Cambodia: CCHR and OMCT welcome Yorm Bopha's release after 444 days in prison

According to CCHR President Ou Virak: “It has been clear from the very beginning of this case that Yorm Bopha has been targeted for her activism in the context of the Boeng Kak community’s struggle for their rights. While today’s decision to temporarily release Bopha from jail is a welcome step, we must urge the Appeal Court to act quickly and to put an end to the suffering of Bopha and her family once and for all.” “We are relieved about Yorm Bopha’s conditional release after more than a year of detention that we believe was arbitrary. We urge the Court of appeal to schedule a new hearing quickly and to release her unconditionally”

ASEAN: Make raft human rights declaration public

Defamation Lawsuit Dropped Against Editor After Apology

The president of the University of Cambodia said yesterday he had agreed to withdraw a lawsuit against the editor of the pro-Funcunpec weekly newspaper Khmer Amatak, Bun Tha, for alleged criminal disinformation and defamation.

Lecturers Walk Out Over Unpaid Bonuses

Forty lecturers at the National Institute of Business in Phnom Penh went on strike Tuesday, claiming the school director is withholding more than $30,000 owed to them in student fees.

Khmer Rouge Figure Found Guilty of War Crimes

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A United Nations-backed tribunal on Monday found a 67-year-old former prison warden of the Khmer Rouge guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes for overseeing the torture and killing of more than 14,000 prisoners. He was the first major figure to be tried in the murderous regime since it was toppled 30 years ago.

In total, 17 judges and prosecutors were apppointed and transferred.

17 judges and prosecutors from the Ministry of Justice and the court of first instance were appointed and transferred.

Cambodia And Laos Changed in Democracy After US Visit in Hanoi

Legal Analysis of the Charging and Sentencing of 13 Boeung Kak Community Representatives on 24 May 2012 (criminal case number 1576/24-052012)

Authorities deny claims paddy field owners forced to sell land

The authorities have denied claims that owners of paddy fields situated within the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve in Kampong Chhnang province’s Boribor district have been forced to sell their land.

Cambodia gains single point in corruption index

Cambodia is perceived to be slightly less corrupt than last year but still one of the most graft-ridden countries in the world, according to Transparency International’s 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which was released Wednesday. The country received a score of 21 out of 100 and a rank of 156 out of 175 nations surveyed, up from the 20 points and 160th position it held in 2013, when 177 countries were included in the index. A score of 100 represents the “cleanest” a country can be.

Details Scarce on New Anticorruption Probes

Anticorruption and judicial officials have either declined to comment on, or say they are unaware of, the Anticorruption Unit’s investigations into officers at the Court of Appeal and Battambang Provincial Court.

Details Scarce on New Anticorruption Probes

Anticorruption and judicial officials have either declined to comment on, or say they are unaware of, the Anticorruption Unit’s investigations into officers at the Court of Appeal and Battambang Provincial Court.

Opposition Continues Call for Suspensions, Resignations

Opposition lawmakers yesterday (Thursday) continued pressing for the suspension or resignation of Phnom Penh officials who oversaw this year’s Water Festival for their parts in a Monday night stampede that killed more than 300 festival participants.

Journalists debate fake news scourge

Sunetra Choudhury, political editor of New Delhi Television, said during the East-West Centre’s International Media Conference that in India, fake news was literally killing.

Three More Charged Over Freedom Park Protest

Three more opposition activists were charged with “joining an insurrection” Wednesday for taking part in a CNRP-led protest that turned violent last year, with two being sent to Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison and a third detained overnight at municipal police headquarters. In an act the opposition party described as a political threat, the municipal court took little time Wednesday morning to lay the charges against Yon Kimhour, 28, and Roeun Chetra, 33, who were arrested late Tuesday, said their lawyer, Sam Sokong.

IMF Director Calls for Continued Reforms

In a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh yesterday, visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde praised Cambodia’s economic growth but called for continued reforms to preserve macro-economic stability, according to an aide to the prime minister.

Worker road deaths spike in ‘15

The number of workers killed and injured by traffic accidents nearly doubled in 2015, according to a report released by the National Social Security Fund yesterday. In 2015, 130 workers were killed on Cambodia’s roads, compared with 73 in 2014. Injuries, meanwhile, rose to 7,227 in 2015, up from 4,664 the year before.

Koh Kong villagers protest alleged land grab by Chinese company

Villagers from Koh Kong province’s Kiri Sakor district have been protesting in the capital this week after their petition over a land dispute with the Chinese Union Development Group (UDG), delivered to the Environment Ministry on May 25, went unanswered.