Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)

Human rights defenders in Cambodia are less safe than they were a year ago according to a report by ARTICLE 19 and the Cambodian Center for Human Rights.

Around 150 photos were uploaded calling for the release of land rights activist Yorm Bopha, who was released conditionally in November 2013. Your photos meant so much to her.

As part of IFEX’s lobbying during the General Meeting in Cambodia, a factsheet was prepared as background to the Call to Action for Yorm Bopha, a Cambodian land rights activist, currently serving a two-year prison sentence.

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights is outraged by the 14 June 2013 decision by the Court of Appeal in Phnom Penh, to uphold the bogus conviction of housing rights activist, Yorm Bopha.

IFEX members sent a joint letter to President Museveni calling for an end to impunity in cases of police violence against the media, after a violent crackdown on a demonstration in May over media closures.

If passed, a new crimes denial law would restrict free expression by placing illegitimate limitations on public discussion, research, and education about the Khmer Rouge era, as well as attempting to legitimise the stifling of opposition voices in Cambodia.

In the wake of the disproportionate force used by law enforcement against housing rights activists in front of Phnom Penh City Hall, Cambodian authorities are urged to resolve the various land conflicts which have been pending for years in the capital.

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights provides an overview of the use of new media in Cambodia, examines the recent trend towards Internet censorship, and highlights the implications for freedom of expression in the country.