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Gender-Based Violence Against Sexual Minorities During the Khmer Rough Regime
Publication Year: 2015 / Sources: Kasumi Nakagawa, Cambodian Defenders Project (CDP)During the Khmer Rouge (KR) regime in Cambodia, people belonging to sexual minorities, examined as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people (LGBT), were forced to experience specific forms of gender-based violence and sexual violence that were not experienced by the majority of Khmer people. (…) The motivation to conduct this pioneering research started with my strong commitment to break the culture of denial of basic human rights of sexual minorities in Cambodia. Enabling the voices of the most marginalized group to be heard can contribute to empowering older victims of the KR and youth alike.
Discourse and research about gender-based violence in the Khmer Rough Regime has focused almost exclusively on violence perpetrated against women. The KR regime was the period when the government with extreme communism forced people in cities to move to rural areas.
Handbook for Human Rights Treaty Body Members
Publication Year: 2015 / Sources: United Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsBeing a human rights treaty body member is highly rewarding. The treaties and the work of the treaty bodies underpin the international human rights system. A treaty body member is at the centre of the interpretation and application of international human rights treaty law, and contributes to the promotion, protection and implementation of human rights at the national level.
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Earth Hour 2016- Climate Action in Cambodia: 5 Things that You Can Do in Your Home to Save Energy
Publication Year: 2016 / Sources: WWF-CambodiaEarth Hour is not just making a difference for one hour, it is about channeling that passion and taking it forward into everyday life. Below are some ideas about how you can continue to help in the fight against climate change and make a difference every day.
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Strengthening Sustainable Water Supply Services through Domestic Private Sector Providers in Cambodia
Publication Year: 2016 / Sources: World BankCambodia has the lowest access to piped water supply in the South East Asia region, which was estimated to be 21% by 2015. Out of Cambodia’s estimated population of 15.6 million, access to piped services was only 7% for rural areas, where four-fifth of the population is living, and much higher at 75% for Cambodia’s urban areas.
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Achieving Skill Mobility in the ASEAN Economic Community: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Implications
Publication Year: 2015 / Sources: Asian Development BankDespite clear aspirations by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to create an effective framework to facilitate movements among skilled professionals within the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by December 2015, progress on the ground has been slow and uneven. The challenge ASEAN Member States face is threefold.
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