Judiciary, Authority, and Military (28th Jul. – 01st Aug. 2025)
| The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has sent a letter to Volker Türk, UN high commissioner for Human Rights, issuing an urgent appeal regarding the unlawful detention, ill-treatment and only partial repatriation of 20 Cambodian soldiers by the Thai armed forces. https://bit.ly/45jUlf2; National Defense Ministry spokesperson Maly Socheata said that, Thailand has yet to return 20 Cambodian soldiers captured on July 29. https://bit.ly/41gvojc; Thousands of foreign nationals were arrested in a nationwide crackdown on suspected online scam operations in July—some deported, while others await deportation, and many remain in detention at provincial facilities and the General Department of Immigration (GDI). https://bit.ly/41gO4PJ; The Phnom Penh Appeal Court will resume hearing former opposition party leader Kem Sokha’s appeal in his treason case next month. https://bit.ly/3IT9a0t; Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) officials confirmed today, August 1, that the Thai air force dropped 10 MK-84 bombs during the five days of fighting with Cambodia. Only four exploded, it noted. |
