Nearly 140 civil society organizations condemned a decision by Cambodia’s Supreme Court to uphold a five-year jail term for five current and former workers for ADHOC, the country’s oldest human rights group, on bribery charges, calling it politically motivated and an example of the judiciary’s lack of independence.
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Cambodia’s levels of freedom of expression, press and access to information remain low, and the work environment for journalists and human rights defenders is “increasingly dangerous,” the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said in a report.
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Cambodia’s government used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse for busting unions by jailing union members, preventing new unions from being formed, and stopping strikes and protests, a new report by Human Rights Watch said. The report said that in addition to abusing coronavirus restrictions to crack down on workers asserting their rights, authorities also allowed employers to ignore labor regulations and treat workers unfairly in violation Cambodian labor laws.
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