parliament votes to limit mass demonstrations
October 22, 2009
[JURIST] The Cambodian National Assembly [official website] approved legislation Wednesday banning demonstrations of more than 200 people. The bill, which passed [Phnom Penh Post report] Cambodia's lower house by a vote of 76-25, would also ban any gathering inside or outside the gates of factories....... [more]



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