The brother of a jailed Cambodian American lawyer Theary Seng visited her in prison and later told Radio Free Asia that she appeared to be in good health following her 10-day hunger strike in December that required hospital treatment.
Two days after it opened to the public, district authorities ordered Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) to immediately desist their photo exhibition themed “House and Life” in a restaurant in Chbar Ampov on the afternoon of February 25. No reason was given for the shutdown order of the 10-day exhibition planned till March 4.
Indigenous Cambodians living in a protected forest say a carbon credit scheme has led to the destruction of their crops and huts, as a two-year Human Rights Watch investigation released documented forced evictions and criminal charges.
A new report alleges that conservation NGO Wildlife Alliance forcibly evicted, arrested and mistreated members of the Indigenous Chong community who live in the Cardamom Mountain National Park in the name of a carbon offset scheme.
International and local unions condemned the arrest of Wing Star Shoes union president Chea Chan, demanding that he be released immediately. They view his detention as a crackdown on unions and an attempt to stop the formation of unions in factories.
Three people were injured when a clash occurred between 40 Boeung Tamok residents and Prek Pnov district authorities as the latter comprising 50 officers began excavating the ground to build a canal .
