Cambodia’s human rights situation has dramatically worsened since the last Council resolution on Cambodia in 2019. Human Rights Watch has condemned draconian laws adopted in the past two years under …
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Ruling Party Supports Amendment to Constitution on Only Khmer Citizenship for National Leaders
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has fully supported the amendment to the constitution regarding the requirement for single Khmer nationality for national leaders who hold the post of Senate …
Read moreCOVID-19 Vaccination Card Required at Different Establishments in Phnom Penh
Adult People are required to show their COVID-19 vaccination card or certificate when entering and leaving school institutions, markets, malls, restaurants, coffee shops, and other establishments allowed for reopening.
The …
Read moreCambodia PM Says He Crashed Opposition Zoom Talk to Warn ‘Rebels’
Prime Minister Hun Sen crashed a Zoom strategy session of Cambodia’s banned opposition party “to send a clear message to the rebels” that they are being watched – not to …
Read moreDefrocked Khmer Krom Monk Jailed in Cambodia for ‘Obstructing’ COVID-19 Measures
A former Buddhist monk from Cambodia’s Khmer Krom ethnic minority group was jailed this week in Phnom Penh for allegedly violating measures aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19 in …
Read moreLetter to Members and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Cambodia
To Members and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council,
The undersigned civil society organizations are writing to draw your attention to the ongoing human rights crisis in …
Read moreCambodian Villagers Arrested Over Airport Land Dispute
Cambodian authorities have arrested more than 30 villagers during a violent roundup of land protesters in Kandal province where they were protesting against an airport being built by a company …
Read moreUyghur Tribunal Wraps up in London With Eye on December Ruling on Genocide Allegations
The final round of a tribunal investigating whether China’s treatment of its ethnic Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims constitutes genocide ended in London Monday after four days of hearings and …
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