Cambodia

November 17, 2020

UN experts alarmed by civil society crackdown in Cambodia

Concerns were also expressed about the detention of environmental defenders, the use of violence against families of detained activists, and the case of a Buddhist monk who was defrocked for his human rights activities.
August 3, 2020

Court victory watershed moment for corporate accountability in Southeast Asia

Seven hundred Cambodian families are suing a Thai sugar company after being forcibly evicted from their homes in 2008-09.
January 15, 2020

Bogus treason case against Cambodia's opposition leader must be dropped, says Amnesty

The Cambodian authorities have weaponised the criminal justice system as a means of eliminating the opposition, says Amnesty.
December 25, 2019

Cambodia should drop fabricated charges against journalists, says Human Rights Watch

The trial of two former Cambodia Daily reporters is seen as part of a broader media crackdown.
September 27, 2018

UN expert questions validity of ruling party’s landslide victory in Cambodia

The ruling Cambodia People’s party won all of the parliamentary seats in the vote.
July 27, 2018

Cambodia Democracy Act 'a major step forward in the fight against corruption'

The Act enables sanctions on Prime Minister Hun Sen's inner circle and Cambodia's business elite.
June 24, 2018

Save the Children statement on tragic accident in Cambodia

Four staff members lost their lives in a road traffic accident in Cambodia, with a further four seriously injured and receiving treatment in hospital.
June 3, 2018

Environmental investigators expose illegal timber smuggling by Vietnam

New report details unabated illegal logging, timber laundering and smuggling in Cambodia.
April 27, 2018

New resource offers hope to Cambodians challenging their government

Newly released dataset can help expose the corruption and abuses that have contributed to keeping the Cambodian regime in power for over thirty years.
November 28, 2017

Cambodian Prime Minister calls for human rights centre to be shut down

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for the interior ministry to investigate and shut the Cambodian Center for Human Rights.

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