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KRT Charges Second Suspect in Case 004
Former Khmer Rouge official Ao An, better known by his alias “Ta An,” on Friday became the third mid-ranking cadre to be charged this month by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the Pol Pot era.
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HRW appeals to German apparel brands to ensure worker rights in producing countries like Bangladesh
The human rights groups is calling for 'supply chain transparency through public disclosure' that has countries like Bangladesh and Cambodia in the sights. “German clothing brands should promote respect for worker rights and safety by making their global supply chains transparent,” said Wenzel Michalski, Germany director at Human Rights Watch. “Adidas, a leading German brand, has been publicly disclosing its supplier list since 2007– demonstrating that transparency is both possible and desirable.”
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Trial of 11 CNRP to continue on April 20
The trial of 11 members, officials, and supporters of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court has concluded for the day. The court denied another bail request for both Ouch Pich Samnang and Tep Narin, while concluding testimony of Ouern Narith and beginning testimony of Khin Chamreun. All defendants will reappear before the Phnom Penh Municipal Court at 8 am on April 20.
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Seven ‘Loggers’ Released Over Clearing State Land
The Stung Treng Provincial Court on Wednesday released seven men who were arrested for illegally logging in the province’s Sesan district, an official said. The men were arrested on Monday for clearing state forest with machetes but released two days later after the court determined that they were not, in fact, loggers, according to prosecutor Pen Sarath.
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Salon trains sex trafficking survivors in Cambodia
A Shoreline salon owner now has employees cutting hair in Cambodia, but it's not for their profit. It's to change lives. The idea started with one of Matthew Fairfax's clients. "I said, 'No. I'm not going to Cambodia. We have enough work to do here,'" Fairfax remembered. It took two hours for him to change his mind. Fairfax was shocked to learn that girls as young as 6 are trafficked for sex in Cambodia. Even if they're rescued, once they get older jobs are scarce.
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Freedom Park insurrection trial to start today
The trial of 11 opposition officials and activists, who face up to 30 years in prison on charges related to a July protest that turned violent, is finally due to get under way today, amid widespread censure from human rights groups and campaigners.
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Defrocked Monks Questioned at Court
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday questioned three defrocked monks over charges of “joining a criminal association,” an NGO worker said. Am Sam Ath, senior technical supervisor for rights group Licadho, said that Investigating Judge Nou Veasna questioned Soeung Hai, 28, Khit Vannak, 26, and Sang Kosal, 19, over the criminal association charge, which was laid against all three men after Mr. Vannak and Mr. Kosal carried bags of flags to a land protest on November 12.
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Cambodia near bottom in gov't openness index
Cambodia ranks near the bottom of 102 countries surveyed in a new index of government openness, scoring dead last in mechanisms through which complaints can be lodged against government officials and 98th in sanctions for officials’ misconduct.
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CNRP Will Not Protest at Meach Sovannara Trial
The opposition CNRP will neither protest at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday nor send any senior officials there to oppose the scheduled hearing of 11 of its members who stand charged with “insurrection,” opposition spokesman Yem Ponhearith said Thursday.
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Government Confirms Trip to Nauru
The Interior Ministry on Thursday confirmed for the first time that Cambodian officials are paying a second visit to the South Pacific island nation of Nauru this week to look for refugees interested in resettling in Cambodia, but said the delegation has yet to find any takers.
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Gov’t ‘not meddling at KRT’
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An yesterday rejected accusations of interference in government-opposed cases 003 and 004 at the Khmer Rouge tribunal, even as the head of the court’s security department confirmed yesterday that he had received requests to bring suspects into custody, but was not acting on them.
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Indigenous rights ‘denied’
Despite Cambodia’s indigenous peoples being legally recognised and protected under the country’s Forestry and Land Laws, limited implementation combined with a lack of coordination have resulted in many indigenous communities being denied their land and legal rights, according to a report released this month by the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
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UN Envoy, Gov’t Discuss Divisive KRT Cases
Amid criticism over the Khmer Rouge tribunal’s failure to secure the arrest of former navy chief Meas Muth and district commander Im Chaem, who were charged in absentia earlier this month, the U.N.’s special expert on the court Wednesday met with Deputy Prime Minister Sok An to discuss the cases, among other court matters.
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New Sesan, new study: NGO
Rights advocates have called for construction of the Lower Sesan II hydropower dam in Cambodia’s Stung Treng province to be halted until new environmental and social impact assessments can be carried following changes allegedly made to the project’s plans. Hydrolancang International, which is building the dam with Cambodia’s Royal Group, has redesigned it with the aim of improving sediment management, NGO International Rivers has learned.
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Ukrainian Politician Off Wanted List
A Ukrainian member of parliament sought by Cambodian authorities over allegations of child-rape was removed from Interpol’s most-wanted list on Tuesday night because, according to Cambodia’s Interpol office, “the case involves politics in Ukraine and Russia.”
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District Police Chief Stands Trial on Graft Charges
The trial of disgraced former Meanchey district police chief Hy Narin, who was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) in October and charged with embezzlement, extortion and unlawful exploitation, began at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday.
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M&S hits out at HRW report
UK-based clothing brand Marks & Spencer, which was named in a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report this month detailing misconduct in Cambodia’s garment industry, has claimed to have not received any evidence of malpractice in supplier factories. The 140-page report released by HRW on March 12 details labour violations in Cambodia’s garment factories, including union busting, firing of pregnant workers and a variety of other misconducts.
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In the dock: CNRP case to finally see court
After several stops and starts, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday will finally hear the case against 11 opposition officials and activists arrested last July on charges of insurrection following a political protest at Freedom Park that turned violent.
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Ex-cadre endured ‘trauma’ at prison
A former Khmer Rouge cadre, accused of being a child murderer and among the cruellest guards at Kraing Ta Chan security centre, yesterday appeared at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia as a civil party, claiming he suffered under the regime because his father and siblings were killed.
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Officials in the Dark About Ukrainian Politician’s Rape Case
A Ukrainian lawmaker accused of raping a minor in Phnom Penh in 2011 had escaped the country before the courts could catch up with him, the head of the Interior Ministry’s anti-human trafficking department said Tuesday.
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