Since 31 July, when prominent trade unionist Rong Chhun was arrested at his home in Phnom Penh by around 30 police officers, we have documented the arrest of 24 human rights defenders in Cambodia – …
AIIB to provide US$65 million loan to Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Sept 12 (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Chinese-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has said it will provide a US$65 million loan to the Kingdom to restore rural …
UN Agency Condemns Cambodia’s Repression of Human Rights Defenders
The U.N. human rights office is condemning what it calls growing repressive measures by the Cambodian government that stifle freedom of expression and assembly practiced by the country’s human rights …
The closing of one bloody chapter in Cambodia’s history does not mark the end of its efforts to define justice
Now, Duch is gone, too; he died last week, at the age of 77, serving out his life sentence as the first former Khmer Rouge leader to be tried and convicted at the UN-backed court in Cambodia. For me, …
UN calls for release of human rights activists in Cambodia
The United Nations human rights office called Friday for Cambodia to release detained human rights and environmental activists, saying at least two dozen have been arrested because of their work in …
Cambodia: Free Detained Youth, Environmental Activists
The Cambodian authorities should immediately drop baseless incitement charges against 14 recently detained youth and environmental activists and unconditionally release them, Human Rights Watch said …
AIIB to provide $65 million loan to Cambodia
Last September prior to Covid-19, Ministry of Economy and Finance spokesman Eng Touch told The Post that AIIB’s loan conditions were unsuitable for Cambodia and its public debt management. “The …
Post-EBA, Cambodia Needs to Jettison its ‘Double Standard’ Narrative
Harping on the EU’s ‘unfair’ withdrawal of trade preferences will do nothing to address the serious challenges facing the country.
Cambodia jails activist for plot to overthrow PM as crackdown widens
A Cambodian activist has been imprisoned for five years for plotting to overthrow the government, a court said on Thursday (Sept 10), bringing to 17 the number of administration opponents detained or …
Jilted lover who threw acid in his girlfriend’s face and hacked her hand off with a meat cleaver is jailed in Cambodia
Kub Pha, 43, was on the run for 18 months before he was caught by police. He was convicted in his absence of attacking his girlfriend San Chenda and was sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison.