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A female photographer takes pictures at the National Workshop for Universal Access to Information in Phnom Penh on September 27, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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NGOs Call For Draft Law on Access to Information To Be Expedited

27 Sep 2024 6:57 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Ahead of the United Nations International Day for Universal Access to Information, civil society groups and youths urged the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Hun Manet to expedite the long-delayed draft Law on Access to Information, also known as the A21 draft law.

Indigenous people in Mondulkiri celebrate World Indigenous Peoples Day on August 15, 2024. A photo post on indigenous community.

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Bunong Man Who Sang About Land Struggles Questioned By Mondulkiri Police

22 Aug 2024 3:58 PM|

A Bunong man was questioned by Mondulkiri police after he released a song describing the sufferings of indigenous people in land disputes in conjunction with World Indigenous Peoples Day.

A man catches fish at Boeung Tamok lake while a truck carries soil to fill the lake in Phnom Penh on November 7, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Endgame at Boeung Tamok: Samraong Tboung Villagers Accept Government Settlements After Protests and Convictions

21 Aug 2024 7:06 PM|

After nearly six years of resisting displacement from government land grabs, the generational families around Boeung Tamok lake have reached their breaking point.

A photo screenshot from a video of young students in Balang Primary School in Banteay Meanchey province reading a letter to declare support of CLV-DTA which was posted on August 17, 2024.

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Criticism of Alleged Violation of Children’s Rights After Schools Post Videos of Students Supporting CLV-DTA

19 Aug 2024 7:32 PM|

Balang Primary School in Banteay Meanchey province faced criticism online for allegedly violating children's rights after posting a video of students “expressing their support” for the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Triangle Development Area (CLV-DTA) project.

Zhen Tai Garment in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district, August 2, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Zhen Tai Workers’ Representatives File Complaint With Labor Minister After All Requests Were Rejected

16 Aug 2024 9:25 AM|

Workers’ representatives at Zhen Tai Garment Cambodia Co Ltd filed a complaint with Minister of Labor and Vocational Training Heng Sour after the Department of Labor Dispute rejected their requests for a resolution to their issues in the factory. The ministry said it will find a solution for them.

A snapshot of Kbal Romeas village’s name tag in Sesan district on May 25, 2024. (Try Thaney)

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Stung Treng Bunong Community Fights for Collective Land Title Years After Deluge of Lower Sesan II dam

12 Aug 2024 4:50 PM|

More than seven years after being displaced by a major hydroelectric dam reservoir, a community of Bunong indigenous people of Cambodia’s northern Stung Treng province are still determined to hold on to what remains of their flooded homeland.

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Labor and Vocational Training Ministry Rejects All of Zhen Tai Workers’ Proposals

11 Aug 2024 11:54 AM|

The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training rejected all 13 requests made by the workers of Zhen Tai Garment Cambodia Co Ltd, which the workers say was unfair to them. They have asked relevant parties to come up with a detailed solution to their case.

Indigenous people celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in Battambang province on August 9, 2024. (UNDP Cambodia’s Facebook)

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Expedite Collective Land Titles for Indigenous People Who Risk Losing Their Farmlands, NGOs Urge Government

9 Aug 2024 11:30 AM|

The government allegedly achieved “far below” its goal set in 2017 to issue collective land titles (CLTs) to 10 indigenous communities per year, according to the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) on Wednesday.

Migrant workers meet with Ministry of Labor officials after they are repatriated from Saudi Arabia, a photo posted by the Ministry of Labor on August 6, 2024.

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Labor Ministry Brings Home 26 Cambodian Migrant Workers Stuck in Saudi Arabia For Months

6 Aug 2024 8:57 PM|

Twenty six Cambodian workers, who allegedly worked long hours with inadequate food, have returned home after being retained for four months in Saudi Arabia. Four more remain but will be repatriated soon.

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NGOs Call For Draft Law on Access to Information To Be Expedited

Bunong Man Who Sang About Land Struggles Questioned By Mondulkiri Police

Endgame at Boeung Tamok: Samraong Tboung Villagers Accept Government Settlements After Protests and Convictions

Criticism of Alleged Violation of Children’s Rights After Schools Post Videos of Students Supporting CLV-DTA

Zhen Tai Workers’ Representatives File Complaint With Labor Minister After All Requests Were Rejected

Stung Treng Bunong Community Fights for Collective Land Title Years After Deluge of Lower Sesan II dam

Labor and Vocational Training Ministry Rejects All of Zhen Tai Workers’ Proposals

Expedite Collective Land Titles for Indigenous People Who Risk Losing Their Farmlands, NGOs Urge Government

Labor Ministry Brings Home 26 Cambodian Migrant Workers Stuck in Saudi Arabia For Months

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