August 27, 2021
A meeting with government officials and representatives of rights groups Licadho and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut on September 4, 2019 at the Council of Ministers in Phnom Penh (Khun Vanda/VOD)

NGOs Refuse to Talk Creating Human Rights Body Amid Human Rights Abuses

Civil society groups are refusing consultations with the government and U.N. on establishing an independent national human rights body, saying they should not be talking about a new committee without showing genuine interest in promoting and protecting human rights.

Authorities intervene in a conflict between residents and San Heang company representatives over land in Oddar Meanchey's Samraong city in early May. (Supplied)

11 Oddar Meanchey Land Disputants Summoned to Court

A group of residents in Oddar Meanchey’s Samraong city say they fear arrest and losing their land after the provincial court summoned 11 of them for questioning early next month over a land dispute.