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NagaWorld Dispute: Workers Defy Leaders and Continue Protest, New Union Appears
Amid new turns in the long-running NagaWorld labor dispute on Tuesday, workers simply continued their protests, landing 166 of them once again in brief Covid-19 quarantine. They said they had not heard from their union leaders who were released from prison late Monday after asking the protesters to stop demonstrations while they resumed negotiations.
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Mass Trial: Antiterrorism Police Say Support for Rainsy’s Return Was Incitement
Antiterrorism and cross-border crimes police said CNRP defendants linked to or supporting Sam Rainsy’s planned return in 2019 were engaging in incitement. One of two ongoing mass trials involving CNRP leaders and members resumed on Tuesday, with police officials who were part of the investigations questioned about evidence presented in court.
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Domestic Abuse Case Against Prosecutor Dropped After Wife Recants
Phnom Penh police said on Tuesday they have dropped a domestic abuse case against a municipal prosecutor after his wife issued a public letter saying she had exaggerated his abuse. Bunn Rachana, director of feminist organization Klahaan, said it was a complex issue for women, as family, economic and social pressures weighed on them.
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UN committee raises concern over Cambodia’s crowded, unsanitary prisons
Cambodia’s vastly overcrowded prisons may violate international laws against cruel and inhuman punishment, as inmates lack sufficient sleeping spaces and access to clean water and fresh air, according to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
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Letters Show Jailed NagaWorld Workers Asking for Bail, Suspension of Strike
Eight jailed NagaWorld workers, including union leader Chhim Sithar, sent letters to the Labor Ministry asking its intervention to get them bail and called for their colleagues to suspend the strike to enable negotiations, according to the ministry.
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After Land-Protest Shootings, Victim Told He Will Never Walk Again, Another Falls in Debt
Pov Saroath has said he was only a spectator, a construction worker who came across a clash between hundreds of officers and local residents over a land dispute in Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey Nob district.
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Breaking: At Least 8 NagaWorld Workers Released From Prisons After Bail Request
At least eight NagaWorld workers were released from prison Monday night, according to local rights groups, hours after letters from them requesting bail were made public. Licadho said that seven NagaWorld workers left the Correctional Center 2 around 8 p.m. and Sok Narith, a former unionist, was released from the men’s prison a little prior to that. The releases were also confirmed by labor advocacy group Central.
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Official refutes press freedom report
A senior Ministry of Information official refuted a report released by the Cambodian Centre for Independent Media (CCIM) which claimed that press freedom in Cambodia in 2021 was worse than in 2020. Ministry spokesman Meas Sophorn said such a report is misleading local and international opinion on media professionalism in Cambodia.
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Two Women Demand to Be Taken off the List of Most Influential Women of Transparency International Cambodia
Two women selected to appear on the list of Transparency International Cambodia’s 10 most Influential Women in 2021 have demanded to have their names removed.
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Cambodia addresses human rights allegations at UN
A Cambodian delegation responded to a wide range of questions regarding the human rights situation in Cambodia at the UN Human Rights Committee during the 134th session of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) from March 9-11.
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Soldiers block Kandal villagers from disputed land after they reject compensation
A land dispute in Kandal province that turned violent last year remains at an impasse after dozens of families rejected compensation from the Defense Ministry, and soldiers camped out at the disputed site to prevent them from entering.
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Crimes in Shadows: Sihanoukville’s Grisly Reports, Pressure on Journalists
Murders, kidnappings, corpses on the beach — news reports out of Sihanoukville paint a picture of violent and serious crime in the coastal city. But authorities are increasingly shutting down information about police work and pressuring journalists over negative stories, crime reporters say.
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United Nations says resettlement sites for evicted communities inadequate
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Cambodia has launched a report on March 8 outlining issues arising from the resettlement of evicted communities in the country.
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Cambodia’s UN envoy rejects allegations on civil freedom
Cambodia’s permanent representative to the United Nations office in Geneva has rejected allegations that freedom for non-governmental organisations or NGOs in the country remains restricted. The envoy also pointed out that the number of NGOs in the country has grown to nearly 6,000.
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NagaWorld Protesters Rounded Up Again, Authorities Pressure Observers Over Photographs 2 min r
Authorities stopped observers from taking photographs as NagaWorld protesters were again forced onto buses and taken to a Phnom Penh quarantine center. Attempting to continue their protests that began in December, the workers came to the corner of Sihanouk and Sothearos boulevards around 2 p.m. Friday afternoon.
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Court resumes trial of Rainsy and Theary
Phnom Penh Municipal Court continued the trial yesterday of former opposition leader Sam Rainsy and 41 others including Seng Theary. They were accused of disrupting social order.
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Casino unionists denied bail as inter-ministerial meeting remains closed
The Phnom Penh Appeal Court on Thursday upheld a decision to reject bail for eight Nagaworld union leaders, including union president Chhim Sithar.
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Officials Mum After Sar Kheng Meeting on NagaWorld
A meeting of several governmental departments led by Interior Minister Sar Kheng to defuse the NagaWorld labor conflict was “preliminary,” City Hall said, as officials stayed tight-lipped on Thursday about the talks.
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Government urged to help street vendors, notably women
Eighteen non-governmental organisations have called on the government to provide legal protection for street vendors and women who face a lot of daily challenges and difficulties in the informal economy.
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NCCT concerned over rise in crimes against children
A senior Interior Ministry official yesterday raised concerns about the rise in crimes against children and women during the COVID-19 crisis, while the Child Protection Unit (CPU) said there were 313 crimes against children last year.
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