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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday condemned the decision of the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal in Cambodia to uphold the conviction of detained opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was sentenced to 27 years in prison in 2023. HRW described the conviction as politically motivated and urged Cambodian authorities to quash it and immediately release [...]

Casinos in Cambodia operate free from state intervention despite being linked to human rights abuses, warned Amnesty International on Thursday. The human rights organization said at least a dozen casinos are connected directly to scamming compounds, where torture, forced labor, child labor and human trafficking have occurred. Amnesty’s regional co-director Montse Ferrer called out the [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday released a report warning that the rapid expansion of cyber-fraud compounds in Southeast Asia has resulted in widespread human rights abuses. The OHCHR described the phenomenon as a “wicked problem” requiring coordinated, human rights-based responses rather than enforcement-only crackdowns. According to the [...]

Local media reported popular demonstrations in Thailand on Wednesday, with protesters demanding the resignation of members of the Election Commission and a vote recount for the general election held on February 8. A group of 100 demonstrators, led by the groups United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration, gathered at the office of the Election Commission in [...]

The Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China announced a group execution Thursday that brought a landmark cross-border crime case to a close. The 11 ringleaders from the northern Myanmar Ming family criminal syndicate and its affiliated fraud groups have been executed. The 11 people executed had committed grave crimes against Chinese citizens, [...]

Thousands of foreign nationals recently released or escaped from Cambodian scamming compounds urgently need humanitarian aid, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Many of these people were reportedly trafficked into the compounds, and their testimonies highlight the immediate dangers faced following their release, with no money, passports, medical care, or ways to reach safety. Amnesty International spoke [...]

A group of 73 South Korean nationals accused of participating in online scam operations in Cambodia were returned to South Korea on Friday. They will now face formal investigations in South Korea surrounding alleged “scam compounds.” Officials allege that the group is responsible for defrauding more than 800 South Koreans of approximately 33 million US [...]

Amnesty International on Friday called on the Cambodian government to support victims who escaped from scamming compounds. The rights group reported on 15 videos showing thousands of escape attempts and releases at 10 compounds across Cambodia in the past 36 hours. Amnesty International’s regional research director Montse Ferrer said: Footage appearing to show the mass [...]

US Assistant Secretary of State Michael George DeSombre announced Friday that the US will provide $45 million in aid to Thailand and Cambodia to bolster regional stability following the implementation of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords. The aid includes $15 million for border stabilization and community recovery, $10 million for demining and unexploded ordnance clearance, [...]

Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday signed a new ceasefire agreement, ending weeks of military conflict over disputed territories. Thai Defense Minister General Natthaphon Narkphanit and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Tea Seiha signed the joint agreement at the third special meeting of the General Boundary Committee (GBC), reaffirming a previous ceasefire in July and outlining 16 [...]