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Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 18, 2020 • 9 min read

Marriage in Cambodia Love conquers all

By Ryan Plummer • Feb 18, 2020
Top Read of 2009: They say love can conquer all, but cultural differences and bureaucratic necessities can be a frustrating stumbling block for those who find the partner of their dreams in Cambodia.

Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 14, 2020 • 11 min read

Coronavirus The virus and the vitriol

By Samantha McCabe • Feb 14, 2020
As coronavirus spreads and worsens across the globe, fear has come along with it, fuelling anti-Chinese sentiment. In Southeast Asia, this discrimination might have deeper economic and political underpinnings

Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 13, 2020 • 12 min read

Phnom Penh communities Life on the margins

By Andrew Haffner • Feb 13, 2020
Across rapidly developing Phnom Penh, landless urban poor communities face imminent threats of eviction, on top of a myriad of health and sanitation issues. What is life like for these communities on the margins?

Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 11, 2020 • 9 min read

Crime and punishment The prison without walls

By Ángel L. Martínez Cantera • Feb 11, 2020
At the Philippines’ largest penal farm, convicted criminals are given a second shot at life in a prison that allows them a surprising amount of freedom

Rights • Feb 06, 2020 • 13 min read
Child abuse

The online threat

With crimes committed using technology increasingly at the forefront of efforts by law enforcement and NGOs, in Cambodia a new unit dedicated to tackling the growth of online child abuse has just been formed
By Samantha McCabe • Feb 06, 2020

Rights • Jan 31, 2020 • 11 min read
Cambodia's Cham community

Out of sight, out of mind

Two months after they were initially handed a one-week eviction notice, the Chroy Changvar Cham community, now consigned to the river-bank, are still searching for a permanent home
By Rachna Thim • Jan 31, 2020

Rights • Jan 21, 2020 • 8 min read
Thailand's deep south

Teachers up in arms

Top Read: In 2007, we provided a glimpse of how Thailand's long-running conflict between government forces and separatist insurgents in the deep south impacted local teachers. Trapped in the middle of this decades-old conflict, how did these civilians trying to do their civic duty cope?
By Rory Byrne • Jan 21, 2020

Rights • Jan 06, 2020 • 6 min read
Bangkok's gentrification

The many faces of Khlongtoey

Bangkok's fabled Khlongtoey slum has long been regarded as a 'no-go zone' in the city by many. But now, facing destruction as the latest victim of the government's city-wide sanitising project, British photographer Tim Russell shines a light on the much-maligned community's vibrant characters and warm spirit
By Tim Russell • Jan 06, 2020

Rights • Jan 03, 2020 • 13 min read
Sexism in the Philippines

In the line of fire

President Rodrigo Duterte is known for his vitriolic attacks on women and the press, with prominent media outlet Rappler and its female-led editorial team a particular target of his ire. Southeast Asia Globe visited the Rappler office in Manila to hear first hand from three female team members what life is like working in Duterte's Philippines
By Aie Balagtas See • Jan 03, 2020

Rights • Dec 12, 2019 • 11 min read
International Court of Justice

The battle of The Hague

As Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi takes the unprecedented step of defending her nation on charges of genocide in front of the International Court of Justice, Rohingya Muslims watch on with fear and trepidation using mobiles phones from refugee camps in Bangladesh
By Andrew Haffner • Dec 12, 2019

Rights • Dec 10, 2019 • 6 min read
Cambodian civil society

A not-so-fond farewell

This year will be the last in which Human Rights Day will be officially marked in Cambodia after the government's decision to remove it from its list of public holidays. Chak Sopheap, Executive Director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, reflects on this symbolic gesture and what it means for rights in the Kingdom
By Chak Sopheap • Dec 10, 2019

Rights • Dec 09, 2019 • 11 min read
Landmines in Myanmar

Explosive evidence

For the second year in a row, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines has found that Myanmar is the only country in the world where the government is still using landmines. As the devices wreak havoc on communities nationwide, why is international funding to de-mine the country dropping?
By Samantha McCabe • Dec 09, 2019