
Updated: ‘Abolish Slave Compounds’: Groups Call for Urgent Investigation, Response
Major action is needed to address a crisis of forced labor, slavery and torture in Cambodia, says a collective of 35 civil society groups.

Major action is needed to address a crisis of forced labor, slavery and torture in Cambodia, says a collective of 35 civil society groups.

The U.N. raised concern about the upcoming national internet gateway, while the World Bank urged Cambodia to shift economic policies to diversify and become more productive.

Over the past week, increasing pressure on Cambodia coincided with the suddenly approved release of at least a dozen political prisoners.

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