Op-Ed: Systematic Labour Rights Violation Needs To Be Addressed
At least 20 prominent independent trade union coalitions, support groups and associations provided thematic reports on the labor rights situation in Cambodia for the upcoming UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR)…
Two Activists Convicted of Incitement in Ratanakiri, Banteay Meanchey
Provincial courts convicted two well-known activists on Wednesday, environmental activist Chhorn Phalla on defamation, insult and incitement charges and Candlelight official Chao Veasna on incitement charges.
Residents Near New Phnom Penh Airport Site Protest Land Settlement
Around 80 people gathered on Sunday near a portion of land that has been allotted for Phnom Penh’s new Techo Takhmao International Airport, currently under construction, calling for authorities to…
NGO Asks Parents To Encourage Children To Talk About Online Sexual Abuse, Exploitation
Parents play a very important role in preventing online abuse, according to Dutch group Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH NL), which launched a campaign last year to raise awareness on…
Give Their Land Titles Instead of Harassing, Intimidating Samrong Tbong Community, CSOs Tell Authorities
Thirty eight civil society organizations including the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) and local communities have urged the government and authorities to immediately stop harassing…
Prek Takong Villagers Fear Losing Land Following Expiration Of A Land Lease Contract
Twenty five families in Prek Takong 1 village of Chak Angreleu commune are concerned about losing their plots of land, which were rented out to the Meanchey district authority to…
Police Locate 56 Foreign Trafficking Victims in Phnom Penh, Arrest Two Suspects
The General Department of Immigration arrested two Bangladeshi citizens on human trafficking charges on January 11, following a search of two locations in Phnom Penh. Authorities also found 51 Bangladeshis…
‘We Are Dying To Live In Our Homeland’: Siem Reap Villagers Protest Against Apsara
On Monday hundreds of families living inside the Angkor archaeological park protested against the Apsara National Authority, which manages the park, for barring them from doing construction and other activities…
