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Recently burned and cleared lots, to be made into farmland, in Sokdom commune’s Laoka village farmsite on March 19, 2024. (Meng Kroypunlok)

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For Indigenous Bunong, Land Rights Are Key to their Identity

30 Mar 2024 2:10 PM|
Meng Kroypunlok|

The Bunong people of Mondulkiri's Laoka village are fighting the steep requirements to gain a communal land title as a way to protect their Indigenous identity and stop claims to their land.

Union leaders and activists protest outside of CC2, calling for the release of union leader Chhim Sithar, December 27, 2023. (Licadho)

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Op-Ed: Systematic Labour Rights Violation Needs To Be Addressed

12 Feb 2024 4:33 PM|

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) pre-session in Geneva on 13 February 2024.

Environmental activist Chhorn Phalla speaks at a press conference in Phnom Penh on July 16, 2020. (CamboJA/Panha Chhorpoan)

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Two Activists Convicted of Incitement in Ratanakiri, Banteay Meanchey

9 Feb 2024 5:23 PM|

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.

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Residents Near New Phnom Penh Airport Site Protest Land Settlement

1 Feb 2024 6:21 PM|

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 expedite a settlement process, according to a community representative.

Audience watch a group of girls demonstrate how to seek support when faced with online child sexual exploitation (OCSE). (Supplied)

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NGO Asks Parents To Encourage Children To Talk About Online Sexual Abuse, Exploitation

1 Feb 2024 6:01 PM|

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 online safety. It urged parents to pay more attention to children’s activities online, discuss safety issues, and encourage them to seek support if they encounter online abuse.

A map shared by civil society groups shows that Samrong Tbong community (in purple) is excluded from Boeng Tamok development.

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Give Their Land Titles Instead of Harassing, Intimidating Samrong Tbong Community, CSOs Tell Authorities

26 Jan 2024 9:23 PM|

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 and intimidating Samrong Tbong residents and give them their land titles.

Villagers taking fragments of rocks and bricks to fill the canal after the trucks they hired to fill a temporary sewage canal were blocked by the Meanchey authority, January 24, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Prek Takong Villagers Fear Losing Land Following Expiration Of A Land Lease Contract

25 Jan 2024 5:09 PM|

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 build a temporary sewage canal. However, the six-month tenancy agreement beginning March 2023 has expired and the authorities have yet to return the land to them.

A photo posted on the General Department of Immigration’s Facebook page shows Cambodian officials outside Aladdin Restaurant and Guesthouse with a large bus.

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Police Locate 56 Foreign Trafficking Victims in Phnom Penh, Arrest Two Suspects

18 Jan 2024 6:57 PM|

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 victims, four Indian victims and one Sri Lankan victim.

Siem Reap provincial governor Prak Sophoan talks with villagers at the provincial hall on January 15, 2024. (Licadho)

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‘We Are Dying To Live In Our Homeland’: Siem Reap Villagers Protest Against Apsara

17 Jan 2024 6:21 PM|

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 that support their livelihoods.

Human Rights

For Indigenous Bunong, Land Rights Are Key to their Identity

Op-Ed: Systematic Labour Rights Violation Needs To Be Addressed

Two Activists Convicted of Incitement in Ratanakiri, Banteay Meanchey

Residents Near New Phnom Penh Airport Site Protest Land Settlement

NGO Asks Parents To Encourage Children To Talk About Online Sexual Abuse, Exploitation

Give Their Land Titles Instead of Harassing, Intimidating Samrong Tbong Community, CSOs Tell Authorities

Prek Takong Villagers Fear Losing Land Following Expiration Of A Land Lease Contract

Police Locate 56 Foreign Trafficking Victims in Phnom Penh, Arrest Two Suspects

‘We Are Dying To Live In Our Homeland’: Siem Reap Villagers Protest Against Apsara

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For Indigenous Bunong, Land Rights Are Key to their Identity

Op-Ed: Systematic Labour Rights Violation Needs To Be Addressed

Two Activists Convicted of Incitement in Ratanakiri, Banteay Meanchey

Residents Near New Phnom Penh Airport Site Protest Land Settlement

NGO Asks Parents To Encourage Children To Talk About Online Sexual Abuse, Exploitation

Give Their Land Titles Instead of Harassing, Intimidating Samrong Tbong Community, CSOs Tell Authorities

Prek Takong Villagers Fear Losing Land Following Expiration Of A Land Lease Contract

Police Locate 56 Foreign Trafficking Victims in Phnom Penh, Arrest Two Suspects

‘We Are Dying To Live In Our Homeland’: Siem Reap Villagers Protest Against Apsara

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Community Forest Beleaguered Without NGO Support, Work Opportunities For Residents

Government Approves $300m Flood Mitigation Project in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh Villagers Protests Overlapping Land Title With Tycoon Khun Sea’s Company

Garment Workers Request for Water Mist Fans as Rising Temperatures Affect Health And Productivity

Hun Sen Denies Funan Techo Canal Will Facilitate Chinese Military Access Near Vietnam Border

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