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Ethnic Villagers Demand Help From Cambodian Government on Land Grab
Ethnic minority Phnong villagers in eastern Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province have threatened to hold a demonstration against a company they say has encroached on their land, calling on the government to help them protect their rights. The villagers from Pechr Chenda district say Cambodian agro-developer K-First Company has strayed beyond its 500-hectare (1,235-acre) land concession, clearing what they as animists consider sacred forest and destroying their farmland. They also accuse K-First of encroaching onto a road the villagers have used for years, which they say the company has now blocked off.
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Cambodia OKs controversial election laws
Cambodian legislators approved two controversial election laws on Thursday that were promptly condemned by rights groups as undemocratic for their restrictive provisions — including a ban on NGOs from criticizing political parties during election campaigns.
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Youths in dark about graft
While nearly 98 per cent of Cambodia’s youth agree that corruption is a key hindrance in the development of the nation, only 2 per cent know “a lot” about the government rules and regulations that prevent it – with less than 40 per cent familiar with the concept of democracy or the National Assembly. And while 27 per cent of youths reported paying a bribe to receive medical treatment, 48 per cent agreed with the statement that such corrupt payments are a necessary part of providing for themselves and their families.
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City Hall Makes Offer on Land to Families of Chroy Changva
Families living on contested land on Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changva peninsula were on Wednesday given a choice by municipal governor Pa Socheatvong: give up 90 percent of your land and live on the remainder or sell it all at $40 per square meter. Mr. Socheatvong visited the disputed site in an attempt to placate 150-odd families from three communes that stand in the way of a $3-billion real estate project and the widening of National Road 6, which the governor said would go ahead.
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Ministry Attempts to Explain Its Interference in Sen Sok Dispute
Representatives of 163 families embroiled in a long-running land dispute in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district met with officials from the Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday to ask why the ministry issued a letter last week requesting that the Phnom Penh Municipal Court hold off on allocating nearly a hectare of land to the families.
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At UN, Cambodian Delegation Rejects Claims of Prison Abuses
During the second day of questioning from U.N. human rights experts in Geneva, Cambodian officials continued to take a combative and dismissive approach to inquiries regarding the government’s adherence to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
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Youths in dark about graft
While nearly 98 per cent of Cambodia’s youth agree that corruption is a key hindrance in the development of the nation, only 2 per cent know “a lot” about the government rules and regulations that prevent it – with less than 40 per cent familiar with the concept of democracy or the National Assembly. And while 27 per cent of youths reported paying a bribe to receive medical treatment, 48 per cent agreed with the statement that such corrupt payments are a necessary part of providing for themselves and their families.
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Cambodia fails to respond to UN Human Rights Committee
On 17-18 March 2015, the UN Human Rights Committee reviewed the 2nd report of Cambodia regarding its implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Prior to the review, a group of national and international civil society organisations submitted their alternative reports to the Committee, while representatives of those organisations have also participated in formal and informal briefings with the Committee to highlight prevalent issues, provide updates and clarifications to its members.
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Delegation remains defiant
Cambodia remained defiant in its second day of human rights questioning in Geneva yesterday, as its delegation fended off pointed queries into issues ranging from child labour to the forced extraction of confessions. Delegation members Mak Sambath, Pol Lim, Ith Rady and Ney Samol defended the Kingdom’s adherence to various aspects of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) under questioning from a UN-appointed panel of international experts.
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Cambodia approves controversial new election laws
Cambodian MPs approved two controversial election laws Thursday which were condemned by rights groups as undemocratic for including restrictive provisions such as banning NGOs from criticising parties during election campaigns. The laws, which were unanimously approved, received backing from both the ruling party of strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen and his opposition. They have been presented as an attempt to avoid the kind of post-election political deadlock that has dogged Cambodia in recent years.
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Mondolkiri Villagers Tell of Rampant Logging, Blame Authorities
Two representatives of an ethnic Bunong community in Mondolkiri province’s Keo Seima district said during a meeting with rights workers in Phnom Penh on Wednesday that illegal logging in their commune was rampant and accused local authorities and a prominent businessman of being complicit.
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Young Cambodians Embracing Graft, Survey Says
Most Cambodians between the ages of 15 and 30 are prepared to pay bribes to get ahead and many believe they can engage in corruption without losing their integrity, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday by Transparency International Cambodia (TIC).
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Teenager Arrested Over Child Rapes; Police Fear More Victims
A teenage boy was arrested in Stung Treng province on Wednesday on suspicion of repeatedly raping two young girls over the course of three months, according to police, who say there could be more victims. The suspect—whose parents say he is 14 years old—was arrested at his home in Thala Barivat district’s Kaing Cham commune after parents of the alleged victims, aged 9 and 11, reported him to police and also claimed that he raped other girls in the area, according to commune police chief Long Saveth.
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New Cambodian Election Laws Could Undermine Democracy
PHNOM PENH—Cambodia's parliament has unanimously passed two controversial election laws following months of negotiations between the ruling party and the opposition. The ruling Cambodian People's Party and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party applaud the two laws as a broadly successful outcome to months of often tense negotiations following the 2013 general election, a vote the opposition came close to winning and which it claims was riddled with fraud.
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Nat'l Assembly set to pass election laws
The National Assembly will push forward today on debating and passing two election-related laws with a view to enacting them and setting up a new National Election Committee by Khmer New Year, Prime Minister Hun Sen and an assembly spokesman said yesterday. Speaking at a road inauguration in Banteay Meanchey province, the premier urged his ruling CPP and the opposition CNRP to expedite the passing of an amended election law and new NEC law today despite last-ditch efforts from election reform NGOs to have the most controversial provisions removed.
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Cambodia approves controversial new election laws
PHNOM PENH - Cambodian MPs approved two controversial election laws Thursday which were condemned by rights groups as undemocratic for including restrictive provisions such as banning NGOs from criticising parties during election campaigns
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Man sought in mob killing of rape suspect
Police in Mondulkiri province are seeking the arrest of a man suspected of inciting the fatal mob beating on Tuesday of a man accused of raping his wife in Pech Chreada district, police said. Pech Chreada district police chief Sovann Rith would not identify the suspect, but named the victim of the beating as Prey Veng native Un Srun, 31.
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‘Development’ a dirty word, survey finds
After admitting there were “major problems” with its resettlement projects earlier this month, the World Bank has come under fire from Boeung Kak lake residents in a new report from a human rights group. The report by the International Accountability Project (IAP), titled Back to Development, includes the results of interviews with 100 Boeung Kak evictees, the vast majority of whom reported being deeply unsatisfied with the bank’s view of “development”.
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Villagers Prevent Police From Taking Back Seized Bulldozers
About 150 ethnic Kuoy in Preah Vihear province on Tuesday prevented police and a court prosecutor from taking back a pair of bulldozers the villagers seized last year from a Chinese-owned plantation they accuse of encroaching on their farms.
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Government Set to Pardon More Pregnant Women
Following last month’s release of 16 incarcerated women, the government has assembled a team of experts to continue releasing women who are pregnant or have recently given birth. The team, composed of 13 Health, Justice and Women’s Affairs ministry officials, are to visit about 10 prisons across the country.
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