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Family Torn After Organ Arrests
A family feud at the center of Cambodia’s first major organ trafficking case has left the victims blaming their relatives for conning them out of their kidneys and pocketing most of the money, while those closest to the two suspects arrested on Tuesday say the allegations are an act of revenge.
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Thai, Cambodian Officials Prevent Workers’ Border Crossing
More than 100 migrant workers in Banteay Meanchey province were stopped and briefly detained yesterday as they tried to cross the border to find work in Thailand, authorities said, while a rights worker said 23 more Cambodian migrants have been arrested in Thailand.
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Maid Allege Mistreatment
Two Cambodian maids were repatriated from Singapore on Wednesday due to what they claim were overly strenuous working conditions.
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More Factory Data Released
Three of the first 10 garment factories that Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) revealed in March to be in “low compliance” when it comes to working conditions have improved enough to be taken off that list, according to the industry monitor’s latest data.
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Man Arrested, Shots Fired at Land Dispute Protest
A villager was arrested and authorities fired shots yesterday in an attempt to quell a protest against the pending eviction in Preah Vihear province of more than 80 families at the hands of timber magnate Try Pheap, villagers said.
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Court Urged to Suspend Garment Union Leader
Two former board members of the country’s largest independent garment sector union asked the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday to suspend president Ath Thorn and two fellow officials over allegations of embezzlement.
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Deadlock longest in history
Deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha yesterday asked Prime Minister Hun Sen to show more flexibility in negotiations in order to break the political deadlock.
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Villagers Agree to Re-measuring of Disputed Land
Villagers caught in a land dispute with an agribusiness firm in Kompong Speu province yesterday attempted to reclaim farmland they say is theirs, but were thwarted by provincial authorities, who appeased them by promising to measure the land again.
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Un mort et plusieurs blessés en marge de la manifestation
Un homme a été tué et plusieurs ont été blessés dimanche soir en marge d'une grande manifestation d'opposition au Cambodge, signe d'une crispation croissante autour du résultat contesté des élections législatives.
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Thailand to Free 14 Cambodian Workers After Activist’s Pardon
A day after Thai yellow-shirt activist Veera Somkwamkid was freed from prison in Cambodia by royal pardon, Thailand’s military junta declared its intention to release 14 Cambodian migrant workers imprisoned earlier this month for holding falsified visas, Thai media reported yesterday.
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Complainant Absent From Ath Thorn Case
The leader of Cambodia’s largest independent garment union appeared in Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday as the defendant in a civil case brought by a former member demanding his removal.
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Expected Release for Migrants
Fourteen Cambodian jailed in Thailand will soon be freed, authorities told the Bangkok Post yesterday, just one day after “yellow shirt” activist Veera Somkhwamkid returned to Thailand upon being pardoned from his espionage sentence in Cambodia.
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‘Organ Traffickers’ Busted
Two Cambodian suspects allegedly involved in a human organ trafficking ring were arrested in Phnom Penh this week, officials said yesterday, in what has been hailed as a landmark case in the Kingdom.
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200 Factory Workers Protest Against Forced Overtime
About 200 workers from the Chinese-owned Pollysa (Cambodia) Home Textile factory in Sihanoukville protested yesterday against the overtime they were being forced to work and the firing of 20 employees earlier this week who refused the extra hours, workers and a union representative said.
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Six Months On, No Justice for Shootings
Six months ago today, security forces opened fire on garment workers protesting for a doubling of their minimum wage on Phnom Penh’s factory-lined Veng Sreng Boulevard. At least five people were killed in what rights groups called the worst state violence against citizens in 15 years.
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Officials ‘Take Out’ of Dam Compensation
Officials involved in negotiating compensation offers of the Lower Sesan II dam and affected villagers have kept a portion of the money paid out to 12 families for themselves, according to an official.
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Monk Is Defrocked for Torture of Pagoda Boy
A monk was arrested and defrocked yesterday in Banteay Meanchey for brutally torturing a 9-year-old pagoda boy under his tutelage over a period of several months, local officials said.
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Police Arrest Cross-Border Kidney Trader
A woman accused of persuading vulnerable people to sell their kidneys to patients in Thai hospitals was arrested in Phnom Penh on Tuesday night. Among her five alleged victims are two of her brothers and a cousin.
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Labor Initiative Launches
The Cambodian Labor Confederation (CLC), the country’s largest independent union collective, yesterday launched a program aimed at bolstering union influence, strengthening negotiating skills to avoid strikes and improving working conditions for women and youths.
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CSOs, experts discuss potential impacts of three newly-adopted laws on judiciary
More than 100 senior representatives from NGOs and law experts meet at the member bi-monthly meeting to discuss the potential impacts of three newly-adopted laws on judiciary in Cambodia.
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