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Read More Samaki Rong Roeurng Community Facing Eviction Seek Higher Compensation From Canal Project
About 40 families of the Samaki Rong Reurng community living next to Boeung Trabek canal in Pram village, Phsar Doeum Thkov commune, Khan Chamkar Mon asked the authorities to consider onsite development or provide appropriate compensation in light of the Boeung Trabek Sewage canal project.
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Read More Cambodian monk expelled for attending march honoring activist
A Buddhist monastery in Cambodia has expelled a monk after he joined a peaceful march marking the assassination anniversary of political commentator and rights defender Kem Ley.
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Read More Cambodian Journalists Face Legal Intimidation; Use of Criminal Law Instead of Press Law
In Cambodia, "legal intimidation remains a major concern" for journalists covering sensitive topics, according to Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA) in its latest quarterly monitoring report on the journalism situation in the country.
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Read More Buddhist officials expel monk over anniversary of Cambodian activist's killing
Officials at a pagoda in western Cambodia have expelled a Buddhist monk who marked the anniversary of the shooting death of government critic Kem Ley last week, drawing a rebuke from group who say members of the clergy have right to publicly express their political opinions.
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Read More CENTRAL Audited As International Organizations Urge Govt To Cancel The Exercise
Three national audit officers appeared at The Center for Labor and Human Right (CENTRAL) office on Monday morning to conduct a planned audit amid calls by international associations to the government to cancel the exercise.
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Read More New Committee To Temporarily Manage Chhouk Va High School After Teachers Protest
The Phnom Penh Education Department established a Committee to manage Chea Sim Chhouk Va High School temporarily after suspending four school directors who were investigated for corruption, following allegations made by the teachers. No specific time has been provided for the new leadership to start.
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Read More Cambodia Rejects UN Human Rights Criticism Of "Harsh Penalty" of Mother Nature Activists
The Permanent Mission of Cambodia to the United Nations dismissed the comments made by UN Human Right spokesperson Thameen AI-Kheetan who urged the government "to review the charges" of the 10 Mother Nature environmental activists as it was "highly prejudicial" against the integrity of Cambodia's judiciary.
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Read More Cambodian activists remember 2016 shooting of leading government critic
"Justice for those who tell the truth, justice for Dr. Kem Ley, justice for environmental activists, we demand the release of all activists who speak the truth ," the demonstrators shouted
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Read More Civil Society Continues to Remember Kem Ley's Heroism Eight Year After His Murder
The Cambodian Center for Human Right(CCHR) on Tuesday organized a Buddhist ceremony to pray for his soul and other "heroes who lost their lives in the line of social work". An hour-long discussion was also included to allow friend of late Kem Ley's to share their experience and memories of him.
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Read More Cambodian opposition leader faces $1.5m defamation suit
Lawyer for the Cambodian government are demanding US $1.5 million in compensation from an opposition leader who claimed the nation's democratic standards have declined further since Hun Manet took over the job of prime minister from his father Hun Sen almost a year ago.
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Read More CENTRAL To Be Audited on July 15, National Audit Authority Collects Bank Information
The National Audit Authority (NAA) will conduct an audit of the Center for Alliance of labor Human Rights (CENTRAL) on July 15 following a request from the interior Ministry on June 28.It will collect information to prepare an audit plan and conduct the exercise on CENTRAL in compliance with law and regulation from 2021 to 2024, NNA said in a statement on July 5. The audit is in accordance with the Cambodian Public Audit Standards and General Audit Standards.
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Read More Op-Ed: Reassessing Household Dynamics and National Policies for Gender Equality
Impacts of these assumptions, gendered household and family norms are clearly felt outside Cambodian homes.
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Read More Opposition Leader Teav Vannol's Case Heard, Gov't Lawyer Demands $1.5 Million Compensation
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday heard the public defamation case of Candlelight Party president Teav Vannol who was charged for a comment he made with a foreign media alleging that Cambodia's democracy has been regressing under Prime Minister Hun Manet's Leadership.
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Read More Cambodia Launches CoolApp, A Social Messaging App, But Critics Question Data Privacy
Last month, Cambodia saw the launch of its first messaging app, CoolApp, similar to popular international apps, WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram. However, digital app experts and critics raised concerns that CoolApp might be used by the government for surveillance, and infringe on data privacy and security, and suppress political rivals.
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Read More Cambodian prison officials stop family from visiting environmental activists
Prison officials have stopped family members from visiting environmental activists who were convicted earlier this week in a case that more than 50 Cambodian NGOs called a “mockery of justice” and “a national shame.”
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Read More Cambodia to Roll Out Social Protection for Pregnant Prisoners
“There are also pregnant women in prison, and they need care,” he said. “The mother made a mistake, but the child didn’t. The amount calculated wouldn’t be overly large, so please consider the benefits of providing support to women in prison like [how we] support civil servants. This is humanitarian work.”
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Read More Koh Kong's Chorng Indigenous People Struggle With Arrests and Lawsuits in REDD+Zone
Chorng indigenous people continue to face arrests and lawsuits after carrying out rotational farming on the land which do not have clear protected and REDD+ boundaries yet. The indigenous community, who live around Cardamom Mountain National Park, experienced difficulties obtaining forest products or practicing rotational farming near their village as they have been informed that those areas are in the REDD+ zone, although there was no clear boundary.
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Read More Separate Imprisonment of Mother Nature Activists In Five Provincial Prisons Is Worrying, Families Say
Families' of five environment activists, who were sentenced to six to eight years' imprisonment, have expressed concern for the defendants' safety and health after they were sent to five different provincial prisons. On Tuesday, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court convicted 10 environmental activists for insulting the king and plotting to overthrow the government.
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Read More Cambodia environmental group slams 'politically motivated' trial
Ten activists from the Mother Nature group have been accused of plotting against the government, charges that carry a maximum penalty of 10 year in jail. Three are also charged with violating Cambodia's lese majeste laws, which carries a maximum five-year sentence, with the court expected to deliver verdicts on Tuesday.
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Read More Cambodia jails 10 environmentalists in ‘crushing blow to civil society’
Ten activists from a prominent youth-led environmental group in Cambodia have been sentenced to between six and eight year in jail in a case human right experts have widely condemned.
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