Tag Archive: human rights Cambodia

Obama to visit Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand.

Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president to visit Myanmar and Cambodia. Obama will also travel to Cambodia, a first for a U.S. president as well, and to Thailand during the Nov.… Read More

Cambodia: Radio Free Asia, Voice Of America warned by Government.

The Ministry of Information and Council of Ministers  summoned representatives from US government-funded radio stations for an unprecedented meeting to discuss the stations’ content, goals and level of professionalism. Radio Free Asia (RFA)… Read More

CAMBODIA: People in my village work as unskilled laborers abroad.

A deep personal insight into today’s life in rural Cambodia. An article by Ou Ritthy published by the Asian Human Rights Commission. At first, I could not recognize the group of noisy skinny… Read More

Cambodian Justice: 13 Boeung Kak Women Released, but still Convicted.

Cambodia: Release of 13 women a victory for their community. Today’s decision by Cambodia’s Appeal Court to release 13 women imprisoned for peacefully protesting against a forced eviction is a victory for their… Read More

Cambodia: National Elections 2013.

PM Hun Sen declares July 28, 2013, as  National Elections Day of the parliamentary elections for the fifth legislature of the Cambodian National Assembly.

Phnom Penh: Boeung Kak Lake children cry for justice for their arrested mothers.

Boeung Kak Lake (BKL) children cry for justice for their arrested mothers on 24 May 2012. 13 BKL residents were arrested during a protest on 23 May 2012. This is the kind of… Read More

UN: Cambodia needs more transparency in dealing with economic concessions.

An independent United Nations human rights expert has urged the Cambodian Government to act with more transparency when dealing with economic and other land concessions, and to make the process more inclusive for… Read More

Chutt Wutty – The murder that shocked even Cambodia.

An Investigative Report by Bangkok Post. In Cambodia, the murder of a high-profile environmentalist has sent shockwaves around a country which has never shaken-off its reputation for violence, corruption and a culture of… Read More

Cambodia: UN human rights office concerned over murder of Cambodian environment activist.

The United Nations human rights office voiced concern over last week’s murder of an outspoken Cambodian environmental activist and human rights defender, whom it said had worked fearlessly to expose illegal logging and… Read More

Human Rights Mapping in Cambodia.

Human rights advocates in Cambodia have been using online maps to document, monitor, and expose human rights violations across the country. Sithi or the Cambodia Human Rights Portal has a Violation Map which… Read More

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