Cambodia: Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: Recommendations to address victims and witnesses issues in the Internal Rules effectively

Cambodia: Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: Recommendations to address victims and witnesses issues in the Internal Rules effectively

In November 2007, judges of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (Extraordinary Chambers) held their first plenary session to consider its Draft Internal Rules (Draft Rules). This paper sets out Amnesty International's serious concerns on certain aspects of the Draft Rules which relate to victims and witnesses. The organization urges the judges to consider and adopt a number of concrete recommendations discussed in this document to ensure that the Extraordinary Chambers attains the highest standards of services and treatment for victims and witnesses.