Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)

IFEX marks Earth Day by honouring those who speak out in defense of the environment, putting their jobs, safety, freedom and sometimes even their lives at risk.

At least ten Cambodian National Rescue Party supporters and onlookers were beaten, including four seriously injured, by private security guards, as elected CNRP Member of Parliament Ms. Mu Sochua was chased away from Freedom Park in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Many of the people injured were present to photograph and videotape the events.

Making a statement during International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO-T).

A CCHR briefing note provides an overview and analysis of the current situation of freedom of assembly in Cambodia, where an unlawful ban on all assemblies has been in place since January 2014.

Call on the Cambodian Prime Minister to investigate the human rights violations that have taken place during protests since September 2013 and to bring the perpetrators to justice. Sign the petition now!

On the international Right to Truth Day CCHR launched a campaign to demand truth and justice for victims of violence by security forces in Cambodia.

A CCHR Briefing Note on Cambodia’s first ever Cyber Crimes Law summarises the current Internet landscape in Cambodia, the worldwide increase in cyber-crimes, and the ways in which cyberspace can be legislated, and offers concrete recommendations to the Royal Government of Cambodia on the draft Law to ensure it complies with international human rights standards and guarantees the right to freedom of expression.

CCHR’s Briefing Note provides an overview of media regulation in Cambodia and its implications for freedom of expression. It confirms the need for comprehensive media regulation in several key areas and for less restrictive regulation – which in practice amounts to censorship – in others.