The extreme restrictions on civil and political rights implemented since 2017 intensified, with the new State of Emergency Law adding to a legal framework which severely impinges upon human rights. Human rights defenders, peaceful demonstrators and members of the banned opposition party continued...

Chhim Sithar sentenced to two years; eight others receive up to one and a half years Cambodian authorities should immediately quash the convictions and unconditionally release Chhim Sithar, leader of Labor Rights Supported Union (LRSU) of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld, and eight other fellow union...

The Cambodian government’s ongoing removal of a reported ten thousand families from the Angkor Wat temple complex amounts to mass forced evictions, Amnesty International said today, as it called on authorities to immediately stop this violation of human rights.  During March, Amnesty International...

Responding to reports that the Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced prominent opposition figure Kem Sokha to 27 years imprisonment, and indefinitely suspended his political rights to vote and to stand for election on the charge of “conspiring with [a] foreign power”, Amnesty International Deputy...

Responding to reports that Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered media organization ‘Voice of Democracy’ (VOD) to close following a February 9 VOD report that Hun Sen’s eldest son, Lieutenant General Hun Manet, had allegedly approved financial aid to Türkiye, Hana Young, Amnesty International Deputy...

Responding to the Appeals decision by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to uphold the guilty verdicts of genocide, crimes against humanity, and grave breaches of the Geneva Convention, against former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan, Amnesty International’s Deputy...

Kuy people in Prey Lang and Prey Preah Roka rainforests affected Illegal logging of protected forests is undermining the human rights and erasing the traditions of Indigenous peoples in Cambodia, new research by Amnesty International has revealed. In a new report, ‘Our Traditions Are Being...

As Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen prepares to visit Myanmar on 7-8 January, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Research Emerlynne Gil called on him to prioritise human rights action over empty gestures:  “Hun Sen’s rogue diplomacy may do more harm than good by breaking ranks...

Responding to the conviction of Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) activist Chan Thoeun for “intentional violence with aggravating circumstances”, Ming Yu Hah, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns, said: “Chan Thoeun and the PLCN have been standing up against powerful...

Responding to reports that that four environmental activists affiliated with Mother Nature Cambodia – Sun Ratha, Ly Chandaravuth, Yim Leanghy and Alejandro Gonzalez-Davidson – have been  charged variously with “plotting” and “insulting the King” (lèse majesté), Ming Yu Hah, Amnesty International’s...

Cambodia’s investigation has been negligent and failed to establish Wanchalearm Satsaksit’s fate and whereabouts Thailand, ASEAN urged to undertake independent investigations of their own The Cambodian authorities have failed in their legal obligation to properly investigate the enforced...

Responding to reports that the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday convicted and sentenced five environmental activists, Emerlynne Gil, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Research said:  “This outrageous conviction is a blatant attempt to silence these young human rights...

Thousands of people plead for help on Telegram, Facebook as access to food is denied Verified footage shows desperate scenes inside “red zones” and violent police crackdown  The Cambodian government must take urgent steps to avert an emerging humanitarian and human rights crisis under the country’s...