Human Rights

Advocates Urge More Targeted Sanctions on Cambodian Leaders

Some 101 government officials, businessmen, and institutions in many countries around the world have been sanctioned under the law.

Four Convicted Union Leaders Call for New Independent Investigation Into Deadly 2014 Crackdown

Cambodians Fight Back as Deportations Escalate

Lawyers stall removal orders as dozens more are sent back

Hun Sen Lends Support to Union Leaders Convicted Over Garment Worker Unrest

During a meeting with garment workers in Kompong Speu town on Wednesday, Hun Sen said: “I dare to claim because I follow this issue that the three people were not involved... I have proof that those three were not involved.”

Interview: Sue Coffey, Author of “Seeking Justice in Cambodia”

Sue Coffey is a writer and specialist in human rights issues.

EU Ambassador ‘Concerned’ Over Rights Situation in Cambodia

Big Drop Reported in Child Labor in Cambodia Fashion Factories 

But children turned away from factory jobs may be working elsewhere, including homes where garments are produced by subcontractors.

Human Rights Watch Calls for Repeal of ‘Repressive’ Laws

The statement by HRW published this week focused on a law regulating non-governmental groups and two other laws that it said restricted the functioning of civil society groups.

Cambodia Marks Human Rights Day Despite ‘Restrictions’

Several hundred participants gathered in the capital’s Democracy Square on Monday to mark 70 years since the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

‘Our Ancestors’ Graves have been Drowned’: Cambodian Dam Wipes Out Hill Tribe Way of Life

Some 860 families from various indigenous minorities lived for generations near the rivers in northeast Cambodia until a Chinese-backed dam flooded the area.

Cambodia Forms Group to Settle Lawsuits Against Unionists

The move comes after Prime Minister Hun Sen issued an appeal to unionists who are the subject of outstanding legal proceedings to provide the labor ministry with information about their cases to speed up their resolution.