The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Prey Trolach families win key battle” plus 9 more

The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Prey Trolach families win key battle” plus 9 more


Prey Trolach families win key battle

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 09:03 PM PST

About 825 families fighting to save their natural surroundings were granted a Community Forestry Agreement over the Prey Trolach forest.

Courts making an effort, but pre-trial detention ‘excessive’

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 09:03 PM PST

121116_06Cambodian courts seem to be "making efforts" to ensure defendants' rights to a fair trial are not compromised, but serious shortcomings remain, a CCHR report says.

Summit ensnarement

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 09:03 PM PST

121116_01Armed forces arrest eight villagers who spray-painted "SOS" on the roofs of their houses in the hope of drawing US President Obama's attention to their impending eviction.

Being gay is not wrong

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 09:03 PM PST

Dispelling ignorance to eliminate homophobia.

Journalist lied, villagers claim

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 09:02 PM PST

More than 300 families embroiled in a land dispute with NGO Darpo accused a Koh Santepheap reporter of disinformation and called for his arrest and $4,000 in compensation.

ILO slams kingdom on union record

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 09:02 PM PST

121116_08The International Labour Organization ranks Cambodia among the biggest violators of the right to freedom of association.

Rights doc a go, says minister

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 09:02 PM PST

121116_04aA controversial human-rights declaration and a regional mine action centre are among the top items expected to be signed off on during the ASEAN summit, foreign minister says.

Faintings continue apace

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 09:02 PM PST

121116_04bMore than 50 workers from four garment factories in Vattanac Industrial Park 2 had fainted yesterday, police said, but a union representative put the figure at more than 200.

Environment plan passes unopposed

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 09:02 PM PST

In a sitting of parliament, a law to support an environmental program passes with bipartisan support.

Trafficking case verdict holds fast

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 09:02 PM PST

The Appeal Court has upheld a 17-year sentence handed to Ath Onn – the self-exiled mother of renowned kickboxer Ei Phouthang.

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