Society

Death in Detention Sparks Suspicions of Foul Play

Rights groups have called for an independent investigation into the death of a Kompong Cham inmate who died just three days after his arrest and whose body was returned to his family covered in bruises and with an apparent broken neck.

Koh Kong Court Summons Deported Spanish Activist

The Koh Kong Provincial Court has summoned the co-founder of the environmental activist group Mother Nature, Alejandro Gonzalez-Davidson, for a court hearing despite the fact that he was deported from Cambodia more than four years ago and has been repeatedly denied his requests to return.

Kandal Provincial Police Chief Iv Chamroeun

Kandal Police Chief Rejects Slew of Corruption Claims

Kandal Provincial Police Chief Iv Chamroeun faces a complaint alleging he siphoned election funds, kept cars confiscated from criminals and took bribes from cockfighting rings, among 16 total accusations.

Union Leaders Vow Labor Day Marches Despite Ban

Thousands of workers are expected to gather across Phnom Penh for International Labor Day rallies on Wednesday, with independent workers union leaders vowing to defy a government ban on marching and restrictions on attendance numbers.

court of appeal office-cambodia

Nearly Half of Appeal Trials Lack Lawyer or Defendant: CCHR

Almost half of the prisoners who appealed their sentences in a 16-month period between 2017 and 2019 were either not allowed to be present at their hearings or had no lawyers to represent them, a rights group said in a report Thursday.

Hun Sokha-CPNTV

Journalists and Sources Sued Over Land Dispute Reports

Representatives of 149 families in Preah Sihanouk province have filed a court complaint against two local journalists and six interviewees for allegedly inciting violence through misleading reports about a land dispute.

Eight Arrested in Land Dispute Charged and Jailed

The Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court has charged the eight residents of Prey Nob district’s Bit Traing commune who were arrested last week over a land dispute that turned violent when they began hurling rocks at police sent to clear their homes.

Kompong Thom Court Official Suspended for Forest Crimes

A Kompong Thom Provincial Court deputy prosecutor has been “temporarily suspended” from his job after being accused of illegally clearing of protected mangroves and flooded forest and in the province’s Kompong Svay district.