Tour Guide, Commune Councillor and Two Others Convicted of Plotting
By LICADHO 23 September 2026 Clockwise from top left: second deputy commune chief in Battambang’s Anlong Vil commune Rath Sothy, supporter the Cambodia National Rescue Party Suon Bunlor, second deputy commune chief for the Cambodia National Rescue Party Am Vong, tour guide Pin Poch. Photos supplied and from their Facebook pages. The Phnom Penh Capital Court convicted four Cambodians for plotting this morning and sentenced them each to seven years in prison allegedly over phon
LICADHO
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Arakan Army Expands Influence along the Bangladesh Border
By Md. Abu Saim September 23, 2026 On March 14, 2025, Bangladesh’s interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, along with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, visited Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, raising hopes among the Rohingya community that they could eventually return to their homeland. Back in 2017, the Rohingya population in Rakhine State faced a genocide perpetrated by the Myanmar junta. Behind the scenes, however, another force, the Arakan Army, was also positioning its
Geopolitical Monitor
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Malaysia: Forcibly Returning Myanmar Refugees Risks Lives
Human Rights Watch August 3, 2026 Provide Legal Status to Asylum Seekers; Ensure Safety of Rohingya Une réfugiée rohingya donne à manger à un enfant devant les locaux de l'Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés à Kuala Lumpur, en Malaisie, le 27 juillet 2026. © 2026 Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters (Bangkok) – The Malaysian government should reverse plans that would permit the forced return of refugees to Myanmar, where they face persecution and other rights abuses, Human Rights W
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Calling for Urgent Action to End Red-Tagging
Commission on Human Rights May 5, 2026 Statement of the Commission on Human Rights calling for urgent action to end red-tagging and protect human rights defenders The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) reiterates its call to eliminate the practice of red-tagging and urges all branches of government to take urgent action to protect fundamental freedoms in the country. The CHR’s findings and recommendations are drawn from the National Inquiry on the Current Situation of Human Rig
Commission on Human Rights
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Indonesia: President designates spread of LGBTQ (LGBTQI+) culture as Nonmilitary Threat
Amnesty International Indonesia July 7, 2026 Credit: billyhanggara / Shutterstock Responding to recent backlash against online expression of LGBTQI+, which derived from the Presidential Regulation on General Policy for National Defense, which classifies the spread of LGBTQI+ culture as a non-military threat to the state, Amnesty International Indonesia’s executive director Usman Hamid says: “We express our profound concern regarding Indonesia’s Presidential Regulation No. 111
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Pansak cites billion-dollar toll from Thai-Cambodia conflict
An analysis shared by Pansak Vinyaratn says the return of about 900,000 Cambodian workers exposes the two economies’ deep dependence. Veteran Thai policy adviser Pansak Vinyaratn Thailand and Cambodia are paying a mounting economic and humanitarian price for their border conflict, with the mass return of Cambodian workers exposing how deeply the two neighbouring economies depend on each other, according to a third-party analysis shared by veteran Thai policy adviser Pansak Vi
The Nation
Aug 25
Int'l Bar condemns convictions of Cambodian journalists
Cambodia Supreme Court The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) condemns the decision of the Supreme Court of Cambodia to uphold the 14-year prison sentences imposed on journalists Phorn Sopheap and Pheap Pheara, despite accepting an amicus curiae brief submitted by the IBAHRI setting out Cambodia’s obligations under international human rights law. The criminalisation of journalists via the imposition of lengthy custodial sentences for legitimate re
UN urges Cambodia to strengthen human rights protections
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Thomas Andrews United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Thomas Andrews, has called on the Cambodian government to strengthen its protection of fundamental freedoms, saying the Kingdom faces a series of human rights challenges linked to the border conflict with Thailand, transnational cyber scams and upcoming national elections. Speaking at the conclusion of h
Khmer Times
Aug 4
Build bridges, not walls between Thailand and Cambodia
By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Khaosod English This week marks one year since the beginning of the tragic and needless undeclared war between Thailand and Cambodia. Many have been killed—civilians and soldiers on both sides—and their loved ones will continue to miss them dearly. How do we even begin to count the losses? Do we count only the innocent civilians killed in our country? What about the soldiers? And what about those who were displaced, including those who remain vulnerable
Khaosod English
Jul 23
Cambodia: Apostolic Prefect Figaredo slams scam cities
By Paolo Affatato Catholic Cambodia Phnom Penh (Fides News Agency) – "Cambodia is facing a dual humanitarian emergency. On the one hand, there are the people displaced by the conflict along the border with Thailand; on the other, there is a silent crisis involving the victims of the 'scam cities', people caught up in human trafficking, abducted and reduced to slavery." This is how Spanish Jesuit Fr. Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzález, SJ, Apostolic Prefect of Battambang, describe
Agenzia Fides
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Escalating Persecution of Montagnards in Vietnam
A Call for International Protection of the Montagnard people
Female Genital Mutilation in Southeast Asia
South & Southeast Asia: The Medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation By Juliana Girotto, Genocide Watch March 2026 Activists carry banners to commemorate International Women’s Day. Toto Santiko Budi/Shutterstock The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently released a call to action surrounding the medicalization of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Asia-Pacific region. FGM can be defined as “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female extern
Genocide Watch
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