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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday said that criminal defamation charges against four critics would be dropped after he received letters from the four apologizing for the incident. Hun Sen faced increasing international...

Respect for human rights in Asia has been on a serious decline over the past year, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch . HRW says that the governments of some Asian countries, including Nepal,...

Four Cambodian civil rights leaders arrested on defamation charges were unexpectedly granted bail and released from jail Tuesday. Leaders from the Cambodian Center for Human Rights , along with a journalist and union leader were released...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday defended his use of criminal defamation lawsuits to silence critics of his ruling Cambodian People's Party , claiming the lawsuits were in response to unjust accusations. The US and...

Cambodian police Wednesday arrested the vice-director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) after arresting the president of the group and a CCHR lawyer last weekend. No charges have been filed in the latest...

Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Monday he will seek a royal pardon from King Norodom Sihanouk rather than appeal the 18-month sentence he was given last Thursday following an in absentia conviction for two...

Cambodia and the United Nations moved closer to beginning genocide trials for Khmer Rouge leaders with an announcement Friday that the UN-backed tribunal will begin setting up offices next month. A list of Cambodian and international candidates to serve...

The United Nations envoy to Cambodia has reported that human rights violations in the nation are widespread, and called for greater UN involvement to help persuade the government to comply with UN standards [UN human rights...

The Cambodian Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the appeal of a reporter found guilty of defaming Cambodia's foreign minister by suggesting he was involved in prisoners' deaths during the brutal Khmer Rouge reign. Kay Kimsong and two...

Despite initial optimism, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned the international community that Cambodia , one of Asia's poorest nations, cannot afford its share of the projected costs for an international criminal tribunal targeting Khmer...