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Minister of Interior Sar Kheng, who also serves as chairman of the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT), said the fight against all forms of human trafficking, including labour trafficking and sexual exploitation, is important for the protection of human rights as well as being tied to the combating of terrorism and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
A senior General Department of Prisons (GDP) official is calling on young people to join the service, with an extra 405 officers being sought to serve in correctional and rehabilitation centres in the capital and provinces.
Licadho says the online money lenders harass and blackmail women until they repay their debt.
A group of 17 prisoners convicted of minor crimes have been granted conditional release from incarceration to ease overcrowding at prisons across the country.
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng said he was surprised to see that the US Department of State had downgraded Cambodia’s human trafficking ranking even though the Kingdom had shown a willingness to address the issue by implementing policies and practical mechanisms to stop those types of crimes.