Civil and political rights
Access to information
Journalists frequently harried, in actions that hurt press freedom
While there are many issues for Cambodia’s journalists to cover these days—from the tensions with Vietnam over border issues to land disputes, the law to regulate NGOs, the labor sector and others—the country’s reporters are often disrupted from their work. ...
Oum Sonita and Nov Povleakhena
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/journalists-frequently-harried-in-actions-that-hurt-press-freedom/2924097.html
Groups have their say on access to information law
A United Nations agency will soon begin holding public meetings nationwide to consult the public on a long-awaited law that would give Cambodians access to important information held by the government. ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/groups-have-their-say-on-access-to-information-law/2909158.html
Press clubs denounce attack on journalists
Press freedom groups have condemned a violent attack on two reporters by security guards at a rally in Phnom Penh yesterday. ...
Phak Seangly and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/press-clubs-denounce-attack-journalists
Parliamentarian rails against protests against NGO law
A ruling party lawmaker says pro-democracy and rights groups staging protests against a draft law at the National Assembly are trying to “topple the government.” On Wednesday, Chheang Vun, a lawmaker for the Cambodian People’s Party, said three days of protests over the draft are ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/parliamentarian-rails-against-protests-against-ngo-law/2846346.html