Politics

Prime Minister Hun Manet announces a special program to boost investment in Preah Sihanouk province, January 31, 2024. (Hun Manet’s Facebook)

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Gov’t Trumpets One Year Achievement Under Hun Manet, But Civil Society Calls For Improvements in Human Rights

20 Aug 2024 9:24 PM|
Ly Rosslan|

The government announced that Prime Minister Hun Manet’s first year of office has seen significant economic and national development, although civil society urged the government to address human rights issues which remain unresolved.

Former opposition leader Kem Sokha arrives at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to attend his hearing, Picture taken March 16, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Kem Sokha denied permission to leave country to attend international conference

24 Mar 2022 8:46 AM|

Former opposition figure Kem Sokha was denied permission to leave the country and attend a conference in Germany next week, as court proceedings in his treason case slowly move forward.

Prak Sokhonn, Cambodian foreign minister and ASEAN special envoy, addresses a press conference at Phnom Penh International Airport, March 23, 2022. Supplied

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Cambodian FM criticized for meeting only Junta on Myanmar trip

23 Mar 2022 10:08 PM|

Rights groups have slammed Cambodian Foreign Minister and ASEAN special envoy Prak Sokhonn for meeting the leader of Myanmar’s military junta on Tuesday, just months after Prime Minister Hun Sen was criticized for doing the same.

Tuol Svay Prey I commune office in Phnom Penh, where 18 Candlelight Party candidates were struck from the ballot, March 22, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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In unusual move, NEC cuts entire Candlelight candidate list in one Phnom Penh commune

22 Mar 2022 8:47 PM|

On Tuesday, the National Election Committee (NEC) took an unusual move in striking an entire list of 18 Candlelight Party commune election candidates in Phnom Penh, providing little information as to why.

Former CNRP officials wave to photographers as they arrive at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to attend their hearing on January 22, 2021. CamboAJ/ Panha Chhorpoan

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21 Opposition politicians get between 5 and 10 years after ‘unfair’ trial

17 Mar 2022 5:42 PM|

Twenty-one opposition members, including former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leaders Sam Rainsy and Mu Sochua, were sentenced to prison Thursday after a trial rights groups slammed as politically motivated.

Former opposition leader Kem Sokha arrives at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to attend his hearing on treason charges, March 16, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Arguments over evidence submission as Sokha trial gets back underway

17 Mar 2022 3:50 PM|

The trial of opposition leader Kem Sokha resumed Wednesday, with the defence and prosecution arguing over what evidence should be allowed to be submitted and what thrown out.

Former CNRP lawmaker Son Chhay speaks during a news conference in Phnom Penh, September 25, 2017. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Key former CNRP lawmaker Son Chhay joins Candlelight Party, boosting profile

2 Mar 2022 6:33 PM|

In another move away from the court-abolished CNRP, the high-profile former parliamentarian Son Chhay announced Tuesday he was joining the Candlelight Party, urging Cambodians to support…

Kem Sokha leaves the Phnom Penh Municipal Court after attending his hearing, February 23, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang.

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Sokha’s lawyer asks for more trial days

24 Feb 2022 3:10 PM|

against former opposition leader Kem Sokha following a request by his lawyer. Civil society groups have maintained that the trial, which is being held just once a week for less than four hours each time, undermines Sokha’s rights to a speedy trial.

Commune counsellors check voter lists during a Senate election in Takhmao, Kandal province. Picture taken February 25, 2018. CamboJA/ Pring

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Civil society groups call on the government to ensure election is free and fair

23 Feb 2022 3:14 PM|

Electoral observer organizations in Cambodia said on Tuesday that political rights remain under threat of interference from local authorities, and requested the government do more to ensure the upcoming commune elections are free and fair.