Hun Sen’s Sister Files Official Complaint Over Social Media Spat
Hun Sinath urged the Interior Ministry take action and made an hourlong video to deny interfering in a domestic abuse and divorce case.
Mech Dara Jul 8, 6:08 pm
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Hun Sinath urged the Interior Ministry take action and made an hourlong video to deny interfering in a domestic abuse and divorce case.
The driver of a tycoon’s son has been arrested for allegedly gunning down a guard at the father’s villa. The Justice Ministry has added 85 unpaid advisers.
The press conference included human rights NGOs, a rare sight that both a gov’t spox and civil society representatives said was a good step.
Prime Minister Hun Sen encouraged the use of out-of-court settlements rather than pay for lawsuits. Kem Sokha’s trial was delayed again after a prosecutor tested positive for Covid-19.
A three-star police general and tycoon has unfurled a slew of corruption accusations against the country’s courts, a business associate and his family, saying he has reached out to senior government officials for help to no avail.
Over the past week, increasing pressure on Cambodia coincided with the suddenly approved release of at least a dozen political prisoners.
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.
A first-of-its-kind, 10-year study tracking the lives of 128 Cambodian sex trafficking survivors reveals frequent shock and re-exploitation as they try to reintegrate into the community, and fears and intimidation while navigating the justice system, according to a series of research reports published this week.
The case, which sparked a social media outcry month, has previously raised issues of power imbalances in the entertainment industry as well as Cambodia’s long history of women facing abuse at the hands of powerful men.
A spokesperson for the Justice Ministry and Cambodian Human Rights Committee hit back at criticism over lack of transparency about Covid-19 cases in the country’s prisons by turning the issue into a matter of privacy.
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