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About 40 villagers gathered in front of the City Hall to ask for an intervention on the overlapping land title with Eco Megapolis Development Cooperation Co Ltd, April 10, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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

About 50 families in Phnom Penh protested in front of the Phnom Penh City Hall after coming to know about the issuance of land titles to Eco Megapolis Development Cooperation Co Ltd which overlapped their land. The villagers, around 40 of them from Prek Kampoes commune in Dangkor district, feared being evicted from their present land following the new development on the title.
Banteay Srei and Love is Diversity launch a study on sexual and harassment at workplace, December 14, 2023. (CamboJA/Runn Sreydeth)

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)

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)

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. 
Supporters of Seng Theary protest outside the Court of Appeal calling for her release from prison, December 13, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

Seng Theary Hospitalized After Hunger Strike, Trial Postponed

  • 14 Dec 2023 11:30 AM|
The Court of Appeal postponed the trial of prominent Cambodian American lawyer and human rights advocate Seng Theary after learning she had been hospitalized following a hunger strike. Her lawyer submitted a request to the court to delay her trial which was supposed to take place on Wednesday.
A two-meter wide canal, dug by the new airport company in 2021, cut off access for farmers to their farmland on December 06, 2023. (CamboJA / Phon Sothyroth)

Takeo Farmers Begrudge $1 Per Square Meter Land Compensation by Phnom Penh Airport Developer

  • 11 Dec 2023 11:11 AM|
Nearly 100 farmers in Bati district whose land had been earmarked for the development of the $1.5 billion Techo Takhmao International Airport project are appealing to the new government for a solution for the loss of livelihood after canals were dug up by tycoon Pung Khiev Se’s Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC). They claim that seeking solutions from the local authorities for the issue, which has prolonged for two years now, are ineffective.

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