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Kampot Police Official Arrested for Drug Possession 09 April 2021 VOA Khmer FILE - Confiscated drugs burned during a ceremony to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang Pring Share share PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA —  A Kampot deputy police chief and two other suspects have been arrested and sent to court for allegedly trafficking two kilograms of methamphetamine. Im Chhun, Kampot’s deputy police chief, and two accomplices – Keo Tith Mesa, a police officer, and a civilian named Hong Kea - were the targets o...

The Ministry of Justice is setting up a mediation training team to be made up of specialists from state institutions as well as national and international civil society organisations (CSOs). The team will then offer training to officials at the local level in how to implement dispute resolution mechanisms to resolve disputes outside of the courts.

Share Clemency list of 542 inmates sent to King for nod ahead of Khmer New Year Mon, 5 April 2021 A national commission has approved and sent a list of 542 inmates to King Norodom Sihamoni after reviewing requests for pardons and sentence reduction from 23 prisons and four correctional centres for the upcoming Khmer New Year holiday. The approval came during an evaluation meeting chaired by Minister of Justice Koeut Rith on March 31, with Phnom Penh Municipal Court prosecutors and officials from relevant institutions in attendance, according to the justice ministry. Among the 542 inmates, 68 ...

AP Photo Authorities in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh have ordered a strict curfew as part of a bid to stem the spread of the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak, but human rights groups called the measure “unrealistic,” saying it will cause legal issues for people dealing with emergencies. The government issued a sub-decree on Wednesday suspending all “unnecessary” business, gatherings, and travel between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. until April 14 to prevent further transmission of an outbreak that has seen 21 people who had tested positive for COVID-19�...

COVID shaming makes the infected vulnerable and deters them from accessing treatment, OHCHR says.