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Appeal Court Upholds 3 of 4 Convictions in Gang Rape Case
The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld seven-year sentences handed down to three young men by Phnom Penh Municipal Court in February for gang-raping a 1 year-old girl in Phnom Penh last year, and acquitted a fourth suspect, who was never arrested.
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CNRP Plans ‘People’s Congress,’ More Mass Demonstrations
The CNRP will hold ‘people’s congress’ in Freedom Park on Sunday before staging another mass protest on October 23 to coincide with the anniversary of signing of the Paris Peace Agreement released by the party on Saturday.
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CNRP to Hold Ceremony for Grenade Victims
Supporters of the opposition CNRP and relative of the 16 men, women and children killed in a grenade attack during a protest rally in 1997, will hold a Buddhist ceremony today at the scene of the blasts in front of the old National Assembly in Phnom Penh.
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National Assembly Claims CNRP Acting Unconstitutionally
The National Assembly said in a statement on Friday the opposition CNRP is contempt of both the constitution and the King by claiming that the new government is illegitimate.
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Cambodia Returns to a One-Party State
After being sworn into office last week, Hun Sen became the leader of a one-party Cambodian state for the second time in his life. The first time it happened was in 1985, when Hanoi promoted him to prime minister of what was then the socialist People’s Republic of Kampuchea, beginning the rule of one of the world’s longest-serving leaders.
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Former Boeng Kak Residents Demand More Compensation
More than 200 former residents of the Boeng Kak community protest yesterday outside City Hall to demand more compensation to the original amount they received when forcibly evicted from around the lake in 2009.
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Investors Paly Down Impact of Labor Strike
Economists and analysts yesterday shrugged off opposition CNRP’s threated to stage nationwide labor strike, arguing that while such as move could lower profits for companies in the short term, it would not significantly deter foreign investors.
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Democratic Reform Needed to Ensure Growth, Prosperity
With the long-ruling CPP sworn in to govern for another five years despite the opposition CNRP abstaining from sitting in the National Assembly due to election irregularities, a new report argues that imminent threats to Cambodia’s future development can only be overcome with significant government reforms to improve democratic government.
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Move to Name and Shame Errant Garment Companies in Cambodia
The International Labor Organisation's revival of a practice to name and shame garment companies in Cambodia that flout workers rights and safety standards will help boost productivity in the country's biggest export earning industry, a rights group said Friday. Despite concerns by some garment manufacturers that the action by the ILO's Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) program could force factories to move out, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) said the garment industry would be the eventual winner.
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New Minister Welcome Into Government, Journalist Refused Entry
Five new ruling party minister were welcomed into the country’s Cabinet yesterday in ceremonies presided over by senior members of the government including Prime Minister Hun Sen and Deputy Prime Minister Sok An.
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Suspects Freed, No Hope of Justice for Slain Union Leader
Sok Sam Oeun and Born Samnang left Prey Sar prison’s Correctional Center 1 yesterday for the last time, putting behind them an ordeal has lasted nearly a decade during which they were wrongfully imprisoned for total of five year for the murder of popular Free Trade Union (FTU) leader Chea Vichea.
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After CPP Reshuffle, Sok An’s Fiefdom Trimmed
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An has a stunning portfolio of position within CPP government. On Monday, CPP lawmakers once again appointed Mr. An as the Cabinet Minister for Prime Minister Hun Sen. He is also the chairman of the state-controlled Cambodia National Petroleum Authority and the Apsara Authority which oversees the Angkor Archaeological Park.
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Hun Sen Decries Foreign Interference in Cambodian Politics
PHNOM PENH & WASHINGTON DC - Prime Minister Hun Sen has said his new government does not need the approval of the international community, in a lengthy public address following a National Assembly session this week boycotted by the opposition. However, observers like Ou Virak, head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, have their doubts. “It will not make a big impact on the legitimacy” of the new government, he said. But the government must also “care about international support.”
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Students Call for KR Sex Crimes to Be Included in Curricula
A day after four survivors delivered searing accounts of sexualize violence under the Khmer Rouge regime, the group of university students who paneled the discussion has called on the government to provide compensation to victim and reform school curricula to include more discussion of the regime’s crimes.
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UN Rights Envoy Subedi Vows to Continue Work in Cambodia
U.N Human Rights envoy Surya Subedi yesterday wrapped up his appearance before the Human Rights Council in Geneva with a vow to continue assisting Cambodia improvement in judicial system as NGOs provided withering testimony of the situation of right in the country.
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US Asks Parties to ‘Work Together’ for People
The US Department on Tuesday called the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP to “work together” and repeated its call for a transparent review of irregularities in July’s national election.
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Thai Soldiers Kill man illegally Logging Rosewood
Thai soldiers on Monday shot dead a 25-year-old man illegally logging rosewood across the border from Oddar Meanchey province, a senior military police official said yesterday, bringing to the 23 number of men from province killed while seeking the luxury timber since the beginning of the year.
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Cambodia Acquits Two Jailed for Labor Leader’s Murder
Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted two men it said were wrongly convicted of the 2004 murder of outspoken labor leader and opposition supporter Chea Vichea, in a move widely welcomed by the country’s civil society organizations and the international community. Local rights groups Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) and Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) also applauded the court verdict in a joint statement issued Wednesday.
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Women Speak Out About Sexual Violence Under KR Regime
When Yam Lash was brutally raped by Khmer Rouge soldiers under a coconut tree in 1977, she was convinced she had little time left to live. Then aged about 40, she had already outlived her husband and three children, whose deaths to this day remain a mystery to her.
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Daun Penh Authorities Deny Involvement in Wat Phnom Attack
Some50 members of the Boeng Kak and Borei Keila communities-many still bearing welts and bruises-walked to Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district officers yesterday and blamed officials there for a violent attack that broke out at Wat Phnom on Sunday night as they were peacefully protesting.
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