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Cambodian Actress Declares Support for CNRP
Cambodian actress Bonita Dadena has publicly declared her support for the opposition CNRP, a move that could affect her security and career, she claimed yesterday.
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Men Unsurprised by Statistics Showing Prevalence of Rape
Around Phnom Penh yesterday, Cambodian men said they were not surprised by shocking new statistics showing that 1 in 5 men in the country have committed rape at least once in their lives with many saying the problem was confined to the provinces.
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Open letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh concerning the continued detention of Adilur Rahman Khan
We are writing to express our deep concern over the arrest of Adilur Rahman Khan on August 10, 2013 and his continued detention in connection with his work in the defense of human rights. We urge the relevant authorities to release Mr. Khan immediately and drop all charges.
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Sar Kheng Warns NGOs Not to Aid CNRP’s Demonstrations
Interior Minister Sar Kheng yesterday released a statement warning civil society groups that they would be breach of their operating contracts should they offer support, directly or indirectly, to the opposition CNRP at its planned three-day demonstration beginning Sunday.
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Phnom Penh Municipality Rejects CNRP Protest Request
The Phnom Penh Municipality yesterday refused to approve a three-day mass protest by the opposition CNRP scheduled to take place Freedom Park from Sunday to Tuesday, City Hall said.
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Can Cambodia’s new government really represent the people?
To Chor Chanthyda, Project Coordinator of the Project to Promote Women’s Political Representation at CCHR, said gender quotas could be a solution to this situation. In 1993, there were only eight women seating at the National Assembly. “This stems from a common perception of women not being qualified enough for political leadership, as well as from economic restraints and discrimination faced by women in all aspects of society
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Civil Parties Call for UN to Save KR Tribunal
Victims of the Khmer Rouge regime yesterday said that the U.N had a moral responsibility to ensure the Khmer Rouge tribunal’s survival despite the Cambodia government’s failure to fulfill its financial obligation to the court.
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Boeng Kok Women March for Activist’s Release
More than 50 supporters of jailed anti-eviction activist Yorm Bopha marched through central Phnom Penh yesterday to demand her speedy retrial, acquittal and release, visit the Supreme Court, the Royal Palace and the European Union and world Bank offices.
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US Continues Call for Investigation Into Election Irregularities
The U.S State Department on Monday again called for a transparent investigation alleged irregularities during the July national election, but fell short of denouncing the official results released by the National Election committee (NEC) on Sunday.
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Stifled Southeast Asian Voices: NGOs Unite Against Criminalization of Free Expression on the Internet
As concerns grow in Southeast Asia over the use of national security, anti-terrorist and defamation laws to limit freedom of expression on the Internet, a coalition of international and local NGOs and activists from Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia urged governments to stop using vague legislation based on ill-defined concepts such as “national security”, “sovereignty” or “lèse-majesté” to intimidate, harass and imprison independent voices. Speaking at an event in Geneva, which coincides with the 24th session of the UN Human Rights Council, FIDH, IFEX, Article 19 and PEN International united to call for the urgent revision of these laws to bring them into line with international human rights standards
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UN Report Says 1 in 5 Cambodian Men Have Raped
More than 1 in 5 Cambodian men ages between 18 and 49 admit to having raped a woman, and more than half committed their first rapes before the age of 20, according to a UN report released yesterday that reveals a culture of violence against women across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Ethnic Minorities File Illegal Logging Complaint
A group of 12 ethnic minority villagers in Ratanakkiri province have file a complaint with the province court over what they claim is collusion between other villagers and local authorities to illegally log luxury timber from 193 hectares of land inside a community forest.
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Warm Welcome for King, Cold Shoulder for Rivals
PHNOM PENH - Top leaders from the ruling and opposition parties were on hand at Phnom Penh international airport Wednesday to welcome home King Norodom Sihamoni from a medical trip to Beijing. But neither side made use of the occasion for sideline talks over the country’s ongoing political crisis. In fact, neither side said much or anything to the other. Nor did they look at one another. Ou Virak, head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said Wednesday that a summit of both parties will be necessary to resolve the deadlock. “These things must be solved politically,” he said.
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Slain Reporter’s Wife Marks 1 Year Since Death
The wife of murdered journalist Hang Serei Odom used the one-year anniversary of her husband death yesterday to pray that his killers be brought to justice.
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Four Arrested In Child Rape Cases
Four men, including an uncle who allegedly raped his niece, were arrested as suspects in three separate rape cases yesterday and Sunday, officials said.
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International Prosecutor Resigns Form KR Tribunal
The Khmer Rouge tribunal’s international co-prosecutor, Andrew Cayley, announced his resignation yesterday_ yet another upset for the beleaguered court as the first trial in Case 002 against senior Khmer Rouge leader draws to a close.
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King Sets Date for First Session of Parliament
King Norodom Sihamoni yesterday announced that he would convene the first session of Parliament since July’s contested national election on September 23, a meeting the opposition CNRP is vowing to boycott in the hopes of stalling the formation of the next government.
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Jailed Yorm Bopha symbolizes a widespread problem in Cambodia – land grabs
Yorm Bopha was accused of egging her brothers into attacking two men in August 2012, in what prosecutors alleged was a revenge attack after her car mirror was stolen. An analysis of the case by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) suggests that the prosecution produced little evidence to back its charges, prompting CCHR Director Ou Virak to conclude that the arrest was little more than “a creative way of putting someone in jail and intimidating the community.”
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Senior CPP Officials Agree to Give Up Lawmaker Positions
The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday said that a host of senior ruling party officials had resigned from their elected posts in Parliament in order to allow lawmaker in lower down the party’s rostrum of candidates to be given a seat in the National Assembly.
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Opposition Ready for Long-Awaited Demonstration
The opposition CNRP on Friday put the finishing touches on plans for its long-awaited demonstration against the contested result of July’s national election, a gathering that is expected to draw tens of thousands of supporters to Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park on Saturday morning.
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