Mother's Day celebration

Cambodian Young Women Activist on ASEAN (CYWA) will held Mother's Day event to to remind for mother's grateful, How hard of mother has, show our respect to mother. especially it's our opportunity to show our respect to our mother. This event will held On 12th May 2013 in SILAKA organization. To register please contact Ms. Rachana, Tel: 070 365 423 and Ms. Serey Rath, Tel: 097 696 8672/ 016 713 472.
Thank You so much.
CYWA Member.

Leading By Example: Interview with Mrs. Thida Khus, SILAKA Executive Director and CWC Representative

The very talented inspiring young journelist, Miss. Kim Kotara, a junior student at the Department of Media and Communication, RUPP recently interviewed, Thida Khus, Executive Director of SILAKA, and Cambodia Womens Caucus Representative on Cambodian Women Activist Activities and the Women's Right Movement in Cambodia today. Thank you, Kim for sharing your insightful article and we are glad to have you as a member of the CWYA Network, supporter and collaborter in advancing the Cambodian women's rights movement!!

ការចូលរួមរបស់ស្រ្តីក្នុងកិច្ចការអាស៊ាន

 

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បុរស​ ​និង​ស្រ្តី​ត្រូវ​បាន​ចាត់​ទុក​ថា​ជា​កត្តា​ពីរ​ដ៏សំខាន់​ដែល​មិន​អាច​ខ្វះបាន​ ​ក្នុង​ការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍​ទាំង​គ្រប់​វិស័យ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​នីមួយៗ​ ​មិន​ថា​ប្រទេស​កំពុង​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ ​ឬ​ប្រទេស​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ឡើយ ​ហើយ​ស្រ្តី​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​​ក៏​បាន​បញ្ជ្រាប​ខ្លួន​ទៅ​ក្នុង​កិច្ចការ​ជា​ច្រើន ​ពិសេសគឺ​អាស៊ាន​​។ ​ជាក់ស្តែង…

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102nd International Day WLSN Solidarity March a success!

We are all very proud of all those who supported and made the 102nd International Day WLSN Solidarity March a success! CYWEN, CYWA, and other young activists joined network supporters and other womens rights organizations during a march around Wat Phnom on 8th of March 2013. Kotara Kim was kind enough to share this insightful article marking the close to another successful collaborative event! Original post taken from myvillage.com.kh.

Thank you!

 

Visit myvillage.com.kh or click on link below  to read full article posted on the website.

 

លរួមទាំងអស់គ្នាដើម្បីបញ្ឈប់អំពើរហិង្សាលើស្រ្តី

 

ចូលរួមទាំងអស់គ្នាដើម្បីបញ្ឈប់អំពើរហិង្សាលើស្រ្តី

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“សិទ្ធិស្មើគ្នា ឱកាសស្មើគ្នា ដើម្បីពន្លឿនការអភិវឌ្ឍ” គឺជាសម្លេងស្រែករបស់យុវជន និងយុវតីមួយក្រុមស្ថិតនៅក្នុងអាវយឺតពណ៌ទឹកក្រូចដើរជាក្បួនដោយដៃមានកាន់នូវបណ្តាធំៗ នៅតាមដងវិថី ជុំវិញរមណីយដ្ឋានវត្តភ្នំ។

2nd and Final day of the Regional Writing Workshop on ACSC/APF Follow-Up Mechanisms hosted by Human Rights Working Group (HRWG)

During the second day of the Regional Writing Workshop on ACSC/APF Follow-Up Mechanisms hosted by Human Rights Working Group (HRWG), the participants met with the Ambassador Ngurah Swajara, Indonesian Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) in the afternoon. to present the ASEAN TOR of the CPR mandate all the 10 CPR to do community building in which we can approach any one of the CPR for our national issues. It was encouraging that Amb. Ngurah was receptive and invited continued interaction with him. During the meeting the Ambassador urged all regional Civil Society Organizations (CSO) to register with ASEAN.

Subsequently the workshop came to a successful closure on the afternoon of 5th March 2013 and we are pleased to inform you of the very fruitful results. All the participants put a great deal of effort and were able to successfully draft the zero draft. Most importantly, as a result of much deliberation, we are happy to report that the '"Youth Agenda'" being an emerging segment of ASEAN society has been added as one of the focus' that will coincide with the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) three pillars of the political-security, economic and cultural – social Communities.

Workshop on the ACSC/APF Followup Mechanism

On the from the 3rd -4th March 2013, Human Right Working Group (HRWG) hosted the Regional Writing Workshop on the ACSC/APF Followup Mechanism in Jakarta, Indonesia. The participants represented from the 9 ASEAN countries and various regional groups including Cambodian Women Caucus representative Mrs. Thida Khus and Ms. Seng Reasey. 

 During the discussions, there were deliberating Term of Reference for the follow-up mechanism to monitor the ACSC/APF 2012 recommendations taken to ASEAN 

The working group will finalize the zero draft of the TOR and will present it to the ACSC/APF in Brune Darussalam in April 2013 i. There will also be engaged with Indonesia CPR to bounce our ideas and to making our mechanism workable and accepted by ASEAN.

The first day morning of Regional Writing Workshop on ACSC/APF Follow-Up Mechanisms in Jakarta was off to a great start with the opening remarks from Thida Khus, Executive Director of SILAKA . 

Concept Note for Regional Write Workshop on the ACSC/APF Followup Mechanism

The Appointment of New Representatives of Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam and the Re-appointment of Representatives to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)

Posted on: 13 February, 2013, http://aichr.org/news/the-appointment-of-new-representatives-of-lao-pdr-thailand-and-viet-nam-and-the-re-appointment-of-representatives-to-the-asean-intergovernmental-commission-on-human-rights-aichr/ 

Pursuant to Article 5.2 of the Term of Reference (TOR) of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) – which states that “Each Member State shall appoint a Representative to the AICHR who shall be accountable to the appointing Government” – the governments of three ASEAN Member States have recently announced the appointment of their new respective Representatives to the AICHR for the term 2013-2015.

H.E. Mr. Phoukhong Sisoulath, formerly the Alternate Representative of Lao PDR, has been officially appointed as the new Representative of Lao PDR to AICHR replacing H.E. Mr. Bounkeut Sangsomsak. Further, H E. Dr. Seree Nonthasoot, a member of the Drafting Group for the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, has been appointed to replace H.E. Dr. Sriprapha Petcharamesree as the Representative of Thailand. Finally, the government Viet Nam has appointed H.E. Ms. Le Thi Thu as their new Representative to AICHR, succeeding H.E. Amb. Nguyen Duy Hung.

Several AICHR Representatives have also been re-appointed. The Representatives who have been re-appointed are H.E. Pehin Dato’ Dr. Awang Hj. Ahmad bin Hj. Jumat (Chair, Representative of Brunei Darussalam), H.E. Dato’ Sri Dr. Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (Representative of Malaysia), H.E. Amb. Kyaw Tint Swe (Representative of Myanmar), and H.E. Amb. Rosario G. Manalo (Representative of the Philippines). Cambodia is in the process of selecting their Representative to AICHR.

Public Announcement on ACSC/APF 2013 in Brunei Darussalam

On 19th February 2013, It was publicly announced that The Council of Women of Brunei Darussalam (CWBD) with the support of the Civil Society Organisations of Brunei Darussalam will be hosting the ACSC/APF 2013 at LR ASMA Hotel, Jalan Jerudong, Brunei Darussalam from 6-8 April. 

A National Organising Committee was set up in December 2012 to plan and organised the ACSC/APF 2013. 

Attached herewith is the First Public Announcement of the ACSC/APF 2013 for your information and reference.  the two-day agenda for the meeting as soon as it is finalized. 


Downloadable links:
ACSC 2013 First Public Annoucement, (revised)
Registration Form ACSC 2013

United We Stand, Together We Can Make it Happen!

One in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime means that one billion women violated which is in itself is an atrocity and a fact that cannot be ignored and allow to take place globally much less in our own backyard.

Considering Cambodia statistics on violence again women places the incidences at one in four women experiences violence in their lifetime, we should count ourselves fortunate, but the battle to combat the elimination of violence against women and girls is far from over.

This on 14th February 2013,CWC Members, CYWA Volunteers, CYWEN activist join fellow women's rights activist in an around Phnom Penh to say NO to Violence during the One Billion Rising will be held in Cambodia as part of the global One Billion Rising campaign which invited ONE BILLION women and those who love them to WALK OUT, DANCE, RISE UP, and publicly DEMAND an End to Violence against Women.

Globally women activist joined together and with the world (197 countries) to dance as an act of solidarity, demonstrating to women the commonality of their struggles and their power in numbers and a refusal to accept violence against women and girls.

Mrs. Thida Khus, SILAKA Executive Director gave a moving and highly motivational speech during the opening of the milestone event held at Freedom Park on what is internationally recognized as Valentines Day. A day where people all over the world show their appreciation and love for people in their lives. 

Cambodia After ASEAN

PUBLISHED: 10-FEB-13 08:14AM | BY BY WILLIAM E. TODD

http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/opinion/detail/3?token=ZDg2MmVhYWYwYmQ1ZGIyMmQxMTM5OTRiMjcyMWE3

By William E. Todd

First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank everyone for the many questions you have asked these last couple of weeks.  The reason I enjoy writing this column so much is because of all the interesting feedback I get from my readers so please continue to send your questions to me at AskAMB...@state.gov. 

A topic that has been raised several times recently by my readers is Cambodia’s international role.  Some of you are wondering how Cambodia will continue to be important in world affairs now that it has concluded its chairmanship of ASEAN.  Leaders from across the globe came to Cambodia last year to participate in ASEAN meetings, but that won’t happen again this year.  So how does Cambodia stay relevant?

Like you, I want to see Cambodia continue to raise its international profile.  I want Cambodia to stay “in the spotlight.”  If international players continue to pay attention to Cambodia, I believe there will be more positive changes for Cambodia in the years ahead. 

You will remember my recent column about the trips I took to Singapore and Thailand in order to promote investment opportunities in Cambodia.  I am planning more trips like those.  I will continue talking to American companies about the vibrant economic environment here.  Cambodia is becoming more and more hospitable to business, and I want more people to know about it.

Also, in the next few months, I will be hosting a number of high-level U.S. officials, whose visits demonstrate the importance that the United States continues to place on its relationship with Cambodia and its people.  Let me tell you briefly about three of these visitors.

U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu will lead a delegation, which will also include three members of Congress, to meet with Cambodian officials and other representatives to see how our two countries can strengthen our ability to work together on child welfare issues.  Senator Landrieu is a strong advocate for the protection and well-being of children and families.  In particular, Senator Landrieu wants to see how we can ensure that children outside of family care can find permanent, loving families.  One way to do this is through intercountry adoptions.   As a signatory to the Hague Adoption Convention, an international agreement to establish safeguards to ensure that intercountry adoptions take place in the best interests of the child, Cambodia has made commitments to strengthen its systems for processing such adoptions.  Cambodia is making good progress toward this goal, and I am sure Senator Landrieu’s visit will play an important role in helping Cambodia further along.

I am also looking forward to the visit of Lieutenant General Thomas Conant, the Deputy Commander of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM).  Approximately 325,000 military and civilian personnel – about one-fifth of total U.S. military strength – are assigned to PACOM, which has an area of responsibility that covers nearly half the earth’s surface, stretching from the waters off the U.S. West Coast to the western border of India, and from Antarctica to the North Pole.  General Conant’s meetings in Cambodia will highlight the growing cooperation between the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and the U.S. military.  This cooperation has already led to the sharing of knowledge and experience between our two militaries across a range of important activities, including peacekeeping operations, maritime security, and military professionalization.  General Conant’s visit to Cambodia will focus attention on Cambodia’s role as a responsible regional partner and one that is actively engaged in UN peacekeeping and demining efforts.

The third visitor I want to mention is Assistant Secretary Michael Posner, the head of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.  As such, he will be coming to Cambodia to learn more about the current Cambodian situation on these issues and how the United States can help Cambodia take steps to strengthen its democratic process and provide greater protection of human rights and labor rights for its people as the country seeks to demonstrate to the world that it is serious about free and fair elections, good governance, and respect for the rule of law.

In the months ahead, the U.S. Embassy will continue to work to promote Cambodia’s role in international affairs.  We believe that Cambodia will remain the focus of international attention as it implements positive changes and continues its development.  That is why my staff and I are working hard to help Cambodia promote foreign investment, improve its system for intercountry adoptions, enhance the professionalization of its armed forces, and strengthen democracy and good governance. 

Thank you for taking the time to read my column this week.  Please remember that it is meant to be a two-way exchange, so I encourage you to send me your questions in English or Khmer at AskAMB...@state.gov and to follow my blog at http://blogs.usembassy.gov/todd/.

William E. Todd is U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia

The New AICHR Representative for 2013-2015

Starting 28th January until February 2, 2013, AICHR will have their first meeting for 2nd three-year period (2013-2015) with the new composition of its members. Until Saturday, here is the updated list of AICHR Representatives

Summary of the composition:

·       4 new Representatives

·       3 women

·       Only 2 countries conducted a participatory selection process (Indonesia, Thailand)

·       2 lawyers (Thailand and Malaysia), 1 NGO (Indonesia), 5 diplomats/former diplomats (The Philippines, Singapore, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia), 1 government retired officials (Brunei Darussalam), 1 member of NHRI (Myanmar)

The following is the brief description of each Represenative that HRWG Staff managed to compile:

1.     Brunei Darussalam, H.E. Mr. Pehin Dato Dr. Awang Hj. Ahmad bin Hj. Jumat

H.E. Mr. Pehin Dato Dr. Awang Hj. Ahmad bin Hj. Jumat is a former of Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Brunei Darussalam from 2008-2010. He was a Minister of Industry and Primary Resource from 2005-2008. He was a Minister of Development from 2002-2005. He earned BA at University of Malaya, Malaysia, M. Ed at University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada and D. Ed at University of South California. This is his second term in AICHR.

2.     Cambodia, H.E. Mr. Dr. Om Yentieng

H.E. Mr. Om Yentieng was a member of the High Level Panel to draft the Term of Reference for the AICHR. Currently he is holding number of positions in Cambodia: (a) President of Cambodian Human Rights Committee in 2000, (b) Member of the National Counter-terrorism Committee in 2004, (c) Head the Cambodian Anti-Corruption Unit at the Office of the Council of Ministers, and (d) Senior Minister and vice president of the Council for Legal and Judicial Reforms. He holds Doctoral degree on Law. This is his second term in AICHR.

3.     Indonesia, H.E. Mr. Rafendi Djamin (Re-elected)

H.E. Mr. Rafendi Djamin the Executive Director of the Coalition of Indonesian NGOs for International Human Rights Advocacy (HRWG) Indonesia. He earned his master degree at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, the Netherlands, after graduating from the University of Indonesia. This is his second term in AICHR through the democratic selection process in Indonesia.

4.     Laos, H.E. Mr. Phoukhong Sisoulath (NEW)

H.E. Mr Phoukhong Sisoulath is the Project Manager, Department of Treaties and Law in the ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR. He has been the alternate/ assistant of the former AICHR Representative 2009-2012, H.E. Mr. Bounkeut Sangsomsak.

5.     Malaysia, H.E. Mr. Dato’ Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah

H.E. Mr. Dato’ Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is an advocate & solicitor, is well-known and respected in the legal circle. He received an LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Malaya in 1977. In 1984, he went to London to pursue his Post-Graduate studies at the London School of Economics and graduated with an LLM. He has his own Law Practice, Messrs Shafee & Co in which he is involved in litigation covering criminal, civil, constitutional, human rights, etc. He has been appointed in number of high profile boards/councils such as Human Rights Committee of the Bar Council, SUHAKAM, National Welfare Foundation and University of Malaya Board, to name a few. This is his second term in AICHR.

6.     Myanmar, H.E. Mr. U Kyaw Tint Swe

H.E. Mr. U Kyaw Tint Swe is a member of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). He was the Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Union of Myanmar to the United Nations (since 2001). He was elected vice president of the General Assembly three times (2004, 2006 and 2008) and chairman of the special political and decolonization committee of the General Assembly.He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Yangon in Myanmar and a post-graduate diploma in international relations and development at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. This is his second term in AICHR.

7.     The Philippines, H.E. Mrs. Rosario Gonzales Manalo

H.E. Mrs. Rosario Gonzales Manalo is a Senior Foreign Service Adviser to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, who had also chaired the High Level Task Force to draft the ASEAN Charter (2007). She was the Philippines’ representative to the High Level Panel that drafted the AICHR’s TOR. She was the Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, Portugal and Estonia. She teaches at the University of the Philippines, the National Defencee of the Philippines and the School of Social Sciences at Ateneo de Manila University. This is her second term in AICHR.

8.     Singapore, H.E. Mrs. Chan Heng Chee (NEW)

H.E. Mrs. Chan Heng Chee has served as Singapore’s ambassador at-large to the United States from July 1996 to July 2012. Chan Heng Chee earned her B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1964 and 1966, respectively.  She earned a second M.A. at Cornell University in 1967, and her Ph.D. in Political Science at NUS in 1974. Chan left academia in 1989 to serve as Singapore’s representative to the United Nations from 1989 to 1991, when she was also accredited as High Commissioner to Canada and Ambassador to Mexico. Between 1991 and 1996, Chan served as Executive Director of the Singapore International Foundation, which is responsible for the Singaporean version of the US Peace Corps, and Director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 

9.     Thailand, H.E. Mr. Seree Nonthasoot (NEW)

H.E. Mr. Seree Nonthasoot is an international law expert who teaches at faculty of Law in Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He was a Legal Counsel at the Treasury. He is a Legal Counsel at State Enterprise Policy Office, Ministry of Finance. He graduated from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and the University of Oxford.

10.  Vietnam, H.E. Mrs. Le Thi Thu (NEW)

H.E. Mrs. Le Thi Thu is the Vice Head of the Foreign Ministry’s ASEAN Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Vietnam. She has been served as the assistant of the former AICHR Representative (2010-2012), H.E. Mr Nguyen Duy Hung.

The list of Representatives of AICHR in two periods:

	2009-2012	2013-2015
Brunei Darussalam	·    H.E. Mr. Abdul Hamid Bakal (2009-2010) ·    H.E. Mr. Pehin Dato Dr. Awang Hj. Ahmad bin Hj. Jumat (2011-2012)	H.E. Mr. Pehin Dato Dr. Awang Hj. Ahmad bin Hj. Jumat
Cambodia	H.E. Mr. Dr. Om Yentieng	H.E. Mr. Dr. Om Yentieng
Indonesia	H.E. Mr Rafendi Djamin	H.E. Mr Rafendi Djamin
Laos	H.E. Mr. Bounkeut Sangsomsak	H.E. Mr. Phoukhong Sisoulath
Malaysia	H.E. Mr. Dato’ Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah	H.E. Mr. Dato’ Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah
Myanmar	Mr. U Kyaw Tint Swe	Mr. U Kyaw Tint Swe
The Philippines	H.E. Mrs. Rosario Gonzales Manalo	H.E. Mrs. Rosario Gonzales Manalo
Singapore	H.E. Mr Richard Magnus	H.E. Mrs. Chan Heng Chee
Thailand	H.E. Mrs. Sriprapha Pechamesree	H.E. Mr. Seree Nonthasoot
Vietnam	·    H.E. Mr. Do Ngoc Son (2009-2010) ·    H.E. Mr. Nguyen Duy Hung (2011-2012)	H.E. Mrs. Le Thi Thu