The world is watching as citizens in some Middle Eastern countries seek justice against recently toppled leaders of sometimes brutal governments. In Cambodia, the reign of the Maoist Khmer Rouge ended decades ago, but efforts to bring those responsible to justice continue. Three of those facing prosecution may finally face justice after many years in the Khmer Rouge tribunals
Investigating judges at the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal have begun contempt of court proceedings against VOA Khmer, which they said in a statement Wednesday had interfered with the court’s work by making public the contents of confidential court documents. In August, VOA Khmer ran a series of interviews with three suspects named by court prosecutors in confidential submissions that had earlier been made public by international media outlets, including the US-based Christian Science Monitor and a New Zealand website called Scoop. In the interviews, three suspects, Ta An, Im Chaem and Meas Muth denied responsibility for atrocity crimes
Van La is a rice farmer in Kampong Speu province’s Udong district. Like many Cambodians, she is illiterate
A new draft law to regulate NGOs will have an adverse affect on government criticism, a leading rights activist said Monday.
Members of Cambodia’s non-ruling parties on Tuesday demanded that at least some members be allowed onto the National Election Committee, which they accused of ruling-party bias ahead of local elections next year.
Cambodia’s literacy has improved over the past decade, but key challenges remain for girls, the rural poor and minorities, education experts say. According to government figures, the literacy rate stands at about 70 percent. But that may only be basic literacy, where another ability, functional literacy, is harder to define.
Around 60 policemen from around the country took part in a training workshop on Thursday to help them combat illegal human trafficking. The two-day training came as Cambodia approved a measure to tighten controls on Cambodian migrant laborers. Cambodia is facing dual problems of human trafficking and an increase in the number of laborers who legally seek work abroad, some of whom have reported serious abuses as a result
Cambodia is set to buy a small fleet of Chinese helicopters that will cost the country nearly $200 million, senior officials say. The Z-9 series helicopters will be used for disaster management and “to fight terrorism,” Finance Minister Keat Chhon told reporters Tuesday
Cambodia is set to buy a small fleet of Chinese helicopters that will cost the country nearly $200 million, senior officials say.