Global Index Again Ranks Cambodia Among Poorest Rule of Law Performers
Cambodia once again ranked among the world’s lowest-performing countries in a global rule of law index released in late October.
Women Entertainment Workers Demand Labor Protections, End to Abuse
Women entertainment workers in Cambodia are raising the alarm over discrimination, unsafe conditions and denial of rights including maternity leave and social security. They say legal gaps and weak enforcement…
Phnom Penh Railside Residents Seek Land Titles Amid Eviction Fears
Fearing eviction as development advances along one of Phnom Penh’s only two railways, more than 80 railside residents have petitioned city hall for land titles, hoping it will help them…
Interior Ministry Condemns U.S. Researcher’s Report Linking Officials to Online Scam Industry
The Ministry of Interior has condemned a recent investigative report by Jacob Sims, a U.S. crime researcher and visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Asia Center, on Monday accusing it of…
Thousands of Families Face Displacement As Srepok Dam Project Pushes Ahead
A pending 376-megawatt hydropower dam on the Lower Srepok 3 is set to displace nearly 4,270 families in Cambodia’s northeast, flooding swathes of indigenous land, forests, and farmland.
Boeung Trabek Residents Protest Again for Fair Compensation, Facing Eviction with Canal Development
Some 14 Samaki Rong Roeurng households who live along Boeung Trabek canal in Phsar Deum Thkov commune, Chamkar Mon district, protested again to demand fair compensation or a new place…
Appeal Court Upholds Convictions Against Union Leader Morm Rithy and Govt Critic Ny Nak
The Court of Appeal of Phnom Penh on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a lower court against union leader Morm Rithy — a decision which has been condemned as unjust…
Urgent Action Needed to Dismantle Scam Compounds in Cambodia and Southeast Asia – UN
UN experts are sounding the alarm over a humanitarian crisis unfolding in Southeast Asia, urging immediate, human rights-based action to dismantle scam compounds—including in Cambodia—where hundreds of thousands of people…
Land Ministry, Involved in Angkor Evictions, Proposes New Plan to Resolve Land Use Disputes, Minister Says
The Land Ministry, which was heavily involved in the relocating of thousands of Angkor Wat residents – a process rights groups condemned as forced – is now pushing a new…
