Human rights

Although the Svay Rieng Provincial Court announced the ex-governor’s sentence in June and ordered his immediate arrest, he has remained elusive to the authorities. His lawyers filed an appeal in July to the Appeal Court challenging the provincial court’s verdict. Sun Bunnarith, Chhouk Bundith’s lawyer, claimed ...

Seven NGOs have raised their concerns that the government is using the law, media and Internet to further stifle freedom of expression, ahead of Cambodia submitting its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of human rights to the U.N. The UPR is the process through which Geneva’s ...

Seven NGOs have raised their concerns that the government is using the law, media and Internet to further stifle freedom of expression, ahead of Cambodia submitting its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of human rights to the U.N. The UPR is the process through which Geneva’s ...

The Bar Association of Cambodia should consider stricter standards on admission to the bar, make lawyers take regular mandatory training and set up a new disciplinary committee in order to ensure that Cambodia’s legal professionals are independent, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has said. The ...

The National Election Committee, acting on orders from the Constitutional Council, yesterday examined ballots and original documents taken from 13 polling stations in a Kratie province commune, but the opposition and observers quickly questioned the process’s validity due to apparent irregularities. Despite the fact that “Safety ...

The CPP on Tuesday threatened legal action against the CNRP if it did not cease its “defamatory rhetoric” regarding the ruling party’s relationship with the National Election Committee (NEC), which the opposition accuses of rigging July’s election in order to keep the CPP in power. The ...

Nearly all of the recommendations regarding electoral reform made by U.N. human rights envoy to Cambodia Surya Subedi were not put into place ahead of last month’s national election. In his latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, released last week, Mr. Subedi ...

Villagers in Cambodia’s capital are being coerced into signing a petition supporting preliminary results issued by the country’s electoral body declaring a victory for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party in recent elections, despite opposition claims of widespread poll irregularities, a rights group said Monday. The ...

Despite the government indicating it was open to parliamentary reform, the dismissal of opposition lawmakers in June was a disturbing shift away from a commitment to protecting human rights, UN human rights envoy Surya Subedi says in his latest report on Cambodia. Obtained on Friday, the ...

Cambodia is falling short of the full liberal democracy enshrined in its Constitution, the government is becoming increasingly intolerant to constructive criticism and judicial, parliamentary and electoral reforms have been slow to take effect, according to U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi’s latest report on ...

Locals and rights groups on Wednesday said dozens of farmers in a village in Preah Vihear province have been singled out for eviction after supporting the opposition CNRP in last month’s vote, a claim their village chief denied. Residents of Choam Ksan district’s Kom Prak village ...

When opposition leader Sam Rainsy last touched down at Phnom Penh International Airport, he was greeted by some 100,000 supporters in what was the largest opposition rally in Cambodia’s 20 years of democracy. When he returns on Friday from the U.S., where he has been at­tending ...

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights yesterday expressed concern at a recent spate of land disputes coming on the heels of last month’s vote, and questioned whether campaign promises of resolving the Kingdom’s ongoing land issues had been forgotten now that the election has passed. The ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng sat down with representatives from 10 civil society organisations on Friday for what Cambodian Center for Human Rights president Ou Virak described as a “very frank discussion” of how to handle the investigation into the multitude of alleged irregularities in last ...

Their work is far from over, but Jarai minority villagers in Ratanakkiri province took another important step forward yesterday in their quest for communal land titles. More than 200 residents of O’Yadav district’s Pate commune signed declarations outlining the ways in which they make use of ...

By 8 p.m. on the day of the July 28 election, Information Minister Khieu Kanharith was declaring victory for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s CPP with 68 seats to the opposition’s 55. In the days that followed, preliminary results released by the National Election Committee (NEC) arrived ...

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) yesterday raised concerns over the ongoing election results verification process, saying the manner in which it was carried out makes it almost meaningless as a tool to check returns. From Saturday to Tuesday, the National Election Committee carried out ...

The CNRP and the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel) on Monday called for a full investigation into the National Election Committee’s (NEC) independence as well as its possible role in the irregularities the opposition says occurred during the national election on ...

An opposition activist in Siem Reap province’s Varin district said he has fled his home upon receiving word that men in military dress were asking about his whereabouts after he spoke to the press about allegations of military corruption stuffed into a ballot box on ...

Independent election monitors and civil society groups submitted a request to the National Election Committee (NEC) on Friday asking to review post-election voter rolls and Identity Certificates for Elections (ICE) forms in seven provinces in which reports of election irregularities were widespread on July 28. The ...

Repeating his country’s call for a transparent investigation into irregularities during the July 28 national election, the U.S. ambassador to Cambodia has urged the government to repair deficiencies in the electoral process. While some foreign governments have issued congratulatory messages to Prime Minister Hun Sen and ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) decided today to establish a joint committee to investigate the alleged irregularities of Sunday’s election, an official said Saturday. “We decided to create a joint committee which will consists of representatives from the NEC, the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and ...

ស្រប​ពេល​ដែល​លទ្ធផល​បោះឆ្នោត​នីតិកាល​ទី​៥ នៅ​មាន​ភាព​ចម្រូងចម្រាស​នៅ​ឡើយ អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំមើល​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស យូមែន រ៉ៃថ៍ វ៉ច្ឆ (Human Rights Watch) បាន​ចេញ​ផ្សាយ​របាយការណ៍​បន្ទាន់​មួយ ស្ដីពី​ការ​បន្លំ​សន្លឹក​ឆ្នោត​ដែល​មាន​លក្ខណៈ​ជា​ប្រព័ន្ធ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះ​ ឆ្នោត​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​​​២៨ កក្កដា ដែល​​រៀប​ចំឡើង​ដោយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន សហការ​ជាមួយ​ក្រសួង​មហាផ្ទៃ។ អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំ​មើល​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស យូមែន រ៉ៃថ៍ វ៉ច្ឆ បាន​ចេញ​របាយ​ការណ៍​បន្ទាន់​មួយ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៣១ កក្កដា បង្ហាញ​ថា គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា មាន​ពាក់​ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​ការ​បង្កើត​ឲ្យ​មាន​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​មាន​លក្ខណៈ​ជា​ ប្រព័ន្ធ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​នីតិកាល​ទី​៥ កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៨ កក្កដា កន្លង​ទៅ។របាយការណ៍​នេះ​រៀប​រាប់​អំពី​ករណី​ក្លែង​បន្លំ​សន្លឹក​ឆ្នោត​ដ៏​ ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ​ដែល​បាន​កើត​ឡើង​នៅ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​មួយ​ចំនួន ហើយ​ថែម​ទាំង​មាន​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​មន្ត្រី​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​បម្រើ​ ការ​ក្នុង​ជួរ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ទៀត​ផង។ អង្គការ​នេះ​បាន​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ឃើញ​ថា មន្ត្រី​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​បម្រើ​ការ​ឲ្យ​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច មាន​ការ​ពាក់​ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​ការ​ចេញ​ឯកសារ​ក្លែងក្លាយ និង​បាន​រៀបចំ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​មួយ​ចំនួន​អាច​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​បាន​ច្រើន​ កន្លែង។ មេ​ភូមិ​ម្នាក់​ដែល​សុំ​មិន​បញ្ចេញ​អត្តសញ្ញាណ​បាន​ផ្ដល់​បទសម្ភាសន៍​ដល់ ​អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំមើល​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​មួយ​នេះ​ ដោយ​​បង្ហាញ​ពី​របៀប​ដែល​អាជ្ញាធរ​មូលដ្ឋាន​របស់​គាត់​ក្លែង​បន្លំ​ឯកសារ​ បញ្ជាក់​អត្តសញ្ញាណ​ដល់​អ្នក​បោះ​ឆ្នោត។ ឯកសារ​នេះ​អាច​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​ដែល​មាន​ឈ្មោះ​ក្នុង​បញ្ជី​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​បាន ទោះ​បី​ជា​មិន​មាន​ឯកសារ​បញ្ជាក់​អត្ត​សញ្ញាណ​ស្រប​ច្បាប់​ក៏​ដោយ។ កិច្ចការ ​នោះ​មាន​លក្ខណៈ​ជា​ប្រព័ន្ធ​ ដោយ​ក្រុម​ការងារ​ថ្នាក់​កណ្ដាល​នៃ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា ត្រូវ​បាន​គ្រប់​គ្រង​ដោយ​មេបញ្ជាការ​យោធា​ម្នាក់ និង​សមាជិក​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​មជ្ឈិម​បក្ស​ម្នាក់ ហើយ​មន្ត្រី​ថ្នាក់​មូលដ្ឋាន​ត្រូវ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ក្រោម​បង្គាប់​របស់​ពួក​គេ។ របាយការណ៍​របស់​អង្គការ​នោះ​បាន​បន្ត​ទៀត​ថា សមាជិក​ម្នាក់​ក្នុង​ក្រុម​ការងារ​ថ្នាក់​មជ្ឈិម​នោះ​​បាន​ចាត់​ចែង​ប្រមូល​ ...

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi on Wednesday praised Cambodia’s general elections held on Sunday, and appealed for calm and political reconciliation. The human rights expert also appealed to the people and all political actors ...