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Clashes Between Security Forces and Protesters in Phnom Penh During CNRP Mass Demonstration
Unrest broke out in Phnom Penh this afternoon as tensions rose during the mass demonstration organized by the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (“CNRP”). Today’s demonstration was the first of a planned three-day demonstration to call for a thorough and independent investigation into alleged irregularities surrounding the national elections in July.
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Murder of Journalists Continues to go Unpunished in Cambodia
The Cambodia Center for Independent Media (CCIM) and Reporters Without Borders (RWB) are deeply concerned about the climate of intimidation and violence facing journalists in Cambodia, which is leading to increasing self-censorship of the media. One year on from the brutal murder of journalist Mr. Heng Serei Oudom, the failure to convict the perpetrators demonstrates that attacks against journalists continue to go unpunished.
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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.
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Open letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh concerning the continued detention of Adilur Rahman Khan
Dear Prime Minister, 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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Cambodia: Independent Election Inquiry Needed
(New York) – The Cambodian government-controlled National Election Committee (NEC) has failed to address credible allegations of voter fraud and other irregularities or systematic unfairness in the election process.
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Recommendations for Reform for the New Royal Government of Cambodia
This Briefing Note calls on the new Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) to address a number of pressing concerns related to the situation of human rights and democracy in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”). It aims to encourage the new RGC to address these important issues as a priority at the start of the Fifth Mandate National Assembly.
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