This TrialWatch report documents the fair trial violations in the proceedings against Kak Sovannchhay, the autistic child of two opposition activists, who was prosecuted under a criminal incitement law for private messages criticizing the government.
After two years risking arrest and violence campaigning for their jailed loved ones’ release, a small group of women has become a network advocating democracy
A China-style Internet gateway to be imposed in Cambodia this week would grant the government far greater power to conduct mass surveillance, censor and control the country’s Internet, rights groups have said.
Human rights and freedom of the press advocates fear that the gateway could be a step toward the kind of censorship enforced through China’s Great Firewall although some people question what technical capacity Cambodia’s systems have and say the process has lacked transparency.
Under the changes, all online traffic must pass through a national Internet gateway (NIG), which the government says would protect national security, help with tax collection,