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Read More Cambodian political activist’s brother arrested at Thai border crossing
The brother of a prominent overseas Cambodian activist was arrested at the Thai border as he attempted to leave the country just weeks after Senate President Hun Sen publicly threatened the activist’s family. Hay Vanna, a political activist who lives in Japan, told Radio Free Asia that his brother, Hay Vannith, was detained in Poipet in northwestern Cambodia on Aug. 16.
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Read More Gov’t Trumpets One Year Achievement Under Hun Manet, But Civil Society Calls For Improvements in Human Rights
Last month, UN Special Rapporteur Vitit Muntarbhorn noted that civic and political freedoms, as well as the rights of indigenous people were restricted despite the new leadership in the government. Cambodia also continues to experience challenges in attracting investment from U.S. companies due to concerns of rule of law and corruption.
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Read More Cambodia’s Budget Is More Transparent, Yet Civil Input Remains Negligible
On August 15, the NGO Forum on Cambodia and IBP held a forum in Phnom Penh with other NGOs and institutions to present Cambodia’s transparency score of 43 out of 100 in the biennial Open Budget Survey (OBS), up 10 points from its 2021 score but still below the global average.
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Read More Security forces make 31 arrests to prevent insurrection
A major police operation successfully dismantled a plan to riot aimed at overthrowing the Cambodian government, resulting in the arrest of 31 individuals. This announcement was made by General Chhay Kim Khoeun, Deputy Commissioner and Spokesman for the National Police, who confirmed that among those arrested were two women involved in the conspiracy.
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Read More Criticism of Alleged Violation of Children’s Rights After Schools Post Videos of Students Supporting CLV-DTA
Critics argued that children involved in political issues constituted a violation of their rights. In the video, the students were led by a young girl who read a statement, while other young students echoed in support. The video, which zooms in on the children’s faces, has been condemned by many as “exploitative and inappropriate” given the students’ age and understanding.
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Read More Cambodia arrests 30 amid warnings over anti-CLV demonstrations
Authorities arrested more than 30 people across Cambodia over the weekend after a heavy security presence was deployed in major cities to stop planned protests against an economic cooperation agreement with Vietnam and Laos. No demonstrations were held on Sunday in Phnom Penh or elsewhere in the country over the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Triangle Development Area, or CLV.
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Read More Dozens of Political, Social Activists and Alleged Protesters Arrested, As Police Prevent Anti CLV-DTA Protest
Authorities arrested over 20 political and human rights activists, and youths in the days leading to a planned rally to oppose the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Areas (CLV-DTA) agreement in Phnom Penh on Sunday as stringent checks on travelers entering the capital were conducted.
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Read More 2 arrested for conspiracy to commit treason by inciting social unrest by conspiring to overthrow the government with extremist foreign opposition groups
2 men have been arrested in connection with conspiracy to commit treason by inciting social unrest by conspiring to overthrow the government with extremist opposition groups.
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Read More Authorities Put Up Barricades, Travelers To Phnom Penh Checked, As 14 People Arrested for Incitement
Provincial police force and district authorities have set up barricades to check on people traveling from one area to another, restricting entry of groups to Phnom Penh to prevent “extremist groups” from organizing a so-called color revolution on August 18 to “topple the government”. At the time of writing, around 14 people have been arrested for allegedly inciting people to revolt against the government, according to National Police spokesperson Chhay Kim Khoeun.
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Read More Zhen Tai Workers’ Representatives File Complaint With Labor Minister After All Requests Were Rejected
Workers’ representatives at Zhen Tai Garment Cambodia Co Ltd filed a complaint with Minister of Labor and Vocational Training Heng Sour after the Department of Labor Dispute rejected their requests for a resolution to their issues in the factory. The ministry said it will find a solution for them. In early August, the ministry rejected all 13 requests made by the workers, which they said was unfair to them. They asked relevant parties to come up with a detailed solution to their case.
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Read More Two People Arrested Over Alleged Insurgency Plans To Overthrow The Government
Kampong Thom provincial deputy prosecutor Say Veasna confirmed that Huy Sopheak, Srayov commune councilor, was arrested on Wednesday, following an arrest warrant by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for incitement to disturb social security.
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Read More “Can’t Underestimate Issue” – Interior Ministry Orders Police To Restrict Groups Planning ‘Color Revolution’ In Phnom Penh
Interior Minister Sar Sokha issued an order to provincial governors, the police force and military police to tighten security to restrict people from entering Phnom Penh as a group to prevent extremist groups from carrying out a “color revolution to overthrow the government”. The order follows protests by several thousand Cambodians living overseas who demanded the government withdraw from the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Areas (CLV-DTA) due to concerns of Cambodia ceding territory in border provinces to Vietnam.
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Read More Fifteen Indigenous People Accused of Land Encroachment in Virak Chey National Park
Fifteen indigenous people in Ratanakiri province are worried about losing their rotational farm land after being charged with land encroachment at Virak Chey National Park, which is a protected area. They have been placed under court supervision. Environmental officials filed a complaint against the indigenous people from mid-June to July for allegedly violating the protected area.
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Read More Relatives urge prison officials to move environmental activists to capital
Lawyers and family members of five imprisoned environmental activists said the activists are still being held at separate remote prisons, making it time-consuming and costly to visit them.
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Read More Hun Sen warns of more arrests related to Vietnam-Laos cooperation deal
Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen on Monday again threatened to arrest anyone who tries to organize a demonstration in the country against an economic cooperation agreement with Vietnam and Laos that has been a subject of online debate over the last month
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Read More Stung Treng Bunong Community Fights for Collective Land Title Years After Deluge of Lower Sesan II dam
The 62 families of the old Kbal Romeas village have committed themselves to staying put after the Lower Sesan II dam inundated their homes in 2017, driving them to shelter about five kilometers away on higher ground just above the reservoir. The dam – an $816 million, 400-megawatt joint venture between Cambodian, Chinese and Vietnamese entities – permanently altered a broad swath of rural watershed traditionally inhabited by Bunong, Kuoy, Lao, Jarai, Kreung and Tampuon ethnic and indigenous minorities.
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Read More Armed Forces To Root Out Extremist Group Opposing CLV-DTA Amid Protests Overseas
Government officials and armed forces condemned anti-Cambodia-Lao-Vietnam Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) activists and pledged to suppress any activities initiated by the "extremist opposition group" based overseas who are" attempting to overthrow the government". Several thousand Cambodians protested in South Korea, Japan and Australia on Sunday to demand the government to withdraw from the CLV-DTA due to concerns of Cambodia ceding territory in the northeast province to Vietnam.
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Read More Labor and Vocational Training Ministry Rejects All of Zhen Tai Workers’ Proposals
The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training rejected all 13 requests made by the workers of Zhen Tai Garment Cambodia Co Ltd, which the workers say was unfair to them. They have asked relevant parties to come up with a detailed solution to their case. In July, workers at Zhen Tai in Phnom Penh accused the company of “embezzling” workers’ pensions. They have been waiting for 11 months for a settlement.
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Read More Expedite Collective Land Titles for Indigenous People Who Risk Losing Their Farmlands, NGOs Urge Government
In a statement issued in conjunction with International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2024 on August 9, it said only 43 out of 458 indigenous communities received collective land titles from 2011 to July 2024. While urging the government to expedite access to collective land titles for indigenous people, CCHR said despite the existence of legal mechanisms to protect their right to land, the communities remain vulnerable to land seizures due to the absence of a formal tenure. It highlighted that the issuance of collective land titles was stalled because of the “complexity, cost and lengthy duration” of the application procedure.
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Read More NPP Official Defends Innocence in Court, As Three Other Candlelight Party Members Arrested
A senior National Power Party (NPP) official requested the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to dismiss his “incitement” charge following a complaint brought against him by a CPP official who demanded $100,000 compensation for his “mental anguish”. The hearing before the judge went on for 30 minutes on the afternoon of August 8.
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