Op-Ed: The Geopolitics Protecting Kem Sokha and Democracy in Cambodia Protecting Kem Sokha and Democracy in Cambodia By Sam Rainsy -March 27, 2019 Under the leadership of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, the only opposition party in parliament, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was arbitrarily dissolved in 2017 and its leader, Kem Sokha, arrested. This
Japan Should Stop Acting Like China in Cambodia Tokyo is fighting a losing battle for Hun Sen’s support, and selling its own legacy in the democratization of Cambodia short. Published in The Diplomat Brad Adams, Asia Director, Teppei Kasai Program Officer, Asia Division In a dimly lit ballroom at a Tokyo luxury hotel, Sok Chenda Sophea,
Democratic Hopes in ASEAN Hinge on Thailand, Analysts Say 25 March 2019 Luke Hunt VOA News BANGKOK — Thai voters head to the polls Sunday for the first time in nearly five years, and analysts say the results could have an impact on democracy throughout Southeast Asia. Thailand’s military junta took power in May 2014,
Cambodia: Investigate Land Activist’s ‘Disappearance’ Op-Ed: HRW កម្ពុជាមានធ្វើសត្យាប័ន្នអនុសញ្ញារួមអន្តរជាតិស្តីពីកិច្ចការពារមនុស្សគ្រប់រូបពីការបាត់ខ្លួនដោយបង្ខំ(The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance = ICPPED)កាលពីខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ ប៉ុន្តែការបាត់ខ្លួននិងទិទណ្ឌភាពនៃការគ្មានទោសភ័យចំពោះអ្នកបាត់ខ្លួននិងអ្នកស្លាប់ទាំងនោះនៅមានដេរដាសក្នុងសង្គមមួយនេះ។ ជាក់ស្តែងការបាត់ខ្លួននិងបាញ់សម្លាប់ទៅលើកម្មករ-កម្មការិនីនៅផ្លូវវេងស្រេង ការស្លាប់រាប់រយនាក់នៅកោះពេជ្រ ការបាត់ខ្លួនព្រះតេជគុណមាស-វិចិត រ និងលោកស៊ុម-មឿននេះជាដើម។ Preah Vihear Authorities Should Urgently Produce Sum Moeun (New York) – Cambodian authorities should immediately reveal the whereabouts of a land activist forcibly disappeared in Preah Vihear province, Human Rights
