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Hun Sen on December 15, 2022 (Hun Sen's Facebook page).

Protesters in Brussels Demand Human Rights as Hun Sen Pushes Free Trade

Prime Minister Hun Sen said politics and human rights should not get in the way of an Asean-E.U. free trade deal as at least 100 Cambodian protesters demonstrated in Brussels upon his visit and demanded the release of political prisoners and the protection of human rights.

NagaWorld protesters in Phnom Penh on November 11, 2022. (Lara Shaker/VOD)

Cambodian Activists Look to Joe Biden for Help During Asean

Cambodian activists and opposition politicians made a last-ditch effort to catch the attention of U.S. President Joe Biden before he arrived at the Asean Summit, hopeful that the U.S.’s self-image as a protector of democracy could help elevate their plight.

Australian Ambassador Pablo Kang poses with Covid-19 donations for Brigade 70 during a handover ceremony on December 11, 2021. (Facebook)

Rights Group Slams Australian Meeting with ‘Notorious’ RCAF Unit

An international rights group has criticized the local Australian Embassy for participating in an event involving the military’s Brigade 70, which has been accused of being part of a grenade attack in 1997 against Sam Rainsy, among other alleged rights violations. 

A meeting with government officials and representatives of rights groups Licadho and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut on September 4, 2019 at the Council of Ministers in Phnom Penh (Khun Vanda/VOD)

NGOs Refuse to Talk Creating Human Rights Body Amid Human Rights Abuses

Civil society groups are refusing consultations with the government and U.N. on establishing an independent national human rights body, saying they should not be talking about a new committee without showing genuine interest in promoting and protecting human rights.