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New social contract and human rights economy called for amid global pandemic on Human Rights Day Tue 14 Dec 2021

PHNOMH PENH (14 December, 2021) – Protection of human rights in the midst of a global pandemic that has revealed the vulnerability of social services in Cambodia – and elsewhere – must...

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Bridging the gap: A National Human Rights Institution is closer to being enshrined in Cambodian law after 20 years of discussion Thu 28 Oct 2021

It has been more than 20 years in the making, but the Cambodian government is another step closer to creating a dedicated national human rights body. A virtual workshop with members of the Cambodian Human...

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UN experts deeply disturbed by detention of boy with autism for on-line criticism Fri 3 Sep 2021

GENEVA (2 September 2021) ̶ UN human rights experts* today called on Cambodia to release from detention a 17-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder who has been held in pre-trial detention for more than...

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UN experts condemn conviction of trade union leader, systematic crackdown on human rights defenders Tue 24 Aug 2021

GENEVA (24 August 2021) - ​UN human rights experts have sharply criticised Cambodian authorities over the conviction of prominent human rights defender Rong Chhun, sentenced to prison last week along...

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Statement by high commissioner for human right on the World Press Freedom Day 2021 Mon 3 May 2021

GENEVA (3 May 2021) - The COVID-19 crisis has made it clearer that critical reporting on government policies or public figures is all too often met with prosecution. Laws adopted or applied to restrict and...

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UN experts urge Cambodia to review their approach to covid-19 Mon 12 Apr 2021

GENEVA (12 April 2021) – UN human rights experts expressed serious concern over a series of harsh new legal and administrative measures adopted by the Royal Government of Cambodia, in response to the...

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Long prison terms for former opposition leaders appalling, say UN experts Thu 4 Mar 2021

GENEVA (5 March 2021) – UN human rights experts today deplored the disproportionate prison terms handed to exiled senior leaders of the disbanded Cambodian National Rescue Party and called on the...

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