Sweden pledges $3 million aid for human rights education
Sweden Embassy inks an agreement to strengthen human rights education.
Tag: human rights
Female workers take centre stage on Women’s Day
On Women’s Day, NGOs call on the gov’t to prioritise recognition of women’s rights.
Cambodia decries ‘biased’ remarks about human rights situation
EU, Australia and France criticizes Cambodia’s human rights situation in the UN.
Swedish ambassador highlights significance of human rights
Sweden’s Ambassador highlights the significance of human rights for Sweden.
Human rights as key to diplomatic ties highlighted
Human rights is a key element in Sweden’s relations with other nations: Haggmark.
The cost of corruption in the Kingdom
While the removal of Tuesday’s Human Rights Day from Cambodia’s list of public holidays sparked outrage among civil rights activists, international observers and many Cambodians, Monday by contrast passed quietly without any special mention.
UN Human Rights Day 2019, Promoting Humanity
The United Nations Human Rights organisation in Cambodia created a daylong event at the National Olympic Stadium with the theme ‘Celebrating Youth Human Rights Champions’ to promote the protection of human rights in Cambodia.
Stark contrast in Human Rights Day events
Various groups mark Human Rights Day at two venues in the capital.
CHRC seeks to end LGBT discrimination
A pro-LGBT event in Phnom Penh to call to end discrimination against the community.
Human Rights Day celebration to focus on the role of youths
UNHR TO mark Human Rights Day by focusing on the leadership roles of youths.
Events
Events: STAI Talk – The Urban Mobility Showcase – Warm Shelter
Prison department dismisses rights violations report
Prisons Department dismisses Licadho’s report of violations of basic human rights.
Swedish ambassador lauds Kem Sokha
Swedish ambassador lauds Kem Sokha as a human rights champion.
Indonesian rights watchdog accuses cops of beatings
Ten people, including several teenagers, were killed in Indonesia’s post-election riots, the human rights commission said, as it accused police of beating up protesters.
Superpowers urged to treat Kingdom as equal
Tea Banh urges superpower countries to treat the Kingdom as an equal.
Call for foreign consulates to not condone violence
Several Hong Kong groups advocating the independence of the special administrative region are trying to persuade the United States Congress to pass the so-called Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. I believe this is both absurd and wrong.
How to measure democratic success?
With its 500 million inhabitants, the European Union (EU) has threatened to cancel its tax incentives to 16 million Cambodians and put the livelihood of about 3 million into risk. Is this democratic and humanitarian?
Democracy should not be hijacked, UN told
Any calls to release a person under judicial proceeding is unlawful.
PM pledges to ensure peace at all times
Prime Minister Hun Sen has reassured that the government will always be with the people at all times in order to ensure peace for the nation
Justice Ministry says planned return of former CNRP leaders is a coup attempt
The spokesman of the Justice Ministry today said that the planned return of former CNRP leader tantamounts to a coup
Rhona Smith: Burning Cambodia for her career
Rhona Smith is ending her term as Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia by the end of September this year. She has made sure that all her reports are heavily justified to prove that Cambodia is in constant human rights crisis.
Kingdom rebukes UN over ‘biased evaluation’
Cambodia’s permanent representative to the UN replies to Bachelet concerns.
CHRC tasked with drafting rights unit law
A draft law on establishing the National Human Rights Unit is ordered to be prepared.
Stop human rights harassment against Cambodia
Cambodia is being harassed by specific group of countries on account of human rights. Such grave interference in Cambodia’s domestic affairs shall be stopped. Here are the reasons why.
Ministry submits rights report to European Commission
Government submits a report to the EU over human rights improvements.
Amnesty International issues travel warning for US
The human rights organization warns gun violence has led to a “human rights crisis” in the US. The killings of 31 people in attacks at the weekend have renewed pressure on President Trump to strengthen gun controls.
Heng Samrin briefs outgoing ambassador on democracy
NA president: human rights and democracy are improving in the Kingdom.
Concern over mob justice in Kingdom
OHCHR releases a report saying that cases of mob justice continue to be reported in the Kingdom.
PM defends rights record during UN address
PM defends the Kingdom’s rights records during his address to the UN.
PM to highlight Kingdom’s human rights progress in Geneva
PM to highlight Cambodia’s progress in addressing human rights issues in Geneva.
