Justice

Justice • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 17, 2022 • 10 min read

Human rights Cambodia drops the gavel on activists

By Brian P. D. Hannon • Jun 17, 2022
Outspoken attorney Theary Seng was among dozens of defendants to receive treason and incitement prison terms drawing widespread condemnation

Justice • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 17, 2022 • 8 min read

Interview Cambodian court cements loss of democracy

By Amanda Oon • Jun 17, 2022
Human rights leader Sopheap Chak says she was not surprised by a Phnom Penh court verdict imprisoning activists in what she calls a government ‘show of force’

Justice • Apr 21, 2022 • 8 min read
History

Revisiting a chemical crime against humanity

Accusations of outlawed weapons in Russia’s attack on Ukraine recall a historical dispute over deadly defoliants used in the Vietnam War
By Stein Tønnesson • Apr 21, 2022

Justice • Mar 14, 2022 • 10 min read
Analysis

A superpower struggle on the Cambodian coast

Ream Naval Base has become a strategic focus of U.S. attempts to thwart growing Chinese influence and ambitions in Southeast Asia
By Alec Pronk • Mar 14, 2022

Justice • Mar 01, 2022 • 3 min read
Capital punishment

Singapore court urged to show ‘mercy’ to Nagaenthran on death row

Singapore court was urged to show "mercy" over Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam. He was arrested in 2009 for trafficking heroin into Singapore, which has some of the world's toughest drugs laws
By Martin Abbugao/AFP • Mar 01, 2022

Justice • Feb 09, 2022 • 9 min read
Analysis

Thailand’s silence on Myanmar comes at a price

A year after a military junta took power, Thailand has remained largely quiet about abuses by its western neighbour
By Mark S. Cogan • Feb 09, 2022