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Garbage workers collect garbage along National Road 6A in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changvar district on January 20, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Union Reps Reinstated with Better Terms After Garbage Collection Company Workers’ Protest, Ministry Intervention

20 Jan 2025 9:52 PM|
Sovann Sreypich|

Around 200 workers of 800 Super-GAEA (Cambodia) Co Ltd protested after the garbage collection company terminated their union leaders following the formation of a union at their workplace. The workers demanded the reinstatement of their four union leaders and compliance with legal rights and benefits under the labor law.

Same-sex couple Souy Sitha and his “wife”, Hong Sareoun, have been happily married since 1975. Photo taken on December 28, 2023. (CamboJA/Soeung Nimol)

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Gov’t Studies Same-Sex Marriage Law Amid Prejudices, Risk of Breaking Tradition

1 Jan 2024 12:45 PM|

The law on same-sex marriages might be difficult to enact as government officials are concerned that it could undermine traditional customs.

Kong Srey points to an abandoned house owned by two people who had been evicted from the Boeng Tamok community along with her in 2022 on December 29, 2023. (CamboJA / Phon Sothyroth)

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STT Report: Forced Evictions in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Takeo Pushed People into Debt Crisis

30 Dec 2023 9:26 AM|

A report by NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut Organization (STT) revealed that people who are forcibly evicted from their homes without proper resettlement are burdened with debt, have low access to food, while children experience disruptive education and are subject to child labor. Experts warned that this would have detrimental effects on the community’s economic and human development.

A villager holds a piece of waste ore left by a gold mining company in Kratie province in 2023. (Equitable Cambodia)

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Human Rights Violation, Deforestation Evident in Cambodia’s Gold Mine Operations Over 20 Years – Report

28 Dec 2023 5:52 PM|

A recent report by Equitable Cambodia has exposed the commercial gold mining industry’s involvement in deforestation, violation of rights, encroachment and land grab of traditional indigenous forested areas.

Prek Pnov district authorities talk with community residents in front of Kong Toeur’s partially-built stall before it was pulled down on December 19, 2023. (Photo supplied)

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Boeng Tamok Residents Harassed Again By Authorities Amid Existing Court Cases

21 Dec 2023 5:12 PM|

A Boeng Tamok community member alleged that her rights were trampled on by the Prek Pnov district authorities on Tuesday afternoon when they violently attempted to dismantle her vegetable stall, which is her only source of income.

A brick kiln at a factory on the outskirts Phnom Penh, on July 20, 2021. (CamboJA/Khuon Narim)

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American Apparel Footwear Association Asks Government to Investigate Child Labor at Brick Kilns

21 Dec 2023 9:10 AM|

The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has urged the new government to take action on Cambodia's brick kiln industry, which allegedly continues to employ child labor and use textile waste to fuel brick kiln factories.

Banteay Srei and Love is Diversity launch a study on sexual and harassment at workplace, December 14, 2023. (CamboJA/Runn Sreydeth)

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LGBT People Continue to Experience High Level of Sexual Harassment At Work

19 Dec 2023 3:38 PM|

A study on workplace sexual harassment by Banteay Srei and Love is Diversity has found that 30% of women, 37% of men, and 90% of LGBT people have experienced some form of violation at work. Male and female employees of all ages also claimed that they have previously quit their jobs due to sexual harassment and felt uncomfortable going to work.

Boeng Tamok villagers Soeun Sreysoth and Sea Davy hold up their court warrants before entering Phnom Penh Municipal Court for questioning on December 14, 2023. (CamboJA/Phon Sothyroth)

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Court Questions Two Boeng Tamok Residents Over Assault Charges

15 Dec 2023 6:03 PM|

Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday questioned two Boeng Tamok community members who were charged in May with assaulting Prek Pnov district authorities. Around 30 people gathered outside the court during the three and a half hour hearing, many to support the community members charged.

Mental health counselors shared their experiences and tips for seeking treatment at a CCHR event on December 08, 2023. (CamboJA/Phon Sothyroth)

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CCHR Encourages Women Activists to Prioritize Mental Health

14 Dec 2023 5:20 PM|

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) highlighted the importance of mental health support for women activists as part of the annual international campaign 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The nonprofit held an event Friday where mental health service providers spoke about how women human rights defenders are subjected to violence, harassment and discrimination.

Union Reps Reinstated with Better Terms After Garbage Collection Company Workers’ Protest, Ministry Intervention

Gov’t Studies Same-Sex Marriage Law Amid Prejudices, Risk of Breaking Tradition

STT Report: Forced Evictions in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Takeo Pushed People into Debt Crisis

Human Rights Violation, Deforestation Evident in Cambodia’s Gold Mine Operations Over 20 Years – Report

Boeng Tamok Residents Harassed Again By Authorities Amid Existing Court Cases

American Apparel Footwear Association Asks Government to Investigate Child Labor at Brick Kilns

LGBT People Continue to Experience High Level of Sexual Harassment At Work

Court Questions Two Boeng Tamok Residents Over Assault Charges

CCHR Encourages Women Activists to Prioritize Mental Health

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