The party wants free and fair elections, which it says requires major changes, something analysts say the ruling Cambodian People’s Party may not fully cooperate with.
Nuon Chea’s health remains unchanged, and Khieu Samphan’s examination shows “nothing” that would prevent his ability to continue hearings, the doctor told the court.
Meas Sokha says he had witnessed Khmer Rouge soldiers killing babies by hitting them against tree trunks, after killing their mothers.
The Jan. 20 appointments come from amendments to the internal rules of the Assembly and were widely welcomed by many political observers.
Chea Vichea, who had wide support among the nation’s workers at a turbulent time in the industry, was shot dead by two assailants on Jan. 22, 2004.
Cambodia has managed to improve its economy, but its education, women’s empowerment, child and mother health, and environmental sustainability are all lagging behind.
About 100 activists from various communities in Phnom Penh took part in Wednesday’s march, gathering near the US Embassy and planning to walk to Freedom Park.
Funcinpec, once the most popular party in the country, has fallen into deep decline, winning no seats in the last parliamentary election.
The UN’s special envoy for human rights on Tuesday called for the ruling party and the opposition to continue talks over democratic reforms.
Japan is the largest donor to the court, having provided $82 million, about 36 percent of funding, so far.
Twenty-three activists—many of them union leaders or workers—were arrested in the January 2014 crackdown, which also left at least five people dead.
Promised investigation into actions of security forces at 2014 protests seems to have disappeared inside country’s pliant judiciary.
The book describes the trial of Kaing Kek Iev, the supervisor of Tuol Sleng prison better known as Comrade Duch, who was found guilty by the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal in 2012.
Lao officials say they have done what they can to allay concerns of downstream countries over the dam, which environmental groups warn could have devastating impacts on the Mekong River’s fish and communities that rely on them.
Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz has maintained a “not guilty” plea, despite his being named by the contractor in a wide-reaching bribery scandal.
Aside from a major Human Rights Watch report outlining human rights abuses under Prime Minister Hun Sen in the past decade, other observers say Cambodia suffered in other ways—and there is little hope it will change in the near term.
A new book, “From the Khmer Rouge to Hambali: Cham Identities in Global Age” by Eng Kok-Thay, research director at the Documentation Center of Cambodia, examines that struggle.
The positive responses come after an appeal from the International Labor Organization earlier this month, calling on global brands to help support the higher wages.
At least four groups of activists will take part in the demonstrations, Jan. 20 through Feb. 20, organizers said Monday.
In total, 1,940 people in Roka commune had their blood tested in the last month; 212 tested positive for the virus, health officials said Monday.
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