Nuon Chea, the Khmer Rouge’s main ideologue, and Khieu Samphan, its nominal head of state, are facing charges of atrocity crimes, including genocide.
The tribunal is hearing final arguments of a portion of the case against the two aging leaders, which examined their roles in the April 1975 evacuation of Phnom Penh.
Cambodia’s teachers earn about $100 per month, leading many to resort to low-level bribe-taking to make ends meet.
No serious injuries were reported, after the group ran into some 100 riot police with batons and shields.
The opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party wants to negotiate for election reforms, following irregularities opposition leaders say cost them the election in July.
More than 3,800 victims have been accepted as civil party claimants in Case 002.
The Freedom House report comes at a time when experts and rights workers in Cambodia say civil society as a whole is also under duress from government officials.
Around 400 people gathered in front of the popular tourist site of Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh, then marched down the street to City Hall.
More than 800 inmates were evacuated from a Banthey Meanchey prison Thursday morning.
US President Barack Obama should have attended two regional summits in Asia this week to show the US’s commitment to a so-called “pivot,” a former Cambodian ambassador says.
The Asian Development Bank provides millions of dollars to Cambodia in aid and loans, for a railroad project, poverty reduction and other programs.
The $3.8 billion dam is expected to produce 260 megawatts of power after its completion.
Opposition leaders say they also plan to call on 18 international signatories of the Paris Peace Accords to help implement it, including the fostering of a functioning democracy.
The US could also take a leadership role in not recognizing the July elections as free or fair, and convince donors like the EU and Japan to decrease aid as well, Sifton said.
Cambodia’s new government will face a host of challenges brought on by the new political climate, a leading analyst says.
The CPP last month went forward with a National Assembly opening session that created a new administration, despite a boycott of the meetings by the opposition.
She is in Washington to urge the World Bank to “find a solution for those who are still residing in Boeung Kak and those who have already left.”
Hun Sen said in a six-hour address on on Wednesday that he opposed “foreign interference” in Cambodia’s political affairs.
Both men were serving 20-year prison sentences for the killing of labor leader Chea Vichea, but their conviction was widely criticized for a lack of evidence.
Sam Rainsy’s remarks come a day after the ruling Cambodian People’s Party voted in a block measure to install its own members into the Cambodian cabinet, despite a boycott by the opposition.
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