Searching Result
Found: 15,371
-
Cambodia releases union leader from prison
Analysts say the release of union leader Rong Chhun and other activists is an attempt by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government to soften its image on the international stage
Read More -
Government refutes CCHR statement on courts
Government officials have hit back at a Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) statement that claimed putting activists under court supervision gives authorities the power to monitor them, which prevents them from exercising their fundamental freedoms.
Read More -
Women Call for Greater Female Participation at Top Level Politics
Chak Sopheap, executive director at Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), said she sees similar issues when it comes to gender roles in political affairs. She pointed out that in some political parties, so far there has been no existing policy focused on promoting women’s participation.
Read More -
CNHP stands accused of faking membership, charges filed
The Ministry of Interior has officially turned down the validation of the newly-created opposition Cambodia National Heart Party (CNHP) after Minister Sar Kheng filed a complaint against the party’s interim president for allegedly creating thousands of its members’ fraudulent thumb prints.
Read More -
Cambodian Labor Leader Among 18 Activists Freed from Prison
A Cambodian court on Friday released 18 activists, including a prominent labor leader who has been a longtime critic of the government.
Read More -
GoldFX Creditors Question Company Link
More than 100 customers and investors fighting to get their money back from the failed GoldFX Investment Company gathered again in front of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) on November 10 demanding to know why it is investigating another company titled GFX International.
Read More -
Cambodia urged to free dissidents deported from Thailand
Human rights groups have urged Cambodian authorities to immediately drop “politically motivated charges” against activists Veourn Veasna and Voeung Samnang, who were forcibly returned by Thai immigration authorities this week.
Read More -
Updates: Mother Nature Activists, Rong Chhun Among 18 Released in Flurry of Verdicts, Reunions
Six Mother Nature activists, two members of Khmer Thavrak, six Chinese Embassy protesters, two activists from the opposition CNRP, Khmer Win Party president Suong Sophorn and unionist Rong Chhun were released from Prey Sar Prison on Friday. The 18 political prisoners freed on Friday add to eight others released over the previous week.
Read More -
Activist Rong Chhun Released from Prison
Labor rights activist Rong Chhun was released from prison on Nov. 12 after the Court of Appeal suspended part of his sentence. Chhun was among at least 10 activists who were released over the course of Friday, but the driving force for the mass release remains unclear.
Read More -
Cambodian authorities release labor union leader in surprise move
Cambodian authorities freed a detained Cambodian labor union leader and two fellow labor activists on Friday after an appeals court upheld parts of their convictions while releasing them for time served for other charges, rights groups and activists said.
Read More -
Journalism standards discussed with Info Ministry
Cambodian Center for Human Rights Project Coordinator Houn Phorn said that before 2017, they saw many newspapers being published, but now they see that print media no longer functions as well, and people are turning to new technologies such as social media.
Read More -
Redd+ It and Forget It: What Does This Conservation Project Really Mean?
Cambodia aspires to reduce 42 percent of its expected 2030 emissions not through stopping coal-powered energy but with trees. More specifically, the country will offset a majority of the total emissions it releases through Redd+, a system where — in its simplest explanation — polluters pay to protect forests that can absorb greenhouse gases to make up for the emissions they put into the atmosphere.
Read More -
Government Denies Requesting Thai Deportations as UN Refugee Agency Condemns Arrest
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued a statement on Nov. 12 condemning the Thai government’s decision to deport Voeung Samnang and Voeun Veasna, two activists who had been granted refugee status in Thailand due to the political persecution they were expected to face in Cambodia
Read More -
Two Opposition Activists Extradited From Thailand
Two opposition CNRP activists were arrested by Thai authorities in Bangkok this week and handed over to Phnom Penh authorities, confirmed a government official on Thursday.
Read More -
Authorities prepare to compensate airport-affected families for their homes while farmland disputes remain unresolved
Local authorities and the corporation behind the new airport project in Kandal province have begun measuring people’s houses for compensation despite the fact that families are still waiting for compensation for farmland that has been cleared to make way for the development.
Read More -
Activist Muong Sopheak Vows to Continue Work After Release From Prison
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on October 26 sentenced Muong Sopheak, a member of the Khmer Student Intelligent League Association, for incitement alongside several other activists from KSILA, Khmer Thavrak and the outlawed opposition CNRP. The activists were arrested last year after protesting in support of jailed unionist Rong Chhun.
Read More -
Activists Deported from Thailand
Opposition activists Voeun Veasna and Voeung Samnang have been deported to Cambodia from Thailand. The deportations on November 8 were at the request of Cambodian authorities
Read More -
US Ratchets Up Sanctions Pressure on Cambodia
Overnight, the U.S. government sanctioned two more Cambodian military figures, announced a review of Cambodia’s trade benefits, and warned U.S. businesses of exposure to rights-abusing, criminal and corrupt Cambodian entities, stating the country had made “no meaningful changes” to repeatedly raised concerns.
Read More -
Redd Alert
O’REANG district, Mondulkiri — When two young men on a stripped-down motorbike cross paths with a half dozen men walking under the thick canopy of Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, they make eye contact before the motorbike sputters deeper into the forest.
Read More -
Parent of Jailed Autistic Teen Fear Discrimination
A parent of Kak Sovann Chhay, a 16-year-old autistic teenager who served a jail term for incitement and insulting government officials, fears that her son will face discrimination after being identified as a former inmate.
Read More
Generously Supported by
