Program's Events
2012-04-03 -
Around 300 villagers from Kbal Trach Commune, Pursat, protested in front of Pheapimex bulldozers which cleared their land this morning. ...
2012-04-01 -
CLEC undertook the initial fact finding and legal analysis to affirm the legal possessory rights of 1,143 local community households who have owned approximately 10,000 hectares of land within the areas occupied by and under development of the Union Development Group Co, LTD (UDG) after the company received a 99 year lease contract in 2009 for the development of 36,000 hectares of land within the Botumsakor National Park. ...
2011-12-31 -
In 2011, the CLEC Labor Program negotiated and finalized collective bargaining agreements in 8 workplaces, those being hotel, garment, and airport service provider companies. Sofitel Angkor, Victoria Angkor, Darong Factory, Caltec, WMF, Atisang Angkor, La Residence d'Angkor hotel and Coca Cola company. These instruments provided and legally entrenched benefits for at least 7200 women and men as direct beneficiaries. ...
2011-11-25 -
CLEC, in collaboration with the local NGO ADHOC and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, successfully advocated for four villages, Puraing, Puchar, Pulames and Bousra, to receive legal status as indigenous communities, which they received on 26-27 March 2011. Their legal identities, culture, customs and traditions are defined according to the 2001 Land Law and their committees have been elected by the members of the community. ...
2010-10-08 -
In order to understand present day Cambodia it is imperative that one understands the country's past. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge rose to power with the intention of turning Cambodia into a communist utopia. In order to achieve this, Pol Pot and other high ranking Khmer Rouge cadres decided to recreate Cambodian society from "year zero." ...
2013-05-10 -
On May 10, 2013 at 10.50am in Siem Reap, Lin Yu, Shin was arrested on charges of human trafficking in relation to her position as head of Giant Ocean Labor Supply Company, a recruitment agency that was granted license to recruit and send labor to Japan....
2013-05-01 -
Today
6,000 to 7,000 Cambodian workers took to the streets to demand a living wage and
improved working conditions. Workers throughout various Cambodian sectors joined
the May Day march in an amazing show of solidarity, sending a message to duty-bearers,
employers and international businesses that development in this country will be
inclusive....
2013-03-27 -
Today, 219 Kingsland garment workers were paid almost $235,000 from Walmart and H&M suppliers, plus the sale of the factory assets....
2013-03-12 -
On 12 March 2013,
with a ritual ceremony the villagers of Kong Yu, Pate commune, O' Yadav
district of Ratanakiri set up a banner as mean to push the court to solve the
problem of land dispute involving in Mrs. Keat Kolny, sister of HE Keat Chhun.
Villagers filed a complaint at Ratanakiri court several years ago.
2013-03-11 -
On March 4, 2013, the Working Group on Political Finance organized a forum in Wat Chher Teal, Sangkat Roka Krao, Krong Don Keo, Takeo Province. In attendance were representatives from organizations that include COMFREL, NICFEC, Democracy and Human Rights Organization in Action (DHRAC), Coalition for Integrity and Social Accountability (CISA), Community Legal Education Center (CLEC), and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)....
2012-12-03 -
On December 1, 2012, garment factory workers from SA One Garments Limited factory in the Khan Dangkor section of Phnom Penh went on strike due to harsh factory conditions and oppressive actions taken by the Malaysian based factory owners. SA One produces numerous styles of clothing and apparel for Puma Corp. as well as other international clothing companies....
2012-11-28 -
U.S. President Barack Obama wants them freed. Prime Minister Hun Sen says there are none. And while human rights groups say there are many, they cannot agree on just how to define these “political prisoners,” let alone how many there might be in Cambodia....
2012-11-16 -
Local authorities detained eight residents living near Phnom Penh International Airport yesterday, holding them for about 12 hours after accusing them of threatening security by posting pictures of U.S. President Barack Obama on the roofs of their homes and spray painting SOS below the photographs....
2012-11-15 -
Local authorities across Phnom Penh yesterday continued to intimidate the owners of venues and guesthouses reserved by civil society groups holding meetings ahead of next week's Asean and East Asia summits, according to a U.N. official and rights workers....
2012-10-31 -
Families in Koh Kong province will today file a complaint with the U.S. government against American Sugar Refining (ASR) over farmland they claim they were violently evicted from to make way for two sugar plantations that supply the New York-based company....
2012-10-12 -
"We
worry about our children...It is difficult because we go to work and have
housework at home. Even when we do not feel good, they force us into overtime.
If we do not they blame us. If we do not we don’t have enough money. If we take
leave we face termination."...
2012-09-27 -
Three ethnic Bunong communities in Mondolkiri province may soon receive long-awaited collective property titles, which would bring to six the total number of communal land titles granted to the country's indigenous people since the Land Law was created in 2001....
2012-09-21 -
Traditionally in Cambodia disputes are resolved through methods of mediation and negotiation between parties, with or without a neutral third party. This type of dispute resolution is more accessible, less costly and perceived as more just than the formal court system....
2012-09-14 -
Phnom Penh Post - Written by Heather Stilwell: Garment factory workers are taken for treatment at the Kampong Speu Referral Hospital after fainting at Sabrina Garment Manufactuing Corp factory in April. Last year, more than 2,000 garment workers were affected by mass fainting.
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2012-09-14 -
The trial of Mam Sonando lasted three and a half days in the Phnom Penh Municipality Court from 11-14 September, 2012. Road access to the court was blocked. Many of Sonando's supporters were outside to show their support and call for his release. Many local and international NGOs as well as embassy officials observed the trial. CLEC observed the trial both inside and outside the courtroom. ...
2012-09-13 -
Cambodia expects the arrival of the ASEAN Community in 2015 to present challenges as well as opportunities for its people.
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2012-09-03 -
Economics Today - Volume6, Number 135, September 3-9, 2012....
2012-09-03 -
ASEAN Affairs: Cambodia
continues to be a "repressive" environment for labour activists in
2009, despite the existence of relatively progressive legislation, according to
a new report from United States-based watchdog Freedom House.
2012-08-20 -
The Access to Justice Department organized its intensive training for those paralegals selected in 2011. The training was successfully completed between the 20 and 22 August, 2012 at the CLEC office. ...
2012-08-17 -
An investigation into the February shooting of three female garment workers by the former governor of Bavet City, Chhouk Bundith, will be completed and sent to a prosecutor for review by the end of the week, a Svay Rieng Provincial Court official said yesterday....
2012-07-26 -
The long-running land dispute in Sre Ambel, Che Kor Leu District finally came to trial at Koh Kong Provincial Court after 6 years of dispute. ...
2012-06-27 -
Regarding the arrest of the Mr. Sao Sareoun and Mrs. Ly Chanary, CLEC commenced legal defense on May 30 2012 after the two representatives were arrested and charged with insulting police and obstructing public officials during a protest that turned violent outside the courthouse. ...
2012-06-07 -
Tola Moeun, who has worked extensively with abused maids, believes that Cambodian women are still arriving in Malaysia to work, often through third countries.
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2012-05-04 -
On 03 May, 2012, the Good Governance Department facilitated a meeting between the Commune Council and Community Level Volunteers of Srae Char Commune. ...
2012-03-21 -
A2J staff conducted a mission to select new paralegals to be trained in ...
2012-03-19 -
The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development defines Social Protection as being 'concerned with preventing, managing, and overcoming situations that adversely affect people's wellbeing'. ...
2012-03-01 -
The Labor Ministry yesterday said it had started an investigation into the alleged confinement of a 31-year old mother at a Phnom Penh recruitment agency where she broke her ankle and heel while trying to escape on Monday. "I cannot explain the case, but my staff are investigating," said Choub Naruth, deputy director of the Labor Ministry’s department of manpower and employment. "We have a legal policy warning that the recruitment of workers should not involve detention."...
2012-02-13 -
CLEC lawyers aided 99 families evicted from the Borei Keila community in filing a civil lawsuit with Phnom Penh Municipal Court on February 13, 2012 against the company Phanimex that evicted them, demanding the firm construct two apartments buildings as replacement housing and compensate them a total of $99,000. ...
2011-07-31 -
On March 31, 2011, a fire occurred at the June Textile Factory causing extensive damage to the building and leading to the closure of the factory. On April 5 the workers were informed that they would be paid their salaries for April but that the factory might not re-open. ...