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Kem Sokha leaves his house to hear his verdict on March 3, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Jan 30 Fixed For Kem Sokha’s Appeal As Civil Societies Hope For Political Space Restoration

2 Jan 2024 9:19 PM|
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The Court of Appeal will hear former opposition leader Kem Sokha’s appeal against his treason conviction this January 30, as civil societies call on the new government to restore the political situation and human rights in the country.

Poipet International Checkpoint. Despite border closures during the pandemic, Cambodians continue to seek illegal work abroad. Photo taken on March 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Twelve Cambodian women rescued from traffickers in China

27 Aug 2021 9:59 PM|
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A Cambodian officials said Thursday that Cambodian and Chinese authorities had rescued 12 women who were victims of human trafficking.

Maids who were abused by their employers in Malaysia arrive at Phnom Penh International airport after being repatriated by the Cambodian embassy. Picture taken on February 2, 2012. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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U.S launches five-year combatting human trafficking project

27 Aug 2021 7:27 AM|
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The United States launched a new program to support the Cambodian government in efforts combatting human trafficking, though Cambodia has for three years been on its Tier 2 watchlist in trafficking in person report, with the government failing to meet the “minimum standard” for the elimination of human trafficking due in part to “endemic corruption.”

Cut logs discovered by an environmental patrol inside protected community forest in Kratie, August 18, 2021. CYN

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Illegal logging in Kratie community forest picks up speed, say activists

26 Aug 2021 10:37 AM|
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Environmental activists and locals expressed concern this week over ongoing illegal logging in community forests in Sambour and Chhlong districts.

Union leader Pav Sina speaks to media in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Picture taken on April 21, 2016. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Court cases continue to hang over union leaders’ heads

25 Aug 2021 4:04 PM|
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A number of union leaders have decried the fact that a spate of legal cases continue to hang over their heads despite pressure from Prime Minister Hun Sen to move the cases to trial or else drop charges.

Ath Thorn, president of the Cambodian Labor Confederation speaks to workers during the Labor Day celebration in Phnom Penh, Picture taken on May 1, 2019. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Unions, government, factories prepare for minimum wage negotiations

19 Aug 2021 9:09 PM|
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Minimum wage negotiations for garment and footwear workers for 2022 will go ahead, officials said, in spite of economic challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Garment workers on the outskirts of Phnom Penh leave their factory after finishing their work. August 18, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Advocates urge booster dose for garment workers

19 Aug 2021 7:00 AM|
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Unions and civil society groups are urging the government to prioritize garment workers for a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread.

Drivers pass a sign for the newly formed Cambodia National Love Party in Battambang city. Photo taken on August 17, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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CNRP splinter parties cause internal strife, analysts say

18 Aug 2021 8:26 AM|
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A widening rift between former Cambodia National Rescue Party leaders and members that have split off to form their own parties threatens any chance of a united opposition front, analysts say.

A screenshot of the suspects in shackles, which went viral on Facebook.

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Rights group calls for investigation into allegations of police abuse after viral photos

30 Jul 2021 10:19 AM|
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Rights group Licadho called on the government to investigate allegations that police officials in Kampong Cham province abused a suspect during questioning, after photos of the suspect in shackles went viral on social media.