Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association

The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) is an independent, non-partisan,non-profit and non-governmental organisation that works to address the absence of basic rights, freedoms and liberties in Cambodia by providing people with knowledge and understanding of human rights, law and democracy, and how to defend their rights and freedoms. ADHOC is comprised of two sections - the Human Rights and Land Rights Section, and the Women’s and Children’s Rights Section. It operates across Cambodia from a Central Office in Phnom Penh and 17 provincial offices. The Central Office is seeking a Head of Human Rights and Land Rights Section to supervise and support activities of Human Rights and Land Rights Section. The Human Rights and Land Rights Section handles complaints of human rights abuses, such as extrajudicial killings, illegal arrest and detention, torture, impunity, or violations of fundamental freedoms of expression, assembly and association. In addition, the section handles cases of land and natural resource rights violations, including those concerning land grabbing, forced evictions, Economic Land Concessions (ELCs), Social Land Concessions (SLCs) and destruction of natural resources. The section undertakes three key types of activities, including a) provision of direct legal and other support to survivors of human rights violations and their families; b) empowerment and capacity-building activities to enable people to defend their rights; and c) advocacy at the local, national and international levels.