Articles by Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
Concern over illegal detention of two Cambodian researchers
Cambodian authorities detained two employees of Equitable Cambodia (EC) without just cause. The two were in Oddar Meanchey province to to conduct field research on the human rights impacts of forced evictions resulting from the development of industrial sugarcane plantations
On Cambodian journalist Hang Serei Oudom: A symbol of freedom or impunity?
On 11 September 2012, Hang Serei Oudom, a journalist reporting on illegal logging activities, was found brutally murdered in the trunk of his car. Two years have passed, yet freedom of expression continues to be stifled, and a culture of impunity remains rampant within Cambodia.
Rights groups call for an end to enforced disappearances in ASEAN
ASEAN remains plagued by enforced disappearances but governments have consistently failed to adequately address the issue, say rights groups.
No “permission” required to hold peaceful assemblies, Cambodian authorities reminded
A group of around 30 environmental activists who had organised a ride to raise awareness about a planned hydropower dam were blocked by security forces. CCHR reminds the authorities that no “permission” is required under Cambodian law to hold peaceful assemblies.
Lyon Declaration: Global call to include access to information in UN development agenda
IFEX members and partners from around the world urge the UN to include access to information in the Agenda for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.
Laws almost always drafted in secrecy in Cambodia, without inclusion of key stakeholders
The lack of transparency, combined with the absence of a comprehensive law governing freedom of information, means that Cambodians are unable to fully participate in the political life of their country, and legislators are free to pass laws that are unfavorable to the general public with only weak resistance.
Cambodian rights group calls for unconditional release of opposition leaders, end to violence
The speed with which charges were brought against nine opposition leaders in Cambodia and the fact that all the people arrested are high-ranking CNRP leaders who were not directly responsible for acts of violence only reinforces CCHR’s belief that the charges are politically-motivated.
Freedom of expression not a priority for Cambodian government
Recommendations relating to free expression put forth during Cambodia’s 2nd Universal Periodic Review were rejected by the Cambodian government on 26 June 2014.