Civil Society (20th – 24th Oct. 2025)
| The Labour Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld (LRSU) sought the Labour Ministry's and eight embassies’ help to resolve their long-standing demands, based on the recommendations of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). http://bit.ly/4hjzu0Z; Improvements in judicial practice were seen in four Courts of Appeal last year but gaps remain in fair trial standards, notably coerced confessions, legal representation, and reasoned judgment, according to Cambodia Center for Human Rights (CCHR)’s annual report on Fair Trial Rights Monitoring 2024 which surveyed the courts’ judicial practices at regional level. http://bit.ly/47BKOlD; A coalition of civil society groups urged the government to step up efforts on gender equality in a report citing persistent violence, discrimination, mounting debt and limits on fundamental rights. http://bit.ly/3LoyGf3; Displaced people, whose loan or interest repayments were suspended due to their financial condition, might have to resume payments as the forbearance period, which started on July 30, ends on October 31, causing distress among many who have not returned home or found jobs. http://bit.ly/47519iz; Microfinance debt has risen to $60 billion as of December 2024, leaving farmers and low-income families in remote provinces in Cambodia vulnerable to dodgy investments. Many have sold farmland due to limited access to financial education despite ambitious initiatives by the government. |
