Wed the 15th Waxing Moon of Māgha B.E.2561, January 31, A.D.2018 Year of the Rooster
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We, the undersigned civil society organizations (CSOs), call for the charges against three of Cambodia’s most prominent civil society leaders – Mr. Pa Nguon Teang, Venerable But Buntenh, and Mr. Moeun Tola – to be immediately dropped.[1] These baseless charges are clearly a form of intimidation and harassment, aimed at further silencing Cambodian civil society and human rights defenders.

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Sam Rainsy on Cambodia National Rescue Movement
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RFI

Objectives of the Cambodia National Rescue Movement (CNRM) on next page

មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់​អតីត​បក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​មួយចំនួន បានប្រកាស​បង្កើត“ចលនា​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ”នៅក្រៅ​ប្រទេស ដើម្បី​ធ្វើ​សកម្មភាព​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​មានការ​ដោះលែង​លោក​កឹម សុខា។ នេះ​បើតាម​សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍​មួយ​ចុះ​ថ្ងៃទី១២ មករា ហើយ​បង្ហោះ​លើ​ទំព័រ​ហ្វេ​ស​ប៊ុ​ក​របស់លោក​សម រង្ស៊ី​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​សៅរ៍​នេះ។ ចលនា​ថ្មី​នេះ ត្រូវបាន​លោក​សុខ ឥសាន អ្នកនាំពាក្យ​កាន់អំណាច ចាត់ទុកថា ជា​អង្គការ​ចាត់តាំង​ឧទ្ទាម​និយម​ក្រៅច្បាប់។

“ចលនា​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ” នេះ ត្រូវបាន​ប្រកាស​បង្កើត​ឡើង​ដោយ​មន្ត្រី​អតីត​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ចំនួន៩រូប រួមមាន​លោក​សម រង្ស៊ី លោកស្រី​ជូ​ឡុង សូ​មូរ៉ា លោក​អេង ឆៃអ៊ាង លោកស្រី​មូរ សុខ​ហួរ លោក​តុ វ៉ាន់​ចាន់ លោក​ទួន យក់​ដា លោក​ជា គឹម​លី លោក​អ៊ុង រិទ្ធី និង​លោក​គា រី។ ក្នុងនោះ លោកស្រី​ជូ​ឡុង សូ​មូរ៉ា លោក​អេង ឆៃអ៊ាង លោកស្រី​មូរ សុខ​ហួរ លោក​តុ វ៉ាន់​ចាន់ និង​លោក​ទួន យក់​ដា សុទ្ធតែ​ត្រូវបាន​តុលាការ​កំពូល​កម្ពុជា​កា​ត់​សិទ្ធិ​ធ្វើ​នយោបាយ​រយៈពេល៥ឆ្នាំ។ រីឯ​លោក​សម រង្ស៊ី ដែល​ធ្លាប់​ធ្វើជា​ប្រធាន​អតីត​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​វិញ គឺ​កំពុងតែ​ហ៊ុមព័ទ្ធ​ដោយ​សាលក្រម​កាត់ទោស​ដា​ក់​ពន្ធនាគារ​ជាច្រើន​រាប់​សឹង​មិន​អស់ពី​សំណាក់​តុលាការ​ខ្មែរ។
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The location of the fabled realm of ដែនសុវណ្ណភូមិ Suvarnabhumi is shrouded in mystery. A Cambodian scholar believes an inscription on a stone tablet provides compelling evidence that it was in the Kingdom — but he is far from the first person to make the claim for their own country.

Sat the 5th Waning Moon of Phussa B.E.2561, January 6, A.D.2018 Year of the Rooster

“Many countries in the region claim themselves as Suvarnabhumi, but they have never had any concrete evidence to prove it,” he said. “Now, we have it, and we must give it the greatest care since it is an important proof of our country’s glory and domination in the ancient times.”

The Phnom Penh Post, Rinith Tiang

Over two decades ago, in the far reaches of Kampong Speu’s Baset district, a group of villagers were excavating a pond when they heard a sound they did not expect: the clink of their shovels on stone.

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Wed 11th Waxing Moon of Phussa B.E.2561, December 27, A.D.2017 Year of the Rooster

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Public Law 114-328) (the “Act”), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) (INA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,

I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the prevalence and severity of human rights abuse and corruption that have their source, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States, such as those committed or directed by persons listed in the Annex to this order, have reached such scope and gravity that they threaten the stability of international political and economic systems. Human rights abuse and corruption undermine the values that form an essential foundation of stable, secure, and functioning societies; have devastating impacts on individuals; weaken democratic institutions; degrade the rule of law; perpetuate violent conflicts; facilitate the activities of dangerous persons; and undermine economic markets. The United States seeks to impose tangible and significant consequences on those who commit serious human rights abuse or engage in corruption, as well as to protect the financial system of the United States from abuse by these same persons.

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Statement submitted by Professor Rhona Smith, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia for the USA/EU organised meeting, New York, on December 19, 2017

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Download English version: SR Statement in the side event in New York
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សហភាពអឺរ៉ុបសម្រេចព្យួរជំនួយដល់ការបោះឆ្នោតនៅកម្ពុជាដោយសារការរំលាយបក្សប្រឆាំង
Tue 9th Waning Moon of Māgasira B.E.2561, December 12, A.D.2017 Year of the Rooster

Reuters

The European Union has suspended funding for Cambodia’s 2018 general election because the vote cannot be credible after the dissolution of the main opposition party, according to a letter sent to the national election committee on Tuesday.

The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) was dissolved by the country’s highest court last month at the request of the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen after the arrest of opposition leader Kem Sokha for alleged treason.

“An electoral process from which the main opposition party has been arbitrarily excluded cannot be seen as legitimate,” read the Dec. 12 letter reviewed by Reuters. “Under these circumstances, the European Union does not believe there is a possibility of a credible electoral process.”

The EU and Japan are the biggest donors to Cambodia’s election commission. Phay Siphan, a spokesman for the government, said it was able to hold the election with its own money.

“This is their will … we have our own money,” Phay Siphan told Reuters on Tuesday.

The United States last month said it would suspend funding for the election. It later said it would impose visa sanctions for people involved in the governments’ actions to undermine democracy.

A crackdown by the ruling party has seen senior members of the opposition targeted in recent months. Kem Sokha, leader of the CNRP, was arrested for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government with U.S. help.

He has rejected the accusation as a political ploy.

The dissolution of the CNRP has been condemned by some Western countries as the most serious blow to democracy since an international peace deal and U.N.-run elections in the early 1990s ended decades of war and a Khmer Rouge genocide that killed at least 1.8 million Cambodians in the 1970s.

The EU in October warned Cambodia that it could face EU action over duty-free access it enjoys under a deal for some of the world’s poorest countries if the human rights situation in the country deteriorates further.