More than 800 inmates were evacuated from a Cambodian prison Thursday following heavy flooding that breached the walls and filled the cells. "The height of the water reached the waist, shoulders ...

Sam Chankea, Adhoc’s provincial coordinator in Kampong Chhnang province (centre), speaks to reporters outside the provincial court earlier this month. Kampong Chhnang provincial court is set to hand ...

Chankea said. Those prisoners who had returned, Chankea added, had discovered that prison staff had burned their personal items such as clothing, mats, blankets and other paraphernalia. “They should ...

The charges against Chankea are for expressing his opinion about a land dispute between the villagers of Lorpeang village and KDC International. (ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – 25 January 2011 – ARTICLE 19 and ...

Chankea is a human rights defender active in land rights issues in Kampong Chhnang province. He was charged with defamation under Article 305 of the New Penal Code by the KDC International Company, a ...