Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by SOKHENG Pa, SORITHTHEAVY Keat
More than 300 trafficked Cambodian women were returned from China in the first nine months of the year, mostly after being scammed into marriages, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
It was more than double the total for all of 2020, said spokesperson Koy Kuong, adding that Cambodia’s (…)
, by HANDLEY Erin
Women lured by the chance to escape poverty explain how they have gone from being treated as victims to criminals
Sopheap* coos as she cradles her newest grandson, just five days old. She puts her nose to his head and drinks in his scent. She looks every bit the picture of the proud (…)
, by LENG Len, ROBERTSON Holly
From the environment and LGBT rights to reproductive health and women’s empowerment, Cambodia’s female-forward young activists are blazing a new path
The forcible removal of Cambodians from their homes has created a subclass of the dispossessed, with hundreds of thousands affected by (…)
, by SOKUNTHY Ros
This morning, around 80 community members came together to participate in an event in Cambodia to commemorate International Women’s Day.
Of the participants, around 30 were local schoolchildren, with members of social movements and civil society organisations also participating, including two (…)
, by KASZTELAN Marta
Women in the garment industry – away from their homes and support networks – are inhibited from accessing healthcare, including abortion services.
Sopheak, a young woman employed at one of Cambodia’s many garment factories, is sitting on her bed, crying. She has just learned she is pregnant – (…)
, by KHUS Thida
Thida Khus is the Executive Director of SILAKA, a Cambodian NGO that has been working since 1997 to increase the participation of women in all aspects of decision-making in Cambodia. A passionate and seemingly inexhaustible advocate of gender equality and women’s rights, Thida will be speaking (…)
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