Human Rights News 200307 JUL 2003

Pre-Election Assessment Joint Statement by COMFREL and NICFEC CONCLUSIONS OF THE FINDINGS FORREPORT 4 (July 11 – July 18) Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) Statement Cumulative Summaries: (Reports 1, 2 and 3, 4): June 16-July 18 COMFREL MEDIA MONITORING UNIT SUMMARY REPORT 5 Comfrel will release randomly quick count for 2003 National Elections Cambodia PM defiant after poll Cambodian democracy's slow progress Top 2 Pailin Candidates Split Over KR Trail Concerns over the Increase of Cases of Violence, Threats, Intimidation and Vote Buying during the First Two Weeks of the Electoral Campaign Coercion, Vote-Buying Taint Cambodia's Elections Recommendation to the NEC by international and local observers Council Has Final Word on Election Disputes Border Is Burning issue for Svay Rieng Voters CONCLUSIONS OF THE FINDINGS FOR THE FIRST EIGHT DAYS OF THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN Gov’t Threatens to Shut Down Beehive Radio High voter Turnout Expected Among Ratanakkiri Hill Tribes Court Charges German with Debauchery Envoy: NEC Must Enforce Election law Comfrel Fully Supports the Election News with Equity Rules Doctor: Children With HIV Deserve Medicine Deputy Chief Accused of Shooting Policeman Police Faulted Over Pace for Investigations Report Says Politics Behind Deadly attacks Political Parties Outline Platforms to Voters at Public Forums Prince: 1997 Victors Betrayed People's Will Conclusions of the findings for the pre-election campaign period Judges Trained on Implementation of Land Law ADHOC, COMFREL, NICFEC and Youth Council of Cambodian (CYC) Joint Statement Incidents of Pre-Election Violence Rise