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The Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with partner organisations, has launched the “Zero-Snaring in Cambodia’s Protected Areas” campaign in six provinces east of the Mekong River.

A Chinese national who claimed to be a “blood slave” for criminal gangs and shared his story with the media has been arrested for inventing the harrowing experience to avoid having his illegal entry into Cambodia discovered, according to an announcement by the National Police after the case had been reported in international media.

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has advised that municipal and provincial governors consult with relevant ministries to study the possibility of setting up drug rehabilitation centres to reduce overcrowding in prisons. The suggestion came on February 23 at a meeting to review the ministry interior’s work results of 2021 and the work direction of 2022.

Sam Sokha was given just one day to raise the money after being freed this week.

The Ministry of Justice is collaborating with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to address prison overcrowding and improve legal mechanisms for conditionally releasing inmates into the community. The collaboration was announced at a meeting between ministry secretary of state Chin Malin and Dena Fisher, head of the ICRC mission to Cambodia, on February 1.

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) and the French embassy in Phnom Penh have pledged to deepen and improve relations between the two countries, especially on human rights cooperation, with both sides agreeing that this is an area that requires attention.

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) and the French embassy in Phnom Penh have pledged to deepen and improve relations between the two countries, especially on human rights cooperation, with both sides agreeing that this is an area that requires attention.

The trial of former opposition leader Kem Sokha on treason charges resumed at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on January 19 after a long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The trial of former opposition leader Kem Sokha on treason charges resumed at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on January 19 after a long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Sokha’s defence lawyers urged the court to accelerate the proceedings, arguing that prolonging the trial further was a violation of their client’s rights.

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has demoted a commune police chief in Kandal province’s Kien Svay district for violating police discipline. “Remove Colonel Hout Seiha from his position as Samrong Thom commune police chief and demote him to lieutenant colonel,” he said in a January 5 prakas.