Published by Cambodian Defenders Project (CDP) on 25 October 2013
Following the Concluding Observations issued by the Committee to End All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on 21 October 2013, CDP issued this press release to exress their support for CEDAW’s statements and recommendations on sexual violence during the Khmer Rouge regime. CDP calls on the government to fully comply with the obligations stipulated by CEDAW.
On 18 October 2013, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) issued its latest General Recommendation Number 30 which focuses on women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations. One section is dedicated to ensuring women’s full engagement during transitional justice processes, including their participation in judicial and non-judicial transitional justice mechanisms and their right to remedy in particular for gender-based violence. These recommendations complement the CEDAW Convention and are binding on all member states.
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Go to Publications and Materials for CDP’s written submission to CEDAW on this General Recommendation.
Published by Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia on 15 October 2013
This month’s Court Report reports on the Women’s Hearing with the Young Generation which was organized by CDP in cooperation with VSS and TPO on 24 September 2013.
Published by UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on 7 October 2013
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is holding its periodic review of Cambodia’s report on 8 October 2013. In the preparation thereof, CEDAW heard issues presented by Cambodian civil society organizations on 7 October 2013 which also addressed gender-based violence during the Khmer Rouge regime. This press release summarizes the dialogue between CEDAW and the Cambodian NGOs.
Published by Phnom Penh Post on 12 July 2013
Phnom Penh Post interviews CDP Project Coordinator Mr. Duong Savorn about “The Mystery of Sexual Violence under the Khmer Rouge Regime”, a collection of testimonies authored by him and published by CDP in 2011.