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Nearly 100 per cent of the more than 37,000 detainees nationwide have received a second dose of Covid-19 vaccine, with only a small number of them remaining unvaccinated including those with underlying health conditions, according to the General Department of Prisons (GDP).

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) under the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training advised all offices in the capital and provinces not to provide services for any individual who cannot show a Covid-19 vaccination card or certificate.

The activist vows to continue his human rights work upon his release from prison.

Photo courtesy of Prum Chantha A court in Cambodia’s capital has refused to let the mother of an autistic teenager on trial for inciting social unrest and insulting public officials see her child while he is held in prison, the woman and the boy’s attorney said Monday following his court appearance. Phnom Penh police arrested Kak Sovannchhay, the 16-year-old son of detained former senior opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) member Kak Komphear, at his home on June ...

Share CHRC president Keo Remy (left) and OHCHR Representative Pradeep Wagle during a discussion on the current human rights situation in Cambodia. CHRC CHRC to hold 60 meetings on national rights commission Mon, 12 July 2021 The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) plan to hold 60 consultation meetings on the draft law on the organisation and functioning of the National Human Rights Commission of Cambodia (NHRC) before movin...

AFP Cambodia-based rights groups say they are hoping that a newly appointed UN envoy to Cambodia for human rights will bring results in talks with the government of the Southeast Asian country, where years of diplomatic dialogue have failed to halt a crackdown on democracy and civil society. Thai academic Vitit Muntarbhorn, who replaced former UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia Rhona Smith earlier this year, spoke on Wednesday in a first virtual meeting online with...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng met with US ambassador to Cambodia Patrick Murphy on June 7 to discuss a wide range of issues including anti-human trafficking, child protection and the implementation of UN resolutions in Cambodia.

Kandal’s provincial governor has claimed that soldiers did not intend to hit protesting villagers a day after security forces opened fire at land protesters and hit and injured one person. The shooting incident took place in Kandal’s Ang Snuol district, not far from Phnom Penh. Around 100...

Residents living in floating homes were given one week to move while authorities would not be responsible for any actions taken.

Owners of floating houses and other unofficial structures on the rivers bordering the capital were ordered by the Phnom Penh Municipal Administration to remove or relocate the structures from June 2.