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The intractable problem of land grabbing in Cambodia
Located in the middle of a plain, the sugar processing plant rusts under the light rain at the end of a monsoon. “The lorries used to come and go non-stop.
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Alleged Cambodian Scam Operators Sanctioned by the UK, US, and Canada
The UK, US and Canada announced a package of sanctions against Cambodian individuals and entities, freezing their assets and travel, as a result of alleged human rights violations, ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10.
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CCHR Calls for Mental Health Support for Women Activists
PHNOM PENH – The Cambodia Center for Human Rights (CCHR) highlighted mental health as a crucial concern for women activists and called for support from both the government and the public.
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Illegal Logging in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary Recurs as Activists Call for Collaboration
Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) in Preah Vihear province, which investigates forest crimes in Prey Lang has found many crimes, including forest land encroachments in four locations and incessant deforestation.
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Cambodia displaces villagers from Angkor Wat
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet vowed on Friday, December 8, to continue relocating thousands of families from the Angkor Wat temple complex, despite growing international condemnation from rights groups.
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The World Must Not Forget Kem Sokha, Symbol of Democratic Change in Cambodia
On this International Human Rights Day, I call on the international community not to forget Cambodia. While the country may not be making headlines, the silence surrounding a suffering people does not diminish their pain or negate the help they need.
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Cambodia displaces villagers from Angkor Wat
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet vowed on Friday, December 8, to continue relocating thousands of families from the Angkor Wat temple complex, despite growing international condemnation from rights groups.
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27 Pinoy human trafficking victims in Cambodia rescued
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said that 27 Filipinos who fell victim to human trafficking and were allegedly forced to work for criminal syndicates returned to the Philippines on Friday.
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‘Nearly 10,000 squatters leaving Angkor park’
Some 9,900 families living in illegal structures at Cambodia’s Angkor Archeological Park have so far volunteered to resettle at new designated locations, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said.
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Jailed inciter’s family reject RFA reports
The family of Kang Saran have rejected reports on Radio Free Asia (RFA) that they have been arrested on the 6th of December, stating that police merely provided some food and money to help ease their lives.
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PM Hun Manet Declares Run Ta Ek As A New City in Siem Reap
Prime Minister Hun Manet announced on Friday that Run Ta Ek would be turned into a new city in Siem Reap province where thousands of families, who were displaced from within the Angkor park area, are in the process of relocating there.
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‘Return Our Sacred Mountain’ – Punong Natives in Mondulkiri Continue Four-Year Fight For Land Sold Illegally
Radang is a sacred mountain located within the Punong indigenous community land in Pou Lung village in Senmonorom district’s Romnea commune in Mondulkiri province. The villagers have always celebrated the mountain by making offerings to the spirits, an activity that has long prevailed.
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Minister of Justice receives the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Keut Rith received Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, at the Ministry of Justice on December 6, 2023.
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Ministry of Interior rejects Cambodia Daily report
The Ministry of the Interior has categorically rejected a report, published on website Cambodia Daily, that the “Cambodian People’s Party requires central committee members to pay tens of dollars each”.
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Chinese gold miners ‘illegally’ tearing up Cambodian wildlife sanctuary
An NGO report and complaints by villagers allege a Chinese company has been mining gold inside one of Cambodia’s largest protected areas years before it was license to do so.
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Four People Seeking Legal Advice Arrested at Licadho Office, But Banteay Meanchey Police Denies
Human rights NGO Licadho claimed that six police officers arrested four people who were in their office in Banteay Meanchey province on Wednesday afternoon to seek legal counsel for their imprisoned relative, political activist Kong Saron.
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Siem Reap Court Questions Two More Villagers Over APSARA Authority’s Lawsuit
Another two villagers were allowed to return after being questioned on Tuesday by the Siem Reap provincial court following a lawsuit by APSARA authority on villagers, accused of inciting others to commit felony and obstruct public work.
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UN envoy to assess Cambodia’s human rights protections
A U.N. official is in Cambodia for a five-day visit to assess its protection of human rights and freedom of expression ahead of this weekend’s International Human Rights Day.
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Court sets Seng Theary appeal hearing for Dec 13
The Phnom Penh Appeal Court will hear an appeal of opposition activist Seng Theary, who has been jailed for incitement and plotting to overthrow the government, on December 13.
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From Hun Sen to Hun Manet: The worrying state of free speech in Cambodia
Despite a change in government in August, Cambodia’s state of freedom of expression remains dim.
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