Joint statement Conviction of Mother Nature Activists is a National Shame
Thursday July 4th, 2024
Joint statement Conviction of Mother Nature Activists is a National Shame 04 July 2024 The Phnom Penh Capital Court’s conviction and sentencing of 10 Mother Nature activists to 6-8 years in prison, and the arrest of five of them on 2 July 2024, is a shame for our nation. Silencing environmental defenders and characterising their peaceful advocacy as a threat to the state is a mockery of justice. It is[…]
Joint Statement Stop Reprisals Against CENTRAL Over Better Factories Report
Saturday June 29th, 2024
The Interior Ministry’s decision to investigate the Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL) for a 4 June report the NGO issued about the Better Factories Cambodia programme is a clear reprisal and an attempt to intimidate an NGO that is committed to improving the freedom of association for all Cambodian workers and unions. Better Factories Cambodia is a programme run jointly by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)[…]
JOINT STATEMENT “IMMEDIATELY RELEASE AND DROP CHARGES AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT DEFENDER, MR. KOET SARAY”
Tuesday April 9th, 2024
JOINT STATEMENT “IMMEDIATELY RELEASE AND DROP CHARGES AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT DEFENDER, MR. KOET SARAY” Phnom Penh, April 8th, 2024 We, the youth, local communities, unions, associations, and local civil society organisations mentioned below are deeply disappointed by the arrest of Mr. Koet Saray, the President of the Khmer Student Intelligence League Association (KSILA). Note that Mr. Koet Saray was arrested by plainclothes police officers in Phnom Penh and[…]
Joint Statement: Sustainable Forests for Humanity
Thursday March 28th, 2024
Joint Statement Celebration of International Forest Day 2024 “Sustainable Forests for Humanity” Phnom Penh, 26 March 2024 We, the youth groups, communities, unions, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and associations celebrating International Forest Day 2024 under the topic “Sustainable Forests for Humanity,” are deeply worried about the failure to fully implement relevant laws and policies on forest protection, and the neglect in addressing all requests and concerns regarding forest destruction in Cambodia.[…]
Joint Statement On Call for a Transparent Investigation and a Stop to Grassroots Activism Interference following Hong Kong’s Seizure of More Than 211 Tons of Rare Timber Exported from Cambodia
Friday June 4th, 2021
Phnom Penh, May 27, 2021 We, the undersigned associations, unions, civil society organizations, environmental activists, acitizens, and international scientists are very concerned after seeing the press release issued by
Release Imprisoned Activists and End Crackdown Against Young Cambodians
Wednesday September 9th, 2020
09-Sep-2020: We, the undersigned civil society groups, condemn the arrests of seven young activists over the past few days, and call for all charges against those imprisoned to be dropped immediately. We urge the government to end its campaign of fear and repression against peaceful youth and environmental human rights defenders, and ensure the rights of the Cambodian people to peacefully advocate for themselves, their families and their communities are[…]
THE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT MUST STOP BEATING AND ARRESTING PEACEFUL PROTESTERS
Tuesday August 18th, 2020
August 18, 2020 – We, the undersigned civil society groups, strongly condemn the Cambodian authorities’ use of violence against peaceful demonstrators and the recent arrests of more than a dozen activists. Over the past few weeks, authorities have waged an increasingly brutal crackdown on peaceful protests that began after the arrest and imprisonment of union leader Rong Chhun at the start of August. Since Chhun’s arrest, six more individuals have been[…]
Joint Statement: Civil Society organizations Call for the Draft Law on Public Order to be Immediately Discard
Thursday August 13th, 2020
Phnom Penh, 13 August 2020 – We, the undersigned national and international organizations and communities, call on the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) to immediately discard the repressive draft Law on Public Order and uphold its obligations under international human rights law. The draft law contains an extensive array of provisions that effectively criminalize the legitimate everyday activities of many within the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”), in violation of their rights to freedom of expression,[…]
Drop All Charges Against Arrested Union Leader Rong Chhun
Monday August 3rd, 2020
We, the undersigned civil society groups, strongly condemn the nighttime arrest of Rong Chhun and call on the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to immediately drop all charges against the union leader and release him from pre-trial detention. Cambodian Confederation of Unions president Rong Chhun was arrested by police at his home late on Friday night after the government’s Cambodia Border Affairs Committee publicly called[…]
Youths, Civil Society groups and Grassroots communities call for removal of development license from Koh Kong S.E.Z Co. Ltd and regulate Koh Kong Krao island as a national protected area.
Friday July 31st, 2020
We, the undersigned youths, civil society groups and grassroots communities, are very concerned by the Royal Government of Cambodia granting Koh Kong S.E.Z Col, Ltd, a company publicly known as being owned by Ly Yong Phat – a powerful tycoon widely known for his involvement in human rights abuses, land rights violations and the destruction of natural resources – the license to develop Koh Kong Krao island in Koh Kong[…]