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Bittersweet Harvest
In Cambodia today, hundreds of thousands of people are being displaced from their homes, farmlands, forests and fisheries in the name of ‘development’. The sugarcane industry has been one of the worst offenders driving this landgrabbing crisis. At least 100,000 hectares in land concessions have been granted to private companies for industrial sugarcane production in recent years.
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Cambodian Center for Human Rights to host Roundtable Discussion Entitled "Freedom of Expression in Cambodia: Looking Forward to the Future"
On the morning of 19 September 2013, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) will host a Roundtable Discussion entitled “Freedom of Expression in Cambodia: Looking forward to the future”. This will be the 6th Roundtable Discussion carried out under CCHR’s Freedom of Expression Project and aims at providing the staff of Civil Society Organizations, journalists, bloggers, and youth with a platform to engage in further discussions with regards to the current situation of freedom of expression in Cambodia and their expectations for the future.
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Civilian shot dead by military police in Phnom Penh as clashes continue
It has been confirmed that one civilian was shot dead near Kbal Thnal bridge in Phnom Penh as clashes continued between the authorities and a group of yet unidentified protesters. Many gunshots were fired into the air by military police and protesters attempted to smash a barrier in the middle of the road.
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Indiscriminate Police Brutality and Death amid Mass Post-Election Protest Condemned by Civil Society
September 16, 2013 - We, the undersigned organizations, condemn in the strongest terms the indiscriminate police brutality last night that left one young person dead and several more injured when armed forces were given the green light to use live ammunition in a crowd of commuters, local residents and demonstrators.
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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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