April 29, 2019

Union Leaders Vow Labor Day Marches Despite Ban

Thousands of workers are expected to gather across Phnom Penh for International Labor Day rallies on Wednesday, with independent workers union leaders vowing to defy a government ban on marching and restrictions on attendance numbers.

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Nearly Half of Appeal Trials Lack Lawyer or Defendant: CCHR

Almost half of the prisoners who appealed their sentences in a 16-month period between 2017 and 2019 were either not allowed to be present at their hearings or had no lawyers to represent them, a rights group said in a report Thursday.

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Journalists and Sources Sued Over Land Dispute Reports

Representatives of 149 families in Preah Sihanouk province have filed a court complaint against two local journalists and six interviewees for allegedly inciting violence through misleading reports about a land dispute.