UN Calls for End to ‘Punitive Measures’ Used Against Cambodian Environmental Activists ‘Human rights and environmental work are not criminal offenses,’ the UN says in a June 30 statement. 2021-06-30 United Nations human rights and environmental officials called on Wednesday for an end to Cambodian authorities’ use of “punitive measures” against protectors of the country’s
Why the Cambodian Prime Minister is being politically threatened over his watch collection Original reference: Time and Tide If you’re a head of state in a democratic country, it generally isn’t a good idea to wear your best watches in public. Bill Clinton, for example, famously wore a Timex during his time in office, but
Op-Ed: Washington Post PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Thea is worried that he will go hungry. He hasn’t left his home in Phnom Penh since April 15, when Cambodia’s government imposed a citywide lockdown to curb the country’s first large coronavirus outbreak. “The lockdown was so rushed that I didn’t even have time to get extra food. We
THE SUBVERSIVE METHOD China often provides economic inducements in illicit and opaque ways that circumvent political processes and institutions. As Chinese companies have increasingly invested overseas, state-owned enterprises or private companies, sometimes with the tacit approval of Chinese officials, have offered bribes and kickbacks to elites in countries receiving investment or aid projects in order
