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Cambodian rights worker faces death threats over land dispute
A worker with the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) has been intimidated and received death threats while trying to document the plight of three families involved in a bitter land dispute with a developer in the country’s capital, according to the center. The worker, Vann ...
Radio Free Asia Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/threats-05122014162650.html
Cambodia’s top court denies bail to 21 jailed protesters
Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld a decision refusing bail to 21 people arrested during a deadly worker strike crackdown, a defense lawyer said, as dozens of supporters protested outside, calling the charges against them politically motivated and demanding their release. The top court upheld the ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/bail-05092014170039.html
‘Burst’ of land disputes sees dozens of Cambodians charged: rights group
Cambodian authorities have charged nearly half as many villagers in land dispute cases in the first three months of this year as they did in all of 2013, a local rights group said Thursday, adding that most of the rows stemmed from government-granted land concessions. Following ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/land-05082014175124.html
Cambodian court again delays trial of 23 jailed protesters
A court in Phnom Penh put off for the second time Tuesday the trial of 23 Cambodians arrested during a deadly worker strike crackdown, drawing criticism from rights groups who said the move was politically motivated. After a five-hour hearing, with hundreds of riot police manning ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/trial-05062014144900.html
Five injured in Labor Day clashes near Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park
Security forces in the Cambodian capital violently dispersed Labor Day demonstrators gathered near the city’s Freedom Park Thursday, injuring at least five people, including bystanders, according to eyewitnesses and rights groups. They took the action after opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leaders finished speaking to ...
Rachel Vandenbrink
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/labor-day-05012014194525.html
Sam Rainsy calls for renewed efforts at Cambodian political resolution
Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy, fresh from a trip to the European Union, called Wednesday on the country’s ruling party to return to the negotiating table in a bid to end a nine-month political standoff since disputed elections last year. Sam Rainsy said that EU leaders ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/resolution-04302014181732.html
Factory owners boycott wage talks for Cambodian garment workers
Garment factory owners failed to turn up for what was supposed to have been a tripartite meeting with the government and worker unions on Thursday to help break an impasse in negotiations to increase the minimum wage for workers, officials said. The International Labor Organization (ILO) ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/talks-04242014182701.html
Cambodia must make union draft law public: rights group
Cambodia’s government should make public a proposed law aimed at regulating the country’s labor movement, a rights group said Thursday, amid concerns that it includes provisions for the suspension of unions and for severely restricting their right to freedom of association. Requests from civil society to ...
Joshua Lipes
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/unions-04172014170804.html
(ខ្មែរ) មនុស្សស្លាប់ជិត៣០នាក់ដោយគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍៣ថ្ងៃនៃពិធីបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំ
មន្ត្រីនគរបាលក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ បានបង្ហាញថា ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី១៣ ដល់ថ្ងៃទី១៥ ខែមេសា នៃពិធីបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរឆ្នាំនេះ មានគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍កើតឡើងនៅទូទាំងប្រទេសជិត ១០០ករណី និងបណ្ដាលឲ្យមានមនុស្សស្លាប់ និងរបួសជាង ២០០នាក់។ របាយការណ៍បឋមស្ដីពីគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍ក្នុងអំឡុងពេលនៃពិធី បុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរ ឆ្នាំ២០១៤ នេះ មានចំនួនកើនឡើងខ្ពស់ជាងឆ្នាំកន្លងទៅ។ លោក គៀត ច័ន្ទថារិទ្ធ មន្ត្រីនាំពាក្យអគ្គស្នងការដ្ឋាននគរបាលជាតិនៃក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ មានប្រសាសន៍ថា គិតចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី១៣ និងថ្ងៃទី១៥ ខែមេសា មានគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍នៅទូទាំងប្រទេសកើតឡើងជិត ១០០ករណី និងស្លាប់មនុស្សជិត ៣០នាក់ ព្រមទាំងមានរបួសធ្ងន់ស្រាលជិត ២០០នាក់។ លោកបន្តថា បើប្រៀបធៀប៣ថ្ងៃដូចគ្នាឆ្នាំ២០១៣ កន្លងទៅ ចំនួនគ្រោះថ្នាក់នេះបានកើនឡើងជាង ៣០ភាគរយ៖ «សរុប រួម ៣ថ្ងៃហ្នឹង គឺគ្រោះថ្នាក់ ៩៨លើក បណ្ដាលឲ្យមនុស្សស្លាប់ ២៩នាក់ រងរបួស ១៨៧នាក់ ក្នុងនោះរបួសធ្ងន់ ១៣១នាក់ និងរបួសស្រាល ៥៦នាក់។ ...
(ខ្មែរ) GW៖ កម្ពុជាជាប្រទេសដែលសកម្មជនការពារបរិស្ថាននិងដីធ្លីជាច្រើនត្រូវបានសម្លាប់
អង្គការការពារធនធានធម្មជាតិឈ្មោះ ក្លូបប៊ល វីតណែស្ស (Global Witness = GW) ចាត់ទុកកម្ពុជា ថាជាប្រទេសមួយដែលមានសកម្មជនការពារបរិស្ថាន និងដីធ្លីជាច្រើនត្រូវបានគេសម្លាប់។ ស្ថាប័នអន្តរជាតិមួយនេះ អំពាវនាវឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលចាត់វិធានការឲ្យបានតឹងរ៉ឹង ដើម្បីបញ្ឈប់ការគំរាមកំហែងនានាទៅលើសកម្មជនការពារបរិស្ថាន និងដីធ្លី។ នៅក្នុងរបាយការណ៍សិក្សាចុះថ្ងៃទី១៥ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០១៤ អង្គការក្លូបប៊ល វីតណែស្ស បានផ្តល់ចំណាត់ថ្នាក់ដល់កម្ពុជា ស្ថិតក្នុងលំដាប់លេខ៩ ក្នុងចំណោមប្រទេសទាំងអស់ចំនួន៣៥ ដែលមានសកម្មជនការពារបរិស្ថាន និងដីធ្លី ត្រូវបានគេសម្លាប់។ ក្នុងចំណោមប្រទេសទាំង៣៥ នោះ ប្រទេសដែលសកម្មជនការពារបរិស្ថាន និងដីធ្លីត្រូវបានគេសម្លាប់ច្រើនជាងគេ រួមមានប្រទេសប្រេស៊ីល (Brazil) ប្រទេសហុងឌុយរ៉ាស់ (Honduras) ប្រទេសហ្វីលីពីន (Philippines) ប្រទេសប៉េរូ (Peru) និងប្រទេសកូឡុំប៊ី (Columbia)។ ចំណែកប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ជាប់ចំណាត់ថ្នាក់លេខ៩ គឺនៅពីក្រោយប្រទេសម៉ិចស៊ិក (Mexico) ហ្គាតេម៉ាឡា (Guatemala) និងប្រទេសថៃ (Thailand)។ ...
Cambodia’s PM, Opposition Leader Agree on Reform to Electoral Body: Lawmaker
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy have agreed on procedures for appointing new members to the country’s electoral body during their first talks in seven months aimed at breaking a political deadlock following disputed polls last year, a lawmaker said Wednesday. The ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/reform-04092014184057.html
Half a million Cambodians affected by land grabs: rights group
More than half a million Cambodians have been affected by land conflicts involving the government since 2000, with more than 2,000 families across the country subjected to largely violent land grabs during the first few months of this year, local rights group Licadho said Tuesday. The ...
Joshua Lipes
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/land-04012014170055.html
Cambodia PM warns against opposition protest
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has threatened action against the main opposition party if it pushes ahead with a planned mass demonstration in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park on Sunday in defiance of a ban on public gatherings at the site. Blaming the Cambodian National Rescue ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cnrp-03272014190937.html
Cambodia opposition party plans fresh protest
Cambodia’s main opposition party plans to resume mass demonstrations against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government by holding a “people’s congress” in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park on Sunday to gauge public feedback on stalled election reform negotiations. Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) President Sam Rainsy said his ...
Rachel Vandenbrink
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cnrp-03262014161005.html
Cambodian opposition seeks top-level meeting as reform talks flounder
The main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) has suspended its participation in election reform talks with the ruling party at the senior officials level, calling instead for a meeting between opposition chief Sam Rainsy and Prime Minister Hun Sen to break an eight-month stalemate. The ...
Rachel Vandenbrink
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cnrp-cpp-03242014190700.html
Cambodian parties agree on 14-point agenda for election reform talks
Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties have agreed to consider a 14-point election reform agenda aimed at ending months of political deadlock, including a contentious proposal to revamp the country’s main electoral body, representatives said Tuesday. The initial agreement was forged at the third round of talks ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/talks-03182014191159.html
Cambodia Opposition Party Threatens to Call Off Talks
The main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) threatened Tuesday to call off talks aimed at breaking an eight-month political deadlock with Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party, accusing it of using the negotiations to cling on to power. CNRP chief Sam Rainsy said his party ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/
Cambodia’s Ruling, Opposition Parties at Odds Over Electoral Body Reform
Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodia People’s Party (CPP) on Monday rejected an opposition proposal to revamp the country’s electoral body as they met for a third round of talks aimed at breaking a seven-month political deadlock following disputed polls. Opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s Cambodia National ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/reform-03102014163840.html
UN Envoy Cautious Over Cambodian Political Settlement Prospects
A U.N. rights envoy to Cambodia on Wednesday expressed “cautious optimism” that the parties of Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy would move toward ending their seven-month political deadlock following an agreement achieved this week between the two sides on a set ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/surya-subedi-03062014183612.html
Hun Sen warns against attempts to hold Cambodia ‘Hostage’
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday accused certain groups of trying to hold the nation “hostage,” saying his government was functioning normally despite opposition calls for him to resign and hold fresh elections following disputed polls. His administration has also drawn criticism over its heavy ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/warning-02102014190358.html
Cambodian Panel Begins to Grapple With Minimum Wage Reforms
Cambodia’s newly established government panel to investigate minimum wage reform held its first meeting Thursday to lay out a strategy for addressing the hot button issue, as union leaders announced plans to protest to back their demand for monthly salary increases for footwear and garment ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/committee-02062014185924.html
UN Envoy Asks Cambodia to Lift Demonstrations Ban
A U.N. rights envoy suggested Thursday that Cambodia lift a ban on public gatherings in the capital imposed amid a violent crackdown on demonstrators a month ago. Maina Kiai, the U.N.’s global Special Rapporteur for freedom of peaceful assembly and association, made the suggestion to Foreign ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/rapporteur-02062014181843.html
New Cambodian Land Disputes Despite Moratorium on Key Concessions
At least 41 new land disputes were reported in Cambodia last year despite a government moratorium on the widespread grant of so-called economic land concessions, a rights group said Thursday. The new cases in 17 locations—including the capital Phnom Penh—added to the 223 land conflicts previously ...
Joshua Lipes
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/disputes-01302014194318.html
Hun Sen Asks UN Envoy to Help End Cambodia’s Political Crisis
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on a U.N. special envoy to press the country’s opposition to rejoin parliament and negotiate an end to the country’s political stalemate since disputed July elections, an official said Wednesday. Hun Sen met with U.N. special envoy for human ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/intervention-01152014162154.html