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CAMBODIA: Two villagers shot and several injured during the illegal forced eviction in Koh Kong 

NOTICE: The AHRC have developed a new automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Cambodian aut...

CAMBODIA: Government again silencing critics

At the beginning of this year there were hopes for more freedom of expression and the improvement of democracy in Cambodia. Prime Minister Hun Sen had dropped his defamation lawsuits against human act...

CAMBODIA: A journalist convicted for exposing alleged corruption of the deputy prime minister 

[NOTICE: The AHRC have developed a new automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Cambodian au...

CAMBODIA: Young Mother of two-month-old baby tortured by forestry officers 

[NOTICE: The AHRC have developed a new automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Cambodian au...

CAMBODIA: Death threat letter sent to television broadcaster 

[NOTICE: The AHRC have developed a new automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Cambodian au...

UPDATE (Cambodia): University lecturer arrested for disinformation due to writing a book critical of the government 

[NOTICE: The AHRC has recently developed a new automatic email-sending system. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Cambodian authorities. We encourage you to ...

CAMBODIA: Members of the Air Force have continuously showed their brutality against civilians including 18 families who they expelled from their land and then later burned and destroyed their houses and plantations 

CAMBODIA: illegal deprivation of the land; illegal?destruction of property; intimidation; impunity of the military; collapse of rule of law; no orders in the military ————̵...

CAMBODIA: Authorities have halted the anti-corruption activities of a human rights group 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned with dismay that on September 4 a large number of police officers equipped with assault rifles and electric batons blocked and banned...

CAMBODIA: Beautification for some must not be the impoverishment of others

In its drive to develop and beautify Phnom Penh, the Cambodian government and city municipality have made land concessions to private developers and have used excessive force to evict inhabitants. Evi...

CAMBODIA: Revelations of former police chief must be followed with investigations and suspensions

In mid-August Heng Pov, a former Phnom Penh police commissioner and advisor to Prime Minister Hun Sen who is now hiding in a foreign country, issued a public statement and gave an interview to L’...

CAMBODIA: University lecturer is allegedly dismissed for writing a book that is critical of government 

[NOTICE: The AHRC have developed a new automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, we also encourage you to send your appeal letters via fax or post to the Cambodian...

ASIA: Leadership needed to end impunity for perpetrators of disappearances

Asia is littered with countries where policies of abducting and “disappearing” people have had terrible consequences. Among them are Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Thailand, the Philip...

ASIA: Still a long way to go to rule of law & human rights in Asia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2006 AS-200-2006 Closing statement of the 6th Human Rights Folk School of the Asian Human Rights Commission ASIA: Still a long way to go to rule of law & human rig...

CAMBODIA: Police brutality against villagers from Ang Snuol district, Kandal 

[NOTICE: The AHRC have developed a new automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Cambodian au...

UPDATE (Cambodia): Three union activists are convicted in an unfair trial 

[NOTICE: The AHRC have developed a new automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Cambodian au...

UPDATE (Cambodia): Poverty-stricken villagers are facing trials 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information that trials have begun against several poverty-stricken villagers who were charged with robbery for stealing scr...

WORLD: What are your qualifications to be UN Secretary-General, Deputy Prime Minister?

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has since 2004 studied your candidacy to become the next Secretary-General of the United Nations with interest. To be honest, we are a bit perplexed. Try as we...

CAMBODIA: Authorities use state power to plunder lawfully owned land

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that the Municipality of Phnom Penh continues to implement its so-called city development and beautification plan with its intention ...

CAMBODIA: Authorities must investigate into alleged extortion of poverty-stricken villagers 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that the guards of the state rubber plantation of Krek, in Pohnea Krek distict, Kompong Cham province and the police of the same prov...

GENERAL APPEAL (Cambodia): State repossession of illegally cleared and owned woodland must be transparent and unlawful owners punished 

Dear friends, Over the years some rich and powerful people have illegally cleared different portions of woodlands that belong to the public domain so as to own the land cleared of forests as their pri...