Cambodian authorities, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, rescued nearly 8,000 citizens from human trafficking and other forms of abuses from eight countries last year, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Former opposition leader Kem Sokha denied being involved in a demonstration during a so-called Black Monday campaign organized by human rights activists, in his Court of Appeal hearing further asserting that his treason charges had nothing to do with the demonstration.
In two separate incidents, Cambodian police arrested the leader of a student organization and a senior opposition party activist in the latest examples of clampdowns on critics of the government or official policies.