As Cambodia undergoes a review at the UN’s Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday member states should be concerned over recent deteriorations of basic freedoms. Under the Human Rights Council, member states are reviewed every four years. In a submission to the council, Human Rights Watch underscored political violence, impunity for [...]
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Human trafficking cases escalate
February 2nd, 2009 
Cambodian News The human trafficking situation has become more and more complicated across the country, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. Many human trafficking rings have been discovered in numerous localities nationwide on a large scope and scale. Most of the trafficking of children and women has taken place in border areas with [...]
Fifth suspect arrested in link with foiled bomb plot in Phnom Penh
February 2nd, 2009 Cambodian News PHNOM PENH, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — A fifth suspect was arrested last week in Banteay Meanchey province and charged in connection with the foiled bomb plot on Jan. 2 in Phnom Penh, national media said on Monday. Fifty-seven-year-old vendor Pov Sovannara “is the fifth person arrested in link with the Tiger Head Movement, which planted [...]
Hundreds left homeless in Cambodia after forced eviction
January 30th, 2009 Cambodian News Over 150 poor urban families were forcibly evicted from central Phnom Penh in Cambodia at the weekend. The vast majority of them have been left homeless. Cambodian security forces and demolition workers carried out the evictions of 152 families from Dey Kraham community in the early hours of Saturday. At around 3am, an estimated 250 [...]